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Panasonic GF6 vs Pentax Efina

Portability
87
Imaging
52
Features
64
Overall
56
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF6 front
 
Pentax Efina front
Portability
97
Imaging
38
Features
26
Overall
33

Panasonic GF6 vs Pentax Efina Key Specs

Panasonic GF6
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Display
  • ISO 160 - 12800 (Increase to 25600)
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 323g - 111 x 65 x 38mm
  • Revealed April 2013
  • Superseded the Panasonic GF5
  • Replacement is Panasonic GF7
Pentax Efina
(Full Review)
  • 14MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.5" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 80 - 1600
  • Digital Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 26-130mm (F3.5-6.3) lens
  • 91g - 87 x 54 x 21mm
  • Revealed June 2013
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Panasonic GF6 vs Pentax Efina Overview

Following is a detailed analysis of the Panasonic GF6 and Pentax Efina, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Ultracompact by rivals Panasonic and Pentax. The image resolution of the GF6 (16MP) and the Efina (14MP) is pretty similar but the GF6 (Four Thirds) and Efina (1/2.3") provide different sensor sizing.

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The GF6 was launched at a similar time to the Efina which means that they are of a similar age. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Panasonic GF6 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Pentax Efina being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving right into a more detailed comparison, here is a concise highlight of how the GF6 grades vs the Efina for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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Reasons to pick Panasonic GF6 over the Pentax Efina

 GF6 Efina 
Focus manually Very precise focusing
Screen typeTiltingFixed Tilting screen
Screen dimensions3"2.5"Bigger screen (+0.5")
Screen resolution1040k230kCrisper screen (+810k dot)
Touch friendly screen Quickly navigate

Reasons to pick Pentax Efina over the Panasonic GF6

 Efina GF6 

Common features in the Panasonic GF6 and Pentax Efina

 GF6 Efina 
RevealedApril 2013June 2013Similar age
Selfie screen Lack of selfie screen

Panasonic GF6 vs Pentax Efina Physical Comparison

For anybody who is aiming to carry around your camera regularly, you're going to have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic GF6 has external measurements of 111mm x 65mm x 38mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.5") along with a weight of 323 grams (0.71 lbs) whilst the Pentax Efina has dimensions of 87mm x 54mm x 21mm (3.4" x 2.1" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 91 grams (0.20 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you use at the time. Following is a front view scale comparison of the GF6 against the Efina.

Panasonic GF6 vs Pentax Efina size comparison

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the GF6 and Efina is 87 and 97 respectively.

Panasonic GF6 vs Pentax Efina top view buttons comparison

Panasonic GF6 vs Pentax Efina Sensor Comparison

Quite often, it is very hard to picture the gap between sensor sizes only by reading a spec sheet. The picture below should provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the GF6 and Efina.

Clearly, each of the cameras have different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The GF6 featuring a bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF less difficult and the Panasonic GF6 will offer more detail utilizing its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs a bit more aggressively.

Panasonic GF6 vs Pentax Efina sensor size comparison

Panasonic GF6 vs Pentax Efina Screen and ViewFinder

Panasonic GF6 vs Pentax Efina Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Panasonic GF6 Portrait photography features
Pentax Efina Portrait photography features
64
you can focus manually
decent MP (16MP)
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
has face detect autofocus
delivers RAW files
external flash not possible
34
resolution is good (14MP)
offers face detection focus
focusing manually not possible
manual mode not available
no external flash support
sensor is small (1/2.3")
no RAW support
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Street Comparison

Street photography with Panasonic GF6
Street photography with Pentax Efina
77
has a tilting screen
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
delivers RAW files
offers touch focus
no image stabilization
64
has image stabilization (Digital)
lighter than others (91 grams)
fixed screen
sensor is small (1/2.3")
no RAW support
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Sports Comparison

Sports photography with Panasonic GF6
Sports photography with Pentax Efina
51
decent MP (16MP)
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
has tracking focus
low frames per second (4.0 frames per second)
no image stabilization
lacks phase detect autofocus
35
has image stabilization (Digital)
resolution is good (14 megapixels)
low max shutter speed (1/1,400 seconds)
no shutter priority mode
sensor is small (1/2.3")
no phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Travel photography with Panasonic GF6
Travel photography with Pentax Efina
69
offers touch focus
decent MP (16 megapixels)
built-in flash
does not have Time Lapse mode
screen isn't selfie friendly
69
lighter than others (91g)
resolution is good (14 megapixels)
has built in flash
decently wide (26mm)
no Timelapse mode
does not offer selfie friendly display
slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
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Landscape Comparison

