Panasonic GH6 vs Sony A7R IV

Its time to look a little more closely at the Panasonic GH6 and Sony A7R IV, both Pro Mirrorless digital cameras by competitors Panasonic and Sony. There is a substantial difference between the image resolutions of the GH6 (25MP) and A7R IV (61MP) and the GH6 (Four Thirds) and A7R IV (Full frame) come with totally different sensor sizing.

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The GH6 was launched 2 years later than the A7R IV and that is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. The two cameras offer the identical body type (SLR-style mirrorless).

Before getting in to a complete comparison, below is a brief introduction of how the GH6 matches up against the A7R IV with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DC-GH6 & Sony Alpha A7R IV. The complete galleries are viewable at Panasonic GH6 Gallery & Sony A7R IV Gallery.

If you're planning to carry your camera often, you're going to have to think about its weight and measurements. The Panasonic GH6 has physical dimensions of 139mm x 100mm x 100mm (5.5" x 3.9" x 3.9") accompanied by a weight of 823 grams (1.81 lbs) whilst the Sony A7R IV has proportions of 129mm x 96mm x 78mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 3.1") accompanied by a weight of 665 grams (1.47 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you use at that time. Following is the front view scale comparison of the GH6 vs the A7R IV.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the GH6 and A7R IV is 56 and 62 respectively.

Generally, its hard to visualise the gap between sensor sizing purely by reviewing specs. The graphic below will give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the GH6 and A7R IV.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The GH6 because of its tinier sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field tougher and the Sony A7R IV will offer you more detail utilizing its extra 36 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop photos a little more aggressively. The younger GH6 will have a benefit in sensor tech.