Panasonic GX9 vs Sony W290

Its time to examine more closely at the Panasonic GX9 vs Sony W290, one is a Advanced Mirrorless and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Panasonic and Sony. There exists a big gap between the sensor resolutions of the GX9 (20MP) and W290 (12MP) and the GX9 (Four Thirds) and W290 (1/2.3") use totally different sensor sizing.

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The GX9 was manufactured 9 years after the W290 which is quite a big gap as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic GX9 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W290 being a Compact camera.

Before diving through a in depth comparison, below is a simple view of how the GX9 matches up against the W290 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W290. The entire galleries are viewable at Panasonic GX9 Gallery and Sony W290 Gallery.

For those who are looking to carry around your camera often, you will want to factor in its weight and proportions. The Panasonic GX9 offers external measurements of 124mm x 72mm x 47mm (4.9" x 2.8" x 1.9") having a weight of 407 grams (0.90 lbs) while the Sony W290 has measurements of 98mm x 57mm x 23mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 0.9") with a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you have at that time. Following is the front view dimensions comparison of the GX9 versus the W290.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the GX9 and W290 is 82 and 94 respectively.

Typically, it is difficult to see the difference between sensor sizes purely by reading through a spec sheet. The image here may provide you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the GX9 and W290.

As you can see, the two cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The GX9 due to its bigger sensor will make shooting bokeh easier and the Panasonic GX9 will give greater detail due to its extra 8MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The fresher GX9 will have an advantage with regard to sensor innovation.