Panasonic GM1 vs Sony A6500

Below is a complete analysis of the Panasonic GM1 vs Sony A6500, one being a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by brands Panasonic and Sony. There exists a big gap among the sensor resolutions of the GM1 (16MP) and A6500 (24MP) and the GM1 (Four Thirds) and A6500 (APS-C) enjoy different sensor size.

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The GM1 was brought out 3 years before the A6500 and that is a fairly big gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with the identical body type (Rangefinder-style mirrorless).

Before delving in to a step-by-step comparison, below is a short introduction of how the GM1 scores versus the A6500 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-GM1 and Sony Alpha a6500. The entire galleries are available at Panasonic GM1 Gallery and Sony A6500 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to lug around your camera often, you will have to factor its weight and size. The Panasonic GM1 has physical measurements of 99mm x 55mm x 30mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.2") accompanied by a weight of 204 grams (0.45 lbs) whilst the Sony A6500 has specifications of 120mm x 67mm x 53mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.1") with a weight of 453 grams (1.00 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you have attached at that time. Below is the front view overall size comparison of the GM1 versus the A6500.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the GM1 and A6500 is 93 and 81 respectively.

Typically, its difficult to visualize the gap in sensor measurements just by checking out specs. The photograph underneath should offer you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the GM1 and A6500.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The GM1 featuring a smaller sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field more difficult and the Sony A6500 will show extra detail having its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also help you crop pictures much more aggressively. The older GM1 will be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.