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Fujifilm X-S20 vs Panasonic G6

Portability
72
Imaging
74
Features
92
Overall
81
Fujifilm X-S20 front
 
Panasonic Lumix DMC-G6 front
Portability
74
Imaging
52
Features
79
Overall
62

Fujifilm X-S20 vs Panasonic G6 Key Specs

Fujifilm X-S20
(Full Review)
  • 26MP - APS-C Sensor
  • 3.00" Fully Articulated Display
  • ISO 160 - 12800 (Push to 51200)
  • Sensor based 5-axis Image Stabilization
  • No Anti-Alias Filter
  • 6240 x 4160 video
  • Fujifilm X Mount
  • 491g - 127 x 85 x 65mm
  • Released May 2023
  • Replaced the Fujifilm X-S10
Panasonic G6
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 3" Fully Articulated Screen
  • ISO 160 - 25600
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 390g - 122 x 85 x 71mm
  • Announced April 2013
  • Previous Model is Panasonic G5
  • Newer Model is Panasonic G7
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Fujifilm X-S20 vs Panasonic G6 Overview

Here, we will be reviewing the Fujifilm X-S20 versus Panasonic G6, both Entry-Level Mirrorless digital cameras by companies FujiFilm and Panasonic. There is a sizable difference between the image resolutions of the X-S20 (26MP) and G6 (16MP) and the X-S20 (APS-C) and G6 (Four Thirds) posses different sensor size.

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The X-S20 was manufactured 10 years after the G6 which is quite a significant difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras feature the same body design (SLR-style mirrorless).

Before getting straight to a in-depth comparison, here is a concise introduction of how the X-S20 grades against the G6 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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Reasons to pick Fujifilm X-S20 over the Panasonic G6

 X-S20 G6 
AnnouncedMay 2023April 2013Newer by 123 months
Screen resolution1840k1036kClearer screen (+804k dot)

Reasons to pick Panasonic G6 over the Fujifilm X-S20

 G6 X-S20 

Common features in the Fujifilm X-S20 and Panasonic G6

 X-S20 G6 
Focus manually More exact focusing
Screen typeFully articulatedFully ArticulatedFully Articulated screen
Screen size3.00"3"Same screen size
Selfie screen Both good for selfies
Touch screen Quickly navigate

Fujifilm X-S20 vs Panasonic G6 Physical Comparison

For those who are going to travel with your camera frequently, you are going to need to consider its weight and size. The Fujifilm X-S20 enjoys outer dimensions of 127mm x 85mm x 65mm (5.0" x 3.3" x 2.6") with a weight of 491 grams (1.08 lbs) whilst the Panasonic G6 has specifications of 122mm x 85mm x 71mm (4.8" x 3.3" x 2.8") along with a weight of 390 grams (0.86 lbs).

Check out the Fujifilm X-S20 versus Panasonic G6 in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Remember, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Following is a front view physical size comparison of the X-S20 vs the G6.

Fujifilm X-S20 vs Panasonic G6 size comparison

Considering size and weight, the portability score of the X-S20 and G6 is 72 and 74 respectively.

Fujifilm X-S20 vs Panasonic G6 top view buttons comparison

Fujifilm X-S20 vs Panasonic G6 Sensor Comparison

Oftentimes, it is very hard to picture the contrast between sensor dimensions just by checking technical specs. The image below will help give you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the X-S20 and G6.

As you can tell, the two cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The X-S20 because of its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF easier and the Fujifilm X-S20 will resolve extra detail due to its extra 10MP. Higher resolution will enable you to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The newer X-S20 provides an edge when it comes to sensor tech.

Fujifilm X-S20 vs Panasonic G6 sensor size comparison

Fujifilm X-S20 vs Panasonic G6 Screen and ViewFinder

Fujifilm X-S20 vs Panasonic G6 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Fujifilm X-S20 as a Portrait photography camera
Panasonic G6 as a Portrait photography camera
84
focusing manually
amazing resolution (26 megapixels)
decent sensor size (APS-C)
features face detect focusing
delivers RAW formats
71
you can focus manually
good resolution (16MP)
good sensor size (Four Thirds)
offers face detection autofocus
exports RAW files
Photography Glossary

Street Comparison

Fujifilm X-S20 Street photography features
Panasonic G6 Street photography features
75
built in image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
decent sensor size (APS-C)
delivers RAW formats
includes touch to focus
more heavy than competitors in class (491 grams)
73
fully articulated screen
good sensor size (Four Thirds)
exports RAW files
boasts touch to focus
above average ISO range (25,600)
no image stabilization
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Sports Comparison

