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Panasonic GH2 vs Sony A6700

Portability
70
Imaging
51
Features
65
Overall
56
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2 front
 
Sony Alpha a6700 front
Portability
75
Imaging
74
Features
96
Overall
82

Panasonic GH2 vs Sony A6700 Key Specs

Panasonic GH2
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 3" Fully Articulated Display
  • ISO 160 - 12800
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 442g - 124 x 90 x 76mm
  • Announced March 2011
  • Old Model is Panasonic GH1
  • Refreshed by Panasonic GH3
Sony A6700
(Full Review)
  • 26MP - APS-C Sensor
  • 3.00" Fully Articulated Screen
  • ISO 100 - 32000 (Expand to 102400)
  • Sensor based 5-axis Image Stabilization
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • Sony E Mount
  • 493g - 122 x 69 x 75mm
  • Launched July 2023
  • Superseded the Sony A6600
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Panasonic GH2 vs Sony A6700 Overview

Its time to look more closely at the Panasonic GH2 versus Sony A6700, both Advanced Mirrorless cameras by manufacturers Panasonic and Sony. There exists a sizable gap among the resolutions of the GH2 (16MP) and A6700 (26MP) and the GH2 (Four Thirds) and A6700 (APS-C) have totally different sensor dimensions.

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The GH2 was launched 13 years before the A6700 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic GH2 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A6700 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going into a detailed comparison, here is a short highlight of how the GH2 matches up against the A6700 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Panasonic GH2 over the Sony A6700

 GH2 A6700 

Reasons to pick Sony A6700 over the Panasonic GH2

 A6700 GH2 
LaunchedJuly 2023March 2011More recent by 149 months
Screen resolution1040k460kCrisper screen (+580k dot)

Common features in the Panasonic GH2 and Sony A6700

 GH2 A6700 
Manually focus More exact focusing
Screen typeFully ArticulatedFully articulatedFully Articulated screen
Screen size3"3.00"Same screen sizing
Selfie screen Both good for selfies
Touch friendly screen Quickly navigate

Panasonic GH2 vs Sony A6700 Physical Comparison

If you are looking to lug around your camera, you should take into account its weight and proportions. The Panasonic GH2 offers outer measurements of 124mm x 90mm x 76mm (4.9" x 3.5" x 3.0") along with a weight of 442 grams (0.97 lbs) and the Sony A6700 has measurements of 122mm x 69mm x 75mm (4.8" x 2.7" x 3.0") accompanied by a weight of 493 grams (1.09 lbs).

Check the Panasonic GH2 versus Sony A6700 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have chosen at the time. Here is a front view scale comparison of the GH2 vs the A6700.

Panasonic GH2 vs Sony A6700 size comparison

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the GH2 and A6700 is 70 and 75 respectively.

Panasonic GH2 vs Sony A6700 top view buttons comparison

Panasonic GH2 vs Sony A6700 Sensor Comparison

Sometimes, it can be hard to visualise the difference in sensor measurements simply by looking through specs. The graphic underneath should offer you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the GH2 and A6700.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The GH2 featuring a smaller sensor will make achieving shallower depth of field trickier and the Sony A6700 will render extra detail utilizing its extra 10MP. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop pictures way more aggressively. The older GH2 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.

Panasonic GH2 vs Sony A6700 sensor size comparison

Panasonic GH2 vs Sony A6700 Screen and ViewFinder

Panasonic GH2 vs Sony A6700 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Panasonic GH2 Portrait photography information
Sony A6700 Portrait photography information
70
has manual focus
MP count decent (16MP)
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
provides face detect focus
exports RAW formats
84
you can focus manually
excellent megapixels (26 megapixels)
good sensor size (APS-C)
includes face detect focusing
saves RAW files
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Street Comparison

Panasonic GH2 Street photography details
Sony A6700 Street photography details
68
fully articulated screen
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
exports RAW formats
does not have image stabilization
84
has image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
good sensor size (APS-C)
saves RAW files
has focus via touch
weather sealing
great high ISO (32,000)
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Sports Comparison

Panasonic GH2 Sports photography factors
Sony A6700 Sports photography factors
46
MP count decent (16MP)
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
provides tracking focus
max frames per second low (3.0 fps)
does not have image stabilization
bad battery power (330 shots)
has no phase detect auto focus
87
quiet shooting (1/8,000s)
has image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
excellent megapixels (26 megapixels)
good sensor size (APS-C)
includes tracking focus
weather sealing
better than average battery (570 CIPA)
has phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Travel photography with Panasonic GH2
Travel photography with Sony A6700
62
MP count decent (16 megapixels)
built-in flash
selfie friendly screen
missing Time Lapse mode
bad battery power (330 shots)
84
better than average battery (570 shots)
weather sealing
has bluetooth
has focus via touch
excellent megapixels (26 megapixels)
selfie friendly screen
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Landscape Comparison

