Panasonic S1R vs Sony A6600

Below is a extensive overview of the Panasonic S1R versus Sony A6600, former being a Pro Mirrorless while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by brands Panasonic and Sony. There is a large difference between the image resolutions of the S1R (47MP) and A6600 (24MP) and the S1R (Full frame) and A6600 (APS-C) possess different sensor measurements.

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The S1R was revealed 6 months before the A6600 so they are both of a similar age. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Panasonic S1R being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A6600 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving in to a more detailed comparison, below is a concise summation of how the S1R matches up vs the A6600 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DC-S1R & Sony Alpha a6600. The full galleries are provided at Panasonic S1R Gallery & Sony A6600 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to lug around your camera frequently, you are going to need to factor its weight and size. The Panasonic S1R comes with physical measurements of 149mm x 110mm x 97mm (5.9" x 4.3" x 3.8") along with a weight of 1020 grams (2.25 lbs) and the Sony A6600 has specifications of 120mm x 67mm x 69mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.7") having a weight of 503 grams (1.11 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you have chosen during that time. Following is the front view sizing comparison of the S1R versus the A6600.

Looking at size and weight, the portability grade of the S1R and A6600 is 54 and 77 respectively.

Usually, its difficult to picture the gap between sensor measurements just by going over specs. The graphic below should offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the S1R and A6600.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The S1R using its larger sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF simpler and the Panasonic S1R will offer you greater detail because of its extra 23 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also let you crop photos a little more aggressively.