Panasonic GH4 has a
16.0MP Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm ) sized CMOS sensor and features Venus Engine IX processor. On the other hand, Canon R6 has a
20.0MP Full frame (36 x 24 mm ) sized CMOS sensor and features Digic X processor.
Below you can see the GH4 and R6 sensor size comparison.
As seen above, Canon R6 has a 3.8x Larger sensor area than Panasonic GH4. 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 GH4 and Canon R6 sensors have been tested by DxO and the results show that R6 has a better overall score of 90, 16 points higher compared to GH4's score of 74.
Model |
Overall |
Color Depth |
Dynamic Range |
Low-light ISO |
Panasonic GH4 |
74 |
23.2 bits |
12.8 Evs |
791 ISO |
Canon R6 |
90 |
24.2 bits |
14.3 Evs |
3394 ISO |