Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9 vs Nikon Coolpix S3500

In this comparison, we will evaluate the Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9 and the Nikon Coolpix S3500, highlighting the advantages of each over the other, discussing their pros and cons, shared strengths and weaknesses, and providing a rating based on their available features and specifications to assist you in choosing the one that best suits your needs.

Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9 was introduced in February 2018 and Nikon Coolpix S3500 was introduced in February 2013. Let us first list highlights of the models.

Now that we've looked at the most essential specifications and gained a basic understanding of these cameras, we can delve into more details and see the differences between them.

This section shows those features and specifications which are the reason to choose Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9 over Nikon Coolpix S3500.

This section shows those features and specifications which are the reason to choose Nikon Coolpix S3500 over Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9.

We already listed pros and cons of each model. However, you may also find useful to look at their common strengths and weaknesses shown side-by-side.

Screen

Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9 has a 3.0" Tilting screen with 1,240k dot resolution and Nikon Coolpix S3500 has a 2.70" Fixed screen with 230k dot resolution. Tilting screen makes Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9 very useful for photography purposes but not so useful for video shooting. Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9 also features touchscreen which has advantages such as easy menu navigation, intuitive controls, quick setting adjustment and most importantly a Touch-to-Focus functionality allowing users to select a specific point on the screen where they want the camera to focus. This feature can be helpful for achieving precise focus in both photo and video recording.

Electronic Viewfinder on Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9

Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9 has a built-in Electronic viewfinder with 2,760k dot resolution. It has a 100% coverage and 1.39x (0.70x 35mm equivalent) magnification. There is no built-in or optional viewfinder available on Nikon Coolpix S3500.

Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9 features a 20.3 megapixel Micro Four Thirds CMOS sensor with dimensions of 17.3 x 13 mm and a total area of 224.9 mm². Its native ISO range is 200 - 25,600 and expands to 100 - 25,600 in boosted mode. Nikon Coolpix S3500 features a 20.1 megapixel 1/2.3-inch CCD sensor with dimensions of 6.16 x 4.62 mm and a total area of 21.3 mm². Its native ISO range is 80 - 3,200.

Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9 is equipped with Venus Engine processor and can take pictures up to 5184 x 3888 resolution. Nikon Coolpix S3500 can take pictures up to 5152 x 3864 resolution.

No Low-Pass Filter on Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9

There is no optical low-pass filter (OLPF), also known as an anti-aliasing filter, in front of the sensor on Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9. This results in a slightly sharper image but may also introduce moiré patterns and aliasing artifacts when photographing subjects with fine, repetitive patterns or details.

Image Stabilization

The cameras have a built-in image stabilization (4 stops of compensation in Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9). On Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9 it means that you are still getting vibration reduction when it is paired with non-image stabilizied lenses. It also works with lenses with optical image stabilization and in combination can achieve even better compensation.

Built-in Wi-Fi on Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9

Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9 has a built-in Wi-Fi (802.11b/g/n, 2.4 GHz) which allows to easily transfer photos and videos from the camera to other Wi-Fi-enabled devices, such as smartphones, tablets, printers, or computers. This eliminates the need for cables and allows for quick and convenient media sharing and social media integration. It gives you the ability to control your camera remotely using a smartphone or tablet. This is particularly useful for taking self-portraits, group shots, or capturing images in challenging conditions without having to touch the camera. Firmware updates can also be downloaded and installed wirelessly.
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Bluetooth on Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9

Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9 has a built-in Bluetooth (version 4.2 LE) which lets you to connect the camera to a smartphone or a dedicated remote control device. This allows you to remotely trigger the camera, adjust settings and controls remotely through a paired mobile app. While Wi-Fi is generally faster for transferring larger files, Bluetooth can be used for small, selective transfers, it can provide real-time information about your camera's battery status, memory card capacity, and other key settings directly on your paired smartphone or smartwatch.
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USB Inputs and HDMI Outputs

Both models have USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) inputs for data transfer. connector for video signal output.

External Storage Slots

Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9 has a single SD/SDHC/SDXC (UHS-I) card slot. Nikon Coolpix S3500 has a single card slot.

Shutter

Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9 has Electronic shutter and Mechanical Focal Plane shutter. Shutter speed can go up to 1/16000 sec with electronic shutter and up to 1/4000 sec with mechanical shutter on Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9, and up to 1/2000 sec on Nikon Coolpix S3500. Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9 can shoot continuously up to 9.0 fps.

Focusing

Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9 has 49 focusing points and Nikon Coolpix S3500 has . Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9 has detection range from -4 to +18 EV.

Exposure

Exposure meterings of Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9 ranges from 0 to +18 EV and you can set the exposure compensation within the ±5 EV range on Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9 and ±2 range on Nikon Coolpix S3500. You can also do exposure lock and exposure bracketing and manual exposure adjustment on Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9 and exposure bracketing on Nikon Coolpix S3500.

Flash

Cameras have built-in flash with maximum range of 6.00 m at ISO 200 on Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9. Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9 also accepts external flash which can be connected via Hot Shoe. The fastest flash synchronization speed is 1/200 sec on Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9.

Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9 body has dimensions of 124 x 72 x 47 mm (4.88 x 2.83 x 1.85") and Nikon Coolpix S3500 body has dimensions of 97 x 58 x 21 mm (3.82 x 2.28 x 0.83"). Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9 weighs 450 g (0.99 lb / 15.87 oz) and Nikon Coolpix S3500 weighs 129 g (0.28 lb / 4.55 oz).

Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9

Nikon Coolpix S3500

124 mm

72 mm

97 mm

58 mm

72 mm

58 mm

47 mm

21 mm