Introduction
Panasonic’s Lumix DC-GX9 is a compact, rangefinder-styled digicam that, in some ways, is very well-suited for road and journey photographers. The design is good-looking and understated, it comes with a 20 megapixel 4 Thirds sensor and its standout characteristic is a tilting digital viewfinder that’s actually useful, however not with out its personal caveats.
The GX9 is well-built and comes with a strong and customizable array of controls. Nice JPEG colours and the addition of a L. Monochrome D setting (mainly, a high-contrast black-and-white mode) will likely be enjoyable and helpful for customers that need top quality photographs with out having to course of Uncooked recordsdata – although the GX9’s Uncooked recordsdata are awfully good, too.
Key Specs
- 20.3MP 4 Thirds sensor with no anti-aliasing filter
- ‘Twin IS’ 5-axis in-body picture stabilization
- Depth from Defocus (DFD) contrast-detect AF
- Tilting 2.76M-dot digital viewfinder
- 3″ 1.24M-dot touchscreen show
- 6 fps burst taking pictures with steady AF
- 4K UHD video seize at 30p
- Constructed-in flash
- Redesigned, electromagnetic shutter
- New L. Monochrome D and Grain Impact colour modes
- Wi-Fi + Bluetooth
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The GX9 is one thing of a mix of Panasonic’s previous Lumix GX8 and GX80/GX85/GX7 Mk II (what that digicam is known as is dependent upon which market you are studying from). Following the unique GX7, Panasonic moved the Lumix GX8 barely upmarket, with the next worth, whereas introducing the GX85 shortly after at a cheaper price. Because the GX9 sees these two traces recombined, there are some nuances to it characteristic set that we’ll cowl completely on the next pages of this evaluate.
Pricing and Availability
The DC-GX9 started transport in early March 2018 at a worth of $999 with the Panasonic Lumix G 12-60mm F3.5-5.6 OIS lens. Different areas will seemingly produce other kits accessible.
Colour decisions are black or silver.
What’s new and the way it compares
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The GX9’s 20MP sensor now comes with out an anti-aliasing filter, and Panasonic’s added some neat new options like Sequence Composition. |
Physique and controls
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The GX9 is well-built and compact however has room for a very good quantity of customizability and controls – plus, in fact, that tilting viewfinder. |
What’s it like to make use of?
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The GX9 is a flexible digicam that may go well with a variety of makes use of and photographers. |
First impressions
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Editor Jeff Keller particulars his experiences of utilizing the GX9, from the JPEGs to the tilting viewfinder. |
Picture High quality
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The GX9’s redesigned shutter eliminates shutter shock, and the JPEG engine will get a giant replace by way of colour. |
Autofocus
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Panasonic’s Depth-from-Defocus know-how makes for fast and correct autofocus in a variety of conditions. |
Video
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With high-bitrate 4K and good-quality 1080p, the GX9 is a good digicam for informal video shooters. |
Pattern gallery
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We have been updating the GX9’s pattern gallery steadily over the time we have had it – have a look to see every thing from cats to live shows. |
Conclusion
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We actually just like the GX9, and discover that it is a pretty digicam to make use of. Plentiful controls make for a fascinating expertise, and the compact measurement means it is simple to deliver with you. |
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