Canon M6 vs Panasonic GF1

Its time to take a more detailed look at the Canon M6 versus Panasonic GF1, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by companies Canon and Panasonic. There exists a sizable gap among the sensor resolutions of the M6 (24MP) and GF1 (12MP) and the M6 (APS-C) and GF1 (Four Thirds) feature totally different sensor sizing.

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The M6 was brought out 7 years later than the GF1 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras come with the identical body type (Rangefinder-style mirrorless).

Before getting through a full comparison, below is a brief overview of how the M6 scores against the GF1 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Canon EOS M6 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1. The entire galleries are provided at Canon M6 Gallery & Panasonic GF1 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to lug around your camera, you are going to need to consider its weight and proportions. The Canon M6 provides external measurements of 112mm x 68mm x 45mm (4.4" x 2.7" x 1.8") having a weight of 390 grams (0.86 lbs) whilst the Panasonic GF1 has measurements of 119mm x 71mm x 36mm (4.7" x 2.8" x 1.4") having a weight of 385 grams (0.85 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are using at the time. The following is the front view proportions comparison of the M6 against the GF1.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the M6 and GF1 is 84 and 85 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to envision the gap in sensor measurements simply by checking out a spec sheet. The visual below should offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the M6 and GF1.

As you can see, the two cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The M6 featuring a bigger sensor will make getting shallower DOF simpler and the Canon M6 will provide greater detail having its extra 12 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also let you crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The more recent M6 will have an advantage when it comes to sensor tech.