Panasonic GX9 vs Sony W730

Lets look a bit more closely at the Panasonic GX9 vs Sony W730, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Panasonic and Sony. There is a noticeable difference between the image resolutions of the GX9 (20MP) and W730 (16MP) and the GX9 (Four Thirds) and W730 (1/2.3") have different sensor sizes.

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The GX9 was launched 5 years after the W730 which is quite a sizable difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic GX9 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W730 being a Compact camera.

Before going straight to a in-depth comparison, here is a concise introduction of how the GX9 grades vs the W730 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W730. The complete galleries are available at Panasonic GX9 Gallery & Sony W730 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to travel with your camera often, you need to think about its weight and size. The Panasonic GX9 offers exterior dimensions of 124mm x 72mm x 47mm (4.9" x 2.8" x 1.9") with a weight of 407 grams (0.90 lbs) while the Sony W730 has specifications of 93mm x 52mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.9") having a weight of 122 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have during that time. Below is a front view sizing comparison of the GX9 and the W730.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the GX9 and W730 is 82 and 96 respectively.

Often, it's difficult to picture the difference between sensor dimensions merely by reading specifications. The picture below will help provide you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the GX9 and W730.

Plainly, both cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The GX9 featuring a bigger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field less difficult and the Panasonic GX9 will offer you greater detail utilizing its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop pictures way more aggressively. The fresher GX9 should have a benefit in sensor innovation.