Panasonic G9

bythom panasonic g9

The eighth generation (!) of the basic DSLR-like m4/3 camera from Panasonic. The G9 is weather sealed. 

  • Sensor
    • 20.3mp Panasonic CMOS sensor
    • no AA filter
    • 17.3 x 13mm (2x crop)
    • five-axis on-sensor IS (up to 6 stops CIPA with lens OIS)
  • Mount: Micro 4/3 (m4/3)
  • Images: 
    • 5184 x 3888 pixel JPEG or 12-bit raw maximum
    • 9 fps with mechanical shutter and focus (12 fps with initial focus only), 20 fps max with focus (electronic shutter; 60 fps with AF-S focus)
    • 80mp (10368 x 7776) composite shot using sensor-shift on static subjects
    • 1:1, 4:3, 3:2, 16:9 aspect ratios
  • Video:  
    • 2160P/60/48/30/24 at 100Mbps
    • 1080P/180/60/30/24
    • AVCHD or MP4 depending upon setting
    • full manual control
    • HDMI port supports 8-bit 4:2:2 uncompressed up to 2160P/30
  • Shutter: 
    • mechanical 60 sec to 1/8,000 sec, bulb, shutter rated to 250k actuations
    • electronic 60 sec to 1/16,000 sec
  • Exposure: 
    • multi, center-weighted, spot metering
    • -5 to +5EV exposure compensation
    • 5 white balance settings (plus Auto and Custom)
    • ISO 200-25600 (plus 100 extended), AUTO ISO
  • Focus: 
    • 225 point contrast detect with DFD
    • single point, multi-area, face detect, tracking, manual focus override with focus peaking
  • Display: 
    • 3" 1.04m dot LCD 
    • swivel touch-sensitive
  • Viewfinder: 
    • 3.68m dot OLED EVF
    • 0.83x magnification
    • 21mm eye point
    • -4/+3 diopter adjustment
    • 120Hz refresh)
  • Flash: 
    • pop-up flash included (20’/6.2m ISO 100 GN)
    • hot shoe
    • 1/250 flash sync
    • red-eye reduction, slow sync
  • Remote: optional DMW-RSL1
  • Other Notable Features: Wi-Fi 802.11/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2, 22 filter effects, focus stacking, mic input, time lapse, interval shooting, optional DMW-BGG9 battery/vertical grip, headphone jack, stereo microphone jack
  • Cards: 
    • dual SD, SDHC, SDXC slots
    • UHS-II support
  • Battery: 
    • DMW-BLF19
    • 360 shots CIPA
  • Size and Weight: 
    • 5.4 x 3.8 x 3.6” (137 x 97.3 x 91.6mm) wide, tall, deep
    • 20.4 ounces (579g) body only
  • Colors: Black
  • Price: US$1700, body only
  • Current Firmware: version 2.6 (January 2022)
  • Announced: November 8, 2017

Olympus Lenses for the camera

Panasonic Lenses for the camera

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