Panasonic Lumix GX9 (GX7 Mark III)
Announced February 13, 2018
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Reviewer Consensus
Strong
The Panasonic Lumix GX9 is a compact, well-designed mirrorless camera that offers impressive image quality and effective stabilization in a portable package. While it serves as a capable tool for street and travel photography, the lack of weather sealing, microphone inputs, and limited battery life may hinder more demanding or professional video workflows.
Weighted from 22 reviewer scores
Pros
- High-quality 20MP sensor without an anti-alias filter
- Effective 5-axis in-body image stabilization
- Responsive and intuitive autofocus system
- Pleasing color science and dedicated black and white modes
- Compact and portable body design
Cons
- Absence of weather sealing
- Lacks microphone or headphone jacks
- Short battery life
- Small electronic viewfinder with potential display artifacts
- Significant crop when shooting 4K video
- Launch price $999 (USD)
- Sensor 20.3MP Micro Four Thirds CMOS
- Video 4K 30p
- Stabilization In-body IS
What the Reviewers Say
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- DPReview 84/100
With its compact size, robust feature set, abundant controls and overall responsiveness, the Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9 is a great camera for all kinds of photographers.
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All in all, regardless of which camera it replaces, on its own the Panasonic GX9 is really nice and solid little camera. It’s small, lightweight and feels nice in the hand.
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Panasonic's Lumix GX9 is a feature-packed mid-range mirrorless camera, featuring a 20 Megapixel Four Thirds sensor that's stabilized within the body, an electronic viewfinder and touchscreen, both of which can tilt vertically, 9fps bursts with continuous autofocus, 4k video [...]
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So if you want a nice convenient camera at a very good deal, pick up this camera.
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The Panasonic Lumix GX9 updates the GX8, with a more compact camera body, a tilting screen, and smaller electronic viewfinder (EVF), which is most likely unavoidable due to the smaller body size.
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We’ll start by saying that we have really, really enjoyed testing the Panasonic Lumix GX9.
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If you want a small camera that can shoot good-quality stills and 4K video alike, then the GX9 is well worth a look.
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The GX9 is definitely designed for still shooters for whom video is a secondary consideration. Although the GX9’s 4K video is quite good, videographers will miss not having microphone and headphone jacks, as well as myriad other video features found on, say, the pricier GH5.
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The Panasonic Lumix GX9 is a very capable mirrorless camera with much to like about it, including decent.
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The GX9 is a great little camera that ticks a lot of boxes for anyone looking for a travel and street photography camera.
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The new Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9 is a considerably different digital camera than the GX8 which precedes it, even though they are both inspired by the classic rangefinder design.
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I like how they simplifying the design the top plate and there are not too many buttons.
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[...] I have enjoyed my time with the GX9 on Sardinia. It is fun to use, I like the picture that it produces, and I have actually decided to get my own GX9 to use it along the G9 and A7 Mark III for traveling and street photography, so obviously I do recommend it.
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This is a very well-designed, nicely built and well-performing camera, with sensibly balanced features, and at a price very hard to resist.
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if you're looking for a well performing mid tier camera that's compact and inconspicuous yet imports a number of prudent features from the rest of Panasonic's lineup plus a few new things, the GX9 is a good option.
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Panasonic Lumix GX9 is intended for consumers who like a small footprint camera that is lightweight, but still offers interchangeable lens capability.
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This is a really good camera; I, this camera, this is not a Panasonic camera, this is my camera, and I will be keeping this camera because it's just a nice little camera to use.
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Like the GX80, it's big enough to be your only camera and small enough to be a second one.
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Really can't recommend this enough.
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With its compact size, popup flash, easy to use controls, tilting LCD screen, image stabilization, the GX9 is a competent little camera.
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It's compact, the black and white feature, I can't stop raving about that black and white feature, it's great for photos and video.
- The AU Review 9.0/10
To everyone who’s ever asked me what camera to buy “to take nicer photos than my phone” — get a Lumix GX9.
