Review on Panasonic LUMIX GX9 4K Mirrorless ILC Camera Kit with 12-60mm F3.5-5.6 Power O.I.S. Lens, DC-GX9MK (USA Black) by Bai Dang Thi ᠌

Name: Panasonic LUMIX GX9 4K Mirrorless ILC Camera Kit with 12-60mm F3.5-5.6 Power O.I.S. Lens, DC-GX9MK (USA Black)
Item: Panasonic LUMIX GX9 4K Mirrorless ILC Camera Kit with 12-60mm F3.5-5.6 Power O.I.S. Lens, DC-GX9MK (USA Black)
Rating: 5

October 08, 2022

Excellent quality, absolutely not expected for such a price.

I think in 2022 or even a couple more years, it is quite interesting to buy as a good camera for travel and for general tasks. Panasonic generally tend to longevity in the market). If the budget is not completely limited, you can look towards the older brother G9, there are several very significant amenities, Mic input, 4K 60p, battery, improved stabilization and 225 focus points versus 49 for the GX9. On the other hand, the price is already different there, which brings it closer to the full frame).

Pros

1. Micro 4/3. IMHO, at the moment the most balanced standard with a wide selection of lenses, and if you look at the adapters, there is generally an endless field for creativity, if you want higher, then FF, but a little expensive for now, if lower, then a smartphone :), but it’s up to real quality with viewing on the monitor is far away, the model is not important, physics, alas. 2. Compact, but in moderation, it doesn’t feel like a soap box at all, even after a DSLR. 3. Photo quality, remarkable in its class, is no longer needed for home and non-fanatic amateurs. 4. Flexibility and reasonable settings. 5. 4K video quality and stabilization (double with some native lenses). At wide angles, it is quite possible to do without a tripod. 6. Combination of electronic and mechanical shutter. 7. Image application from panasonic for smart, when shooting from a tripod, the thing is indispensable. 8. Very good in comparison with another whale lens (which is 12-32), detailing, compact, quite enough for the first time. 9. Charging from an external battery, useful on the road.

Cons

In general, they are voiced, since the camera is not the first year on the market, and they are not so critical, but . 1. There is no input for an external microphone, and when shooting with some lenses, the noise of the focus motor is heard. Solvable, and rather not for everyone, the problem, for example, I do editing more often, and most of it is covered with background music. 2. 4K Video with crop 1.25, if you want to shoot landscapes you need to think about the width, 12/24 (eq) is not always enough, although subjectively. 3. Noise after ISO 400, but this comes from the size of the matrix, in principle, up to 1600 they are pressed relatively easily in post-processing. 4. The price, probably, on the other hand, in Europe in the summer of 2022, I got a whale for 500 euros at a sale, at a price, in principle, even a few hundred higher, there was nothing particularly interesting.