Nikon D6 vs Panasonic FH8

Below, we are looking at the Nikon D6 versus Panasonic FH8, former being a Pro DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by rivals Nikon and Panasonic. There exists a considerable gap among the resolutions of the D6 (21MP) and FH8 (16MP) and the D6 (Full frame) and FH8 (1/2.3") feature totally different sensor dimensions.

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The D6 was unveiled 8 years later than the FH8 and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Nikon D6 being a Large SLR camera and the Panasonic FH8 being a Compact camera.

Before delving in to a full comparison, below is a concise overview of how the D6 scores vs the FH8 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Nikon D6 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH8. The full galleries are provided at Nikon D6 Gallery & Panasonic FH8 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to lug around your camera often, you are going to need to factor its weight and measurements. The Nikon D6 features outside measurements of 160mm x 163mm x 92mm (6.3" x 6.4" x 3.6") accompanied by a weight of 1270 grams (2.80 lbs) and the Panasonic FH8 has proportions of 96mm x 57mm x 19mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 123 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you use at that time. Following is the front view overall size comparison of the D6 vs the FH8.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the D6 and FH8 is 50 and 96 respectively.

Typically, its tough to visualise the gap in sensor measurements only by researching technical specs. The visual underneath should provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the D6 and FH8.

As you have seen, the 2 cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The D6 having a larger sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field easier and the Nikon D6 will result in more detail having an extra 5 Megapixels. Greater resolution will enable you to crop images much more aggressively. The younger D6 is going to have a benefit with regard to sensor tech.