Panasonic Lumix G9
Lowest price we've ever observed
How we compute thisLowest price we've ever observed. This at $499 matches the lowest we've ever recorded for this body. That's 29% of the $1,699 MSRP. Prices are down 8.3% over the last 30 days.
- Lowest now
- $499
- MSRP
- $1,699
- % of MSRP
- 29%
- 90-day low
- $499
- All-time low
- $499 (Jun 27, 2026)
- 30-day trend
- -8.3%
What other people are saying
Hands-on reviews and write-ups from elsewhere on the web.
A wildlife photographer's hands-on take. Calls the G9 plus 50-200mm a light, versatile walkabout kit and credits the fast burst, Dual IS, and autofocus speed for catching unpredictable moments in the field.
A multi-page review covering image quality, autofocus, video, and build. Verdict: a workhorse Micro Four Thirds body with stills features competitive against pricier rivals. AF-C tracking falls short for fast wildlife and action, but the 60 FPS raw bursts and 5-axis IBIS keep it a strong all-around pick.
Specs
- Brand
- Panasonic
- Family
- Panasonic Lumix G
- Category
- body
- Body type
- Mirrorless
- Mount
- MFT
- Sensor
- MFT
- Megapixels
- 20.3 MP
- Lens type
- —
- Sensor family
- Panasonic 20MP Four Thirds Live MOS
- Autofocus
- Depth-from-Defocus
- AF system
- Panasonic DFD contrast AF
- IBIS
- 5-axis 6.5-stop
- Weather sealed
- Yes
- Max video
- 4K60
- Max native ISO
- ISO 25,600
- Weight
- 658 g
- Dimensions
- 137 × 97 × 92 mm
- Body material
- magnesium alloy
- Released
- 2017-01-01
- Status
- likely discontinued
Autofocus & action
Birds-in-flight keeper rate
#36 on Mirrorless Comparison's AF rankingBirds-in-flight keeper rates come from Mirrorless Comparison. They shoot thousands of frames per body in the field and count how many come back sharp, which is the most useful hands-on autofocus test for wildlife we've found. Go read the full birds-in-flight rankings and their per-camera field notes.
See the full birds-in-flight test at Mirrorless Comparison →- AF system
- DfD (contrast)
- Focus points
- 225 areas
- Subject detection
- Human face
- Burst (mechanical)
- 9 fps
- Burst (electronic)
- 60 fps
- Pre-burst capture
- 6K/4K Photo pre-burst
- Card slots
- 2 (Dual SD UHS-II)
- Sensor readout
- Standard CMOS
60fps AFS / 20fps AFC electronic shutter; 480fps sensor drive DfD; flagship MFT at launch.
Latest pricing by source
Each row is a direct observation from the seller. How this works.| Source | Condition | Price | Listings | Observed | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mpb | good → good | $499 | 4 | Observed 20h ago | view listing |
| mpb | excellent → excellent | $574 | 19 | Observed 20h ago | view listing |
| mpb | like new → mint | $639 | 8 | Observed 20h ago | view listing |
Price history
One point per day per (source, grade) pair, connected with lines. Hue marks the source; lightness within a hue marks the condition (darker = better grade). The dashed line is launch MSRP.
See Methods notes #1.1, #1.2, #1.3.
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How we compute each section
References on each chart link down here. More notes will land as new sections grow.
1. Price history
- #1.1 · Grade buckets
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Each seller publishes their own raw condition labels (e.g. "Excellent+", "Like new minus", "Bargain"). Those are normalized to a small bucket set:
mint,excellent,good,fair,poor, andunknown. The "Latest pricing by source" table above shows both the raw label and the normalized bucket so you can audit any individual mapping. - #1.2 · Missing days
- A point is only drawn on a day when a snapshot existed for that (source, grade) pair. Lines connect across gaps so a series with sparse sampling still reads as a single trend, but absence of a point does not mean a stockout: it means we didn't see a listing at that grade that day.
- #1.3 · Color encoding
- Hue carries the source: terracotta = mpb, sage = keh, cobalt = B&H, honey = ebay. Lightness within a hue carries the condition: darker means a better grade (mint and excellent are darkest; poor is lightest). The dashed ink line is launch MSRP, included as a reference even though it isn't a price observation.