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Leica TL vs Panasonic GF6

Portability
85
Imaging
60
Features
58
Overall
59
Leica TL front
 
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF6 front
Portability
87
Imaging
53
Features
64
Overall
57

Leica TL vs Panasonic GF6 Key Specs

Leica TL
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - APS-C Sensor
  • 3.7" Fixed Display
  • ISO 100 - 12500
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Leica L Mount
  • 384g - 134 x 69 x 33mm
  • Launched November 2016
  • Refreshed by Leica TL2
Panasonic GF6
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Display
  • ISO 160 - 12800 (Increase to 25600)
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 323g - 111 x 65 x 38mm
  • Introduced April 2013
  • Superseded the Panasonic GF5
  • Later Model is Panasonic GF7
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Leica TL vs Panasonic GF6 Overview

Below is a comprehensive assessment of the Leica TL and Panasonic GF6, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by brands Leica and Panasonic. The image resolution of the TL (16MP) and the GF6 (16MP) is fairly well matched but the TL (APS-C) and GF6 (Four Thirds) offer different sensor dimensions.

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The TL was manufactured 3 years later than the GF6 and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras have the same body design (Rangefinder-style mirrorless).

Before diving straight to a detailed comparison, here is a simple view of how the TL scores vs the GF6 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Leica TL over the Panasonic GF6

 TL GF6 
IntroducedNovember 2016April 2013More recent by 44 months
Display dimensions3.7"3"Larger display (+0.7")
Display resolution1230k1040kSharper display (+190k dot)

Reasons to pick Panasonic GF6 over the Leica TL

 GF6 TL 
Display typeTiltingFixed Tilting display

Common features in the Leica TL and Panasonic GF6

 TL GF6 
Manually focus Very accurate focusing
Selfie screen No selfie screen
Touch friendly display Easily navigate

Leica TL vs Panasonic GF6 Physical Comparison

In case you're going to lug around your camera regularly, you'll need to think about its weight and volume. The Leica TL provides outside measurements of 134mm x 69mm x 33mm (5.3" x 2.7" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 384 grams (0.85 lbs) whilst the Panasonic GF6 has sizing of 111mm x 65mm x 38mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.5") with a weight of 323 grams (0.71 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you select during that time. Here is a front view measurement comparison of the TL vs the GF6.

Leica TL vs Panasonic GF6 size comparison

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the TL and GF6 is 85 and 87 respectively.

Leica TL vs Panasonic GF6 top view buttons comparison

Leica TL vs Panasonic GF6 Sensor Comparison

Sometimes, it is very hard to visualize the contrast between sensor measurements only by checking specs. The photograph underneath will help offer you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the TL and GF6.

As you can plainly see, the 2 cameras have the same megapixels but different sensor measurements. The TL uses the larger sensor which is going to make getting shallower depth of field less difficult. The more recent TL provides an advantage in sensor tech.

Leica TL vs Panasonic GF6 sensor size comparison

Leica TL vs Panasonic GF6 Screen and ViewFinder

Leica TL vs Panasonic GF6 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Leica TL Portrait photography highlights
Panasonic GF6 Portrait photography highlights
76
focusing manually
decent megapixels (16 megapixels)
nice sensor size (APS-C)
supports face detection autofocus
supports RAW files
65
has manual focus
megapixel count good (16MP)
sensor size is decent (Four Thirds)
has face detection autofocus
exports RAW files
can't use external flash
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Street Comparison

Street photography with Leica TL
Street photography with Panasonic GF6
70
nice sensor size (APS-C)
supports RAW files
supports touch to focus
no moving screen
no image stabilization
77
has a tilting screen
sensor size is decent (Four Thirds)
exports RAW files
comes with touch focus
no image stabilization
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Sports Comparison

Leica TL Sports photography details
Panasonic GF6 Sports photography details
55
decent megapixels (16MP)
nice sensor size (APS-C)
supports tracking autofocus
low frames per second (5.0 frames/s)
no image stabilization
has no phase detect autofocus
51
megapixel count good (16 megapixels)
sensor size is decent (Four Thirds)
has tracking autofocus
slow continuous shooting (4.0 fps)
no image stabilization
lack of phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison

