Panasonic FX75 vs Sony NEX-6

Lets look closer at the Panasonic FX75 vs Sony NEX-6, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by competitors Panasonic and Sony. The image resolution of the FX75 (14MP) and the NEX-6 (16MP) is pretty comparable but the FX75 (1/2.3") and NEX-6 (APS-C) have different sensor size.

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The FX75 was brought out 3 years before the NEX-6 which is a fairly big difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Panasonic FX75 being a Compact camera and the Sony NEX-6 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before we go into a more detailed comparison, here is a concise summation of how the FX75 scores vs the NEX-6 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX75 & Sony Alpha NEX-6. The entire galleries are provided at Panasonic FX75 Gallery & Sony NEX-6 Gallery.

If you're intending to travel with your camera frequently, you should consider its weight and measurements. The Panasonic FX75 provides outer dimensions of 103mm x 55mm x 23mm (4.1" x 2.2" x 0.9") having a weight of 165 grams (0.36 lbs) whilst the Sony NEX-6 has proportions of 120mm x 67mm x 43mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.7") accompanied by a weight of 345 grams (0.76 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are utilising at the time. Here is a front view measurements comparison of the FX75 and the NEX-6.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the FX75 and NEX-6 is 94 and 85 respectively.

Often, it is very tough to picture the contrast in sensor dimensions only by checking out a spec sheet. The image here might give you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the FX75 and NEX-6.

Clearly, the two cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The FX75 because of its smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field more challenging and the Sony NEX-6 will show more detail having its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also let you crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The more aged FX75 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.