Panasonic FZ150 vs Sony A6600

Below is a in-depth overview of the Panasonic FZ150 and Sony A6600, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by rivals Panasonic and Sony. There is a large difference among the sensor resolutions of the FZ150 (12MP) and A6600 (24MP) and the FZ150 (1/2.3") and A6600 (APS-C) enjoy totally different sensor measurements.

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The FZ150 was launched 8 years prior to the A6600 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic FZ150 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony A6600 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going straight into a comprehensive comparison, below is a brief view of how the FZ150 scores vs the A6600 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150 & Sony Alpha a6600. The complete galleries are viewable at Panasonic FZ150 Gallery & Sony A6600 Gallery.

For those who are looking to lug around your camera often, you'll need to factor in its weight and volume. The Panasonic FZ150 enjoys external measurements of 124mm x 82mm x 92mm (4.9" x 3.2" x 3.6") having a weight of 528 grams (1.16 lbs) whilst the Sony A6600 has sizing of 120mm x 67mm x 69mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.7") and a weight of 503 grams (1.11 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are employing at the time. Following is the front view physical size comparison of the FZ150 and the A6600.

Looking at size and weight, the portability score of the FZ150 and A6600 is 67 and 77 respectively.

Oftentimes, it can be tough to visualise the contrast in sensor measurements simply by researching technical specs. The photograph here should give you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the FZ150 and A6600.

As you have seen, each of the cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The FZ150 featuring a smaller sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field harder and the Sony A6600 will render more detail utilizing its extra 12 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop photographs much more aggressively. The older FZ150 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.