Panasonic GF8 vs Sony A6600

Following is a extensive comparison of the Panasonic GF8 versus Sony A6600, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by brands Panasonic and Sony. There exists a large gap between the sensor resolutions of the GF8 (16MP) and A6600 (24MP) and the GF8 (Four Thirds) and A6600 (APS-C) feature different sensor size.

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The GF8 was released 4 years before the A6600 which is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras offer the identical body type (Rangefinder-style mirrorless).

Before going straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a concise highlight of how the GF8 grades versus the A6600 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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If you are planning to carry around your camera often, you will have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Panasonic GF8 offers outer measurements of 107mm x 65mm x 33mm (4.2" x 2.6" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 266 grams (0.59 lbs) and the Sony A6600 has proportions of 120mm x 67mm x 69mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.7") accompanied by a weight of 503 grams (1.11 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you use at the time. The following is the front view dimensions comparison of the GF8 versus the A6600.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the GF8 and A6600 is 90 and 77 respectively.

Normally, its difficult to imagine the difference between sensor sizes simply by going over specifications. The image below should offer you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the GF8 and A6600.

To sum up, the 2 cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The GF8 featuring a tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field trickier and the Sony A6600 will offer you more detail as a result of its extra 8MP. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop pictures far more aggressively. The more aged GF8 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.