Panasonic GH2 vs Sony A6700

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.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2 & Sony Alpha a6700. The complete galleries are available at Panasonic GH2 Gallery & Sony A6700 Gallery.

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).

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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.

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

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.