Panasonic GX9 vs Sony W530

The following is a complete comparison of the Panasonic GX9 versus Sony W530, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Ultracompact by companies Panasonic and Sony. There exists a substantial gap among the sensor resolutions of the GX9 (20MP) and W530 (14MP) and the GX9 (Four Thirds) and W530 (1/2.3") posses different sensor sizing.

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The GX9 was manufactured 7 years after the W530 which is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic GX9 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W530 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving right into a full comparison, here is a quick summation of how the GX9 grades vs the W530 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W530. The entire galleries are viewable at Panasonic GX9 Gallery & Sony W530 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to travel with your camera regularly, you should consider its weight and volume. The Panasonic GX9 has got physical 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) while the Sony W530 has sizing of 93mm x 53mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.7") having a weight of 113 grams (0.25 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are utilising at the time. Here is a front view measurement comparison of the GX9 against the W530.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the GX9 and W530 is 82 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to visualize the difference in sensor dimensions only by seeing technical specs. The picture underneath might provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the GX9 and W530.

As you have seen, both the cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The GX9 featuring a bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF less difficult and the Panasonic GX9 will show extra detail due to its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will help you crop pictures way more aggressively. The more recent GX9 should have an edge when it comes to sensor innovation.