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Panasonic G2 vs Sony HX90V

Portability
72
Imaging
47
Features
60
Overall
52
Panasonic Lumix DMC-G2 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX90V front
Portability
91
Imaging
43
Features
63
Overall
51

Panasonic G2 vs Sony HX90V Key Specs

Panasonic G2
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 3" Fully Articulated Display
  • ISO 100 - 6400
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 428g - 124 x 84 x 74mm
  • Introduced July 2010
  • Previous Model is Panasonic G1
  • New Model is Panasonic G3
Sony HX90V
(Full Review)
  • 18MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Display
  • ISO 80 - 12800
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 24-720mm (F3.5-6.4) lens
  • 245g - 102 x 58 x 36mm
  • Announced April 2015
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Panasonic G2 vs Sony HX90V Overview

Below is a extended overview of the Panasonic G2 vs Sony HX90V, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by rivals Panasonic and Sony. There exists a large gap between the resolutions of the G2 (12MP) and HX90V (18MP) and the G2 (Four Thirds) and HX90V (1/2.3") posses totally different sensor sizes.

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The G2 was launched 5 years earlier than the HX90V and that is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic G2 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony HX90V being a Compact camera.

Before we go straight to a thorough comparison, here is a short synopsis of how the G2 scores against the HX90V in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Panasonic G2 over the Sony HX90V

 G2 HX90V 
Display typeFully ArticulatedTiltingFully Articulating display
Touch friendly display Easily navigate

Reasons to pick Sony HX90V over the Panasonic G2

 HX90V G2 
AnnouncedApril 2015July 2010More recent by 57 months
Display resolution921k460kSharper display (+461k dot)

Common features in the Panasonic G2 and Sony HX90V

 G2 HX90V 
Manually focus More exact focusing
Display size3"3"Same display dimensions
Selfie screen Both are selfie friendly

Panasonic G2 vs Sony HX90V Physical Comparison

In case you're aiming to lug around your camera often, you'll have to factor its weight and volume. The Panasonic G2 offers external dimensions of 124mm x 84mm x 74mm (4.9" x 3.3" x 2.9") with a weight of 428 grams (0.94 lbs) and the Sony HX90V has sizing of 102mm x 58mm x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") accompanied by a weight of 245 grams (0.54 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have during that time. Below is a front view overall size comparison of the G2 against the HX90V.

Panasonic G2 vs Sony HX90V size comparison

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the G2 and HX90V is 72 and 91 respectively.

Panasonic G2 vs Sony HX90V top view buttons comparison

Panasonic G2 vs Sony HX90V Sensor Comparison

Sometimes, its difficult to see the contrast between sensor measurements simply by reading through specs. The graphic below will offer you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the G2 and HX90V.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The G2 because of its larger sensor will make getting shallower DOF less difficult and the Sony HX90V will give greater detail utilizing its extra 6MP. Greater resolution will enable you to crop images way more aggressively. The older G2 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.

Panasonic G2 vs Sony HX90V sensor size comparison

Panasonic G2 vs Sony HX90V Screen and ViewFinder

Panasonic G2 vs Sony HX90V Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Panasonic G2 Portrait photography information
Sony HX90V Portrait photography information
60
has manual focus
sensor size is nice (Four Thirds)
has face detection autofocus
delivers RAW formats
MP count low (12 megapixels)
45
focusing manually
good megapixels (18MP)
offers face detect focus
no external flash support
small sensor (1/2.3")
has no RAW files
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Street Comparison

Panasonic G2 Street photography info
Sony HX90V Street photography info
65
screen articulates
sensor size is nice (Four Thirds)
delivers RAW formats
comes with touch to focus
lack of image stabilization
heavier than competition in class (428g)
69
tilting screen
image stabilization (Optical)
lighter than others (245 grams)
small sensor (1/2.3")
has no RAW files
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Sports Comparison

Sports photography with Panasonic G2
Sports photography with Sony HX90V
40
sensor size is nice (Four Thirds)
has tracking autofocus
very slow continuous shooting (3.0 frames per second)
lack of image stabilization
MP count low (12MP)
does not have phase detect autofocus
57
great zoom range (24-720mm 30.0 x zoom)
image stabilization (Optical)
good megapixels (18MP)
offers tracking focus
great battery power (360 shots)
small sensor (1/2.3")
has no phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Panasonic G2 Travel photography details
Sony HX90V Travel photography details
58
comes with touch to focus
flash built-in
screen is selfie friendly
does not have Time Lapse recording
heavier than competition in class (428g)
MP count low (12 megapixels)
76
great battery power (360 CIPA)
lighter than others (245 grams)
good megapixels (18 megapixels)
flash built-in
selfie friendly display
fairly wide (24mm)
great zoom (720mm)
no Time Lapse function
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
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Landscape Comparison

