Panasonic FH6 vs Sony QX100

Its time to take a closer look at the Panasonic FH6 vs Sony QX100, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Lens-style by companies Panasonic and Sony. There is a significant difference between the sensor resolutions of the FH6 (14MP) and QX100 (20MP) and the FH6 (1/2.3") and QX100 (1") enjoy totally different sensor size.

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The FH6 was manufactured 20 months prior to the QX100 which makes the cameras a generation apart from each other. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic FH6 being a Compact camera and the Sony QX100 being a Lens-style camera.

Before delving in to a more detailed comparison, below is a brief synopsis of how the FH6 matches up versus the QX100 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH6 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX100. The entire galleries are viewable at Panasonic FH6 Gallery and Sony QX100 Gallery.

In case you're planning to carry your camera, you're going to have to factor in its weight and volume. The Panasonic FH6 has got external dimensions 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 QX100 has sizing of 63mm x 63mm x 56mm (2.5" x 2.5" x 2.2") and a weight of 179 grams (0.39 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you have chosen at that time. Here is the front view measurement comparison of the FH6 compared to the QX100.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the FH6 and QX100 is 96 and 92 respectively.

Often, it is difficult to see the contrast between sensor sizing merely by reviewing specs. The graphic here will provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the FH6 and QX100.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The FH6 featuring a tinier sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field tougher and the Sony QX100 will deliver more detail due to its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also let you crop photographs much more aggressively. The older FH6 is going to be behind in sensor technology.