Panasonic GX7 vs Sony A6600

Lets look a bit more closely at the Panasonic GX7 and Sony A6600, both Advanced Mirrorless digital cameras by competitors Panasonic and Sony. There exists a considerable gap between the sensor resolutions of the GX7 (16MP) and A6600 (24MP) and the GX7 (Four Thirds) and A6600 (APS-C) posses totally different sensor dimensions.

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The GX7 was introduced 6 years prior to the A6600 which is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras have the same body design (Rangefinder-style mirrorless).

Before delving straight to a full comparison, here is a simple overview of how the GX7 matches up vs the A6600 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7 & Sony Alpha a6600. The whole galleries are available at Panasonic GX7 Gallery & Sony A6600 Gallery.

When you are aiming to travel with your camera regularly, you have to consider its weight and proportions. The Panasonic GX7 provides outer measurements of 123mm x 71mm x 55mm (4.8" x 2.8" x 2.2") with a weight of 402 grams (0.89 lbs) whilst the Sony A6600 has measurements of 120mm x 67mm x 69mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.7") along with a weight of 503 grams (1.11 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you select at the time. Below is a front view scale comparison of the GX7 versus the A6600.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the GX7 and A6600 is 81 and 77 respectively.

More often than not, it's difficult to envision the contrast between sensor dimensions purely by going over technical specs. The picture below should offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the GX7 and A6600.

As you can tell, the two cameras have different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The GX7 with its tinier sensor will make getting bokeh harder and the Sony A6600 will offer you more detail using its extra 8MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The more aged GX7 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.