Also take a look at my *Panasonic GX9 vs LX100 II* comparison: bit.ly/LX100IIvsGX9 Pictures were edited in *Luminar 3* - bit.ly/SkylumLuminar2018 - $/€ 10 off code: THS10 and *Aurora HDR 2019* - bit.ly/AuroraHdrTHS10 - $/€ 10 off code: THS10

Best handling camera I've ever owned. I about teared up when I took it out of the box and held it. Love the G9 so much I still watch reviews of it. :) As soon as it's back in stock, I'll be grabbing the Sigma 56mm f1.4 for portraits. Always enjoy your channel.

Yet another great video... It's impossible to not watch your videos to the end. So captivating!

You sold me completely. I've bought the GX9 in a sale and due to your reviews I ordered a G9 in addition. I will sell my complete Nikon Full Frame stuff and I'm looking forward so much to the change. Already impressed with the super sweet GX9. So, thank you very much and best wishes to Slovakia!

Thank you for posting a 1yr review. I'm glad you demonstrated how well the G9 works in low light and the super fast and accurate AF. A lot of people don't think the G9 has good AF, but your demonstrations prove them wrong. I'm at 6 months with the G9, and it's my favorite camera of all time, and I use it a lot more than I should.

Thanks to your channel I made my decision to buy this camera, I must say that this camera amazed me from the first time I touch it! The grip fits perfect in my hand and all the controls are in a logical position, can't wait to use it more and I also look forward to use some telephoto lens with it! Best regards from Romania!

I bought a G9 today. I got a great deal, so my timing is good. I appreciate your thoughtful reviews.

4:56 - You are probably the only observer who shows real performance of autofocus for still images. Thanks a lot for that!

Great review. Thanks for including info on how it does for stills as well as video.

Great video! Exactly all the info I was looking for

I updated my G7 to the G9. So far, so good! Thanks for the good reviews.

What a beautiful camera, just ordered mine, so thrilled :D ! THank you

Great review. Thanks so much. I’ve had my G9 for a couple of weeks, and just getting used to it. SO MUCH to learn.

Good unbiased review and I appreciate your comments on the 4/3 sensor performance.

Love the G9 Got one used last week for $1000 USD Handling is amazing, image stabilization is amazing. Video is awesome. I’m sold on the m43

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Am touched by your honesty

I agree. best camera I have ever owned. Image quality is good enough.

Truly excellent work.

Thanks for that; a very thorough and informative one year appraisal of the G9. I've had mine for nine months and have no complaints, except the learning curve, but that's me. Mike in Oz

I love both the A7iii and G9 ... own them both. Best of both worlds.

That pretty much concurs with my experience over last year. I too got the G9 almost immediately after it's launch (december 2017). In my case I decided to get rid of all my full frame gear after years working with it (I've been doing photography for over 40 years with all kinds of cameras, even large frame cameras). And I haven't had regrets for one minute. Maybe if you are into low light action shooting most of the time you might need full frame (or larger), but the past year I produced images in most circumstances, some of them quite challenging. I found the G9 to be a very reliable work horse that produces great images. Of course the right lens is important as has always been the case with any camera. But in many circumstances the G9 produces great images even when used with 'consumer glass' and with greater ease than my full frame gear that really needed top glass to produce good results. So actually in that sense the G9 is a bargain as well. Also tried the Sony A7 III. Great image quality, but not that enthusiastic about the handling, but that is personal preference. Nice small and light body, but then again I would need a bunch of heavy large lenses and adapters while I was just so happy to get rid of all that heavy gear. So I stick with the G9. From the endless list of cameras I had or used over the years I would pick the G9 again. It's just that good. I just got back from a trip to the Atlantic cost of Andalucia (Cadiz, Barbate, Tarifa) and the results are fantastic.

Great job on the 1 year recap! Definitely reassured me of my choice to stick with Lumix/Leica G-series MFT

Great review! I love the G9 so much :)

I really apprecaite youir detailed, excellent review. All my best Lots of good iformation on the Lumix G9

Hello my friend! Thank you for another informative and useful review. I regret not buying the G9 a year ago when there was a great deal and it was in my budget. Also thanks for the occasional mention of how it performs in relation to the 16mp m43 cameras. Happy New Year from Australia 😊🎄🎆📷

Great video, I am at the point I need to consider upgrading my EM1.1. This G9 looks pretty good!