Landscape photography with Panasonic GF6
Landscape photography with Pentax Efina
67
you can focus manually
change lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
screen size is good (3 inches)
decent MP (16 megapixels)
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
delivers RAW files
no image stabilization
does not have Time Lapse mode
38
decently wide (26mm)
has image stabilization (Digital)
resolution is good (14 megapixels)
focusing manually not possible
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
screen is somewhat small (2.5 inch)
manual mode not available
sensor is small (1/2.3")
no RAW support
no Timelapse mode
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Vlogging Comparison

Panasonic GF6 Vlogging features
Pentax Efina Vlogging features
32
has touchscreen
has face detect autofocus
high quality video (1920 x 1080 pxls)
screen isn't selfie friendly
no image stabilization
does not have mic jack
33
decently wide (26mm)
has image stabilization (Digital)
offers face detection focus
lighter than others (91 grams)
slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
does not offer selfie friendly display
low quality video (1280 x 720 pixels)
no external microphone support
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Panasonic GF6 vs Pentax Efina Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Panasonic GF6 and Pentax Efina
 Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF6Pentax Efina
General Information
Company Panasonic Pentax
Model type Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF6 Pentax Efina
Class Entry-Level Mirrorless Ultracompact
Revealed 2013-04-08 2013-06-03
Physical type Rangefinder-style mirrorless Ultracompact
Sensor Information
Powered by Venus Engine FHD -
Sensor type CMOS CCD
Sensor size Four Thirds 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 17.3 x 13mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor area 224.9mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 16 megapixels 14 megapixels
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Highest Possible resolution 4592 x 3448 4288 x 3216
Maximum native ISO 12800 1600
Maximum enhanced ISO 25600 -
Lowest native ISO 160 80
RAW data
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch focus
Continuous autofocus
Autofocus single
Autofocus tracking
Autofocus selectice
Center weighted autofocus
Autofocus multi area
Live view autofocus
Face detect autofocus
Contract detect autofocus
Phase detect autofocus
Cross type focus points - -
Lens
Lens support Micro Four Thirds fixed lens
Lens zoom range - 26-130mm (5.0x)
Maximum aperture - f/3.5-6.3
Macro focusing range - 20cm
Number of lenses 107 -
Crop factor 2.1 5.8
Screen
Display type Tilting Fixed Type
Display diagonal 3" 2.5"
Resolution of display 1,040 thousand dots 230 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch screen
Display tech TFT Color LCD with wide-viewing angle QVGA TFT LCD
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder None None
Features
Minimum shutter speed 60 seconds 1/8 seconds
Fastest shutter speed 1/4000 seconds 1/1400 seconds
Continuous shutter rate 4.0 frames per second -
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation Yes -
Change white balance
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash distance 6.30 m 4.10 m
Flash options Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync Auto, Auto Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Forced Off
External flash
AE bracketing
White balance bracketing
Fastest flash synchronize 1/160 seconds -
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (60i PsF/30p in NTSC models, 50i PsF/25p on PAL), 1280 x 720p (60i PsF/30p in NTSC models, 50i PsF/25p on PAL), 640 x 480 (30/25fps) 1280 x 720, 640 x 480
Maximum video resolution 1920x1080 1280x720
Video data format MPEG-4, AVCHD -
Microphone support
Headphone support
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment sealing
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 323g (0.71 lb) 91g (0.20 lb)
Physical dimensions 111 x 65 x 38mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.5") 87 x 54 x 21mm (3.4" x 2.1" x 0.8")
DXO scores
DXO Overall rating 54 not tested
DXO Color Depth rating 20.7 not tested
DXO Dynamic range rating 10.6 not tested
DXO Low light rating 622 not tested
Other
Battery life 340 photos 200 photos
Type of battery Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery ID - D-LI109
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec, 10 sec (3 images)) Yes
Time lapse shooting
Type of storage SD/SDHC/SDXC SC/SDHC, Internal
Card slots One One
Retail price $326 $10