Panasonic GX9 vs Sony WX9

Here is a thorough analysis of the Panasonic GX9 and Sony WX9, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Ultracompact by rivals Panasonic and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap among the sensor resolutions of the GX9 (20MP) and WX9 (16MP) and the GX9 (Four Thirds) and WX9 (1/2.3") boast totally different sensor sizing.

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The GX9 was launched 7 years later than the WX9 and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Panasonic GX9 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony WX9 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting right into a full comparison, here is a brief introduction of how the GX9 matches up vs the WX9 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX9. The complete galleries are provided at Panasonic GX9 Gallery & Sony WX9 Gallery.

In case you're planning to carry your camera, you need to consider its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic GX9 has physical 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 WX9 has dimensions of 95mm x 56mm x 20mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.8") along with a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs).

See the Panasonic GX9 and Sony WX9 in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have at that moment. Here is a front view physical size comparison of the GX9 versus the WX9.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the GX9 and WX9 is 82 and 99 respectively.

More often than not, it is very difficult to envision the gap in sensor sizing only by seeing a spec sheet. The visual underneath will help give you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the GX9 and WX9.

As you can see, each of the cameras have different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The GX9 due to its bigger sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Panasonic GX9 will provide greater detail utilizing its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will enable you to crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The more modern GX9 is going to have a benefit in sensor technology.