Panasonic GX9 vs Sony W330

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.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W330. The complete galleries are provided at Panasonic GX9 Gallery & Sony W330 Gallery.

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.

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

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.