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Panasonic GH2 vs Sony A6000

Portability
70
Imaging
51
Features
65
Overall
56
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2 front
 
Sony Alpha a6000 front
Portability
85
Imaging
66
Features
78
Overall
70

Panasonic GH2 vs Sony A6000 Key Specs

Panasonic GH2
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 3" Fully Articulated Screen
  • ISO 160 - 12800
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 442g - 124 x 90 x 76mm
  • Announced March 2011
  • Previous Model is Panasonic GH1
  • Replacement is Panasonic GH3
Sony A6000
(Full Review)
  • 24MP - APS-C Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Display
  • ISO 100 - 25600 (Increase to 51200)
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Sony E Mount
  • 344g - 120 x 67 x 45mm
  • Launched April 2014
  • Earlier Model is Sony NEX-6
  • Later Model is Sony A6300
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Panasonic GH2 vs Sony A6000 Overview

Below is a extended assessment of the Panasonic GH2 and Sony A6000, both Advanced Mirrorless digital cameras by brands Panasonic and Sony. There is a significant difference between the sensor resolutions of the GH2 (16MP) and A6000 (24MP) and the GH2 (Four Thirds) and A6000 (APS-C) feature totally different sensor size.

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The GH2 was revealed 4 years before the A6000 and that is quite a sizable gap as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Panasonic GH2 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A6000 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before we go straight into a full comparison, below is a quick view of how the GH2 matches up vs the A6000 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Panasonic GH2 over the Sony A6000

 GH2 A6000 
Display typeFully ArticulatedTiltingFully Articulating display
Selfie screen Easy selfies
Touch friendly display Easily navigate

Reasons to pick Sony A6000 over the Panasonic GH2

 A6000 GH2 
LaunchedApril 2014March 2011More recent by 37 months
Display resolution922k460kCrisper display (+462k dot)

Common features in the Panasonic GH2 and Sony A6000

 GH2 A6000 
Manual focus Dial exact focus
Display sizing3"3"Equivalent display size

Panasonic GH2 vs Sony A6000 Physical Comparison

For anybody who is looking to lug around your camera, you should factor its weight and proportions. The Panasonic GH2 has got outer dimensions 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 A6000 has measurements of 120mm x 67mm x 45mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.8") and a weight of 344 grams (0.76 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you use at that time. The following is the front view measurement comparison of the GH2 compared to the A6000.

Panasonic GH2 vs Sony A6000 size comparison

Using size and weight, the portability score of the GH2 and A6000 is 70 and 85 respectively.

Panasonic GH2 vs Sony A6000 top view buttons comparison

Panasonic GH2 vs Sony A6000 Sensor Comparison

In many cases, it can be hard to visualise the gap between sensor measurements just by reading through a spec sheet. The photograph below might give you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the GH2 and A6000.

Clearly, the two cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The GH2 using its tinier sensor will make getting bokeh tougher and the Sony A6000 will resolve more detail because of its extra 8MP. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop images far more aggressively. The older GH2 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.

Panasonic GH2 vs Sony A6000 sensor size comparison

Panasonic GH2 vs Sony A6000 Screen and ViewFinder

Panasonic GH2 vs Sony A6000 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Panasonic GH2 as a Portrait photography camera
Sony A6000 as a Portrait photography camera
70
focusing manually
good megapixels (16MP)
good sensor size (Four Thirds)
offers face detection focus
delivers RAW files
79
focusing manually
megapixel count decent (24MP)
nice sensor size (APS-C)
supports face detection focus
delivers RAW files
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Street Comparison

Panasonic GH2 as a Street photography camera
Sony A6000 as a Street photography camera
68
screen articulates
good sensor size (Four Thirds)
delivers RAW files
does not have image stabilization
80
screen tilts up and down
nice sensor size (APS-C)
delivers RAW files
lighter than competition (344g)
great ISO range (25,600)
lack of image stabilization
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Sports Comparison

Panasonic GH2 as a Sports photography camera
Sony A6000 as a Sports photography camera
46
good megapixels (16 megapixels)
good sensor size (Four Thirds)
offers tracking autofocus
max frames per second low (3.0 fps)
does not have image stabilization
low battery life (330 CIPA)
lack of phase detect auto focus
73
megapixel count decent (24 megapixels)
nice sensor size (APS-C)
supports tracking autofocus
has phase detect auto focus
lack of image stabilization
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Travel Comparison

