Panasonic GH3 vs Sony A6000

Below is a complete analysis of the Panasonic GH3 vs Sony A6000, both Advanced Mirrorless cameras by companies Panasonic and Sony. There exists a large gap among the image resolutions of the GH3 (16MP) and A6000 (24MP) and the GH3 (Four Thirds) and A6000 (APS-C) posses different sensor sizes.

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The GH3 was brought out 19 months earlier than the A6000 which makes them a generation apart from one another. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic GH3 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A6000 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before we go right into a thorough comparison, here is a short synopsis of how the GH3 scores vs the A6000 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH3 & Sony Alpha a6000. The entire galleries are available at Panasonic GH3 Gallery & Sony A6000 Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to lug around your camera regularly, you will have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic GH3 enjoys outside dimensions of 133mm x 93mm x 82mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 3.2") with a weight of 550 grams (1.21 lbs) and the Sony A6000 has dimensions of 120mm x 67mm x 45mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.8") accompanied by a weight of 344 grams (0.76 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you use during that time. Here is a front view overall size comparison of the GH3 vs the A6000.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the GH3 and A6000 is 66 and 85 respectively.

Quite often, it is hard to visualize the gap in sensor measurements merely by looking through a spec sheet. The graphic below might give you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the GH3 and A6000.

As you can see, both of those cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The GH3 featuring a smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF tougher and the Sony A6000 will provide you with more detail having its extra 8MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs way more aggressively. The older GH3 will be behind when it comes to sensor tech.