Quality

To measure and compare the noise levels on the Lumix GX9, I shot the following scene in RAW+JPEG mode at every ISO value and took 100% crops from each for the table lower on the page. JPEGs are straight out of the camera, while RAW files were processed in Adobe Camera RAW using sharpening of 50 / 0.5 / 36 / 10, and with noise reduction disabled to really see what’s going on behind the scenes.

Panasonic Lumix GX9 noise: JPEG vs RAW (100% crops)

Above: Lumix GX9 out-of-camera JPEG (left), RAW (right). 100% crops at 100 ISO

Above: Lumix GX9 out-of-camera JPEG (left), RAW (right). 100% crops at 200 ISO

Above: Lumix GX9 out-of-camera JPEG (left), RAW (right). 100% crops at 400 ISO

Above: Lumix GX9 out-of-camera JPEG (left), RAW (right). 100% crops at 800 ISO

Above: Lumix GX9 out-of-camera JPEG (left), RAW (right). 100% crops at 1600 ISO

Above: Lumix GX9 out-of-camera JPEG (left), RAW (right). 100% crops at 3200 ISO

Above: Lumix GX9 out-of-camera JPEG (left), RAW (right). 100% crops at 6400 ISO

Above: Lumix GX9 out-of-camera JPEG (left), RAW (right). 100% crops at 12800 ISO

Above: Lumix GX9 out-of-camera JPEG (left), RAW (right). 100% crops at 25600 ISO