Panasonic G6 vs Sony RX1

Let's look a bit more closely at the Panasonic G6 versus Sony RX1, one being a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by rivals Panasonic and Sony. There exists a sizeable gap between the resolutions of the G6 (16MP) and RX1 (24MP) and the G6 (Four Thirds) and RX1 (Full frame) have different sensor measurements.

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The G6 was introduced 3 months later than the RX1 and they are both of a similar generation. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Panasonic G6 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony RX1 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before getting into a thorough comparison, here is a short introduction of how the G6 scores versus the RX1 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-G6 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1. The whole galleries are viewable at Panasonic G6 Gallery and Sony RX1 Gallery.

For those who are looking to lug around your camera frequently, you'll have to think about its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic G6 offers outer measurements of 122mm x 85mm x 71mm (4.8" x 3.3" x 2.8") along with a weight of 390 grams (0.86 lbs) whilst the Sony RX1 has dimensions of 113mm x 65mm x 70mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 2.8") and a weight of 482 grams (1.06 lbs).

See the Panasonic G6 versus Sony RX1 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Here is a front view size comparison of the G6 and the RX1.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the G6 and RX1 is 74 and 79 respectively.

More often than not, it is very difficult to picture the difference between sensor measurements simply by reviewing technical specs. The visual underneath should provide you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the G6 and RX1.

As you can tell, each of these cameras have different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The G6 using its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field trickier and the Sony RX1 will offer you more detail using its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop photographs a bit more aggressively.