Size and weight is a big decision factor when you are trying to find the ideal camera for your needs.
In this section, We are going to illustrate Canon 7D MII and Panasonic G9 side-by-side from the front, back and top in their relative dimensions.
Below you can see the front view size comparison of Canon 7D MII and Panasonic G9. Panasonic G9 is 12mm narrower and 15mm shorter than Canon 7D MII but it is also 14mm thicker.
Here is the back view size comparison of Canon 7D MII and Panasonic G9.
Now lets look at the top view comparison of Canon 7D MII and Panasonic G9.
Weight is another important factor especially when deciding on a camera that you want to carry with you all day.
Panasonic G9 is significantly lighter (252g ) than the Canon 7D MII which may become a big advantage especially on long walking trips.
Also keep in mind that body weight is not the only deciding factor when comparing two interchangeable camera bodies, you have to also take into account the lenses that you will be using with these bodies. Since Canon 7D MII has an APS-C sized sensor and Panasonic G9 has a smaller Four Thirds sensor, Panasonic G9's lenses for a similar focal length and aperture will generally be lighter and smaller than the Canon 7D MII lenses.
Weight Comparison
Mirrorless Cameras
Thickness Comparison
Mirrorless Cameras
Weather Sealing
Both 7D MII and G9 have weather sealings in their body, making them resistant to water and dust.
LCD Screen Size and Features
Canon 7D MII and Panasonic G9's LCD screens has the same diagonal size of 3".
Both Canon 7D MII and Panasonic G9 have 20.0 MP resolution sensors but Canon 7D MII's sensor is APS-C (22.4 x 15 mm ) and Panasonic G9's sensor is Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm ).
Since Canon 7D MII's has a larger sensor area with the same resolution, this means that it also has a larger pixel area hence better light collecting capacity for a given aperture compared to Panasonic G9.
One other difference between these two cameras that is worth mentioning is that Panasonic G9's sensor doesn't have an anti-alias (Low-Pass) filter. Removing anti-alias filter increases the sharpness and level of detail but at the same time, it increases the chance of moire occurring in certain scenes.
Below you can see the 7D MII and G9 sensor size comparison.
As seen above, Canon 7D MII has a 1.5x Larger sensor area than Panasonic G9. Larger sensors give photographer more control on the depth of field and blurry background compared to smaller sensor when shot in same focal length and aperture.
In this section, we rank and compare Canon 7D MII and Panasonic G9 for five different photography types in order to make your decision process easier in case you are specifically interested in one or more of these areas.
Canon 7D MII for Portrait Photography
Panasonic G9 for Portrait Photography
Large APS-C (22.4 x 15 mm) sensor
Very High Resolution Sensor: 20.0MP
Optical Built-in Viewfinder
Good Ergonomics&Handling
No Image Stabilization
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Large Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm) sensor
Very High Resolution Sensor: 20.0MP
Image Stabilization
Electronic Built-in Viewfinder
Good Ergonomics&Handling
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Canon 7D MII for Street Photography
Panasonic G9 for Street Photography
Large APS-C (22.4 x 15 mm) sensor
Optical Built-in Viewfinder
Live-view
Face-Detection Focusing
No Image Stabilization
Large Body
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Large Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm) sensor
Image Stabilization
Electronic Built-in Viewfinder
Live-view
Face-Detection Focusing
Fully Articulated LCD Screen
Medium sized Body
Read the details
Canon 7D MII for Sports Photography
Panasonic G9 for Sports Photography
Optical Built-in Viewfinder
Good Ergonomics&Handling
Fast Continuous Shooting: 10.0fps
Environmental Sealings
Fast Max shutter speed: 1/8000s
65 Cross Type Focus sensors
65 Focus Points
Good Battery Life: 670 shots
Good Low Light ISO
No Image Stabilization
Read the details
Image Stabilization
Electronic Built-in Viewfinder
Good Ergonomics&Handling
Fast Continuous Shooting: 20.0fps
Environmental Sealings
Fast Max shutter speed: 1/8000s
225 Focus Points
Wireless Connection
Read the details
Canon 7D MII for Daily Photography
Panasonic G9 for Daily Photography
Large APS-C (22.4 x 15 mm) sensor
Environmental Sealings
Large Body
910g
Body Thickness 78mm
Read the details
Large Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm) sensor
Environmental Sealings
Medium size Body
658g
Body Thickness 92mm
Read the details
Canon 7D MII for Landscape Photography
Panasonic G9 for Landscape Photography
Large APS-C (22.4 x 15 mm) sensor
Very High Resolution Sensor: 20.0MP
Environmental Sealings
Live-view
Built-in GPS
Read the details
Large Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm) sensor
Very High Resolution Sensor: 20.0MP
Environmental Sealings
Live-view
Read the details
Number of available lenses is a big decision factor while choosing your interchangeable lens camera. When we look at the available lenses for these two cameras, we see that Canon 7D MII has an advantage over Panasonic G9. There are 319 lenses for Canon 7D MII's Canon EF/EF-S mount, on the other hand there are only 98 lenses for Panasonic G9's Micro Four Thirds lens mount.
