Panasonic FP5 vs Sony A6600

Here is a in-depth comparison of the Panasonic FP5 and Sony A6600, former being a Ultracompact while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by companies Panasonic and Sony. There exists a large gap among the image resolutions of the FP5 (14MP) and A6600 (24MP) and the FP5 (1/2.3") and A6600 (APS-C) have totally different sensor dimensions.

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The FP5 was announced 9 years earlier than the A6600 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Panasonic FP5 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony A6600 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting right into a detailed comparison, here is a short summary of how the FP5 scores versus the A6600 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP5 & Sony Alpha a6600. The whole galleries are viewable at Panasonic FP5 Gallery & Sony A6600 Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to carry your camera, you are going to need to factor its weight and measurements. The Panasonic FP5 provides outside measurements of 101mm x 59mm x 18mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 141 grams (0.31 lbs) whilst the Sony A6600 has proportions of 120mm x 67mm x 69mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.7") having a weight of 503 grams (1.11 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have at that moment. The following is a front view scale comparison of the FP5 compared to the A6600.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the FP5 and A6600 is 95 and 77 respectively.

More often than not, it is hard to envision the contrast in sensor sizing purely by researching specifications. The visual underneath might give you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the FP5 and A6600.

To sum up, each of the cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The FP5 with its smaller sensor will make getting shallower DOF more difficult and the Sony A6600 will result in more detail with its extra 10MP. Higher resolution will let you crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The older FP5 will be behind with regard to sensor tech.