Panasonic G2 Landscape photography advice
Sony HX90V Landscape photography advice
57
has manual focus
change lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
decent sized screen (3 inches)
sensor size is nice (Four Thirds)
delivers RAW formats
lack of image stabilization
MP count low (12MP)
does not have Time Lapse recording
53
focusing manually
fairly wide (24mm)
screen is a good size (3 inches)
image stabilization (Optical)
good megapixels (18 megapixels)
great battery power (360 per charge)
cannot swap lens (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
small sensor (1/2.3")
has no RAW files
no Time Lapse function
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Vlogging Comparison

Panasonic G2 Vlogging info
Sony HX90V Vlogging info
61
screen is selfie friendly
has touchscreen
has face detection autofocus
does have external mic socket
lack of image stabilization
low quality video (1280 x 720 pixels)
heavier than competition in class (428 grams)
75
fairly wide (24mm)
selfie friendly display
image stabilization (Optical)
offers face detect focus
high res video (1920 x 1080 pxls)
lighter than others (245g)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
no mic support
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Panasonic G2 vs Sony HX90V Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Panasonic G2 and Sony HX90V
 Panasonic Lumix DMC-G2Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX90V
General Information
Company Panasonic Sony
Model Panasonic Lumix DMC-G2 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX90V
Type Entry-Level Mirrorless Small Sensor Superzoom
Introduced 2010-07-12 2015-04-14
Physical type SLR-style mirrorless Compact
Sensor Information
Processor Chip Venus Engine HD II Bionz X
Sensor type CMOS BSI-CMOS
Sensor size Four Thirds 1/2.3"
Sensor dimensions 17.3 x 13mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor area 224.9mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 12MP 18MP
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Full resolution 4000 x 3000 4896 x 3672
Max native ISO 6400 12800
Min native ISO 100 80
RAW data
Autofocusing
Manual focus
Touch focus
AF continuous
Single AF
Tracking AF
Selective AF
AF center weighted
Multi area AF
AF live view
Face detect focusing
Contract detect focusing
Phase detect focusing
Lens
Lens mount Micro Four Thirds fixed lens
Lens focal range - 24-720mm (30.0x)
Max aperture - f/3.5-6.4
Macro focus range - 5cm
Total lenses 107 -
Crop factor 2.1 5.8
Screen
Type of display Fully Articulated Tilting
Display sizing 3" 3"
Resolution of display 460 thousand dots 921 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch capability
Display technology TFT Color LCD with wide-viewing angle -
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder Electronic Electronic
Viewfinder resolution 1,440 thousand dots 638 thousand dots
Viewfinder coverage 100% 100%
Viewfinder magnification 0.55x 0.5x
Features
Lowest shutter speed 60 secs 30 secs
Highest shutter speed 1/4000 secs 1/2000 secs
Continuous shooting rate 3.0 frames per second 10.0 frames per second
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Set WB
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash range 11.00 m 5.40 m (with Auto ISO)
Flash options Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync Auto, flash on, slow sync, flash off, rear sync
External flash
Auto exposure bracketing
WB bracketing
Highest flash synchronize 1/160 secs -
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 848 x 480 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps) 1920 x 1080 (60p, 60i, 30p, 24p), 1280 x 720 (30p)
Max video resolution 1280x720 1920x1080
Video file format AVCHD Lite, Motion JPEG AVCHD, XAVC S
Mic support
Headphone support
Connectivity
Wireless None Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None BuiltIn
Physical
Environment sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 428g (0.94 lbs) 245g (0.54 lbs)
Physical dimensions 124 x 84 x 74mm (4.9" x 3.3" x 2.9") 102 x 58 x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4")
DXO scores
DXO All around score 53 not tested
DXO Color Depth score 21.2 not tested
DXO Dynamic range score 10.3 not tested
DXO Low light score 493 not tested
Other
Battery life 360 photographs 360 photographs
Form of battery Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery model - NP-BX1
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec) Yes
Time lapse recording
Storage type SD/SDHC/SDXC SD/SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Duo
Card slots One One
Pricing at launch $1,000 $440