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title: "OM System vs Panasonic Lumix: Which is searched more in Australia?"
description: "Is OM System or Panasonic Lumix more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Camera brands set in Australia. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
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# OM System vs Panasonic Lumix: Which is searched more in Australia?

Is OM System or Panasonic Lumix more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Camera brands set in Australia. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Compared**: OM System and Panasonic Lumix
- **Competitive set**: Camera brands
- **Market**: Australia
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **OM System Share of Search**: 1.4%
- **Panasonic Lumix Share of Search**: 1.4%

## Is OM System or Panasonic Lumix more popular in search?

- In September 2026, OM System and Panasonic Lumix were level in searches among camera brands in Australia, with an estimated 2.4K branded searches each, at 1.4% of the total each.
- OM System was ahead of Panasonic Lumix in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, OM System’s share of searches among camera brands in Australia moved from 0.67% to 1.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1K to 2.4K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Panasonic Lumix’s share of searches among camera brands in Australia moved from 1.6% to 1.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 2.4K.

## Top camera brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, neither OM System nor Panasonic Lumix showed up in any of the five answers.

Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options.

| Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Canon | 1st | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Sony | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Fujifilm | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Nikon | 4th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| DJI | 5th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| GoPro | 6th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Insta360 | 7th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| OM System | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Panasonic Lumix | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about camera brands

- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best camera to buy in Australia?": 1. Canon, 2. Nikon, 3. Fujifilm, 4. Sony
- Asked ChatGPT "Which action camera is best?": 1. DJI, 2. GoPro, 3. Insta360
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best camera for beginners?": 1. Canon, 2. Fujifilm, 3. Sony
- Searched Google, AI Overview "cameras": 1. Canon, 2. Sony
- Searched Google, AI Overview "best camera": 1. Sony, 2. Canon, 3. Nikon, 4. Fujifilm

Not named in any answer: OM System and Panasonic Lumix.

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in Australia on October 26, 2026.

## How did search popularity change for Australia camera brands in September 2026?

- OM System’s share of searches among camera brands in Australia has gained ground for 3 months in a row, from 0.66% to 1.4% in September 2026.
- In September 2026, Panasonic Lumix fell from 8th to 9th among camera brands in Australia.

## Month by month

| Month | OM System estimated searches | OM System Share of Search | OM System rank | Panasonic Lumix estimated searches | Panasonic Lumix Share of Search | Panasonic Lumix rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1K | 0.67% | 9 | 2.4K | 1.6% | 8 |
| Nov 2025 | 1K | 0.51% | 9 | 2.9K | 1.5% | 8 |
| Dec 2025 | 1K | 0.52% | 9 | 2.9K | 1.5% | 8 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.3K | 0.81% | 9 | 2.4K | 1.5% | 8 |
| Feb 2026 | 1K | 0.88% | 9 | 1.9K | 1.7% | 8 |
| Mar 2026 | 1K | 0.8% | 9 | 2.4K | 1.9% | 8 |
| Apr 2026 | 1K | 0.69% | 9 | 2.4K | 1.7% | 8 |
| May 2026 | 1.3K | 0.92% | 9 | 2.4K | 1.7% | 8 |
| Jun 2026 | 1K | 0.66% | 9 | 2.4K | 1.6% | 8 |
| Jul 2026 | 1.3K | 0.83% | 9 | 2.4K | 1.5% | 8 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.6K | 0.93% | 9 | 2.4K | 1.4% | 8 |
| Sep 2026 | 2.4K | 1.4% | 8 | 2.4K | 1.4% | 9 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using OM System’s and Panasonic Lumix’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- **OM System**: Measured on the search term “om system”.
- **Panasonic Lumix**: Measured on the search term “panasonic lumix”.

- [OM System profile](/demand/au/brands/om-system)
- [Panasonic Lumix profile](/demand/au/brands/panasonic-lumix)
- [All camera brands in Australia](/demand/au/categories/au-camera-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 9 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Is OM System or Panasonic Lumix more popular in search?

In September 2026, OM System and Panasonic Lumix were level in searches among camera brands in Australia, with an estimated 2.4K branded searches each, at 1.4% of the total each.

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