Panasonic ZS10 vs Sony A6600

Here is a extensive overview of the Panasonic ZS10 and Sony A6600, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by brands Panasonic and Sony. There exists a sizable gap among the image resolutions of the ZS10 (14MP) and A6600 (24MP) and the ZS10 (1/2.3") and A6600 (APS-C) boast different sensor sizes.

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The ZS10 was unveiled 9 years before the A6600 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic ZS10 being a Compact camera and the Sony A6600 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a short summation of how the ZS10 matches up vs the A6600 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10 & Sony Alpha a6600. The full galleries are available at Panasonic ZS10 Gallery & Sony A6600 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to carry your camera regularly, you are going to need to factor its weight and volume. The Panasonic ZS10 has got outer measurements of 105mm x 58mm x 33mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.3") and a weight of 219 grams (0.48 lbs) whilst the Sony A6600 has sizing of 120mm x 67mm x 69mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.7") and a weight of 503 grams (1.11 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are employing at the time. The following is a front view sizing comparison of the ZS10 vs the A6600.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the ZS10 and A6600 is 91 and 77 respectively.

Typically, it's hard to imagine the gap in sensor sizing purely by checking out technical specs. The visual below might offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the ZS10 and A6600.

As you can tell, each of these cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The ZS10 using its smaller sensor is going to make shooting bokeh more difficult and the Sony A6600 will provide more detail having an extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop pics way more aggressively. The older ZS10 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.