Canon EOS Rebel SL2 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM vs. Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9 + 12-32mm

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In depth comparison and review of Canon EOS Rebel SL2 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM 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 Rebel SL2 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM vs. Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9 + 12-32mm Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon EOS Rebel SL2 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM 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 EF-S 18-55mm IS STM lens 12-32mm lens
Height 9.26 cm 7.21 cm
Width 12.24 cm 12.4 cm
Depth 6.98 cm 4.68 cm
Weight 406 g 407 g
Weight Details Camera body only: 406 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 453 g
Camera body only: 407 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 450 g
Enclosure Colour Black Silver
Optical Zoom 3x 2.7x
SENSOR Canon EOS Rebel SL2 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9 + 12-32mm
Sensor Resolution 24.2 Megapixel 20.3 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS Live MOS
Total Pixels 25,800,000 pixels 21,770,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 24,200,000 pixels 20,300,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (22.3 x 14.9 mm) Four Thirds (17.3 x 13.0 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 60 fps 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 Optical (5-Axis Dual I.S. 2.0)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
Sensors - Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Canon EOS Rebel SL2 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9 + 12-32mm
Image Processor DIGIC 7 Venus Engine
LENS Canon EOS Rebel SL2 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9 + 12-32mm
Type Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 18 - 55 mm - f/4.0-5.6 IS STM Canon EF-S Zoom lens - 2.7x zoom - 12 - 32 mm - f/3.5-5.6 G VARIO ASPH
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 29 - 88mm 24 - 64mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 25 cm 20 cm
Max View Angle 74.3 degree(s) 84 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment Manual Manual
Lens Construction 10 groups / 12 elements 7 groups / 8 elements
Filter Size 58 mm 37 mm
Lens Mounting Type Canon EF/EF-S Micro Four Thirds
Features Full-time manual focusing, Stepping Motor (STM) technology ED glass, aspherical lens
FOCUSING Canon EOS Rebel SL2 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9 + 12-32mm
Auto Focus Dual Pixel CMOS AF / TTL phase detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 9 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, AI Focus 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 Rebel SL2 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9 + 12-32mm
Viewfinder Type Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism Electronic - LCD
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.87x -
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -3 to +1 -
Viewfinder Information Shutter speed, exposure compensation, AE lock, flash charge completion, red-eye reduction, aperture, high-speed sync indicator, flash compensation on/off, highlight tone priority, ISO sensitivity, memory card status, FE lock, AF status, AF point, warning symbol, bulb mode -
Field of View Crop Factor 1.6 2
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon EOS Rebel SL2 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9 + 12-32mm
ISO (Max) 51200 25600
Native ISO 100-25600 200-12800
Extended ISO (Max) 51200 25600
Extended ISO (Min) - 100
Light Sensitivity ISO 51200, ISO 100-25600, ISO auto (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, partial (9%), centre-weighted, spot (4%) 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, food, sports mode, candle, kids, backlight correction HDR, handheld night scene, group photo -
Special Effects Neutral, fisheye, soft focus, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, miniature, Toy camera, HDR Art, Grainy B&W, Water painting, Fine Detail -
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, 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
X-sync Speed - 1/200sec
Exposure Range EV 1-20 (ISO 100) EV 0-18 (ISO 100)
Retouch - Clear Retouch function
DISPLAY Canon EOS Rebel SL2 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9 + 12-32mm
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes -
Display Format 1,040,000 pixels 1,240,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Rotating Folding
Display Features Display brightness control Display brightness control, display colour control, display contrast control, display saturation control
FLASH Canon EOS Rebel SL2 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9 + 12-32mm
Camera Flash Pop-up 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 Rebel SL2 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM 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 Stereo
Microphone Features - Wind noise reduction
MEMORY Canon EOS Rebel SL2 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM 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 6000 x 4000
JPEG 6000 x 4000
JPEG 3984 x 2656
JPEG 2976 x 1984
JPEG 2400 x 1600
JPEG 5328 x 4000
JPEG 3552 x 2664
JPEG 2656 x 1992
JPEG 2112 x 1600
JPEG 6000 x 3368
JPEG 3984 x 2240
JPEG 2976 x 1680
JPEG 2400 x 1344
JPEG 4000 x 4000
JPEG 2656 x 2656
JPEG 1984 x 1984
JPEG 1600 x 1600
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 p - 60 fps - 60Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps - 30Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps - 30Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps - 12Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 60 fps - 26Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 30 fps - 4Mbps
H.264 - 640 x 480 p - 60 fps - 9Mbps
H.264 - 640 x 480 p - 30 fps - 3Mbps
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 Rebel SL2 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9 + 12-32mm
Battery Type Canon LP-E17 Lithium Ion Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific
Details Canon LP-E17 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1025 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 840 shots (at 23 °C (LCD Monitor off))
Photo shooting - 770 shots (at 0 °C (LCD Monitor off))
Photo shooting - 290 shots (at 23 °C (Live View mode))
Photo shooting - 260 shots (at 0 °C (Live View mode))
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CONNECTIONS Canon EOS Rebel SL2 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9 + 12-32mm
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, NFC (Near Field Communication) 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
Computer Connectivity Mac, Windows -
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
HDMI output (19 pin mini HDMI Type C)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
FEATURES Canon EOS Rebel SL2 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9 + 12-32mm
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 2.5 frames per second, 5 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, depth-of-field preview button, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, highlight point display, Dust Delete Data system, built-in help guide, HDR image enhancement technology, Eye-Fi Card Ready 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 Rebel SL2 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9 + 12-32mm
Included Accessories Eyepiece cover, battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, neck strap, eyecup Body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable, hot shoe cap
Software - 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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