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 Panasonic G9 and Leica M-Monochrom side-by-side from the front, back and top in their relative dimensions. Panasonic G9 has external dimensions of 137 x 97 x 92 mm (5.39 x 3.82 x 3.62″) and weighs 658 g (1.45 lb / 23.21 oz) (including batteries). Leica M-Monochrom has external dimensions of 139 x 80 x 37 mm (5.47 x 3.15 x 1.46″) and weighs 600 g (1.32 lb / 21.16 oz) (including batteries).
Below you can see the front view size comparison of Panasonic G9 and Leica M-Monochrom. Leica M-Monochrom is 17mm shorter and 55mm thinner than Panasonic G9 but it is also 2mm wider.
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Comparison image of Panasonic G9 and Leica M-Monochrom Size, Weight and External Dimensions - Front View
Here is the back view size comparison of Panasonic G9 and Leica M-Monochrom.
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Comparison image of Panasonic G9 and Leica M-Monochrom Size and Weight - Back View
Now lets look at the top view comparison of Panasonic G9 and Leica M-Monochrom.
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Top View Comparison image of Panasonic G9 and Leica M-Monochrom Size
Weight is another important factor especially when deciding on a camera that you want to carry with you all day.
Leica M-Monochrom is 58g lighter than the Panasonic G9 but we don't think this will make a significant difference.
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 Leica M-Monochrom has a Full frame 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 Leica M-Monochrom lenses.
Weight Comparison
Mirrorless Cameras
Thickness Comparison
Mirrorless Cameras
Weather Sealing
With its weather sealed body, we believe that G9 has a big advantage over M-Monochrom which doesn't provide any kind of environmental sealing.
LCD Screen Size and Features
Panasonic G9's 3" LCD screen is slightly larger than Leica M-Monochrom's 2.5" screen.
Moreover, Panasonic G9 sports a
Fully Articulated screen which you can change the angle and position of the screen almost freely, making it possible to shoot from waist or over the head levels, and especially very useful for shooting selfies and video. On the other hand, Leica M-Monochrom has a fixed type screen which provides almost no flexibility in shooting positions compared to G9.
Panasonic G9 has a 20.0MP Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm ) sized CMOS sensor . On the other hand, Leica M-Monochrom has a 18.0MP Full frame (36 x 24 mm ) sized CCD sensor .
Another difference between these two cameras is that Panasonic G9's sensor lacks 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 G9 and M-Monochrom sensor size comparison.
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Sensor Size and Resolution Comparison image of Panasonic G9 and Leica M-Monochrom Cameras
As seen above, Leica M-Monochrom has a 3.8x 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.
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 Panasonic G9 has an advantage over Leica M-Monochrom. There are 107 lenses for Panasonic G9's Micro Four Thirds mount, on the other hand there are only 59 lenses for Leica M-Monochrom's Leica M 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 (IS) which means that all the lenses mounted to this body will be stabilized. G9's built-in Image stabilization system is effective to compensate vibration up to 6.5-stops according to CIPA standards.0 lenses for Leica M mount with Optical Image Stabilization features.
| Lens Type |
# of Panasonic G9 Lenses |
# of Leica M-Monochrom Lenses |
| Standard Zoom |
15 |
n/a |
| Standard Prime |
13 |
15 (15 Full Frame) |
| Wideangle Zoom |
5 |
1 (1 Full Frame) |
| Wideangle Prime |
29 |
31 (31 Full Frame) |
| Telephoto Zoom |
18 |
n/a |
| Telephoto Prime |
9 |
10 (10 Full Frame) |
| SuperZoom |
8 |
n/a |
| Wideangle Fisheye Prime |
5 |
n/a |
| Macro Prime |
4 |
1 (1 Full Frame) |
| Perspective Control Prime |
n/a |
1 (1 Full Frame) |
| Telephoto Mirror Prime |
1 |
n/a |
| TOTAL |
107 |
59 (59 Full Frame) |
In this section, we rank and compare Panasonic G9 and Leica M-Monochrom 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.
