Is the EVF on GX9 really worse than that on the GX7

DiffractionLtd wrote:

alcelc wrote:

yslee1 wrote:

timo wrote:

I know the specs suggest they are the same, but I have read conflicting reports about this comparison in the real world. This would be a key issue in my decision whether to upgrade to the GX9, with its superior stabilisation.

Can anyone with hands-on (or eyes-on) experience comment?

Never had them side-by-side but I do think the GX9 has a pretty nice EVF. I did try it side-by-side with the GX85 and I thought it was a little better. The EVF unit might be the same but the magnification is a little bigger and clearer.

and same resolution as well. Basically it is the same evf on GX7, GX85 and now GX9.

It might be just fine as far as they go, but Panasonic shouldn't have gone backwards here. The idea is to compete with and exceed the DSLR, and they won't do that by making EVF's worse than they could be. But who knows? The GX9 is clearly an exercise in cost-cutting over the GX8 so the costly parts were dispensed with or reduced in quality.

and yes, Pany's naming has created a lot of confusion.

Sadly Pany don't take this opportunity to make it right (change the 16:9 display unit of GX7/85 to 4:3 and the problem could be solved immediately).

G85 with all the extra like mic-port etc at a launched price very similar to GX9, can pack with a 0.74x 2.36M dot evf... It shouldn't cost Pany a lot to change the 16:9 0.7x evf of 2.74M dot to a 4:3 native one(?).