Another important factor is the availability of image stabilization. Panasonic G9 has a big advantage in this regard because it has a sensor based image stabilization which means that all the lenses mounted to this body will be stabilized. On the other hand, Canon 7D MII doesn't have this feature so you have to buy a lens with optical stabilization feature. Currently there are 91 lenses for Canon EF/EF-S mount with Optical Image Stabilization features.
| Lens Type |
# of Canon 7D MII Lenses |
# of Panasonic G9 Lenses |
| Standard Zoom |
40 |
14 |
| Standard Prime |
18 |
12 |
| Wideangle Zoom |
34 |
4 |
| Wideangle Prime |
47 |
26 |
| Telephoto Zoom |
57 |
17 |
| Telephoto Prime |
41 |
8 |
| SuperZoom |
28 |
7 |
| Wideangle Fisheye Prime |
7 |
5 |
| Macro Prime |
27 |
4 |
| Perspective Control Prime |
16 |
n/a |
| Telephoto Mirror Prime |
1 |
1 |
| TOTAL |
319 |
98 |
You may have already made your decision about which camera suits better for your needs and your budget so far but in case you wonder how we rated Canon 7D MII and Panasonic G9, below you can find their scores in five different aspects.
Our Decision Algorithm dynamically scores cameras using 63 different specs, current price and DxO Mark scores (where possible) in order to make a more objective and consistent comparison.
Here is a summary of how Canon 7D MII and Panasonic G9 scores compare:
Canon 7D MII
Ranked
#36 out of 93 in Mid-size SLR cameras
Ranked
#131 out of 1181 in all Cameras
Panasonic G9
Ranked
#21 out of 65 in SLR-style mirrorless cameras
Ranked
#40 out of 1181 in all Cameras
Panasonic G9 has a higher Overall Score than the Canon 7D MII. It also has more features, more compact body and offers higher value for the money. But there is one area that G9 trails behind the 7D MII: Imaging
If image quality is the most important aspect in a camera, choose the Canon 7D MII. If not, we recommend the Panasonic G9.
| General |
Canon EOS 7D Mark II |
Panasonic Lumix DC-G9 |
| Brand |
Canon |
Panasonic |
| Announced |
2014-09-15 |
2017-11-08 |
| Body Type |
Mid-size SLR |
SLR-style mirrorless |
Sensor |
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| Type |
CMOS |
CMOS |
| Size |
APS-C |
Four Thirds |
| Dimensions |
22.4 x 15 mm |
17.3 x 13 mm |
| Area |
336.00mm2 |
224.90mm2 |
| Megapixels |
20 megapixels |
20 megapixels |
| Max Resolution |
5472 x 3648 |
5184 x 3888 |
| Max Native Light sensitivity |
16,000 ISO |
25,600 ISO |
| Max Boosted Light Sensitivity |
51200 ISO |
- |
| Min Native Light sensitivity |
100 ISO |
200 ISO |
| Min Boosted Light Sensitivity |
- |
100 ISO |
| RAW Support |
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Autofocus |
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| AF Touch |
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| AF Continuous |
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| AF Single |
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| AF Tracking |
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| AF Selective |
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| AF Center |
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| AF Multi Area |
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| AF Live View |
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| AF Face Detection |
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| AF Contrast Detection |
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| AF Phase Detection |
|
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| Number of Focus Points |
65 |
225 |
Lens |
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| Manual Focus |
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| Lens Mount |
Canon EF/EF-S |
Micro Four Thirds |
| Number of Available Lenses |
319 |
98 |
Screen |
|
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| Type |
Fixed type |
Fully Articulated |
| Size |
3" |
3" |
| Resolution |
1,040k dots |
1,040k dots |
| Touch Screen |
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Viewfinder |
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| Viewfinder |
Optical (pentaprism) |
Electronic |
| Viewfinder Resolution |
no electronic viewfinder |
3,680k dots |
| Viewfinder Coverage |
100% |
100% |
| Viewfinder Magnification |
0.63 |
0.83 |
Photography Features |
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| Max Shutter Speed |
1/8000s |
1/8000s |
| Shutter Priority |
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| Aperture Priority |
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| Manual Exposure Mode |
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| Custom White Balance |
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| Image Stabilization |
No |
Sensor-shift |
| Built-in Flash |
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| Flash Range |
12.00 m |
no built-in flash |
| Max Flash Sync |
1/250s |
no built-in flash |
| External Flash |
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| Continuous Shooting |
10.0 fps |
20.0 fps |
| Multi-Segment |
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| Average |
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| Spot |
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| Partial |
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| AF-Area |
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| Center Weighted |
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| AE Bracketing |
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| WB Bracketing |
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Video Features |
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| Max Video Resolution |
1920 x 1080 |
3840 x 2160 |
| Video Formats |
MPEG-4 |
MPEG-4, AVCHD, H.264 |
| Microphone Port |
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| Headphone Port |
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Connectivity |
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| Wireless Connectivity |
None |
Built-In |
| HDMI |
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Physical |
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| Environmental Sealing |
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| Weight |
910g |
658g |
| Dimensions |
149 x 112 x 78mm |
137 x 97 x 92mm |
| Battery Life |
670 shots |
400 shots |
Other Features |
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| Timelapse Recording |
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| GPS |
BuiltIn |
None |
DxO Sensor Scores |
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| DxO Overall Score |
70 |
not tested |
| DxO Color Depth |
22.4 |
not tested |
| DxO Dynamic Range |
11.8 |
not tested |
| DxO Low Light ISO |
1082 |
not tested |
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