I have never enjoyed using a camera more than my G9 and GX9. The G9 is my go to camera all the time. My Nikon 810 is seldom used now and it feels old fashioned. The camera is comfortable and very sturdy in my hands, and I am 71 and have used hundreds of different cameras since I was 7. This is the first system that feels like real quality. The images are just fine for 13-19 prints with little post processing. Low light theater work sometimes needs a little noise reduction, but the camera is quiet, even with a the mechanical shutter. I use the GH5 for theater video as I have to adjust the shutter angle to avoid banding with led and regular lighting mixed. The electronic shutter works great for sports though I prefer to peak of action shoot and use the mechanical shutter.

Hi, I took the plunge & part ex"d my full frame D810 +18-35,24-70,80-200,200-400 Nikon lenses to purchase the G9 + 8-18,12-60, 42.5,200, 100-400 Leica/pan lenses in July 2018.The G9 allows me to go exploring/ travelling without to much weight, I was very surprised as to the quality. The build is very good also intuitive in use[displays] and excellent for wildlife. Very pleased I purchased this, also an added benefit I get to use my 8x10 more for landscapes.

Cool vid. I've always wondered about G9 so this long term review is greatly appreciated. Also wanted to send some love to my countrymam....

This is a really good video. I've always dismissed M43 because of sensor size, but this video has me reconsidering this camera; it has everything you need to know as a photographer. I look forward to more videos.

Thank you so much for this. I need a good camera for landscape. This must be the one for me.

I love my G9 so much. It is responsible for reigniting my passion for photography. I'm gonna get another one and start shooting weddings again. It is the most underrated camera ever. I used it equally for stills and video. I've started doing professional video work with it. It's a pleasure to work with.

Really like your no-nonsense videos, and this is a great summary. Just one comment. At 11:22 you say that the playback button no longer has a delay on firmware 1.2. That's not my experience - I still get a significant delay, and there was no mention of that being fixed in the firmware release notes. Perhaps what's happened is that you're now using UHS-II cards and that has improved the speed. For me using regular UHS-I cards, there is a delay of at least a second with 1 card, slightly longer with 2. It's frustrating as the G80 managed to do it near instantaneously with the exact same card, so I don't know why the G9 is so much slower. At the very least I wish it would keep just the last shot photo in a buffer for instant access to check or delete. I hope they can sort this in the next firmware update.

Thanks for the review man! Question, would you use this camera for a wedding video?

Just pointing out the only error you didn't correct, 13:35 you call the 42.5 Nocticron an f/1.4 instead of f/1.2. Outstanding and very concise long term update. Looking forward to the upcoming lens reviews.

Thank you for another wonderful & honest review.

Great video, thanks. Question..... Does the G9 implement the internal teleconverter that the GH5 has? Not sure if I've worded that correctly, but with the GH5 you are able to do video using the full sensor, or, if you desire, there is the ability to choose to film with the sensor cropped. This, in effect, gives you additional focal range as you are punched into a fraction of the complete sensor. Thanks.

Great 1-year summary review! Especially with your background by not being a LUMIX ambassador and indeed having a A7iii you still constantly recommend the G9. I think this is a big advantage of your reviews because you could easily say that A7iii is better. I am searching now for alonger time about the best hybrid camera for not tripod use for photo and video. No other systems seems to be acceptable for run and gun video shooting because of their insufficient IBIS. Also A6500 is pretty shaky in comparison which is an alternative in my opinion . There is a just a m4/3-is-dead-mentality right now out there which unsettled me and probability other people.

I bought this camera used and really enjoy it. My only dislikes are the hair trigger shutter, 2 buttons on the front by the grip are not ergonomically positioned. On the battery grip the AEL/AFL button is flush and hard to find, forget about it if wearing gloves. Love the joystick for moving the focus point around and my first dSLR the Canon 30D had it back in 2007. Feels really good in the hands. Curious to see the the replacement for the G9 will be like. Glad to see promoting the right tool for the job. Bigger sensor camera for low light work.

