Panasonic FS12 vs Sony A6600

Let's take a more detailed look at the Panasonic FS12 and Sony A6600, former being a Ultracompact while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by rivals Panasonic and Sony. There is a large difference among the image resolutions of the FS12 (12MP) and A6600 (24MP) and the FS12 (1/2.3") and A6600 (APS-C) posses different sensor sizes.

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The FS12 was brought out 11 years before the A6600 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Panasonic FS12 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony A6600 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving into a in depth comparison, here is a concise highlight of how the FS12 grades against the A6600 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS12 & Sony Alpha a6600. The entire galleries are provided at Panasonic FS12 Gallery & Sony A6600 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to carry your camera often, you'll need to factor in its weight and proportions. The Panasonic FS12 features outside measurements of 97mm x 55mm x 22mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.9") with a weight of 129 grams (0.28 lbs) and the Sony A6600 has measurements 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 consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you have attached at that time. Here is a front view dimension comparison of the FS12 against the A6600.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the FS12 and A6600 is 95 and 77 respectively.

Often, it is tough to visualize the gap in sensor sizing just by seeing technical specs. The graphic below should provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the FS12 and A6600.

As you can tell, both cameras have different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The FS12 due to its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF more difficult and the Sony A6600 will produce greater detail having its extra 12 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The older FS12 will be disadvantaged in sensor technology.