Panasonic FH3 vs Sony A6500

Let's look more closely at the Panasonic FH3 vs Sony A6500, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by companies Panasonic and Sony. There exists a big gap between the resolutions of the FH3 (14MP) and A6500 (24MP) and the FH3 (1/2.3") and A6500 (APS-C) provide different sensor sizes.

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The FH3 was released 7 years before the A6500 which is quite a big gap as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Panasonic FH3 being a Compact camera and the Sony A6500 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting right into a detailed comparison, here is a brief introduction of how the FH3 matches up versus the A6500 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH3 and Sony Alpha a6500. The complete galleries are provided at Panasonic FH3 Gallery and Sony A6500 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to travel with your camera often, you're going to have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic FH3 offers exterior dimensions of 98mm x 55mm x 24mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 0.9") and a weight of 165 grams (0.36 lbs) whilst the Sony A6500 has dimensions of 120mm x 67mm x 53mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.1") with a weight of 453 grams (1.00 lbs).

Compare the Panasonic FH3 vs Sony A6500 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you choose at that moment. Underneath is a front view over all size comparison of the FH3 compared to the A6500.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the FH3 and A6500 is 94 and 81 respectively.

Normally, it is difficult to imagine the gap between sensor dimensions only by checking technical specs. The pic underneath should provide you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the FH3 and A6500.

As you have seen, both cameras have different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The FH3 because of its tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field harder and the Sony A6500 will give greater detail as a result of its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The more aged FH3 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.