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Panasonic GX9 vs Sony W330

Portability
82
Imaging
60
Features
80
Overall
68
Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W330 front
Portability
96
Imaging
36
Features
21
Overall
30

Panasonic GX9 vs Sony W330 Key Specs

Panasonic GX9
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Display
  • ISO 200 - 25600
  • Sensor based 5-axis Image Stabilization
  • No Anti-Alias Filter
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 407g - 124 x 72 x 47mm
  • Launched February 2018
Sony W330
(Full Review)
  • 14MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 80 - 3200
  • 640 x 480 video
  • 26-105mm (F2.7-5.7) lens
  • 128g - 96 x 57 x 17mm
  • Revealed January 2010
Photography Glossary

Panasonic GX9 vs Sony W330 Overview

Lets examine more closely at the Panasonic GX9 vs Sony W330, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Ultracompact by manufacturers Panasonic and Sony. There is a large difference between the image resolutions of the GX9 (20MP) and W330 (14MP) and the GX9 (Four Thirds) and W330 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor measurements.

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The GX9 was released 8 years after the W330 which is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Panasonic GX9 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W330 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving straight into a in depth comparison, below is a simple highlight of how the GX9 matches up versus the W330 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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Reasons to pick Panasonic GX9 over the Sony W330

 GX9 W330 
RevealedFebruary 2018January 2010Newer by 99 months
Manual focus More accurate focusing
Screen typeTiltingFixed Tilting screen
Screen resolution1240k230kCrisper screen (+1010k dot)
Touch friendly screen Quickly navigate

Reasons to pick Sony W330 over the Panasonic GX9

 W330 GX9 

Common features in the Panasonic GX9 and Sony W330

 GX9 W330 
Screen sizing3"3"Equivalent screen measurements
Selfie screen Neither provides selfie screen

Panasonic GX9 vs Sony W330 Physical Comparison

In case you're planning to travel with your camera frequently, you're going to have to factor in its weight and proportions. The Panasonic GX9 provides external measurements of 124mm x 72mm x 47mm (4.9" x 2.8" x 1.9") along with a weight of 407 grams (0.90 lbs) whilst the Sony W330 has measurements of 96mm x 57mm x 17mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") and a weight of 128 grams (0.28 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are employing at the time. Underneath is the front view over all size comparison of the GX9 compared to the W330.

Panasonic GX9 vs Sony W330 size comparison

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the GX9 and W330 is 82 and 96 respectively.

Panasonic GX9 vs Sony W330 top view buttons comparison

Panasonic GX9 vs Sony W330 Sensor Comparison

Usually, its difficult to visualize the gap between sensor dimensions only by reading through specs. The picture underneath might provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the GX9 and W330.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The GX9 due to its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field easier and the Panasonic GX9 will resolve greater detail as a result of its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop shots a little more aggressively. The more recent GX9 should have an edge with regard to sensor innovation.

Panasonic GX9 vs Sony W330 sensor size comparison

Panasonic GX9 vs Sony W330 Screen and ViewFinder

Panasonic GX9 vs Sony W330 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Panasonic GX9 as a Portrait photography camera
Sony W330 as a Portrait photography camera
76
has manual focus
good MP (20 megapixels)
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
supports face detection focus
exports RAW files
28
good megapixels (14 megapixels)
lack of manual focus
no manual mode
external flash not possible
sensor is small (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW support
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Street Comparison

Panasonic GX9 Street photography features
Sony W330 Street photography features
84
screen tilts up and down
image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
exports RAW files
comes with touch to focus
good ISO range (25,600)
48
no moving screen
does not have image stabilization
sensor is small (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW support
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Sports Comparison

Panasonic GX9 Sports photography advice
Sony W330 Sports photography advice
72
quiet shooting (1/16,000s)
image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
good MP (20 megapixels)
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
supports tracking autofocus
comes with phase detect auto focus
low battery power (260 per charge)
26
good megapixels (14MP)
very slow continuous shooting (2.0 frames per second)
no shutter priority
does not have image stabilization
sensor is small (1/2.3")
doesn't have phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison

Panasonic GX9 Travel photography info
Sony W330 Travel photography info
71
has bluetooth
comes with touch to focus
good MP (20MP)
has built in flash
low battery power (260 per charge)
doesn't contain selfie friendly display
65
good megapixels (14MP)
built-in flash
quite wide (26mm)
lack of Timelapse recording
display isn't selfie friendly
somewhat slow max aperture (f2.7)
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Landscape Comparison

Landscape photography with Panasonic GX9
Landscape photography with Sony W330
77
has manual focus
switch lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
screen is a good size (3")
image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
good MP (20 megapixels)
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
no low pass filter
good ISO range (25,600)
exports RAW files
low battery power (260 per charge)
37
quite wide (26mm)
pretty good screen size (3 inches)
good megapixels (14MP)
lack of manual focus
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow max aperture (f2.7)
no manual mode
does not have image stabilization
sensor is small (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW support
lack of Timelapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Panasonic GX9 Vlogging details
Sony W330 Vlogging details
35
touchscreen functionality
image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
supports face detection focus
video resolution high (3840 x 2160 pixels)
doesn't contain selfie friendly display
lack of external microphone jack
26
quite wide (26mm)
somewhat slow max aperture (f2.7)
display isn't selfie friendly
does not have image stabilization
low video resolution (640 x 480 resolution)
lack of microphone support
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Panasonic GX9 vs Sony W330 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Panasonic GX9 and Sony W330
 Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W330
General Information
Company Panasonic Sony
Model Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W330
Class Advanced Mirrorless Ultracompact
Launched 2018-02-13 2010-01-07
Physical type Rangefinder-style mirrorless Ultracompact
Sensor Information
Processor Chip Venus Engine -
Sensor type CMOS CCD
Sensor size Four Thirds 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 17.3 x 13mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor area 224.9mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 20 megapixels 14 megapixels
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 4:3 and 16:9
Full resolution 5184 x 3888 4320 x 3240
Max native ISO 25600 3200
Min native ISO 200 80
RAW data
Min boosted ISO 100 -
Autofocusing
Manual focus
Touch to focus
Continuous AF
Single AF
Tracking AF
Selective AF
AF center weighted
AF multi area
AF live view
Face detect focusing
Contract detect focusing
Phase detect focusing
Number of focus points 49 9
Lens
Lens mount Micro Four Thirds fixed lens
Lens focal range - 26-105mm (4.0x)
Maximum aperture - f/2.7-5.7
Macro focus range - 4cm
Total lenses 107 -
Crop factor 2.1 5.8
Screen
Display type Tilting Fixed Type
Display size 3 inches 3 inches
Resolution of display 1,240 thousand dots 230 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch screen
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type Electronic None
Viewfinder resolution 2,760 thousand dots -
Viewfinder coverage 100% -
Viewfinder magnification 0.7x -
Features
Lowest shutter speed 60 seconds 2 seconds
Highest shutter speed 1/4000 seconds 1/1600 seconds
Highest quiet shutter speed 1/16000 seconds -
Continuous shooting rate 9.0 frames per sec 2.0 frames per sec
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes -
Custom WB
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash range 6.00 m (at ISO 200) 3.50 m
Flash options Auto, auto w/redeye reduction, forced on, forced on w/redeye reduction, slow sync, slow sync w/redeye reduction, forced off Auto, On, Off, Slow syncro
External flash
Auto exposure bracketing
White balance bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Video resolutions - 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps)
Max video resolution 3840x2160 640x480
Video format MPEG-4, AVCHD, H.264 Motion JPEG
Microphone support
Headphone support
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB Yes USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 407 grams (0.90 lbs) 128 grams (0.28 lbs)
Dimensions 124 x 72 x 47mm (4.9" x 2.8" x 1.9") 96 x 57 x 17mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7")
DXO scores
DXO All around score not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth score not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range score not tested not tested
DXO Low light score not tested not tested
Other
Battery life 260 shots -
Type of battery Battery Pack -
Battery model - NP-BN1
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 secs, 3 photos over 10 secs) Yes (2 sec or 10 sec)
Time lapse shooting
Type of storage SD/SDHC/SDXC card (UHS-I supported) SD/SDHC, Memory Stick Duo / Pro Duo / Pro HG-Duo, Internal
Card slots 1 1
Cost at launch $1,000 $170