Panasonic G5 vs Sony A6600

Here is a extended comparison of the Panasonic G5 and Sony A6600, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by manufacturers Panasonic and Sony. There exists a sizable gap between the image resolutions of the G5 (16MP) and A6600 (24MP) and the G5 (Four Thirds) and A6600 (APS-C) enjoy totally different sensor sizes.

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The G5 was introduced 8 years before the A6600 and that is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Panasonic G5 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A6600 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before we go through a detailed comparison, below is a quick summary of how the G5 matches up against the A6600 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-G5 & Sony Alpha a6600. The whole galleries are provided at Panasonic G5 Gallery & Sony A6600 Gallery.

In case you're planning to carry your camera, you are going to need to factor in its weight and proportions. The Panasonic G5 has external measurements of 120mm x 83mm x 71mm (4.7" x 3.3" x 2.8") accompanied by a weight of 396 grams (0.87 lbs) whilst 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 account, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you use during that time. Below is the front view proportions comparison of the G5 vs the A6600.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the G5 and A6600 is 74 and 77 respectively.

More often than not, it is very hard to visualise the difference between sensor sizing simply by looking at a spec sheet. The photograph below might give you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the G5 and A6600.

As you can see, both of these cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The G5 with its tinier sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field more difficult and the Sony A6600 will resolve more detail using its extra 8MP. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop shots far more aggressively. The older G5 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor technology.