Panasonic G7 vs Sony A6700

Here is a in depth analysis of the Panasonic G7 vs Sony A6700, both Advanced Mirrorless cameras by companies Panasonic and Sony. There exists a big gap among the image resolutions of the G7 (16MP) and A6700 (26MP) and the G7 (Four Thirds) and A6700 (APS-C) enjoy totally different sensor dimensions.

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The G7 was announced 9 years before the A6700 and that is a fairly big gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic G7 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A6700 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a simple summary of how the G7 grades versus the A6700 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-G7 and Sony Alpha a6700. The whole galleries are available at Panasonic G7 Gallery and Sony A6700 Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to carry your camera, you need to think about its weight and measurements. The Panasonic G7 comes with external dimensions of 125mm x 86mm x 77mm (4.9" x 3.4" x 3.0") and a weight of 410 grams (0.90 lbs) and the Sony A6700 has proportions of 122mm x 69mm x 75mm (4.8" x 2.7" x 3.0") having a weight of 493 grams (1.09 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. The following is the front view measurements comparison of the G7 and the A6700.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the G7 and A6700 is 71 and 75 respectively.

Normally, its difficult to visualise the difference in sensor sizing simply by looking through technical specs. The visual underneath will provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the G7 and A6700.

As you can tell, both of those cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The G7 with its smaller sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field harder and the Sony A6700 will render more detail with its extra 10MP. Higher resolution can also help you crop photographs much more aggressively. The older G7 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.