Nikon Z6 II vs Panasonic FS15

Below is a thorough assessment of the Nikon Z6 II and Panasonic FS15, former being a Pro Mirrorless while the other is a Ultracompact by competitors Nikon and Panasonic. There exists a sizable gap between the sensor resolutions of the Z6 II (25MP) and FS15 (12MP) and the Z6 II (Full frame) and FS15 (1/2.3") possess totally different sensor measurements.

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The Z6 II was revealed 11 years later than the FS15 and that is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Nikon Z6 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic FS15 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go straight into a full comparison, below is a simple summation of how the Z6 II grades vs the FS15 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Nikon Z6 Mark II & Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS15. The full galleries are available at Nikon Z6 II Gallery & Panasonic FS15 Gallery.

If you're going to lug around your camera, you have to take into account its weight and proportions. The Nikon Z6 II features external measurements of 134mm x 101mm x 70mm (5.3" x 4.0" x 2.8") accompanied by a weight of 705 grams (1.55 lbs) while the Panasonic FS15 has measurements of 97mm x 54mm x 22mm (3.8" x 2.1" x 0.9") having a weight of 136 grams (0.30 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you use at that time. The following is the front view size comparison of the Z6 II compared to the FS15.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the Z6 II and FS15 is 61 and 95 respectively.

More often than not, its hard to visualise the gap between sensor measurements purely by going over technical specs. The photograph here will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the Z6 II and FS15.

As you can tell, each of these cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The Z6 II using its larger sensor will make getting shallow depth of field simpler and the Nikon Z6 II will deliver extra detail because of its extra 13 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop pics much more aggressively. The newer Z6 II is going to have a benefit in sensor innovation.