Olympus OM-D E-M1 vs. Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9M + 12-60mm

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In depth comparison and review of Olympus OM-D E-M1 and Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9M + 12-60mm. 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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Olympus OM-D E-M1 vs. Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9M + 12-60mm Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Olympus OM-D E-M1 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9M + 12-60mm
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only 12-60mm lens
Height 9.35 cm 7.21 cm
Width 13.04 cm 12.4 cm
Depth 6.31 cm 4.68 cm
Weight 443 g 407 g
Weight Details - Camera body only: 407 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 450 g
Camera with battery, memory card and H-FS12060 lens: 660 g
Body Material Magnesium alloy -
Enclosure Colour Silver | Black Black
Protection Splashproof, freezeproof, dust-resistant -
Optical Zoom - 5x
SENSOR Olympus OM-D E-M1 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9M + 12-60mm
Sensor Resolution 16.3 Megapixel 20.3 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Live MOS Live MOS
Total Pixels 16,800,000 pixels 21,770,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 16,300,000 pixels 20,300,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Four Thirds (4/3") Four Thirds (17.3 x 13.0 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) - 30 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction - Yes
Sensor Features - Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF), OLPF-less architecture
Image Stabiliser Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism) Optical (5-Axis Dual I.S. 2.0)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes Yes
Sensors Digital level metre Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Olympus OM-D E-M1 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9M + 12-60mm
Image Processor TruePic VII Venus Engine
LENS Olympus OM-D E-M1 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9M + 12-60mm
Type - Zoom lens - 5x zoom - 12 - 60 mm - f/3.5-5.6 G Vario - zoom
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 24 - 120mm
Focus Adjustment - Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance - 20 cm
Max View Angle - 84 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment - Manual
Lens Construction - 9 groups / 11 elements
Filter Size - 58 mm
Lens Mounting Type Micro Four Thirds Micro Four Thirds
Features - Internal focusing system, ED glass, aspherical lens, Dual I.S. (Image Stabilizer) compatible
FOCUSING Olympus OM-D E-M1 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9M + 12-60mm
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty - 49
Auto Focus Features - Focus Peaking function, Depth From Defocus (DFD) technology
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Eye detection AF, Pinpoint AF
Face Detection Yes Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function
VIEWFINDER Olympus OM-D E-M1 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9M + 12-60mm
Viewfinder Type Built-in - electronic Electronic - LCD
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour Colour
Viewfinder Resolution 2,360,000 pixels 2,760,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 1.48x 1.39x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +2 -4 to +3
Field of View Crop Factor 2 2
Features - Tilting, auto eye sensor
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Olympus OM-D E-M1 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9M + 12-60mm
ISO (Max) 25600 25600
Native ISO - 200-12800
Extended ISO (Max) - 25600
Extended ISO (Min) - 100
Light Sensitivity ISO 200-25600, ISO auto (200-25600) ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO auto, ISO 12800, ISO 25600
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones 324 1728
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes Art Filter bracketing, ISO sensitivity bracketing Focus bracketing, white balance bracketing, aperture bracketing
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, macro, beach/snow, landscape-portrait, Children, fireworks, 3D image, panorama assist, night scene, sports mode, sunset, candle, high key, night scene with portrait, anti shake, low key, documents, nature macro, e-portrait, fisheye converter, wide converter, macro converter -
Special Effects Black & White, Sepia, soft focus, Water Colour, Diorama, Cross Process, Grainy Film, Light Tone, Pop Art, Pale & Light Colour, pin hole, Gentle Sepia, Dramatic Tone, Key Line, Star Light, Defocus, White Edge Sepia, Vivid, Custom Effect, 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, L. Monochrome, L. Monochrome D
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Incandescent, fluorescent, cloudy, sunlight, Flash, shade, Underwater, 2000K - 14000K Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, 2500K - 10000K (100K steps)
Shutter Type - Mechanical
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec 1/32000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 60 sec 60 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1, 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing - 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 2-20 (ISO 100) EV 0-18 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Olympus OM-D E-M1 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9M + 12-60mm
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes -
Display Format 1,037,000 pixels 1,240,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Folding
Display Features Contrast control, display brightness control, display colour control Display brightness control, display colour control, display contrast control, display saturation control
FLASH Olympus OM-D E-M1 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9M + 12-60mm
Camera Flash Detachable flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 7 4.2
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction Fill-in mode, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes -
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control, flash exposure bracketing Flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Olympus OM-D E-M1 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9M + 12-60mm
Digital Video Format AVI, MJPEG, H.264, MOV AVCHD, H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, MPO 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, sensitivity control Wind noise reduction
MEMORY Olympus OM-D E-M1 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9M + 12-60mm
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 4608 x 3456 - 17 MB
JPEG 4608 x 3456 - 7.5 MB
JPEG 4608 x 3456 - 3.5 MB
JPEG 2560 x 1920 - 1.1 MB
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 MOV - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps - 24Mbps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps - 16Mbps
MOV - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps - 12Mbps
MOV - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps - 8Mbps
MJPEG - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps
MJPEG - 640 x 480 - 30 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 Olympus OM-D E-M1 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9M + 12-60mm
Battery Type Olympus BLN-1 Lithium Ion Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific
Details Olympus BLN-1 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1025 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 250 shots -
CONNECTIONS Olympus OM-D E-M1 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9M + 12-60mm
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN HDMI, USB 3.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, QR code scanning
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching Direct print, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone
Accessory port
USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
FEATURES Olympus OM-D E-M1 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9M + 12-60mm
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 10 frames per second, 6.5 frames per second 2 frames per second, 9 frames per second, 6 frames per second
Additional Features Audio recording, built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, sharpness control, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, cropping an image, resizing an image, saturation control, in-camera red-eye fix, interval shooting mode, face detection, Shadow Adjustment Technology, in-camera RAW processing, Full-time Live View, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Eye-Fi Card Ready, Touch Shutter technology, GPS via mobile Audio recording, built-in speaker, 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, Panorama Capture, text stamp, Time-Lapse recording, Light Speed AF, primary colour filter, Focus Stacking, Post Focus function
OTHERS Olympus OM-D E-M1 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9M + 12-60mm
Included Accessories Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, USB cable Dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable, hot shoe cap
Software Drivers & Utilities, Olympus Viewer 3 Panasonic PHOTOfunSTUDIO 10.0 Premium Edition
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature -10 °C 0 °C
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