I also own a G9 and use it mostly with Panasonic 35-100 f2.8. I don't plan to upgrade for at least 3 years

Excellent as usual!!!

Great to see a long term owner review and not just some tech reviewer using it for 3 days! I've recently been assessing which camera to buy for product photography and casual use and out of the Sony A6500, Fuji X-T2 & X-T3, Sony A7ii and the G9 I eventually went for the G9. I don't photograph in low light so I don't care about a larger sensor... The combination of huge (and quite cheap) lens selection, usability, IBIS, pixel shift feature and cheaper prices just made it an obvious choice. As a total package it's a no brainer (MANY will disagree!) I doubt Panasonic can squeeze anything else from the M43 system though, so it'll be the S1 next...

And now even better with the recent upgrades.

Great review, thanks.

Good round up, usability and enjoyment while using the camera are much under rated values. Too many people just look at specifications. I have tried a few of the lenses you mentioned at a Panasonic event, nice but there seems to be questions about repairability that makes me wary of getting them. But I must admit my Oly 12-40 and 40-150 pro lenses work very well on my G85 and focus just as well as my 14-140 and 100-300.

Thanks for a great update review! You love your G9 and what's not to like? I own it and love it. While the Sony A7 III and Fuji XT-3 have stolen the show for 2018, the G9 often is depicted as an underdog/sleeper bargain by many KZfaq reviewers. Unfortunately, Panasonic's video AF reputation still seems to be a stigma for many people, even though there have been great recent improvements. Another knock on the G9 is the smaller sensor, even though the outstanding IBIS can reduce high ISO usage. Learn the G9 and there won't be much you can't do with the camera. The G9 is truly a great all around camera and thanks for your knowledgeable long term review!

Thank you for this video!

Great set up! Nice video too.

Very nice review. Honest and direct. I am waiting for the anticipated modded G85. I think the point is more to my liking, though the G9 does so much. Amazing this camera doesn't get more love. I think as much as I love the video centric GH5 family, this G9 is the awesome wild child of the GH family. I like that because stills still matter allot to me, and that video is still 4K full sensor read out, a big plus.

I thought you should know that your content regarding the G9 has played a huge role in me getting the camera. I bought it last week as an update to my GX85. I needed the extra assurance offered by weather sealing and dual card slots, for work. You've provided me with extremely detailed information that was vital to making the right choice: do I stay with M43, or move to Fuji? In the end, glass won as I have invested in M43 glass over the years. I thought about switching to APS-C and the X-H1 had what I needed. But at $1500 with a kit lens, it's $500 over what I paid for my G9, and I already have good glass for it. Your content made me realize that there's more to photography than a picture with slightly less noise, particularly when shooting hybrid and on a budget. Sorry for the long post. Just wanted to say THANK YOU.

Great video, thank you. I have had a G9 for around a year as well and like it a lot. My favourite lenses are the 35 to 100mm, 12-35mm and the 8-18mm. My only real grudge is the video limit of 30mins.

thank you for the effort and the sharing. i am a very appreciative subscriber. thumbs up.

Thanks for your 1yr review. Doing handheld 1sec telephoto shots is my favorite party trick to troll my Nikon buddies. I’ve done a lot of wildlife shooting this year with the G9 and it’s never let me down. It’s had salt water splashed on it dozens of times, rained on, dropped in mud, laid onto “tripods made of snow,” and kicked into the bottom of a dingy running away a bear. The G9+telephoto excels in backwoods hunting with a camera. The only problem I have is the rubber in the corner of the thumb rest has lifted, not sure how to glue back down.

I've had mine for almost 3 months now - I use it for studio (macro) photography and for simple movie capabilities. It took me a month to figure out all the settings (at least the ones I use), but now that I've sorted out the functions - It's handling is superb. The stabilization is excellent. I love the Monochromatic D mode and tend to use it and Vivid quite a bit. The High Resolution mode works incredibly well for my studio photos. In all - I love this camera - I'm saving up to buy a metabones adapter - I keep hearing wonderful things about this camera and canon lenses. Thanks for your excellent reviews!!

Great, helpful video. Thank You.