Leica TL as a Travel photography camera
Panasonic GF6 as a Travel photography camera
70
supports touch to focus
decent megapixels (16 megapixels)
has built in flash
no Time Lapse function
does not have selfie friendly screen
69
comes with touch focus
megapixel count good (16 megapixels)
flash built-in
missing Time Lapse mode
display isn't selfie friendly
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Landscape Comparison

Leica TL Landscape photography factors
Panasonic GF6 Landscape photography factors
70
focusing manually
change lenses (Leica L mount)
big screen (3.7 inch)
decent megapixels (16 megapixels)
nice sensor size (APS-C)
supports RAW files
no image stabilization
no Time Lapse function
67
has manual focus
interchangeable lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
screen size is good (3")
megapixel count good (16 megapixels)
sensor size is decent (Four Thirds)
exports RAW files
no image stabilization
missing Time Lapse mode
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Vlogging Comparison

Leica TL Vlogging details
Panasonic GF6 Vlogging details
33
touchscreen functionality
supports face detection autofocus
video res high (1920 x 1080 pixels)
does not have selfie friendly screen
no image stabilization
no external mic jack
32
has touchscreen
has face detection autofocus
video res high (1920 x 1080 resolution)
display isn't selfie friendly
no image stabilization
missing external mic jack
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Leica TL vs Panasonic GF6 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Leica TL and Panasonic GF6
 Leica TLPanasonic Lumix DMC-GF6
General Information
Make Leica Panasonic
Model Leica TL Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF6
Class Advanced Mirrorless Entry-Level Mirrorless
Launched 2016-11-08 2013-04-08
Body design Rangefinder-style mirrorless Rangefinder-style mirrorless
Sensor Information
Chip - Venus Engine FHD
Sensor type CMOS CMOS
Sensor size APS-C Four Thirds
Sensor dimensions 23.6 x 15.7mm 17.3 x 13mm
Sensor surface area 370.5mm² 224.9mm²
Sensor resolution 16 megapixel 16 megapixel
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 3:2 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Highest resolution 4928 x 3264 4592 x 3448
Highest native ISO 12500 12800
Highest boosted ISO - 25600
Minimum native ISO 100 160
RAW images
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch focus
AF continuous
AF single
Tracking AF
AF selectice
AF center weighted
Multi area AF
Live view AF
Face detect focusing
Contract detect focusing
Phase detect focusing
Cross focus points - -
Lens
Lens mounting type Leica L Micro Four Thirds
Amount of lenses 4 107
Crop factor 1.5 2.1
Screen
Display type Fixed Type Tilting
Display sizing 3.7" 3"
Resolution of display 1,230 thousand dot 1,040 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch friendly
Display technology - TFT Color LCD with wide-viewing angle
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder Electronic (optional) None
Features
Lowest shutter speed 30 seconds 60 seconds
Highest shutter speed 1/4000 seconds 1/4000 seconds
Continuous shooting speed 5.0fps 4.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manual exposure
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Set WB
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash range 4.50 m (at ISO 100) 6.30 m
Flash modes Auto, auto w/redeye reduction, on, off, slow sync, slow sync w/redeye reduction Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync
Hot shoe
AE bracketing
WB bracketing
Highest flash sync - 1/160 seconds
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (30p), 1280 x 720 (30p) 1920 x 1080 (60i PsF/30p in NTSC models, 50i PsF/25p on PAL), 1280 x 720p (60i PsF/30p in NTSC models, 50i PsF/25p on PAL), 640 x 480 (30/25fps)
Highest video resolution 1920x1080 1920x1080
Video format MPEG-4 MPEG-4, AVCHD
Mic input
Headphone input
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS Optional None
Physical
Environment seal
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 384 gr (0.85 pounds) 323 gr (0.71 pounds)
Physical dimensions 134 x 69 x 33mm (5.3" x 2.7" x 1.3") 111 x 65 x 38mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.5")
DXO scores
DXO All around score not tested 54
DXO Color Depth score not tested 20.7
DXO Dynamic range score not tested 10.6
DXO Low light score not tested 622
Other
Battery life 400 shots 340 shots
Battery format Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery model BP-DC13 -
Self timer Yes Yes (2 or 10 sec, 10 sec (3 images))
Time lapse shooting
Type of storage Internal + SD/SDHC/SDXC card SD/SDHC/SDXC
Storage slots Single Single
Cost at launch $1,009 $326