A brief initial review of the GX9 vs GX8

jalywol wrote:

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Not sure how GX8 does it.

On GX7, GX85 and G85, Touch Pad AF, Touch AF and Touch LCD can be switched on/off independently.

On all of the newest bodies, you can no longer independently shut off Touch AF unless you turn off the Touch settings completely.

IIRC on my testing on GX9 in showroom, GX9 and GX85 (indeed also the G85) should be similar on Touch setting.

The followings are extracted from the pdf manual of GX9 (left) and GX85 (right) regarding the Touch setting under Custom Menu:. It seems that Touch Pad AF and Touch AF on GX9 should be the same as its other siblings:

If you are an evf shoot, Touch Pad AF should be the usual culprit on the running away focus point easily move the focus point (RAFP) syndrome. We can disable it and keep Touch AF and Touch LCD (for the Tab Menu, Q.Menu etc operation) alive.

I have the Touch Pad AF disabled, but I think my nose hits it before the EVF switches on sometimes .

One step further, the Touch AF (when we shoot with LCD) can be switched off to make sure no more RAFP syndrome. The Touch LCD can still keep alive...

Not on the newer models. You can only select either AF or AF+AE, but no "off"

Is it referring to the AE/AF option (to set the behaviour of AE/AF-L button only?) under Custom Menu? AFAIK it has nothing to do with the Touch setting.

Panny might add new items on every new generation of models (e.g. Touch AF/Touch Pad AF on the 7th generation, Auto ISO in M but no EC support, Dial Operation Switch and Cursor Button Lock etc on the 8th generation, My Menu to the 9th generation etc), but generally Panny has a relatively consistent Menu system and style of operation.