Panasonic FZ100 vs Sony A6400

Below is a in-depth assessment of the Panasonic FZ100 versus Sony A6400, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by competitors Panasonic and Sony. There exists a large gap among the image resolutions of the FZ100 (14MP) and A6400 (24MP) and the FZ100 (1/2.3") and A6400 (APS-C) feature totally different sensor measurements.

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The FZ100 was manufactured 9 years earlier than the A6400 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic FZ100 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony A6400 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a quick highlight of how the FZ100 scores against the A6400 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ100 & Sony Alpha a6400. The entire galleries are viewable at Panasonic FZ100 Gallery & Sony A6400 Gallery.

If you are looking to lug around your camera frequently, you will need to think about its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic FZ100 comes with exterior measurements of 124mm x 82mm x 92mm (4.9" x 3.2" x 3.6") along with a weight of 540 grams (1.19 lbs) while the Sony A6400 has dimensions of 120mm x 67mm x 50mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.0") along with a weight of 403 grams (0.89 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you use during that time. Underneath is the front view measurement comparison of the FZ100 against the A6400.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FZ100 and A6400 is 67 and 83 respectively.

More often than not, it's difficult to visualise the gap in sensor measurements merely by looking through technical specs. The visual underneath will offer you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the FZ100 and A6400.

As you can tell, both of those cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The FZ100 because of its smaller sensor will make getting shallow depth of field more challenging and the Sony A6400 will render more detail due to its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop shots somewhat more aggressively. The older FZ100 will be behind in sensor innovation.