Your panasonic lenses collection are dope

Great Review , thanks a lot.

Great video! It's nice to see someone do a review after a year of use... Just a few things I'd like to reflect on: * Color science. Panasonic has had fantastic color science for almost a decade as far as I experienced... Even back in 2010 when I picked up the LX3 for travel, the colors were just amazing. After going pro, I still look at the pics and amaze at the color. Yup, just make some minor adjustments in post and image is done! * Auto Focus. I hate it when people focus on this issue. These people need to get a point & shoot instead of a tool like the G9. The G9 is at least a level or two better than my Panasonic GX8 and I've been very happy with the AF of my GX8. With video and especially stills. When you tune the AF, it gets even better. * Lenses. Yes, the Panasonic-Leica lenses are absolutely fantastic! People hate the costs... But if you're a serious enthusiast or pro, there is only the Olympus Pro lenses as a possible substitute. Great lenses but not optimized at all for Panasonic. They also have a different look. Excellent but different. Great camera and review! Can't wait to get mine! Keep up the great work!

It’s 2023. I just ordered this camera. Can’t wait.

Awesome video!

Excellent review

I've had and used the G9 since April and can concur. The only downside is the difficulty connecting to a phone using the android app. It's confusing and clunky. Ibis and hi Res modes are phenomenal. I loved using it in a recent trip to the Cairngorms National Park in Scotland. Handheld 1s exposures of waterfalls and the light weight made hiking with my 100-300mm lens a breeze. Battery life was excellent and the fully articulated screen was also very useful for getting unique angles.

I use this G9 in Photo's form beginning 2022 after kicking out my Canon RP Fullframe. :) just love how good this camera is. it's better than a lot of FullFrame camera's.

great video, im am thinking of bying a g9. nice compact camera

Nice followup review.

Stale lepsi a lepsi videa 👍🏻

I wish the a7iii had this body, it would change the game. Something I always loved about Panasonic cameras.

Have you done a video on the latest firmware update for the G9? If not, I hope you do in the future. I love your reviews. It sounds like there's a lot to love about it, including a very much improved auto-focusing.

Very close to a G9 or EM1.2 purchase at the moment, cant quite decide as im moving from fuji to MFT but picking either or is a really difficult task right now!

I have bought this camera after watching your videos. And gosh I'm happy with it. Plus after all cash back from Panasonic and discounts it came to £1069, recently got 25mm f1.7 lens and not joking, everything looks so much nicer. I love this camera. Mabey not as good in the low light as somy a7m3 but half the price of it and in day time is smashing.

If you cant afford this check the g85. Both are very good. G85 is noticeably smaller and just a fun camera. Having said that the g9 is a 10/10.

Terrific one year summary. I love my G9... You need to convince Casey with Camera Conspiracies to get the G9.

Excellent review and thanks for doing a 1-year in experience. As an Olympus shooter I am extremely impressed by the ergonomics of the G9. I love the ergonomics of the E-M1 Mk II but the G9 is even better in the hand, perfect size and with lots of actual, real controls that are missing on most cameras no a days (AF choice switch etc). Not to mention the menus and the touch interface, Olympus, come on, take notes! (Well actually all other companies should take note). The only thing holding me back from adding the G9 as a second body to my m43 is the fact that part from the lovely PL 25/1.4 I have only Olympus Pro-line lenses from 12mm to 300mm and while I believe S-AF is still very fast with those, I am very sceptical to the C-AF which is already struggling on the G9 with Panasonics on DFD lenses for fast action (birding, wild life and sports). On the other hand, C-AF is struggling on all m43 cameras still, even with PDAF so... :) Have you had the chance to try any Olympus lenses with the G9? Regards Rasmus

Good review...thanks

I guess 1of the best cameras ( ever heard of )

Great review

I'm thinking of selling my Nikon D500 and getting a G9. Great update video. Keep up the good work.

I think the G9 is really underrated and did not get much "press". It is a highly capable camera with a lot of great features. For me, when I first started shooting with it can comparing it to my G7, it was an eye opener. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the camera. The next camera I will get will have to be VASTLY superior to the G9 in what I shoot and video.

