Panasonic G7 vs Sony A6600

Its time to take a more detailed look at the Panasonic G7 vs Sony A6600, both Advanced Mirrorless cameras by manufacturers Panasonic and Sony. There exists a sizable gap among the image resolutions of the G7 (16MP) and A6600 (24MP) and the G7 (Four Thirds) and A6600 (APS-C) possess totally different sensor measurements.

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The G7 was released 5 years before the A6600 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic G7 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A6600 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving straight into a complete comparison, below is a brief view of how the G7 scores against the A6600 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-G7 & Sony Alpha a6600. The complete galleries are provided at Panasonic G7 Gallery & Sony A6600 Gallery.

In case you're aiming to carry your camera often, you are going to need to factor in its weight and measurements. The Panasonic G7 provides outer measurements of 125mm x 86mm x 77mm (4.9" x 3.4" x 3.0") along with a weight of 410 grams (0.90 lbs) whilst the Sony A6600 has proportions of 120mm x 67mm x 69mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.7") along with a weight of 503 grams (1.11 lbs).

Take a look at the Panasonic G7 vs Sony A6600 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are utilising during that time. Here is the front view physical size comparison of the G7 against the A6600.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the G7 and A6600 is 71 and 77 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to visualise the contrast in sensor sizing only by checking out a spec sheet. The graphic underneath should give you a clearer sense of the sensor sizing in the G7 and A6600.

As you can see, both the cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The G7 due to its smaller sensor will make getting shallow depth of field trickier and the Sony A6600 will produce extra detail as a result of its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will let you crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The older G7 will be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.