In depth comparison and review of Canon EOS 1D X and Panasonic Lumix G DC-G9. 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.
| DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS | Canon EOS 1D X | Panasonic Lumix G DC-G9 |
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| Product Type | Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording | Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system |
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| Lens Included | Body only | Body only |
| Height | 16.36 cm | 9.73 cm |
| Width | 15.8 cm | 13.69 cm |
| Depth | 8.27 cm | 9.16 cm |
| Weight | 1.34 kg | 586 g |
| Weight Details | - | Camera body only: 586 g Camera with battery and memory card: 658 g |
| Body Material | Magnesium alloy | - |
| Enclosure Colour | - | Black |
| Protection | Waterproof, dust-resistant | Splashproof, freezeproof, dust-resistant |
| SENSOR | Canon EOS 1D X | Panasonic Lumix G DC-G9 |
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| Sensor Resolution | 18.1 Megapixel | 20.3 Megapixel |
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| Optical Sensor Type | CMOS | Live MOS |
| Total Pixels | 19,300,000 pixels | 21,770,000 pixels |
| Effective Sensor Resolution | 18,100,000 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) | - | 60 fps |
| Sensor Dust Reduction | Yes | Yes |
| Sensor Features | EOS Integrated Cleaning System, Anti-Dust coating, Ultrasonic Wave Motion Cleaning (UWMC) | Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF) |
| 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 | Panasonic Lumix G DC-G9 |
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| Image Processor | Dual DIGIC 5+ | - |
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| LENS | Canon EOS 1D X | Panasonic Lumix G DC-G9 |
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| Lens Mounting Type | Canon EF | Micro Four Thirds |
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| FOCUSING | Canon EOS 1D X | Panasonic Lumix G DC-G9 |
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| Auto Focus | TTL phase detection | TTL contrast detection |
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| Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty | 61 | 225 |
| Auto Focus Features | Predictive Focus Control | Focus Peaking function, Depth From Defocus (DFD) technology |
| AE/AF Control | - | Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Eye detection AF, Pinpoint AF |
| Face Detection | Live Face detection AF mode | Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function |
| VIEWFINDER | Canon EOS 1D X | Panasonic Lumix G DC-G9 |
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| Viewfinder Type | Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism | Electronic - OLED |
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| Viewfinder Colour Support | - | Colour |
| Viewfinder Resolution | - | 3,680,000 pixels (1280 x 960 x 3) |
| Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage | 100% | 100% |
| Optical Viewfinder Magnification | 0.76x | 0.83x |
| Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range | -3 to +1 | -4 to +3 |
| 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 |
| Features | - | Auto eye sensor, magnification ratio control |
| EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE | Canon EOS 1D X | Panasonic Lumix G DC-G9 |
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| ISO (Max) | 204800 | 25600 |
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| Native ISO | - | 200-25600 |
| Light Sensitivity | ISO 50, ISO 102400, ISO 204800, ISO 100-51200, ISO auto (100-51200) | ISO auto, ISO 100-25600 |
| Exposure Metering | Evaluative, multi-spot, centre-weighted, spot | Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot |
| Exposure Metering Zones | 252 | 1728 |
| Exposure Modes | Programme, bulb, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash | Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority |
| Bracketing Modes | - | Focus bracketing, white balance bracketing, aperture bracketing |
| Special Effects | Neutral, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait | Sepia, Vivid, soft focus, natural, monochrome, portrait, miniature, Cross Process, Retro, Expressive, high dynamic, Bleach Bypass, High Key, Low Key, Scenery, Toy effect, Star Filter, Impressive Art, One Point Colour, Dynamic Monochrome, Sunshine, Old Days, Toy Pop, Fantasy, Rough Monochrome, Silky Monochrome, Standard, Cine Effect |
| White Balance | Custom, automatic, presets | Custom, automatic, presets |
| White Balance Presets | Fluorescent, cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade | Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, 2500K - 10000K (100K steps) |
| Shutter Type | - | Mechanical |
| Max Shutter Speed | 1/8000 sec | 1/32000 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 | 7 steps in 1/3, 2/3 or 1 EV steps |
| White Balance Bracketing | - | Yes |
| X-sync Speed | 1/250sec | 1/250sec |
| Exposure Range | EV 0-20 (ISO 100) | EV 0-18 (ISO 100) |
| DISPLAY | Canon EOS 1D X | Panasonic Lumix G DC-G9 |
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| Type | 3.2" LCD display | 3" LCD display |
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| Touch Screen | - | Yes |
| Display Format | 1,040,000 pixels | 1,040,000 pixels |
| Display Form Factor | Built-in | Rotating |
| Display Features | Display brightness control | Display brightness control, display colour control, display contrast control, display saturation control, Touch AF |
| VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER | Canon EOS 1D X | Panasonic Lumix G DC-G9 |
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| Digital Video Format | H.264, MOV | AVCHD, H.264 |
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| Image Recording Format | JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG | JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG |
| Max Video Resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Audio Signal Format | - | Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel), Linear PCM, AAC |
| Microphone Operation Mode | Stereo | Stereo |
| Microphone Features | - | Wind noise reduction |
| MEMORY | Canon EOS 1D X | Panasonic Lumix G DC-G9 |
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| Memory Card Slot | Dual CompactFlash Card | Dual SD card |
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| Supported Memory Cards | CompactFlash | SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card, SDHC UHS-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II Memory Card |
| Memory Card Included | - | No |
| Image Storage | JPEG 5184 x 3456 JPEG 4608 x 3072 JPEG 3456 x 2304 JPEG 2560 x 1536 RAW 5184 x 3456 RAW 3888 x 2592 RAW 2592 x 1728 |
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 4992 x 3744 - 6K PHOTO 5184 x 3456 - 6K PHOTO 3328 x 2496 - 4K PHOTO 3504 x 2336 - 4K PHOTO 3840 x 2160 - 4K PHOTO 2880 x 2880 - 4K PHOTO 7296 x 5472 - High Resolution Mode 7296 x 4864 - High Resolution Mode 7296 x 4104 - High Resolution Mode 10368 x 7776 - High Resolution Mode 10368 x 6912 - High Resolution Mode 10368 x 5832 - High Resolution Mode 7776 x7776 - High Resolution Mode 5472 x 5472 - High Resolution Mode |
| Video Capture | H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 60 fps H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 50 fps H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps |
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 59.94 fps - 28Mbps AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 59.94 fps - 24Mbps AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 59.94 fps - 17Mbps AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 23.98 fps - 24Mbps H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 59.94 fps - 150Mbps H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 29.97 fps - 100Mbps H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 23.98 fps - 100Mbps |
| BATTERY AND CHARGING | Canon EOS 1D X | Panasonic Lumix G DC-G9 |
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| Battery Type | Canon LP-E4N Lithium Ion | Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific |
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| Details | Canon LP-E4N Li-ion rechargeable battery - 2450 mAh (included) | Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1860 mAh (included) |
| Battery Life | - | Photo shooting - 400 shots (LCD Monitor on) Photo shooting - 380 shots (EVF on) |
| CONNECTIONS | Canon EOS 1D X | Panasonic Lumix G DC-G9 |
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| Interface | Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0 | HDMI, USB 3.0, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.2 |
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| 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, PC terminal |
| Connector Type | USB 2.0 Composite video/audio output Remote control HDMI output Microphone LAN |
USB 3.0 HDMI output (19 pin HDMI Type A) Microphone (mini-phone 3.5mm) Remote control (sub-mini phone 2.5 mm) Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm) |
| FEATURES | Canon EOS 1D X | Panasonic Lumix G DC-G9 |
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| Self-Timer Delay | 10 sec, 2sec | 10 sec, 2sec |
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| Continuous Shooting Speed | 12 frames per second, 14 frames per second | 2 frames per second, 9 frames per second, 20 frames per second, 12 frames per second, 7 frames per second, 60 frames per second, 30 frames per second (4K), 60 frames per second (6K), 30 frames per second (6K) |
| Additional Features | Audio recording, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, digital noise reduction, depth-of-field preview button, 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, EOS iTR (Intelligent Tracking and Recognition) AF, EOS iSA (Intelligent Subject Analysis) System, Quad Active Mirror Stopper, touch pad control | Audio recording, built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, date/time stamp, digital image rotation, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, cropping an image, resizing an image, highlight point display, USB charging, in-camera RAW processing, text stamp, high-speed recording, Time-Lapse recording, Light Speed AF, slow motion recording, Focus Stacking, Post Focus function, 80-megapixel High Resolution mode |
| OTHERS | Canon EOS 1D X | Panasonic Lumix G DC-G9 |
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| Included Accessories | Battery charger, body cap, neck strap, eyecup | Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, USB cable, sync terminal cover, hot shoe cap |
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| Software | Drivers & Utilities, Canon PhotoStitch, Canon ZoomBrowser EX, Canon ImageBrowser, Canon Remote Capture, Canon Digital Photo Professional | Panasonic PHOTOfunSTUDIO 10.0 Premium Edition |
| Max Operating Temperature | 45 °C | 40 °C |
| Min Operating Temperature | 0 °C | -10 °C |
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