Panasonic GF6 vs Sony HX80

Lets look a bit more in depth at the Panasonic GF6 and Sony HX80, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by brands Panasonic and Sony. The resolution of the GF6 (16MP) and the HX80 (18MP) is relatively comparable but the GF6 (Four Thirds) and HX80 (1/2.3") posses different sensor sizing.

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The GF6 was released 3 years prior to the HX80 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Panasonic GF6 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony HX80 being a Compact camera.

Before going straight to a comprehensive comparison, here is a short summation of how the GF6 scores versus the HX80 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF6 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX80. The complete galleries are provided at Panasonic GF6 Gallery & Sony HX80 Gallery.

If you are going to lug around your camera often, you will want to factor its weight and size. The Panasonic GF6 has got external dimensions of 111mm x 65mm x 38mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.5") and a weight of 323 grams (0.71 lbs) whilst the Sony HX80 has specifications of 102mm x 58mm x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") along with a weight of 245 grams (0.54 lbs).

Contrast the Panasonic GF6 and Sony HX80 in our brand new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have attached at that moment. Here is a front view physical size comparison of the GF6 and the HX80.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the GF6 and HX80 is 87 and 91 respectively.

Quite often, it's hard to picture the gap in sensor measurements just by going through a spec sheet. The visual underneath will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the GF6 and HX80.

Clearly, both of the cameras have different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The GF6 because of its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony HX80 will show extra detail as a result of its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The older GF6 will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.