Panasonic L1 vs Sony A6300

Below is a thorough review of the Panasonic L1 and Sony A6300, one being a Advanced DSLR and the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by brands Panasonic and Sony. There is a sizeable difference between the sensor resolutions of the L1 (7MP) and A6300 (24MP) and the L1 (Four Thirds) and A6300 (APS-C) posses totally different sensor sizing.

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The L1 was announced 9 years prior to the A6300 and that is quite a large gap as far as tech is concerned. The two cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic L1 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony A6300 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving straight to a complete comparison, here is a quick view of how the L1 matches up against the A6300 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-L1 and Sony Alpha a6300. The whole galleries are available at Panasonic L1 Gallery and Sony A6300 Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera regularly, you'll need to consider its weight and volume. The Panasonic L1 has got external dimensions of 146mm x 87mm x 77mm (5.7" x 3.4" x 3.0") and a weight of 606 grams (1.34 lbs) whilst the Sony A6300 has sizing of 120mm x 67mm x 49mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.9") with a weight of 404 grams (0.89 lbs).

Take a look at the Panasonic L1 and Sony A6300 in the all new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Below is a front view size comparison of the L1 compared to the A6300.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the L1 and A6300 is 65 and 83 respectively.

Often, it is hard to visualise the difference between sensor measurements simply by reading specs. The photograph below may offer you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the L1 and A6300.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The L1 using its tinier sensor will make shooting bokeh more difficult and the Sony A6300 will offer you extra detail with its extra 17MP. Higher resolution will allow you to crop photographs way more aggressively. The older L1 is going to be behind in sensor technology.