| key specs |
| Camera Type | Digital Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 16 MP | 16.05 MP |
| Sensor Type | CCD | MOS |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Display Type | - | OLED |
| Touchscreen | - | Yes |
| general |
| Brand | Canon | Panasonic |
| Model | PowerShot SX400IS 16MP Digital Camera | Lumix DMC GH4GC 16.05MP DSLR Camera |
| Model Name | PowerShot SX400IS | Lumix DMC GH4GC |
| Series | PowerShot | Lumix |
| Color | Black | Black |
| Type | Digital Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 16 MP | 16.05 MP |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 20.3 x 4.8 x 19.5 cm | 132.9 x 93.4 x 83.9 mm |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 32 to 104 |
| Model Number | - | DMC GH4GC |
| Weight | - | 560 GM |
| Face Detection | - | Yes |
| Wide Angle | - | Yes |
| Maximum Burst | - | Yes |
| Ports | - | USB, micro HDMI |
| Accessory Shoe | - | Hot Shoe |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CCD | MOS |
| ISO Rating | ISO 100 - 1600 | - |
| Maximum ISO | 1600 ISO | 25600 ISO |
| Sensor Size | - | 17.3 x 13.0 mm |
| Maximum FPS | - | 96 |
| Sensor Technology | - | Live MOS Sensor |
| lens features |
| Optical Zoom | 30x | 4x |
| Aperture Range | F3.4 - F5.8 | - |
| Other Lens Features | Aperture F3.4 - F8.0 W, F6.0 - F8.0 T | - |
| Lens Mount | - | Micro Four Thirds mount |
| Digital Zoom | - | 2x |
| Color Filter | - | Primary color filter |
| Dust Reduction | - | Yes |
| focus features |
| Focus Range | Focusing Range 0 cm 0.0 inch - Infinity W, 1.4 m 4.6 ft - Infinity T | EV -4 - 18 ISO100 equivalent |
| Auto Focus | Yes | Yes |
| Metering Modes | Evaluative, Center-weighted Average, Spot | Multiple / Center Weighted / Spot |
| Other Focus Features | Control System Autofocus Continuous AF, Servo AF, AF Frame Face AiAF, Tracking AF, Center | One Shot AF, Shutter AF, Half Press Release, Quick AF, Continuous AF during motion picture recording, Eye Sensor AF, AF+MF, MF Assist, Touch MF Assist, Focus Peaking, Touch AF/AE Function, Touch Pad AF, Touch Shutter |
| Focus Mode | - | AFS Single / AFF Flexible / AFC Continuous / MF |
| White Balancing | - | Auto / Daylight / Cloudy / Shade / incandescent / Flash / White Set 1, 2, 3, 4 / Color temperature setting |
| shutter features |
| Self-timer | Yes | - |
| Continuous Shots | In P Mode 0.8 Shots/sec, In High Speed Burst HQ Mode 3.2 Shots/sec | - |
| Shutter Type | - | Focal-plane shutter |
| Shutter Speed | - | Still image Bulb Max. 60 minutes, 1/8,000 - 60 |
| flash features |
| Flash Modes | Auto, On, Slow Synchro, Off | 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. |
| Built-in Flash | - | Yes |
| Flash Compensation | - | 1/3EV step 3EV |
| Other Flash Features | - | TTL Built-in-Flash, GN12 equivalent ISO100 |
| image features |
| Aspect Ratio | 0.16875 | 43, 32, 169, 11 |
| Image Stabilizer | Yes | - |
| Slow Motion | Yes | - |
| Gross Pixel | - | 17.20 MP |
| Still Image Size | - | 4608x3456L / 3264x2448M / 2336x1752S / 1824x1368 with 3D lens in Micro Four Thirds system standard |
| Live View Shooting | - | Yes |
| display features |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 230000 dots | Approx 1036K dots |
| Display Type | - | OLED |
| Display Resolution | - | Approx. 1036K dots |
| Touch Screen | - | Yes |
| LCD Display | - | OLED |
| storage and power features |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Card Type | - | SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card Compatible with UHS-I UHS Speed Class 3 standard SDHC / SDXC Memory Cards |
| Power Requirement | - | 7.2V |
| Batteries Included | - | Yes |
| Battery Life | - | Approx. 530 images with H-HS12035 |
| modes and functions features |
| Shooting Modes | P, Live View Control, Auto, Portrait, Face Self-timer, Low Light, Fish-eye Effect, Miniature Effect, Toy Camera Effect, Monochrome, Super Vivid, Poster Effect, Snow, Fireworks, Long Shutter | - |
| HD Support | - | Yes |
| Delete Function | - | Yes |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | - | Yes |
| View Finder Type | - | OLED Live View Finder 2,359K dots |
| Viewfinder Coverage | - | 100% |
| Viewfinder Magnification | - | Approx. 1.34x / 0.67x 35mm camera equivalent with 50 mm lens at infinity -1.0 m-1 |
| Viewpoint Dioptric Adjustment | - | -4.0 - +4.0 dpt |
| Viewfinder Eye Point | - | 21 mm |
| exposure features |
| Exposure Mode | - | Program AE, Aperture Priority AE, Shutter Priority AE, Manual |
| AE Lock/Exposure Lock | - | Yes |
| Spot Meter | - | Yes |
| Exposure Compensation | - | 1/3 EV step |
| Manual Exposure | - | Yes |
| Dynamic Range Adjustment | - | Yes |
| connectivity features |
| Wifi | - | Yes |
| Wireless Connectivity | - | IEEE 802.11b/g/n, 2412 MHz - 2462 MHz 11 ch, Wi-Fi / WPA / WPA2, Infrastructure mode, WPS, Wi-Fi Direct |
| audio and video features |
| Microphone | - | Stereo |
| Speaker | - | Monaural |
| Video Resolution | - | 3328x2496 |
| Video Quality | - | Full HD |
| Looping Video | - | Yes |
| Frame Rates in Video Modes | - | 30fps |