Panasonic GF6 vs Sony WX350

Lets look more closely at the Panasonic GF6 and Sony WX350, one is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Panasonic and Sony. The sensor resolution of the GF6 (16MP) and the WX350 (18MP) is pretty close but the GF6 (Four Thirds) and WX350 (1/2.3") come with totally different sensor sizing.

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The GF6 was brought out 10 months earlier than the WX350 and they are of a similar generation. Both cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic GF6 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony WX350 being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight into a full comparison, below is a short view of how the GF6 matches up versus the WX350 for portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF6 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX350. The entire galleries are provided at Panasonic GF6 Gallery and Sony WX350 Gallery.

If you're planning to travel with your camera frequently, you will want to factor its weight and size. The Panasonic GF6 enjoys physical measurements of 111mm x 65mm x 38mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.5") accompanied by a weight of 323 grams (0.71 lbs) while the Sony WX350 has specifications of 96mm x 55mm x 26mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.0") accompanied by a weight of 164 grams (0.36 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you have at that moment. Underneath is the front view over all size comparison of the GF6 vs the WX350.

Looking at size and weight, the portability grade of the GF6 and WX350 is 87 and 94 respectively.

Usually, it's difficult to envision the contrast in sensor dimensions just by researching specs. The picture underneath will help provide you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the GF6 and WX350.

As you can plainly see, the 2 cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The GF6 featuring a bigger sensor will make achieving shallower DOF simpler and the Sony WX350 will provide you with extra detail having its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also let you crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The more aged GF6 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.