Panasonic FH2 vs Sony A6600

The following is a thorough comparison of the Panasonic FH2 vs Sony A6600, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by rivals Panasonic and Sony. There exists a significant gap between the resolutions of the FH2 (14MP) and A6600 (24MP) and the FH2 (1/2.3") and A6600 (APS-C) come with totally different sensor sizing.

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The FH2 was brought out 9 years prior to the A6600 which is quite a sizable gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic FH2 being a Compact camera and the Sony A6600 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going straight into a complete comparison, below is a short introduction of how the FH2 matches up against the A6600 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH2 and Sony Alpha a6600. The entire galleries are provided at Panasonic FH2 Gallery and Sony A6600 Gallery.

If you're going to travel with your camera often, you have to think about its weight and size. The Panasonic FH2 features external dimensions of 94mm x 54mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.7") and a weight of 121 grams (0.27 lbs) whilst the Sony A6600 has specifications of 120mm x 67mm x 69mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.7") along with a weight of 503 grams (1.11 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you use at that moment. Underneath is the front view sizing comparison of the FH2 vs the A6600.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the FH2 and A6600 is 96 and 77 respectively.

Normally, it is tough to visualise the contrast between sensor dimensions simply by reading specs. The pic here should offer you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the FH2 and A6600.

As you can plainly see, the 2 cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The FH2 featuring a tinier sensor will make getting shallower depth of field more challenging and the Sony A6600 will offer greater detail having its extra 10MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The more aged FH2 is going to be behind with regard to sensor innovation.