Panasonic G95 vs Panasonic LX3

Its time to take a deeper look at the Panasonic G95 vs Panasonic LX3, one is a Advanced Mirrorless and the other is a Small Sensor Compact and both are manufactured by Panasonic. There is a big difference between the resolutions of the G95 (20.3MP) and LX3 (10MP) and the G95 (Four Thirds) and LX3 (1/1.63") come with totally different sensor dimensions.

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The G95 was unveiled 10 years after the LX3 which is quite a big gap as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic G95 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic LX3 being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight into a detailed comparison, below is a brief synopsis of how the G95 scores against the LX3 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-G95 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3. The full galleries are available at Panasonic G95 Gallery and Panasonic LX3 Gallery.

When you are aiming to carry around your camera, you will want to factor in its weight and volume. The Panasonic G95 features exterior dimensions of 130mm x 94mm x 77mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 3.0") along with a weight of 536 grams (1.18 lbs) and the Panasonic LX3 has sizing of 109mm x 60mm x 27mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.1") with a weight of 265 grams (0.58 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you have at that moment. The following is the front view over all size comparison of the G95 versus the LX3.

Looking at size and weight, the portability rating of the G95 and LX3 is 67 and 91 respectively.

Often, its difficult to see the difference between sensor sizes simply by reading through specs. The picture below should offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the G95 and LX3.

All in all, both the cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The G95 with its larger sensor will make getting shallow DOF less difficult and the Panasonic G95 will give you more detail having an extra 10.3 Megapixels. Greater resolution will allow you to crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The more modern G95 is going to have a benefit with regard to sensor tech.