Fujifilm X-S20 Sports photography highlights
Panasonic G6 Sports photography highlights
87
quiet shooting (1/32,000s)
built in image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
amazing resolution (26 megapixels)
decent sensor size (APS-C)
features tracking focus
good battery life (750 CIPA)
has phase detect AF
56
good resolution (16MP)
good sensor size (Four Thirds)
offers tracking autofocus
no image stabilization
no phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison

Fujifilm X-S20 Travel photography info
Panasonic G6 Travel photography info
77
good battery life (750 per charge)
supports bluetooth
includes touch to focus
amazing resolution (26 megapixels)
built-in flash
selfie friendly display
more heavy than competitors in class (491 grams)
72
boasts touch to focus
good resolution (16 megapixels)
flash built-in
selfie friendly display
doesn't have Time Lapse recording
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Landscape Comparison

Fujifilm X-S20 Landscape photography features
Panasonic G6 Landscape photography features
86
focusing manually
switch lenses (Fujifilm X mount)
good sized screen (3.00 inches)
built in image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
amazing resolution (26MP)
decent sensor size (APS-C)
no anti-alias filter
delivers RAW formats
good battery life (750 shots)
67
you can focus manually
switch lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
screen size is good (3")
good resolution (16MP)
good sensor size (Four Thirds)
above average ISO range (25,600)
exports RAW files
no image stabilization
doesn't have Time Lapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Fujifilm X-S20 as a Vlogging camera
Panasonic G6 as a Vlogging camera
77
selfie friendly display
has touchscreen
built in image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
features face detect focusing
high res video (6240 x 4160 pxls)
has microphone support
more heavy than competitors in class (491 grams)
73
selfie friendly display
touchscreen enabled
offers face detection autofocus
video res high (1920 x 1080 resolution)
includes external mic socket
no image stabilization
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Fujifilm X-S20 vs Panasonic G6 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Fujifilm X-S20 and Panasonic G6
 Fujifilm X-S20Panasonic Lumix DMC-G6
General Information
Brand Name FujiFilm Panasonic
Model Fujifilm X-S20 Panasonic Lumix DMC-G6
Category Entry-Level Mirrorless Entry-Level Mirrorless
Released 2023-05-24 2013-04-24
Physical type SLR-style mirrorless SLR-style mirrorless
Sensor Information
Sensor type BSI-CMOS CMOS
Sensor size APS-C Four Thirds
Sensor dimensions 23.5 x 15.6mm 17.3 x 13mm
Sensor surface area 366.6mm² 224.9mm²
Sensor resolution 26 megapixel 16 megapixel
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 3:2 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Highest resolution 6240 x 4160 4608 x 3456
Highest native ISO 12800 25600
Highest boosted ISO 51200 -
Minimum native ISO 160 160
RAW pictures
Minimum boosted ISO 80 -
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch focus
Continuous autofocus
Single autofocus
Autofocus tracking
Autofocus selectice
Autofocus center weighted
Autofocus multi area
Live view autofocus
Face detect autofocus
Contract detect autofocus
Phase detect autofocus
Number of focus points 425 23
Lens
Lens mounting type Fujifilm X Micro Four Thirds
Amount of lenses 86 107
Crop factor 1.5 2.1
Screen
Display type Fully articulated Fully Articulated
Display size 3.00 inch 3 inch
Resolution of display 1,840 thousand dots 1,036 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch function
Display technology - TFT Color LCD with wide-viewing angle
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder Electronic Electronic
Viewfinder resolution 2,360 thousand dots 1,440 thousand dots
Viewfinder coverage 100% 100%
Viewfinder magnification 0.62x 0.7x
Features
Lowest shutter speed 900 secs 60 secs
Highest shutter speed 1/4000 secs 1/4000 secs
Highest quiet shutter speed 1/32000 secs -
Continuous shooting rate 8.0fps 7.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manual mode
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Change white balance
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash range 7.00 m (at ISO 200) 10.50 m
Flash modes Auto, on, slow sync, manual, commander Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync
External flash
AEB
White balance bracketing
Highest flash synchronize 1/180 secs 1/160 secs
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Video resolutions 6240 x 4160 @30p, 4096 x 2160 @ 60p / 720 Mbps, MOV, H.265, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 60p / 360 Mbps, MOV, H.265, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 60p / 200 Mbps, MOV, H.265, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 60p / 100 Mbps, MOV, H.265, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 60p / 50 Mbps, MOV, H.265, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 50p / 720 Mbps, MOV, H.265, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 50p / 360 Mbps, MOV, H.265, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 50p / 200 Mbps, MOV, H.265, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 50p / 100 Mbps, MOV, H.265, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 50p / 50 Mbps, MOV, H.265, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 30p / 720 Mbps, MOV, H.265, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 30p / 360 Mbps, MOV, H.265, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 30p / 200 Mbps, MOV, H.265, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 30p / 100 Mbps, MOV, H.265, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 30p / 50 Mbps, MOV, H.265, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 25p / 720 Mbps, MOV, H.265, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 25p / 360 Mbps, MOV, H.265, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 25p / 200 Mbps, MOV, H.265, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 25p / 100 Mbps, MOV, H.265, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 25p / 50 Mbps, MOV, H.265, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 24p / 720 Mbps, MOV, H.265, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 24p / 360 Mbps, MOV, H.265, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 24p / 200 Mbps, MOV, H.265, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 24p / 100 Mbps, MOV, H.265, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 24p / 50 Mbps, MOV, H.265, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 23.98p / 720 Mbps, MOV, H.265, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 23.98p / 360 Mbps, MOV, H.265, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 23.98p / 200 Mbps, MOV, H.265, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 23.98p / 100 Mbps, MOV, H.265, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 23.98p / 50 Mbps, MOV, H.265, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 60p / 360 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 60p / 200 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 60p / 100 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 60p / 50 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 50p / 360 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 50p / 200 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 50p / 100 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 50p / 50 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 30p / 360 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 30p / 200 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 30p / 100 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 30p / 50 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 25p / 360 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 25p / 200 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 25p / 100 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 25p / 50 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 24p / 360 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 24p / 200 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 24p / 100 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 24p / 50 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 23.98p / 360 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 23.98p / 200 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 23.98p / 100 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 23.98p / 50 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 60p / 720 Mbps, MOV, H.265, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 60p / 360 Mbps, MOV, H.265, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 60p / 200 Mbps, MOV, H.265, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 60p / 100 Mbps, MOV, H.265, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 60p / 50 Mbps, MOV, H.265, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 50p / 720 Mbps, MOV, H.265, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 50p / 360 Mbps, MOV, H.265, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 50p / 200 Mbps, MOV, H.265, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 50p / 100 Mbps, MOV, H.265, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 50p / 50 Mbps, MOV, H.265, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 30p / 720 Mbps, MOV, H.265, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 30p / 360 Mbps, MOV, H.265, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 30p / 200 Mbps, MOV, H.265, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 30p / 100 Mbps, MOV, H.265, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 30p / 50 Mbps, MOV, H.265, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 25p / 720 Mbps, MOV, H.265, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 25p / 360 Mbps, MOV, H.265, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 25p / 200 Mbps, MOV, H.265, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 25p / 100 Mbps, MOV, H.265, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 25p / 50 Mbps, MOV, H.265, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 24p / 720 Mbps, MOV, H.265, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 24p / 360 Mbps, MOV, H.265, Linear 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PCM3840 x 2160 @ 30p / 50 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 25p / 360 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 25p / 200 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 25p / 100 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 25p / 50 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 24p / 360 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 24p / 200 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 24p / 100 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 24p / 50 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 23.98p / 360 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 23.98p / 200 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 23.98p / 100 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 23.98p / 50 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM 1920 x 1080 (60, 50, 30, 25fps) 1280 x 720 (60, 50, 30, 25fps), 640 x 480 (30, 25fps
Highest video resolution 6240x4160 1920x1080
Video file format MPEG-4, H.264, H.265 MPEG-4, AVCHD
Mic port
Headphone port
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 GBit/sec USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 491 gr (1.08 pounds) 390 gr (0.86 pounds)
Physical dimensions 127 x 85 x 65mm (5.0" x 3.3" x 2.6") 122 x 85 x 71mm (4.8" x 3.3" x 2.8")
DXO scores
DXO All around score not tested 61
DXO Color Depth score not tested 21.3
DXO Dynamic range score not tested 11.5
DXO Low light score not tested 639
Other
Battery life 750 images 340 images
Battery type Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery model NP-W235 -
Self timer Yes Yes (2 or 10 sec, 10 sec (3 images))
Time lapse feature
Type of storage SD/SDHC/SDXC slot (UHS-II supported) SD/SDHC/SDXC
Card slots Single Single
Price at launch $1,299 $750