Panasonic FH8 vs Sony A6400

Below is a in-depth analysis of the Panasonic FH8 and Sony A6400, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by companies Panasonic and Sony. There is a significant difference between the image resolutions of the FH8 (16MP) and A6400 (24MP) and the FH8 (1/2.3") and A6400 (APS-C) possess totally different sensor size.

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The FH8 was manufactured 8 years prior to the A6400 and that is quite a sizable gap as far as tech is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic FH8 being a Compact camera and the Sony A6400 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving through a thorough comparison, below is a short synopsis of how the FH8 grades vs the A6400 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH8 and Sony Alpha a6400. The entire galleries are available at Panasonic FH8 Gallery and Sony A6400 Gallery.

If you're planning to lug around your camera often, you will need to factor its weight and size. The Panasonic FH8 has got outer dimensions of 96mm x 57mm x 19mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 123 grams (0.27 lbs) while the Sony A6400 has specifications of 120mm x 67mm x 50mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.0") accompanied by a weight of 403 grams (0.89 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you choose at that time. The following is the front view size comparison of the FH8 versus the A6400.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the FH8 and A6400 is 96 and 83 respectively.

In many cases, it's difficult to visualise the contrast between sensor measurements only by going over a spec sheet. The visual here will help give you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the FH8 and A6400.

As you can see, both of the cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The FH8 featuring a tinier sensor will make getting shallower depth of field tougher and the Sony A6400 will offer you greater detail due to its extra 8MP. Greater resolution will also help you crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The older FH8 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.