Landscape photography with Panasonic GH2
Landscape photography with Sony A6700
60
has manual focus
swap lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
screen size is good (3 inch)
MP count decent (16MP)
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
exports RAW formats
does not have image stabilization
bad battery power (330 shots)
missing Time Lapse mode
87
you can focus manually
interchangeable lenses (Sony E mount)
screen is a good size (3.00 inches)
has image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
excellent megapixels (26MP)
good sensor size (APS-C)
great high ISO (32,000)
saves RAW files
weather sealing
better than average battery (570 shots)
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Vlogging Comparison

Vlogging with Panasonic GH2
Vlogging with Sony A6700
71
selfie friendly screen
touchscreen
provides face detect focus
video res high (1920 x 1080 pixels)
includes mic socket
does not have image stabilization
84
selfie friendly screen
touch screen
has image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
includes face detect focusing
high video quality (3840 x 2160 pxls)
has microphone support
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Panasonic GH2 vs Sony A6700 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Panasonic GH2 and Sony A6700
 Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2Sony Alpha a6700
General Information
Manufacturer Panasonic Sony
Model Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2 Sony Alpha a6700
Category Advanced Mirrorless Advanced Mirrorless
Announced 2011-03-23 2023-07-12
Physical type SLR-style mirrorless Rangefinder-style mirrorless
Sensor Information
Processor Chip Venus Engine FHD -
Sensor type CMOS BSI-CMOS
Sensor size Four Thirds APS-C
Sensor measurements 17.3 x 13mm 23.5 x 15.6mm
Sensor area 224.9mm² 366.6mm²
Sensor resolution 16 megapixels 26 megapixels
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Maximum resolution 4608 x 3456 6192 x 4128
Maximum native ISO 12800 32000
Maximum boosted ISO - 102400
Minimum native ISO 160 100
RAW pictures
Minimum boosted ISO - 50
Autofocusing
Manual focus
Autofocus touch
Autofocus continuous
Single autofocus
Autofocus tracking
Autofocus selectice
Center weighted autofocus
Multi area autofocus
Live view autofocus
Face detect autofocus
Contract detect autofocus
Phase detect autofocus
Number of focus points 23 759
Lens
Lens mounting type Micro Four Thirds Sony E
Total lenses 107 199
Crop factor 2.1 1.5
Screen
Type of display Fully Articulated Fully articulated
Display size 3 inch 3.00 inch
Resolution of display 460 thousand dots 1,040 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch friendly
Display tech TFT Color LCD with wide-viewing angle -
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type Electronic Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 2,359 thousand dots
Viewfinder coverage 100% 100%
Viewfinder magnification 0.71x 0.71x
Features
Slowest shutter speed 60 secs 30 secs
Maximum shutter speed 1/4000 secs 1/4000 secs
Maximum quiet shutter speed - 1/8000 secs
Continuous shooting rate 3.0 frames/s 11.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Set white balance
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash range 15.60 m no built-in flash
Flash settings Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync Flash off, Autoflash, Fill-flash, Rear Sync., Slow Sync., Red-eye reduction (On/Off selectable), Hi-speed sync, Wireless
Hot shoe
AEB
WB bracketing
Maximum flash synchronize 1/160 secs -
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
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) 3840 x 2160 @ 120p / 280 Mbps, XAVC HS, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM
Maximum video resolution 1920x1080 3840x2160
Video format AVCHD, Motion JPEG MPEG-4, AVCHD, XAVC S
Microphone support
Headphone support
Connectivity
Wireless None Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 GBit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 442 gr (0.97 lb) 493 gr (1.09 lb)
Physical dimensions 124 x 90 x 76mm (4.9" x 3.5" x 3.0") 122 x 69 x 75mm (4.8" x 2.7" x 3.0")
DXO scores
DXO All around score 60 not tested
DXO Color Depth score 21.2 not tested
DXO Dynamic range score 11.3 not tested
DXO Low light score 655 not tested
Other
Battery life 330 pictures 570 pictures
Battery style Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery model - NP-FZ1000
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec) Yes
Time lapse feature
Storage type SD/SDHC/SDXC SD/SDHC/SDXC + Memory Stick Pro Duo
Card slots One One
Retail price $1,000 $1,399