Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark II vs. Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ82

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark II and Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ82. 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.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark II vs. Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ82 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark II Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ82
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - compact Digital camera - 4K - compact
Height 5.79 cm 9.43 cm
Width 9.8 cm 13.02 cm
Depth 3.13 cm 11.92 cm
Weight 182 g 616 g
Weight Details Camera only: 182 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 206 g
Camera only: 572 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 616 g
Enclosure Colour Black | Silver Black
Digital Zoom 4x 4x
Optical Zoom 3x 60x
SENSOR Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark II Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ82
Sensor Resolution 20.1 Megapixel 18.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type BSI-CMOS High Sensitivity MOS
Total Pixels 20,900,000 pixels 18,900,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 20,100,000 pixels 18,100,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1.0" 1/2.3"
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 60 fps 30 fps
Image Stabiliser Optical (Intelligent IS with 5-axis Advanced Dynamic Mode) Optical (POWER O.I.S. with Active Mode)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes Yes
PROCESSOR Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark II Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ82
Image Processor DIGIC 7 -
LENS Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark II Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ82
Type Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 10.2 - 30.6 mm - f/2.0-4.9 - zoom Zoom lens - 60x zoom - 3.58 - 215 mm - f/2.8-5.9
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 28 - 84mm 20 - 1200mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 5 cm 30 cm
Macro Focus Range 5cm 1cm
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive Motorised drive
Lens Construction 8 groups / 6 elements 12 groups / 14 elements
Features Aspherical lens, UA lens ED glass, aspherical lens
FOCUSING Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark II Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ82
Auto Focus AiAF TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 31 49
Auto Focus Features - Focus Peaking function, Depth From Defocus (DFD) technology
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Eye detection AF
Face Detection Face-priority AF function Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function
VIEWFINDER Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark II Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ82
Viewfinder Type - Built-in - electronic
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size - 0.2"
Viewfinder Resolution - 1,166,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage - 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification - 0.46x
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark II Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ82
ISO (Max) 12800 6400
Light Sensitivity ISO auto, ISO 12800, ISO 125-6400 ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 80, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO auto
Exposure Metering Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes - White balance bracketing
Shooting Programs Portrait mode, fireworks, panning, star nightscape, star trails, star time-lapse movie, handheld night scene, star portrait Handheld night shot, monochrome, clear portrait, silky skin, backlit softness, clear in backlight, relaxing tone, sweet child's face, distinct scenery, bright blue sky, romantic sunset glow, vivid sunset glow, glistening water, clear nightscape, cool night sky, warm glowing nightscape, artistic nightscape, glittering illuminations, clear night portrait, soft image of a flower, appetising food, cute dessert, freeze animal motion, clear sports shot
Special Effects Neutral, fisheye, soft focus, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, miniature, HDR, Toy camera, Art Bold, Grainy B&W, Water painting, Background defocus, Fireworks, Standard, Fine Detail 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
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Fluorescent, cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade
Max Shutter Speed 1/2000 sec 1/16000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 60 sec
Exposure Compensation ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing - 7 steps in 1/3, 2/3 or 1 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing - Yes
X-sync Speed 1/2000 sec -
DISPLAY Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark II Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ82
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Format 1,040,000 pixels 1,040,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Built-in
Display Features Display brightness control -
FLASH Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark II Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ82
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Pop-up flash
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction, slow sync Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes Yes
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation AF illuminator
Effective Flash Range 0.5 m - 6 m (wide lens)
0.5 m - 2.4 m (tele lens)
0.3 m - 14.1 m: ISO auto (wide lens)
1.5 m - 6.1 m: ISO auto (tele lens)
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark II Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ82
Digital Video Format H.264, iFrame, AVC AVCHD, H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format - AAC
Surround Sound - Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features - Wind noise reduction
MEMORY Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark II Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ82
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 32 GB SDHC -
Memory Card Included Yes No
Image Storage JPEG 5472 x 3648
JPEG 3648 x 2432
JPEG 2736 x 1824
JPEG 2400 x 1600
JPEG 5472 x 3072
JPEG 3648 x 2048
JPEG 2736 x 1536
JPEG 2400 x 1344
JPEG 4864 x 3648
JPEG 3248 x 2432
JPEG 2432 x 1824
JPEG 2112 x 1600
JPEG 3648 x 3648
JPEG 2432 x 2432
JPEG 1824 x 1824
JPEG 1600 x 1600
JPEG 4896 x 3672
JPEG 3456 x 2592
JPEG 2400 x 1800
JPEG 4896 x 3264
JPEG 3456 x 2304
JPEG 2400 x 1600
JPEG 4896 x 2752
JPEG 3840 x 2160
JPEG 1920 x 1080
JPEG 3664 x 3664
JPEG 2592 x 2592
JPEG 1824 x 1824
Video Capture 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps
1920 x 1080 - 30 fps
1920 x 1080 - 24 fps
1280 x 720 - 30 fps
640 x 480 - 30 fps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps - 100Mbps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 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 - 60 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps - 20Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 20Mbps
AVCHD - 1280 x 720 p - 30 fps - 10Mbps
AVCHD - 1280 x 720 p - 25 fps - 10Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 100 fps - slow motion mode
H.264 - 640 x 480 p - 200 fps - slow motion mode
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark II Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ82
Battery Type Canon NB-13L Lithium Ion Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific
Details Canon NB-13L Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Li-ion rechargeable battery - 895 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 235 shots
Photo shooting - 315 shots (ECO mode)
Playback - 5 hours
Photo shooting - 330 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 240 shots (LCD Monitor off)
CONNECTIONS Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark II Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ82
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication), Bluetooth 4.1 HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, Wireless Image Transfer, wireless video upload to cloud server, wireless image upload to cloud server -
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Computer Connectivity Mac, Windows -
Flash Terminal - Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
FEATURES Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark II Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ82
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 4 frames per second, 3.9 frames per second, 5.3 frames per second, 8.2 frames per second, 8.1 frames per second 2 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 6 frames per second, 30 frames per second (4K)
Additional Features Camera orientation detection, histogram display, in-camera red-eye removal, resizing an image, digital tele-converter, USB charging, in-camera RAW processing, HS System, HDR image enhancement technology, Time-Lapse recording, GPS via mobile Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, date/time stamp, sharpness control, histogram display, in-camera red-eye removal, cropping an image, resizing an image, saturation control, highlight point display, in-camera film editing, contrast control, USB charging, in-camera RAW processing, Intelligent Auto (iA), text stamp, Touch Shutter technology, touch pad control, Light Speed AF, noise reduction, Focus Stacking, Post Focus function
OTHERS Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark II Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ82
Included Accessories Battery charger, carrying case, wrist strap Lens cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable, lens cap strap
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
Service & Support Limited warranty - 2 years -
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