key specs |
Camera Type | Digital Camera | DSLR Camera |
Effective Pixels | 24.3 MP | 16.05 MP |
Sensor Type | CMOS | MOS |
Display Type | TFT | OLED |
Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
Battery Type | AAA Battery | Lithium ion |
Touchscreen | - | Yes |
general |
Brand | Sony | Panasonic |
Model | Alpha a7 24.3MP Digital Camera | Lumix DMC GH4A 16.05MP DSLR Camera |
Model Name | Alpha A7 | Lumix DMC GH4A |
Color | Black | Black |
Type | Digital Camera | DSLR Camera |
Effective Pixels | 24.3 MP | 16.05 MP |
Dimensions(WxHxD) | 126.9 x 94.4 x 54.8 mm | 132.9 x 93.4 x 83.9 mm |
Weight | 474 GM | 560 GM |
Face Detection | Yes | - |
Temperature | 0 to 40 | 32 to 104 |
Model Number | - | DMC GH4A |
Series | - | Lumix |
SLR Variant | - | Body With 12-35Mm Lens |
Accessory Shoe | - | Hot Shoe |
sensor features |
Sensor Type | CMOS | MOS |
Sensor Size | 35.8 x 23.9 mm | 17.3 x 13.0 mm |
Maximum ISO | 25600 ISO | 25600 ISO |
Sensor Technology | Exmor CMOS sensor | Live MOS Sensor |
Maximum FPS | - | 96 |
lens features |
Lens Mount | E-mount | Micro Four Thirds mount |
Compatible Lens | Sony E-mount lenses | - |
Dust Reduction | Yes | Yes |
Lens Type | - | LUMIX G X VARIO |
Lens Construction | - | 14 elements in 9 groups 4 aspherical lenses , 1 UED lens, 1 UHR lens |
Focal Length | - | f=12-35mm 35mm camera equivalent 24-70mm |
Digital Zoom | - | 2x |
Optical Zoom | - | 4x |
Aperture Range | - | F2.8 - F22 |
Color Filter | - | Primary color filter |
viewfinder features |
View Finder | Yes | Yes |
View Finder Type | XGA OLED, 1.3 cm 0.5 type electronic viewfinder colour | OLED Live View Finder 2,359K dots |
Viewfinder Coverage | 100% | 100% |
Viewfinder Magnification | Approx. 0.71 x with 50 mm lens at infinity, -1 m-1 | Approx. 1.34x / 0.67x 35mm camera equivalent with 50 mm lens at infinity -1.0 m-1 |
Viewpoint Dioptric Adjustment | -4.0 to +3.0 m -1 | -4.0 - +4.0 dpt |
Viewfinder Eye Point | 27 mm | 21 mm |
focus features |
Focus Mode | Fast Hybrid AFphase-detection AF/contrast-detection AF | AFS Single / AFF Flexible / AFC Continuous / MF |
Focus Range | EV 0 to EV 20 ISO100 equivalent with F2.8 lens attached | EV -4 - 18 ISO100 equivalent |
Auto Focus | Yes | Yes |
Focus Points | 35 mm full frame 117 points phase-detection AF, APS-C 99 points phase-detection AF / 25 points conotrast-detection AF | - |
Metering Modes | Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot | Multiple / Center Weighted / Spot |
White Balancing | Auto WB, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent Warm White / Cool White / Day White / Daylight, Flash, Color Temperature 2500 to 9900K & Color Filter G7 to M7 15 steps, A7 to B7 15 steps, Custom / Underwater | Auto / Daylight / Cloudy / Shade / incandescent / Flash / White Set 1, 2, 3, 4 / Color temperature setting |
Panorama Type | Sweep Panorama | - |
Other Focus Features | Lock-on AF, Eye AF, Predictive control, Focus lock, Eye-start AF and AF micro adjustment both only available with optional LA-EA2 or LA-EA4 attached, AF illuminator built-in, LED type, range approx. 0.30-3 m, AF ON | - |
exposure features |
Exposure Mode | AUTO iAUTO, Superior Auto, Programmed AE P, Aperture priority A, Shutter-speed priority S, Manual M, Scene Selection, Sweep Panorama, Movie | Program AE, Aperture Priority AE, Shutter Priority AE, Manual |
AE Lock/Exposure Lock | Yes | Yes |
Spot Meter | Yes | Yes |
Exposure Compensation | +/- 5.0EV1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps selectable with exposure compensation dial +/- 3EV 1/3 EV steps | 1/3 EV step |
Manual Exposure | - | Yes |
shutter features |
Shutter Type | Electronically controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane type | Focal-plane shutter |
