Panasonic FH7 vs Panasonic G6

Let's look closer at the Panasonic FH7 versus Panasonic G6, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and both of them are built by Panasonic. The image resolution of the FH7 (16MP) and the G6 (16MP) is fairly comparable but the FH7 (1/2.3") and G6 (Four Thirds) feature totally different sensor sizes.

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The FH7 was launched 19 months prior to the G6 making the cameras a generation apart from one another. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic FH7 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic G6 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving straight into a in-depth comparison, below is a concise highlight of how the FH7 matches up vs the G6 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH7 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-G6. The complete galleries are available at Panasonic FH7 Gallery & Panasonic G6 Gallery.

If you are going to lug around your camera often, you will need to factor its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic FH7 has external measurements of 95mm x 56mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") having a weight of 126 grams (0.28 lbs) and the Panasonic G6 has dimensions of 122mm x 85mm x 71mm (4.8" x 3.3" x 2.8") having a weight of 390 grams (0.86 lbs).

Look at the Panasonic FH7 versus Panasonic G6 in our brand new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Below is the front view dimension comparison of the FH7 versus the G6.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FH7 and G6 is 96 and 74 respectively.

Sometimes, its hard to visualise the gap in sensor measurements merely by checking out specs. The photograph here should provide you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the FH7 and G6.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras posses the exact same megapixel count but not the same sensor measurements. The FH7 features the smaller sensor which should make achieving shallower DOF more challenging. The older FH7 will be behind in sensor innovation.