Canon EOS 1D X Mark II vs. Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9 + 12-32mm

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In depth comparison and review of Canon EOS 1D X Mark II and Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9 + 12-32mm. Compare design, sensors, proximity features, memory capacities and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right camera for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the digital camera that will best fit your needs.

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Canon EOS 1D X Mark II vs. Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9 + 12-32mm Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon EOS 1D X Mark II Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9 + 12-32mm
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only 12-32mm lens
Height 16.76 cm 7.21 cm
Width 15.8 cm 12.4 cm
Depth 8.26 cm 4.68 cm
Weight 1.34 kg 407 g
Weight Details - Camera body only: 407 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 450 g
Enclosure Colour - Silver
Optical Zoom - 2.7x
SENSOR Canon EOS 1D X Mark II Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9 + 12-32mm
Sensor Resolution 20.2 Megapixel 20.3 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS Live MOS
Total Pixels 21,560,000 pixels 21,770,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 20,200,000 pixels 20,300,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Full Frame (36 x 24 mm) Four Thirds (17.3 x 13.0 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 59.94 fps 30 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Self Cleaning Sensor Unit, Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration) Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF), OLPF-less architecture
Image Stabiliser - Optical (5-Axis Dual I.S. 2.0)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
Sensors - Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Canon EOS 1D X Mark II Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9 + 12-32mm
Image Processor - Venus Engine
LENS Canon EOS 1D X Mark II Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9 + 12-32mm
Type - Zoom lens - 2.7x zoom - 12 - 32 mm - f/3.5-5.6 G VARIO ASPH
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 24 - 64mm
Focus Adjustment - Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance - 20 cm
Max View Angle - 84 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment - Manual
Lens Construction - 7 groups / 8 elements
Filter Size - 37 mm
Lens Mounting Type Canon EF Micro Four Thirds
Features - ED glass, aspherical lens
FOCUSING Canon EOS 1D X Mark II Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9 + 12-32mm
Auto Focus TTL phase detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 61 49
Auto Focus Features Predictive Focus Control Focus Peaking function, Depth From Defocus (DFD) technology, Manual Focus Assist
AE/AF Control Predictive AI Servo AF, Zone AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Eye detection AF, Pinpoint AF
Face Detection - Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function
VIEWFINDER Canon EOS 1D X Mark II Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9 + 12-32mm
Viewfinder Type Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism Electronic - LCD
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% -
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.76x -
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -3 to +1 -
Viewfinder Information Shutter speed, exposure compensation, AE lock, flash charge completion, aperture, white balance, metering system, battery status, flash compensation on/off, highlight tone priority, ISO sensitivity, memory card status, FE lock, AF status, AF point -
Field of View Crop Factor 1.0 2
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon EOS 1D X Mark II Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9 + 12-32mm
ISO (Max) 51200 25600
Native ISO 100-51200 200-12800
Extended ISO (Max) 102400 (H1), 204800 (H2), 409600 (H3) 25600
Extended ISO (Min) 50 100
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO auto, ISO 200-51200, ISO 400-1600 ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO auto, ISO 12800, ISO 25600
Exposure Metering Evaluative, multi-spot, centre-weighted, spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones 216 1728
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash Programme, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes - Focus bracketing, white balance bracketing, aperture bracketing
Special Effects Neutral, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, Standard, Fine Detail -
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (daylight white) Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, 2500K - 10000K (100K steps)
Shutter Type Mechanical electronically-controlled Mechanical
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec 1/16000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 60 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps 3, 5, 7 steps in 1/3, 2/3 or 1 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing - Yes
X-sync Speed 1/250sec 1/200sec
Exposure Range EV 0-20 (ISO 100) EV 0-18 (ISO 100)
Retouch - Clear Retouch function
DISPLAY Canon EOS 1D X Mark II Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9 + 12-32mm
Type 3.2" LCD display 3" LCD display
Display Format 1,620,000 pixels 1,240,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Folding
Display Features Display brightness control Display brightness control, display colour control, display contrast control, display saturation control
FLASH Canon EOS 1D X Mark II Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9 + 12-32mm
Camera Flash - Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) - 4.2
Flash Modes - Forced mode, auto mode, red-eye reduction, slow sync
Features - Flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon EOS 1D X Mark II Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9 + 12-32mm
Digital Video Format H.264, MOV, AVC AVCHD, H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 4096 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format - Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel), AAC
Microphone Operation Mode Mono Stereo
Microphone Features - Wind noise reduction
MEMORY Canon EOS 1D X Mark II Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9 + 12-32mm
Memory Card Slot CompactFlash Card SD card
Supported Memory Cards CompactFlash SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Memory Card 64 GB CFast 2.0 -
Memory Card Included Yes No
Image Storage JPEG 5472 x 3648
JPEG 4368 x 2912
JPEG 3648 x 2432
JPEG 2736 x 1824
RAW 5472 x 3648
RAW 4104 x 2736
RAW 2736 x 1824
5184 x 3888
5184 x 3456
5184 x 2920
3712 x 2784
3712 x 2480
3840 x 2160
2624 x 1968
2624 x 1752
1920 x 1080
3888 x 3888
2784 x 2784
1968 x 1968
3328 x 2496 - 4K PHOTO
3504 x 2336 - 4K PHOTO
3840 x 2160 - 4K PHOTO
2880 x 2880 - 4K PHOTO
Video Capture H.264 - 4096 x 2160 - 59.94 fps
H.264 - 4096 x 2160 - 50 fps
H.264 - 4096 x 2160 - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 4096 x 2160 - 25 fps
H.264 - 4096 x 2160 - 24 fps
H.264 - 4096 x 2160 - 23.98 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 119.9 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 100 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 59.94 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 23.98 fps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps - 100Mbps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 100Mbps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps - 100Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps - 24Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps - 28Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 28Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps - 20Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 20Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 30 fps - 10Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 25 fps - 10Mbps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon EOS 1D X Mark II Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9 + 12-32mm
Battery Type Canon LP-E19 Lithium Ion Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific
Details Canon LP-E19 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1025 mAh (included)
CONNECTIONS Canon EOS 1D X Mark II Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9 + 12-32mm
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 3.0 HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2
Connectivity Features - Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, QR code scanning
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support Direct print, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Flash Terminal Hot shoe, PC terminal Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 3.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output (19 pin mini HDMI Type C)
Microphone
USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
FEATURES Canon EOS 1D X Mark II Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9 + 12-32mm
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 4 frames per second, 5 frames per second, 13 frames per second, 16 frames per second 2 frames per second, 9 frames per second, 6 frames per second
Additional Features Audio recording, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, digital noise reduction, depth-of-field preview button, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, GPS ready, LCD live view mode, highlight point display, Dust Delete Data system, face detection, mirror lock, Auto Lighting Optimizer, in-camera RAW processing, peripheral illumination correction, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), NR Slow Shutter, distortion control, High ISO NR, Quad Active Mirror Stopper, touch pad control Built-in speaker, digital image rotation, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, cropping an image, resizing an image, highlight point display, USB charging, in-camera RAW processing, Panorama Capture, text stamp, Time-Lapse recording, Light Speed AF, primary colour filter, Focus Stacking, Post Focus function
OTHERS Canon EOS 1D X Mark II Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9 + 12-32mm
Included Accessories Battery charger, body cap, neck strap, eyecup, interface cable, cable protector Body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable, hot shoe cap
Software EOS Digital Solution Panasonic PHOTOfunSTUDIO 10.0 Premium Edition
Max Operating Temperature 45 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
Service & Support - Limited warranty - 5 years
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