Panasonic FH6 vs Sony A7R IV

Below is a thorough assessment of the Panasonic FH6 vs Sony A7R IV, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Pro Mirrorless by manufacturers Panasonic and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap between the image resolutions of the FH6 (14MP) and A7R IV (61MP) and the FH6 (1/2.3") and A7R IV (Full frame) come with totally different sensor size.

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The FH6 was launched 8 years prior to the A7R IV and that is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic FH6 being a Compact camera and the Sony A7R IV being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting straight into a detailed comparison, below is a brief summary of how the FH6 scores versus the A7R IV with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH6 & Sony Alpha A7R IV. The complete galleries are viewable at Panasonic FH6 Gallery & Sony A7R IV Gallery.

For those who are looking to lug around your camera often, you need to think about its weight and volume. The Panasonic FH6 comes with outer measurements of 96mm x 56mm x 20mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 119 grams (0.26 lbs) while the Sony A7R IV has sizing of 129mm x 96mm x 78mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 3.1") with a weight of 665 grams (1.47 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you have attached at that moment. Following is the front view dimension comparison of the FH6 compared to the A7R IV.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FH6 and A7R IV is 96 and 62 respectively.

Normally, it is very hard to visualise the difference between sensor measurements merely by reading technical specs. The graphic underneath will help provide you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the FH6 and A7R IV.

As you have seen, both of these cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The FH6 due to its tinier sensor will make getting shallower DOF trickier and the Sony A7R IV will deliver more detail utilizing its extra 47MP. Higher resolution can also help you crop photographs much more aggressively. The older FH6 is going to be behind in sensor innovation.