Panasonic GX9 vs Sony A77 II

Its time to look much closer at the Panasonic GX9 and Sony A77 II, one is a Advanced Mirrorless and the latter is a Advanced DSLR by competitors Panasonic and Sony. The sensor resolution of the GX9 (20MP) and the A77 II (24MP) is pretty close but the GX9 (Four Thirds) and A77 II (APS-C) come with different sensor sizes.

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The GX9 was launched 3 years after the A77 II which is a fairly serious gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras offer different body type with the Panasonic GX9 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A77 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before diving in to a in-depth comparison, below is a brief summation of how the GX9 scores vs the A77 II with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9 and Sony SLT-A77 II. The complete galleries are available at Panasonic GX9 Gallery and Sony A77 II Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to carry around your camera often, you will want to take into account its weight and size. The Panasonic GX9 provides outside dimensions of 124mm x 72mm x 47mm (4.9" x 2.8" x 1.9") having a weight of 407 grams (0.90 lbs) whilst the Sony A77 II has specifications of 143mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") having a weight of 647 grams (1.43 lbs).

Contrast the Panasonic GX9 and Sony A77 II in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you are using at the time. Following is the front view physical size comparison of the GX9 vs the A77 II.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the GX9 and A77 II is 82 and 62 respectively.

Quite often, it is hard to imagine the gap in sensor sizes merely by viewing specs. The image below will help give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the GX9 and A77 II.

All in all, both of the cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The GX9 due to its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field more challenging and the Sony A77 II will provide you with extra detail utilizing its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop photographs a little more aggressively. The younger GX9 should have an edge with regard to sensor tech.