Panasonic FH6 vs Sony A77 II

The following is a comprehensive overview of the Panasonic FH6 and Sony A77 II, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by rivals Panasonic and Sony. There exists a large gap among the image resolutions of the FH6 (14MP) and A77 II (24MP) and the FH6 (1/2.3") and A77 II (APS-C) come with different sensor dimensions.

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The FH6 was revealed 3 years prior to the A77 II which is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Panasonic FH6 being a Compact camera and the Sony A77 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before we go straight into a thorough comparison, below is a quick introduction of how the FH6 scores against the A77 II in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH6 & Sony SLT-A77 II. The full galleries are available at Panasonic FH6 Gallery & Sony A77 II Gallery.

In case you're going to travel with your camera, you're going to have to consider its weight and size. The Panasonic FH6 has exterior dimensions of 96mm x 56mm x 20mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") with a weight of 119 grams (0.26 lbs) while the Sony A77 II has specifications of 143mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") having a weight of 647 grams (1.43 lbs).

See the Panasonic FH6 and Sony A77 II in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are employing at that moment. Following is the front view proportions comparison of the FH6 and the A77 II.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FH6 and A77 II is 96 and 62 respectively.

Typically, its difficult to picture the gap in sensor dimensions only by checking out technical specs. The pic below may provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the FH6 and A77 II.

As you have seen, each of the cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The FH6 with its smaller sensor is going to make getting bokeh trickier and the Sony A77 II will produce greater detail because of its extra 10MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs a little more aggressively. The more aged FH6 will be behind with regard to sensor tech.