Same photo, same position

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Now I have the Panasonic G9ii I was wondering about the difference between that and the G9 earlier version. So did a simple test as shown below. Only alteration was to make the photos small enabled to to be posted on here.
Same settings for both In Jpeg -Aperture f6.3 and shutter speed 320. also same lens Panasonic 100.300mm set at 300mm for both. same SD card and shot on a tripod in same position-ISO in auto mode.

Panasonic G9ii (new camera)

G9ii a
G9ii a1200Ă—676 98 KB

G9 a
G9 a1200Ă—675 98.6 KB

G9 (older camera)
The top one has a 20 mp sensor and the lower has a 25mp sensor

to me there is a distinct difference between to two photos but may not show up so well on here,

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Yes I agree, the top photo looks better, the bottom photo looks a bit washed out.

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There’s more roof tiles in the second pic.

erm … maybe not!

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Yes, the newer camera is better. The sky looks blue with it but is whited-out with the older camera.

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The ridge tiles appear lighter in the lower photo.

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Thank you for replying. There is only one problem with the Panasonic G9ii version and that lies squarely on Microsoft and Apple computers .They have not added this model yet to enable RAW file photos to be seen on a monitor . there are editing programs that do but the one I found will edit but only allow hard copy prints

I discovered Microsoft even with the money they make do not keep up with new but can be years behind. So will have to make do with Jpeg or my G9 for RAW files for a time

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Have you tried Raw Processing in-camera? You’ve got control over the essentials like Highlights & Shadows and also the camera Photo Styles (try them all, see which works best), then process to Jpeg. Then you might want to do more with that Jpeg on your computer:

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Dood
I am still working out what this camera can and can’t do. I have found it can change Raw photos into Jpeg so far. so that might be one solution I have not explored yet.
At the moment I am working on sound. Not just sound but recording to SD card and via Bluetooth to Bluetooth headphone at the same time
No good trying to use the computer monitor for this as that has bluetooth as well.
so it is back to steam radio it looks like to experiment with that instead.

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All cameras give the option of shooting Raw, Jpeg or both. So if you’re having problems converting raw to jpeg on your computer, let the camera do it.

Look under “Quality” in the Rec Menu.

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Could be why both pics look, erm, soft/uninteresting.

The people that do proper lens comparisons/tests/reviews all say this lens is at its best at round about 250mm.

Also tests are done indoors, under lab conditions. A minuscule/immeasurable change in light will effect the way the in-built metre behaves, and that can make a huge difference to results. No matter what metering mode you are in, you will notice the picture change on the rear screen with the slightest camera movement.