Nikon Z6 II vs Panasonic FX580

Lets take a more detailed look at the Nikon Z6 II and Panasonic FX580, former being a Pro Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Nikon and Panasonic. There is a substantial difference among the resolutions of the Z6 II (25MP) and FX580 (12MP) and the Z6 II (Full frame) and FX580 (1/2.3") have different sensor sizes.

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The Z6 II was unveiled 11 years later than the FX580 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Nikon Z6 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic FX580 being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight to a full comparison, here is a simple summary of how the Z6 II scores versus the FX580 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Nikon Z6 Mark II & Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX580. The full galleries are provided at Nikon Z6 II Gallery & Panasonic FX580 Gallery.

If you are looking to lug around your camera regularly, you'll have to take into account its weight and proportions. The Nikon Z6 II comes with outside dimensions of 134mm x 101mm x 70mm (5.3" x 4.0" x 2.8") with a weight of 705 grams (1.55 lbs) and the Panasonic FX580 has measurements of 95mm x 57mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") along with a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have chosen at the time. Following is a front view measurements comparison of the Z6 II vs the FX580.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability rating of the Z6 II and FX580 is 61 and 95 respectively.

Oftentimes, it's difficult to imagine the gap in sensor measurements merely by looking through specifications. The visual underneath will give you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the Z6 II and FX580.

To sum up, both of those cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The Z6 II having a bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field less difficult and the Nikon Z6 II will render more detail having an extra 13MP. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop shots more aggressively. The more recent Z6 II provides an edge with regard to sensor technology.