Panasonic G9 for Portrait Photography
Leica M-Monochrom for Portrait Photography
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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Large Full frame (36 x 24 mm) sensor
Very High Resolution Sensor: 18.0MP
Optical Built-in Viewfinder
Average Ergonomics&Handling
No Image Stabilization
Read the details
Panasonic G9 for Street Photography
Leica M-Monochrom for Street Photography
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
Large Full frame (36 x 24 mm) sensor
Optical Built-in Viewfinder
Medium sized Body
No Image Stabilization
No Live-view
Read the details
Panasonic G9 for Sports Photography
Leica M-Monochrom for Sports Photography
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
Optical Built-in Viewfinder
Fast Max shutter speed: 1/4000s
Average Ergonomics&Handling
No Image Stabilization
Slow Continuous Shooting: 2.0fps
Environmental Sealings
Focus Points
Read the details
Panasonic G9 for Daily Photography
Leica M-Monochrom for Daily Photography
Large Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm) sensor
Environmental Sealings
Medium size Body
658g
Body Thickness 92mm
Read the details
Panasonic G9 for Landscape Photography
Leica M-Monochrom for Landscape Photography
Large Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm) sensor
Very High Resolution Sensor: 20.0MP
Environmental Sealings
Live-view
Read the details
Large Full frame (36 x 24 mm) sensor
Very High Resolution Sensor: 18.0MP
No Environmental Sealings
No Live-view
Read the details
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 Panasonic G9 and Leica M-Monochrom, 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 Panasonic G9 and Leica M-Monochrom scores compare:
Panasonic G9
Ranked
#36 out of 86 in SLR-style mirrorless cameras
Ranked
#60 out of 1220 in all Cameras
Leica M-Monochrom
Ranked
#121 out of 126 in Rangefinder-style mirrorless cameras
Ranked
#606 out of 1220 in all Cameras
Panasonic G9 is the overall winner of this comparison. It has a higher Overall Score and beats Leica M-Monochrom in all criteria except one: Portability. But the size difference between these cameras are negligible in real world so it is not a big disadvantage for Panasonic G9.
| General |
Panasonic Lumix DC-G9 |
Leica M-Monochrom |
| Brand |
Panasonic |
Leica |
| Announced |
2017-11-08 |
2012-05-10 |
| Body Type |
SLR-style mirrorless |
Rangefinder-style mirrorless |
Sensor |
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| Type |
CMOS |
CCD |
| Size |
Four Thirds |
Full frame |
| Dimensions |
17.3 x 13 mm |
36 x 24 mm |
| Area |
224.90mm2 |
864.00mm2 |
| Megapixels |
20 megapixels |
18 megapixels |
| Max Resolution |
5184 x 3888 |
5212 x 3472 |
| Max Native Light sensitivity |
25,600 ISO |
10,000 ISO |
| Min Native Light sensitivity |
200 ISO |
160 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 |
225 |
n/a |
Lens |
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| Manual Focus |
|
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| Lens Mount |
Micro Four Thirds |
Leica M |
| Number of Available Lenses |
107 |
59 |
Screen |
|
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| Type |
Fully Articulated |
Fixed type |
| Size |
3" |
2.5" |
| Resolution |
1,040k dots |
230k dots |
| Touch Screen |
|
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Viewfinder |
|
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| Viewfinder |
Electronic |
Optical (rangefinder) |
| Viewfinder Resolution |
3,680k dots |
no electronic viewfinder |
| Viewfinder Coverage |
100% |
Unknown |
| Viewfinder Magnification |
0.83x |
0.68x |
Photography Features |
|
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| Max Mechanical Shutter |
1/8000s |
1/4000s |
| Max Electronic Shutter |
1/32000s |
n/a |
| 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 |
Sensor-shift |
No |
| Built-in Flash |
|
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| Max Flash Sync |
n/a |
1/180s |
| External Flash |
|
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| Continuous Shooting |
20.0 fps |
2.0 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 |
3840 x 2160 |
None |
| Video Formats |
MPEG-4, AVCHD, H.264 |
n/a |
| Microphone Port |
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| Headphone Port |
|
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Connectivity |
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| Wireless Connectivity |
Built-In |
None |
| HDMI |
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Physical |
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| Environmental Sealing |
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| Weight |
658g |
600g |
| Dimensions |
137 x 97 x 92mm |
139 x 80 x 37mm |
| Battery Life |
400 shots |
350 shots |
Other Features |
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| Timelapse Recording |
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| GPS |
None |
None |
DxO Sensor Scores |
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