Panasonic GF8 vs Sony A33

Let's look much closer at the Panasonic GF8 vs Sony A33, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by brands Panasonic and Sony. The resolution of the GF8 (16MP) and the A33 (14MP) is pretty close but the GF8 (Four Thirds) and A33 (APS-C) boast different sensor dimensions.

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The GF8 was announced 5 years after the A33 which is a fairly large difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic GF8 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A33 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before getting into a in-depth comparison, here is a short highlight of how the GF8 scores against the A33 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF8 & Sony SLT-A33. The whole galleries are available at Panasonic GF8 Gallery & Sony A33 Gallery.

If you are looking to travel with your camera, you are going to need to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic GF8 has outside measurements of 107mm x 65mm x 33mm (4.2" x 2.6" x 1.3") along with a weight of 266 grams (0.59 lbs) and the Sony A33 has dimensions of 124mm x 92mm x 85mm (4.9" x 3.6" x 3.3") and a weight of 500 grams (1.10 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have chosen at that time. The following is a front view measurement comparison of the GF8 against the A33.

Considering size and weight, the portability score of the GF8 and A33 is 90 and 67 respectively.

In many cases, its tough to visualize the gap in sensor dimensions simply by viewing specs. The image here will help provide you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the GF8 and A33.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The GF8 using its smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF harder and the Panasonic GF8 will render more detail with its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The more recent GF8 provides an advantage when it comes to sensor tech.