Panasonic GF6 vs Sony A6500

Its time to take a more detailed look at the Panasonic GF6 vs Sony A6500, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by rivals Panasonic and Sony. There exists a substantial gap among the resolutions of the GF6 (16MP) and A6500 (24MP) and the GF6 (Four Thirds) and A6500 (APS-C) have totally different sensor measurements.

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The GF6 was unveiled 4 years before the A6500 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras feature the same body design (Rangefinder-style mirrorless).

Before delving straight to a full comparison, here is a short summary of how the GF6 matches up versus the A6500 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF6 & Sony Alpha a6500. The full galleries are available at Panasonic GF6 Gallery & Sony A6500 Gallery.

For those who are going to carry your camera frequently, you should factor in its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic GF6 provides outer dimensions 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 Sony A6500 has dimensions of 120mm x 67mm x 53mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.1") with a weight of 453 grams (1.00 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are working with at that moment. Underneath is a front view over all size comparison of the GF6 against the A6500.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the GF6 and A6500 is 87 and 81 respectively.

Normally, it can be tough to envision the difference in sensor sizing purely by checking out a spec sheet. The photograph below may provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the GF6 and A6500.

As you can see, both of those cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The GF6 with its smaller sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field more difficult and the Sony A6500 will produce more detail having an extra 8MP. Greater resolution will enable you to crop images a good deal more aggressively. The older GF6 will be behind in sensor tech.