Panasonic FH6 vs Sony A6300

Let's look a bit more in depth at the Panasonic FH6 versus Sony A6300, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by brands Panasonic and Sony. There is a significant difference among the image resolutions of the FH6 (14MP) and A6300 (24MP) and the FH6 (1/2.3") and A6300 (APS-C) use different sensor measurements.

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The FH6 was introduced 5 years prior to the A6300 which is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic FH6 being a Compact camera and the Sony A6300 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving straight into a in-depth comparison, below is a simple highlight of how the FH6 matches up vs the A6300 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH6 and Sony Alpha a6300. The whole galleries are provided at Panasonic FH6 Gallery and Sony A6300 Gallery.

For those who are intending to travel with your camera often, you have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic FH6 comes with physical dimensions of 96mm x 56mm x 20mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") having a weight of 119 grams (0.26 lbs) while the Sony A6300 has dimensions of 120mm x 67mm x 49mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.9") and a weight of 404 grams (0.89 lbs).

Analyze the Panasonic FH6 versus Sony A6300 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you select at the time. Below is the front view physical size comparison of the FH6 vs the A6300.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability rating of the FH6 and A6300 is 96 and 83 respectively.

Oftentimes, it can be hard to visualize the gap in sensor dimensions merely by viewing specs. The picture here should give you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the FH6 and A6300.

All in all, both of these cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The FH6 with its smaller sensor is going to make getting bokeh more difficult and the Sony A6300 will provide you with more detail using its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The more aged FH6 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.