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2 FILTER FREE The 20.3MP sensor has no Optical Low Pass Filter.

3 BUILD QUALITY The body is splashproof, dustproof and freezeproof.

4 CONVENIENCE In addition to Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Low Energy, the G9 features dual SD card slots.

PITCHING the Panasonic Lumix G9 as ‘the ultimate outdoor and wildlife camera’ invites certain expectations. A rugged, weather-sealed body armed with accurate and low-light friendly autofocus? Rapid burst rate? Effective stabilisation that kills the effects of camera shake with longer focal lengths? The G9 has aspirations to satisfy all of these aspects and more.

Let’s take the last of these features first. According to Panasonic, the G9’s in-body stabilisation offers the equivalent of 6.5