Shutter Speed | Still images1/8000 to 30 sec, Bulb, Movies 1/8000 to 1/4 1/3 steps, NTSC up to 1/60 in AUTO mode up to 1/30 in Auto slow shutter mode, PAL up to 1/50 in AUTO mode up to 1/25 in Auto Slow Shutter mode | Still image Bulb Max. 60 minutes, 1/8,000 - 60 |
Self-timer | Yes | Yes |
Continuous Shots | 5fps in Speed Priority Continuous Shooting mode | - |
flash features |
Flash Modes | Flash off, Autoflash, Fill-flash, Slow Sync., Rear Sync., Red-eye reduction on/off selectable, Hi-speed sync.*1, Wireless control*1 | Auto*, Auto/Red-eye Reduction*, Forced On, Forced On/Red-eye Reduction, Slow Sync., Slow Sync./Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off * For iA, iA+ only. |
Flash Compensation | 3.0 EV switchable between 1/3 and 1/2 EV steps | - |
Built-in Flash | - | Yes |
External Flash | - | Yes |
image features |
Image Format | JPEG DCF Ver. 2.0, Exif Ver. 2.3, MPF baseline compliant, RAW Sony ARW 2.3 format | JPEG DCF, Exif 2.3, RAW, MPO When attaching 3D lens in Micro Four Thirds system standard |
Maximum Resolution | 6000 x 4000 | - |
Image Stabilizer | Yes | Yes |
Image Sizing | 35 mm full-frame L 6000 x 4000 24M M 3936 x 2624 10M S 3008 x 2000 6.0M, APS-C L 3936 x 2624 10M, M 3008 x 2000 6.0M, S 1968 x 1312 2.6M | [43] 4608x3456L / 3264x2448M / 2336x1752S / 1824x1368 with 3D lens in Micro Four Thirds system standard |
Image Processor | BIONZ X | - |
Aspect Ratio | - | 43, 32, 169, 11 |
Gross Pixel | - | 17.20 MP |
Red Eye Reduction | - | Yes |
Still Image Size | - | 4608x3456 |
Live View Shooting | - | Yes |
display features |
Display Type | TFT | OLED |
Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
Display Resolution | 921,600 dots | Approx. 1036K dots |
LCD Display | TFT | OLED |
LCD Display Image Resolution | 921600 dots | Approx 1036K dots |
Other Display Features | Graphic Display, Display All Info., No Disp. Info., Histogram, Digital Level Gauge, Shooting information for viewfinder mode | Brightness 7 levels, Contrast and Saturation 7 levels, Red-Green 11 levels, Blue-Yellow 11 levels |
Touch Screen | - | Yes |
storage and power features |
Upgradable Memory | Yes | Yes |
Card Type | Memory Stick PRO Duo Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo Memory Stick XC-HG Duo SD memory card, SDHC memory card UHS-I compliant, SDXC memory card UHS-I compliant | SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card Compatible with UHS-I UHS Speed Class 3 standard SDHC / SDXC Memory Cards |
Batteries Included | Yes | Yes |
Battery Type | AAA Battery | Lithium ion |
Battery Life | Approx. 270 shots viewfinder / Approx. 340 shots LCD screen CIPA standard*11 | Approx. 530 images with H-HS12035 |
Power Requirement | - | 7.2V |
audio and video features |
Microphone | Built-in stereo microphone or ECM-CG50/XLR-K1M sold separately | Stereo, Wind-cut OFF / Standard / High |
Speaker | Built-in, monaural | Monaural |
Audio Features | AVCHD Dolby Digital AC-3 2ch, MP4 MPEG-4 AAC-LC 2ch | Audio format LPCM / AAC 2ch |
Video Format | AVCHD format Ver. 2.0 compliant / MP4 | MOV Audio format LPCM, MP4 Audio format LPCM / AAC 2ch, AVCHD Audio format Dolby Digital 2ch |
Frame Rates in Video Modes | - | 2fps, 15fps, 26fps, 28fps, 30fps, 32fps, 34fps, 45fps, 60fps, 75fps, 90fps, 96fps |
modes and functions features |
Drive Modes | Single shooting, Continuous shooting, Speed Priority Continuous shooting, Self-timer 10/2 sec.. delay selectable, Self-timer Cont. 10 sec.. delay, 3/5 exposures selectable, Bracketing Cont., Single, White Balance, DRO | - |
Scene Modes | Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sports Action, Sunset, Night Portrait, Night Scene, Hand-held Twilight, Anti Motion Blur | - |
Macro Mode | G7 to M7 15 steps, A7 to B7 15 steps | - |
HD Support | - | Yes |
Silent Shooting | - | Yes |
connectivity features |
HDMI | - | Yes |
USB | - | Yes |
Wifi | - | Yes |