Panasonic Lumix DC-G9 Review

Panasonic Lumix DC-G9 Review
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The Panasonic Lumix DC-G9 is the brand's highest-end stills-oriented camera, sitting beside the video-oriented Lumix DC-GH5 at the top of the product lineup. The GH-series has long held a positive reputation with pro-video shooters but Panasonic hasn't seen the likes of the GH5 resonate as well with the stills crowd.

With the G9 Panasonic hopes to mimic the success the GH series has had in the video realm, and gain a greater foothold in the stills world.

There's a good bit of crossover between the two cameras, but the G9 has some juicy offerings to whet the appetite of still photographers - specifically advanced amateurs and professionals - as well as those seeking a stills/video hybrid.

For starters, its faster than its video-centric sibling, capable of an impressive 20 fps with continuous autofocus for about 50 frames using the electronic shutter. It can also shoot at 9 fps with AF-C for 600+ frames using the mechanical shutter, which is equally as impressive.

Panasonic's taken a page out of Olympus' book - as other manufacturers with stabilized sensors recently have - and added a High-Resolution mode that shifts the sensor to build an 80MP file - this should be hugely appealing to still life and landscape shooters occasionally requiring resolution greater than that of a Micro Four Thirds camera.

Key Features

20. 3MP Live MOS sensor with no AA filter (same as GH5)

3. 68M-dot electronic viewfinder w/ 0. 83x equivalent magnification

1. 04M-dot 3" articulating touchscreen display

5-axis in-body image stabilization with Dual I. S. 2 (CIPA rated 6. 5 stops)

20 fps burst w/continuous AF using the e-shutter (for ~50 frames)

9 fps burst w/continuous AF using mechanical shutter (for 600+ frames)

80MP Raw and/or JPEG files using High-Resolution mode

4K/60p UHD video capture

Magnesium body designed to be dust/weather-sealed

Dual UHS-II card slots supporting new high-speed 'V'-rated cards

Assortment of 4K and 6K Photo modes and in-camera focus stacking

USB charge and power capability

Top plate LCD

AF joystick

Wi-Fi + Bluetooth

Physical standouts include a top plate LCD - a true rarity in mirrorless-land - and one of the largest electronic viewfinders on a Micro Four Thirds cameras. It has an equivalent magnification of 0. 83x and an eyepoint of 21mm. The G9 also features dual UHS-II card slots and can support V-rated SD cards - the industry's fastest to date.

Don't take these mostly-stills oriented improvements to mean the G9 is not a capable video camera, because it surely is. Like the GH5 it can shoot 4K/60p video and offers both headphone and microphone jacks, but it lacks the high bitrate options and extensive video tool set of its sibling. Dual I. S. 2 has also been improved and when using compatible lenses, the G9 offers the highest CIPA-rated level of stabilization - 6. 5-stops - of any camera currently on the market. This is great news for both stills and video shooters.

Specs Compared

The Panasonic G9 has some stiff competition from similarly-priced high-end models from both Nikon and Olympus. Have a look at our comparison table below for a detailed breakdown:

MSRP

$1700

$2000

$2000

$2000

Panasonic DC-G9

Panasonic DC-GH5

Olympus
OM-D E-M1 II

Nikon D500

Sensor size

Micro Four Thirds

Micro Four Thirds

Micro Four Thirds

APS-C

Sensor Resolution

20. 3MP

20. 3MP

20MP

21MP

ISO sensitivity
(expanded)

100-25600

100-25600

64 - 25600

50 - 1640000

AF system

225-point Contrast Detect AF system with DFD

225-point Contrast Detect AF system with DFD

121-point hybrid AF system

153-point Phase Detect AF system

Max frame rate w/C-AF

20 fps

9 fps

18 fps

10 fps

In-body stabilization

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Viewfinder

3. 68M-dot EVF (0. 83X equiv. mag)

3. 68M-dot EVF (0. 76X equiv. mag)

2. 36M-dot EVF (0. 74x equiv. mag)

Optical (0. 67x equiv. mag)

Top plate LCD

Yes

No

No

Yes

Rear screen

1. 04M-dot 3" articulating touch-sensitive

1. 62M-dot 3. 2" articulating touch-sensitive

1. 04M- dot 3" articulating touch-sensitive

2. 36M-dot 3. 2", tilting touch-sensitive

Video Resolution

UHD/60p

1080/60p

UHD/60p

1080/60p

UHD/30p

1080/60p

UHD/30p

1080/60p

Mic/Headphone

Yes/Yes

Yes/Yes

Yes/Yes

Yes/Yes

Battery Life (CIPA)

400 shots

410 shots

440 shots

1240 shots

Dimensions

137 x 97 x 92mm

139 x 98 x 87mm

134 x 91 x 69mm

147 x 115 x 81mm

Weight

658g

725 g

574g

760g

The Nikon D500, Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5 and Olympus OM-D E-M1 II are all DPReview Gold award winning cameras that, at the time of testing, we felt revolutionized their respective class of camera, upping the ante for what we've come to expect from a flagship Micro Four Thirds or APS-C body. That's some big competition to go up against, but the G9 seems to hold its own. In spec terms, at least.

Note: 15mm F1. 7 is not included in any kit, but we wish it were.

Availability

The Panasonic Lumix DC-G9 will be available, body-only, from mid-January with an MSRP of around $1700.

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