Very good review

Nice camera. I really like that Biatec watch. I may have to pick one up. Do you sell them?

Thanks for the review! Since you apparently also own (?) a GH5: did you ever test, whether the IBIS of the G9 is also better in video regarding GH5 (6.5 vs 5 stops)? Thanks!

I really love the ergonomics of this camera. Best I've ever used before, only the shutter button isn't as tactile as I would like. However just recently I noticed a big disadvantage of the fully articulating screen. It sucks if you use an l-bracket, you can't really tilt it upwards or downwards anymore.

Nice review. What I really don't get though is the idea that you don't need good ISO performance with M4/3 because you can use lower SS thanks to the efficient IBIS. That can be true in most static scenes but as soon as you have moving subjects you just need to use fast SS and therefore higher ISO. Which is why I looked at Olympus' OMD-EM1II for birding but I had to abandon the idea because of the relatively poor ISO performance. I mean, it's nice that small sensors can provide good results these days but I think we should avoid to broaden false illusions.

You should try the Olympus 12-40 2.8. I absolutely love it!

Does the electronic shutter reduce raw depth (bit)? Like on old g7 and g80 where goes to 12bit to 10bit iirc with EC or EFC mode.

Mine apparently struggles when the temperature falls below -5 or so. It doesn't shut down but the software starts lagging and glitching. I've had to take out the battery a couple of times to reboot it (I waited for 5 minutes at least for it to refresh the frozen software but nothing happened). Other than that I agree with everything you said in the video. The camera is really worth the money and is a camera not getting enough attention. Keep up the detailed videos!

Do a video on the new firmware update that makes it a $1000 GH5

I watched your review one more time this evening. You gave me lots of great points about the features there are in the Lumix G9. I need to focus more on learning the terrific capabilities, and features of the Lumix G9 camera. I too have had my camera since January 2018, I also have a GH5, a G95, and a GX9. Thery are all terrific cameras, which I use for differtent photo purposes. The GX9, I use for street phoptographjy with the 15mm, f1.7 Leica Lumix lens. The G95, is great as it is simle for just all aroiund use. Thanks again, I love watching, and learning from your informative camera information. Which camera do you feel has the best auto focus/quickest for "birds in flight"? Have you had any experience with fast moving birds? Please let me know. Your input would be appreciated.

Hey Mr Hybrid great vids keep it up . Iam about to get a GH9 early next year BUT the Gh9 been out now for a few years what do you think shouldn t a new version come out soon ?

I want one but just don't have the money right now. Will pick it up when I do. Hopefully it will be on sale.

Just picked up an Open Box G9 (looks brand new) from amazon for $854. Loving my new camera!

Thank you. I am wanting to upgrade my G7 to G9, unfortunately the G7 doesn't hold much trade-in value. A Panasonic can certainly shoot above ISO 6400 if needs must, it does take on a pleasant grainy fast-film look. Use it when otherwise you would loose the shot. There are tricks to play to lessen the noise; the default NR is quite aggressive. My GH4 will burst raw+jpg everything focussed indefinitely at full speed, or at least until I got bored at over 300 shots; you do need a fast SD card (and some makes are far better than others); I've never managed to fill the buffer on that one. I like to do as little post as possible; set the camera up to do the job first, it generally has better firmware than any software can massage back into a picture.

Great timing. I just sold my GX80 because it was too uncomfortable for me to use and thinking about the G9 as a successor. You convinced me that this is still a good choice.

Great video as always. I was wandering do you talk in one of your video more about the various setting of the autofocus? Is it possible to have various settings for autofocus saved or you need to always change them on the go ?

thanks your video

I know you don't have the G9 anymore but, from memory, would you recommend this in favour of the Fuji XT3 if video and stills are just as important to you? I was going towards the XT3 due to better video autofocus but after the 2.0 update maybe saving a bit of money and getting the G9 is a better option. Ideas? Thank you.

Look on new FW update, it is awesome!

4:2:2 10-bit video recording got added in a latest firmware update, so I realy think now it can pick it up with the GH5

Merci pour ce super Tuto Vidéo , dommage quelle ne soit pas en Français , vous expliquez très bien et surtout très calmement ..Merci ..Hubert Etienne