Panasonic GH2 as a Travel photography camera
Sony A6000 as a Travel photography camera
62
good megapixels (16MP)
flash built-in
selfie friendly screen
no Time Lapse recording
low battery life (330 CIPA)
77
lighter than competition (344 grams)
megapixel count decent (24MP)
has built in flash
screen isn't selfie friendly
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Landscape Comparison

Panasonic GH2 Landscape photography features
Sony A6000 Landscape photography features
60
focusing manually
interchangeable lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
good sized screen (3")
good megapixels (16 megapixels)
good sensor size (Four Thirds)
delivers RAW files
does not have image stabilization
low battery life (330 per charge)
no Time Lapse recording
78
focusing manually
swap lenses (Sony E mount)
decent sized screen (3 inches)
megapixel count decent (24MP)
nice sensor size (APS-C)
great ISO range (25,600)
delivers RAW files
lack of image stabilization
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Vlogging Comparison

Panasonic GH2 Vlogging advice
Sony A6000 Vlogging advice
71
selfie friendly screen
screen is touchscreen
offers face detection focus
high res video (1920 x 1080 pixels)
includes external mic support
does not have image stabilization
33
supports face detection focus
video resolution high (1920 x 1080 pixels)
lighter than competition (344 grams)
screen isn't selfie friendly
lack of image stabilization
missing external mic support
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Panasonic GH2 vs Sony A6000 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Panasonic GH2 and Sony A6000
 Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2Sony Alpha a6000
General Information
Make Panasonic Sony
Model Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2 Sony Alpha a6000
Category Advanced Mirrorless Advanced Mirrorless
Announced 2011-03-23 2014-04-23
Physical type SLR-style mirrorless Rangefinder-style mirrorless
Sensor Information
Chip Venus Engine FHD Bionz X
Sensor type CMOS CMOS
Sensor size Four Thirds APS-C
Sensor dimensions 17.3 x 13mm 23.5 x 15.6mm
Sensor area 224.9mm² 366.6mm²
Sensor resolution 16 megapixel 24 megapixel
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 3:2 and 16:9
Max resolution 4608 x 3456 6000 x 4000
Max native ISO 12800 25600
Max enhanced ISO - 51200
Min native ISO 160 100
RAW photos
Autofocusing
Manual focus
Touch focus
AF continuous
AF single
Tracking AF
Selective AF
Center weighted AF
Multi area AF
AF live view
Face detection focusing
Contract detection focusing
Phase detection focusing
Number of focus points 23 179
Lens
Lens mount Micro Four Thirds Sony E
Amount of lenses 107 121
Crop factor 2.1 1.5
Screen
Screen type Fully Articulated Tilting
Screen size 3 inches 3 inches
Screen resolution 460k dots 922k dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch operation
Screen technology TFT Color LCD with wide-viewing angle TFT LCD
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder Electronic Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 1,440k dots
Viewfinder coverage 100 percent 100 percent
Viewfinder magnification 0.71x 0.7x
Features
Minimum shutter speed 60s 30s
Fastest shutter speed 1/4000s 1/4000s
Continuous shutter rate 3.0fps 11.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Custom WB
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash range 15.60 m 6.00 m (at ISO 100)
Flash settings Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync Flash off, auto, fill-flaw, slow sync, redeye reduction, hi-speed sync, wireless control
External flash
AE bracketing
WB bracketing
Fastest flash synchronize 1/160s 1/160s
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (24, 30, 60fps) 1280 x 720 (60, 30 fps), 848 x 480 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30fps), 320 x 240 (30fps) 1920 x 1080 (60p, 60i, 24p), 1440 x 1080 (30p, 25p), 640 x 480 (30p, 25p)
Max video resolution 1920x1080 1920x1080
Video data format AVCHD, Motion JPEG MPEG-4, AVCHD, XAVC S
Mic support
Headphone support
Connectivity
Wireless None Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 442 gr (0.97 lb) 344 gr (0.76 lb)
Dimensions 124 x 90 x 76mm (4.9" x 3.5" x 3.0") 120 x 67 x 45mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.8")
DXO scores
DXO Overall score 60 82
DXO Color Depth score 21.2 24.1
DXO Dynamic range score 11.3 13.1
DXO Low light score 655 1347
Other
Battery life 330 photographs 360 photographs
Form of battery Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery model - NP-FW50
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec) Yes (2 or 10 sec, continuous (3-5 shot))
Time lapse feature With downloadable app
Storage type SD/SDHC/SDXC SD/ SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Pro Duo/ Pro-HG Duo
Card slots One One
Launch pricing $1,000 $548