Panasonic GF3 has a
12.0MP Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm ) sized CMOS sensor and features Venus Engine FHD processor. On the other hand, Sony NEX-6 has a
16.0MP APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm ) sized CMOS sensor and features Bionz processor.
Below you can see the GF3 and NEX-6 sensor size comparison.
As seen above, Sony NEX-6 has a 1.6x Larger sensor area than Panasonic GF3. Larger sensors give photographer more control on the depth of field and blurry background compared to smaller sensor when shot in same focal length and aperture.
DxOMark Sensor Scores
DxOMark is a benchmark that scientifically assesses image quality of camera sensors. It scores camera sensors for color depth (DXO Portrait), dynamic range (DXO Landscape) and low-light sensitivity (DXO Sports), and also gives them an overall score. Panasonic GF3 and Sony NEX-6 sensors have been tested by DxO and the results show that NEX-6 has a better overall score of 78, 28 points higher compared to GF3's score of 50.
Model |
Overall |
Color Depth |
Dynamic Range |
Low-light ISO |
Panasonic GF3 |
50 |
20.6 bits |
10.1 Evs |
459 ISO |
Sony NEX-6 |
78 |
23.7 bits |
13.1 Evs |
1018 ISO |