Panasonic FH7 vs Sony A6600

The following is a thorough assessment of the Panasonic FH7 vs Sony A6600, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by companies Panasonic and Sony. There exists a significant gap between the sensor resolutions of the FH7 (16MP) and A6600 (24MP) and the FH7 (1/2.3") and A6600 (APS-C) feature totally different sensor dimensions.

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The FH7 was announced 9 years before the A6600 which is quite a sizable gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic FH7 being a Compact camera and the Sony A6600 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting in to a comprehensive comparison, below is a short introduction of how the FH7 matches up versus the A6600 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH7 and Sony Alpha a6600. The whole galleries are available at Panasonic FH7 Gallery and Sony A6600 Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to travel with your camera, you are going to need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic FH7 comes with outside dimensions of 95mm x 56mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") with a weight of 126 grams (0.28 lbs) and the Sony A6600 has dimensions of 120mm x 67mm x 69mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.7") along with a weight of 503 grams (1.11 lbs).

Check out the Panasonic FH7 vs Sony A6600 in the latest Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you are utilising at the time. Underneath is the front view scale comparison of the FH7 against the A6600.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FH7 and A6600 is 96 and 77 respectively.

Sometimes, it's hard to envision the difference between sensor dimensions simply by reading through specs. The picture here will provide you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the FH7 and A6600.

All in all, both of these cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The FH7 with its tinier sensor will make getting shallow depth of field more difficult and the Sony A6600 will give you extra detail with its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The more aged FH7 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.