Panasonic Lumix G95 / G90 vs Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9 — Which Is Better?

The Panasonic Lumix G95 / G90 and the Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9 are Micro Four Thirds mirrorless cameras that differ mainly in body size and protection. The G95 from 2019 is the larger, weather-sealed body at 130 x 94 x 77 mm and 536 g. The GX9 from 2018 is the compact option at 124 x 72 x 47 mm and 450 g, an 86 g saving.

Both cameras share the Micro 4/3 lens mount, so any native Panasonic, Olympus or third-party Micro Four Thirds lens fits either body without an adapter. That shared mount makes them easy to trial side by side or to move between as your kit grows.

Both give you the same 20 MP resolution, so there is no print-size or cropping edge between them. In-body stabilisation on both helps steady handheld frames at slower shutter speeds, and each shoots 9 fps bursts for action sequences.

The GX9's electronic viewfinder gives a finer view for composing, with 2,760,000 dots against 2,360,000 on the G95. Native sensitivity runs 200 to 25600 ISO on both, and each tops out at 1/4000 second.

The G95 is the stronger choice for slow motion, recording at up to 120 fps against 60 fps on the GX9. For slowing sports, wildlife or dance in the edit, that doubled top frame rate is a real advantage.

For regular-speed work both record 4K, offer built-in timelapse and write MPEG-4 and AVCHD files, with the GX9 adding MOV for workflows that prefer it.

The G95 is the better companion outdoors, because it has weather sealing and the GX9 does not. Its sealed body lets you keep shooting in drizzle, coastal spray or dust where you would shelter the GX9.

A flip-out 3-inch touch screen with 1,240,000 dots on both makes waist-level and selfie framing easy on either camera. Wi-Fi and Bluetooth are shared for image transfer and remote control, and neither has GPS, so location tagging needs a connected phone.

The G95 supports UHS-II SD cards while the GX9 stops at UHS-I, so a fast card in the G95 has more write-speed headroom for burst sequences and long 4K clips.

Battery ratings favour the G95, at 290 shots against 260 for the GX9. Both charge over USB and both have a single card slot, so neither offers overflow or backup recording.