Panasonic GH2 vs Sony A900

Lets look a little more in depth at the Panasonic GH2 and Sony A900, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Advanced DSLR by rivals Panasonic and Sony. There exists a large gap among the image resolutions of the GH2 (16MP) and A900 (25MP) and the GH2 (Four Thirds) and A900 (Full frame) feature different sensor measurements.

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The GH2 was brought out 2 years after the A900 which is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic GH2 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A900 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before getting through a in depth comparison, below is a brief overview of how the GH2 scores versus the A900 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2 & Sony Alpha DSLR-A900. The entire galleries are available at Panasonic GH2 Gallery & Sony A900 Gallery.

If you are aiming to carry around your camera regularly, you'll have to factor in its weight and volume. The Panasonic GH2 offers physical measurements of 124mm x 90mm x 76mm (4.9" x 3.5" x 3.0") with a weight of 442 grams (0.97 lbs) whilst the Sony A900 has sizing of 156mm x 117mm x 82mm (6.1" x 4.6" x 3.2") with a weight of 895 grams (1.97 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are utilising during that time. The following is the front view dimensions comparison of the GH2 compared to the A900.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the GH2 and A900 is 70 and 54 respectively.

More often than not, its hard to picture the contrast in sensor sizes merely by looking through technical specs. The pic underneath may give you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the GH2 and A900.

As you can tell, each of the cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The GH2 because of its smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field more challenging and the Sony A900 will provide you with more detail having its extra 9 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The more modern GH2 provides a benefit in sensor tech.