Canon EOS 6D vs. Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9 + 12-32mm

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In depth comparison and review of Canon EOS 6D 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.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Canon EOS 6D vs. Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9 + 12-32mm Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon EOS 6D Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9 + 12-32mm
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only 12-32mm lens
Height 11.05 cm 7.21 cm
Width 14.45 cm 12.4 cm
Depth 7.12 cm 4.68 cm
Weight 0.68 kg 407 g
Weight Details - Camera body only: 407 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 450 g
Body Material Polycarbonate, magnesium alloy -
Enclosure Colour - Silver
Protection Weatherproof, dust-resistant -
Optical Zoom - 2.7x
Navigation GPS receiver -
SENSOR Canon EOS 6D Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9 + 12-32mm
Sensor Resolution 20.2 Megapixel 20.3 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS Live MOS
Total Pixels 20,600,000 pixels 21,770,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 20,200,000 pixels 20,300,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Full Frame (35.8 x 23.9 mm) Four Thirds (17.3 x 13.0 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) - 30 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features EOS Integrated Cleaning System, Self Cleaning Sensor Unit 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 Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Canon EOS 6D Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9 + 12-32mm
Image Processor DIGIC 5+ Venus Engine
LENS Canon EOS 6D 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 6D Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9 + 12-32mm
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 11 49
Auto Focus Features Predictive Focus Control Focus Peaking function, Depth From Defocus (DFD) technology, Manual Focus Assist
AE/AF Control FlexiZone, Face-priority AF, Predictive AI Servo AF 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 6D Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9 + 12-32mm
Viewfinder Type Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism Electronic - LCD
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 97% -
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.71x -
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -3 to +1 -
Viewfinder Frames Autofocus frame -
Viewfinder Information Shutter speed, exposure compensation, AE lock, AF-in-focus, flash charge completion, red-eye reduction, aperture, battery status, high-speed sync indicator, flash compensation on/off, highlight tone priority, ISO sensitivity, memory card status, FE lock, AF status, AF point, grid, electronic level, maximum burst -
Field of View Crop Factor 1.0 2
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon EOS 6D Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9 + 12-32mm
ISO (Max) 102400 25600
Native ISO 100-25600 200-12800
Extended ISO (Max) 51200 (H1), 102400 (H2) 25600
Extended ISO (Min) 50 100
Light Sensitivity ISO 50, ISO 102400, ISO auto (100-12800), ISO 51200, ISO 100-25600 ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO auto, ISO 12800, ISO 25600
Exposure Metering Evaluative, centre-weighted, partial (8%), spot (3.5%) Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones 63 1728
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, 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
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, close-up, night portrait, sports mode, handheld night shot, backlight correction HDR -
Special Effects Neutral, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait -
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, 2500K - 10000K, fluorescent light (white) Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, 2500K - 10000K (100K steps)
Shutter Type Mechanical electronically-controlled Mechanical
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 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 Yes
X-sync Speed 1/180 sec 1/200sec
Exposure Range EV 1-20 (ISO 100) EV 0-18 (ISO 100)
Retouch - Clear Retouch function
DISPLAY Canon EOS 6D Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9 + 12-32mm
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Display Format 1,040,000 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 6D 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 6D Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9 + 12-32mm
Digital Video Format H.264, MOV AVCHD, H.264
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), AAC
Microphone Operation Mode - Stereo
Microphone Features - Wind noise reduction
MEMORY Canon EOS 6D Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9 + 12-32mm
Memory Card Slot SD card SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Memory Card Included No No
Image Storage RAW 5472 x 3648
RAW 3648 x 2432
RAW 2736 x 1824
JPEG 5472 x 3648
JPEG 3648 x 2432
JPEG 2736 x 1824
JPEG 1920 x 1280
JPEG 720 x 480
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 - 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
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 6D Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9 + 12-32mm
Battery Type Canon LP-E6 Lithium Ion Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific
Details Canon LP-E6 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1025 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 1090 shots (at 23 °C (LCD Monitor off))
Photo shooting - 980 shots (at 0 °C (LCD Monitor off))
Photo shooting - 220 shots (at 23 °C (Live View mode))
Photo shooting - 190 shots (at 0 °C (Live View mode))
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CONNECTIONS Canon EOS 6D Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9 + 12-32mm
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2
Connectivity Features DLNA, remote control via Android devices, remote control via IPhone, remote live view 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 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output
Microphone
Remote control
USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
FEATURES Canon EOS 6D Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9 + 12-32mm
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 3 frames per second, 4.5 frames per second 2 frames per second, 9 frames per second, 6 frames per second
Additional Features 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, cropping an image, highlight point display, Dust Delete Data system, Video Snapshot mode, face detection, built-in help guide, Auto Lighting Optimizer, in-camera RAW processing, peripheral illumination correction, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), Constant AF Live View, HDR image enhancement technology, Scene Intelligent Auto technology, Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS), Intelligent Auto Plus (iA+), Lens Distortion Correction 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 6D Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9 + 12-32mm
Included Accessories Battery charger, body cap, neck strap, USB cable, eyecup, audio / video cable Body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable, hot shoe cap
Software Drivers & Utilities Panasonic PHOTOfunSTUDIO 10.0 Premium Edition
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
Service & Support - Limited warranty - 5 years
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