Panasonic G10 vs Sony A6500

Its time to look more closely at the Panasonic G10 and Sony A6500, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by companies Panasonic and Sony. There is a considerable difference between the image resolutions of the G10 (12MP) and A6500 (24MP) and the G10 (Four Thirds) and A6500 (APS-C) have different sensor sizes.

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The G10 was unveiled 7 years before the A6500 and that is quite a large difference as far as tech is concerned. The two cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic G10 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A6500 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving into a detailed comparison, here is a brief synopsis of how the G10 grades vs the A6500 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-G10 & Sony Alpha a6500. The full galleries are viewable at Panasonic G10 Gallery & Sony A6500 Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera often, you are going to need to consider its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic G10 comes with outside dimensions of 124mm x 90mm x 74mm (4.9" x 3.5" x 2.9") and a weight of 388 grams (0.86 lbs) whilst the Sony A6500 has dimensions of 120mm x 67mm x 53mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.1") and a weight of 453 grams (1.00 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have at that moment. Here is a front view dimensions comparison of the G10 versus the A6500.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the G10 and A6500 is 72 and 81 respectively.

Often, its tough to imagine the difference between sensor measurements just by checking specifications. The visual underneath will provide you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the G10 and A6500.

To sum up, the two cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The G10 using its tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF harder and the Sony A6500 will resolve extra detail having an extra 12MP. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop images way more aggressively. The older G10 is going to be behind in sensor tech.