| key specs |
| Camera Type | Digital Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 10.1 MP | 16.05 MP |
| Sensor Type | MOS | MOS |
| Display Type | TFT LCD | OLED |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Touchscreen | - | Yes |
| general |
| Brand | Panasonic | Panasonic |
| Model | Lumix DMC LX7 10.1MP Digital Camera | Lumix DMC GH4A 16.05MP DSLR Camera |
| Model Name | Lumix DMC LX7 | Lumix DMC GH4A |
| Model Number | DMC LX7 | DMC GH4A |
| Series | Lumix | Lumix |
| Color | White | Black |
| Type | Digital Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 10.1 MP | 16.05 MP |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 110.5 x 67.1 x 45.6 mm | 132.9 x 93.4 x 83.9 mm |
| Weight | 269 GM | 560 GM |
| Wide Angle | Yes | - |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 32 to 104 |
| SLR Variant | - | Body With 12-35Mm Lens |
| Accessory Shoe | - | Hot Shoe |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | MOS | MOS |
| Sensor Size | 1/1.7 inch | 17.3 x 13.0 mm |
| Maximum ISO | 12800 ISO | 25600 ISO |
| Sensor Technology | High Sensitivity MOS Sensor | Live MOS Sensor |
| Maximum FPS | - | 96 |
| lens features |
| Lens Type | LEICA DC VARIO-SUMMILUX | LUMIX G X VARIO |
| Lens Mount | 5 Aspherical Lenses / 9 Aspherical surfaces | Micro Four Thirds mount |
| Lens Construction | 11 elements in 10 groups | 14 elements in 9 groups 4 aspherical lenses , 1 UED lens, 1 UHR lens |
| Focal Length | f=4.7 - 17.7mm 24 - 90mm in 35mm equiv. | f=12-35mm 35mm camera equivalent 24-70mm |
| Digital Zoom | 4x | 2x |
| Optical Zoom | 3.8x | 4x |
| Compatible Lens | 2 ED Lenses 1 Aspherical ED lens | - |
| Aperture Range | F1.4 - 2.3 / Multistage Iris Diaphragm F1.4 - 8.0 W, F2.3 - 8.0 T / ND filter 3steps | F2.8 - F22 |
| Manual Focus | Yes | - |
| Color Filter | Primary color filter | Primary color filter |
| Dust Reduction | - | Yes |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | Yes | Yes |
| View Finder Type | Optional DMW-LVF2 | OLED Live View Finder 2,359K dots |
| Viewfinder Coverage | 100% | 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 |
| focus features |
| Focus Mode | Normal / AF Macro / MF / Quick AF On/Off On in Intelligent Auto, Continuous AF only for motion picture / AF/AF Macro/MF Switchable, AF/AE Lock Button, Focus Lever, Manual Focus, One Shot AF, AF Area Select, AF Tracking | AFS Single / AFF Flexible / AFC Continuous / MF |
| Focus Range | Normal Wide 50 cm - infinity / AF Macro / MF / Intelligent AUTO / motion picture Wide 1 cm - infinity /Tele 30cm - infinity | EV -4 - 18 ISO100 equivalent |
| Metering Modes | Intelligent Multiple / Center Weighted / Spot | Multiple / Center Weighted / Spot |
| White Balancing | Auto / Daylight / Cloudy / Shade / Flash / Incandescent / White Set1 / White Set2 / Color Tempareture 2-axis adjustable | Auto / Daylight / Cloudy / Shade / incandescent / Flash / White Set 1, 2, 3, 4 / Color temperature setting |
| Auto Focus | - | Yes |
| exposure features |
| Exposure Mode | Program AE, Aperture Priority AE, Shutter Priority AE, Manual | Program AE, Aperture Priority AE, Shutter Priority AE, Manual |
| AE Lock/Exposure Lock | Yes | Yes |
| Spot Meter | Yes | Yes |
| Exposure Compensation | 1/3 EV step, +/-3 EV | 1/3 EV step |
| Manual Exposure | Yes | Yes |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Speed | approx. 250 - 1/4000 sec | Still image Bulb Max. 60 minutes, 1/8,000 - 60 |
| Self-timer | Yes | Yes |
| Continuous Shots | Full- Resolution Image 11 frames/sec Max.12 images / with AF Tracking 5 frames/sec, 2 frames/sec / High- speed Burst approx. 60 frames/sec recorded in 2.5M / approx. 40 frames/sec recorded in 5M | - |
| Shutter Type | - | Focal-plane shutter |
| flash features |
| Built-in Flash | Yes | Yes |
| Flash Modes | Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Slow Sync./Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off, Flash Synchro1st/2nd Slow Sync / 0.8 - 8.5m Wide/ISO Auto, 0.3 - 5.2m Tele/ISO Auto | 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. |
| External Flash | - | Yes |
| image features |
| Image Format | JPEGDCF/Exif2.3 / RAW / MPO / Motion picture AVCHD, MP4 | JPEG DCF, Exif 2.3, RAW, MPO When attaching 3D lens in Micro Four Thirds system standard |
| Still Image Size | 2736x2736 | 4608x3456 |
| Aspect Ratio | - | 43, 32, 169, 11 |
| Gross Pixel | - | 17.20 MP |
| Red Eye Reduction | - | Yes |
| Image Stabilizer | - | Yes |
| Image Sizing | - | [43] 4608x3456L / 3264x2448M / 2336x1752S / 1824x1368 with 3D lens in Micro Four Thirds system standard |
| Live View Shooting | - | Yes |
| display features |
| Display Type | TFT LCD | OLED |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Display Resolution | 920K dots | Approx. 1036K dots |
| LCD Display | TFT LCD | OLED |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 920K dots | Approx 1036K dots |
| Touch Screen | - | Yes |
| Other Display Features | - | Brightness 7 levels, Contrast and Saturation 7 levels, Red-Green 11 levels, Blue-Yellow 11 levels |
| storage and power features |
| Inbuilt Memory | 70 MB | - |
| Upgradable Memory | Yes | Yes |
| Card Type | SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card | SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card Compatible with UHS-I UHS Speed Class 3 standard SDHC / SDXC Memory Cards |
| Power Supply | 1250 mAh | - |
| Power Requirement | 3.6V | 7.2V |
| Batteries Included | Yes | Yes |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Battery Life | 330 pictures CIPA Standard*1 | Approx. 530 images with H-HS12035 |
| audio and video features |
| Microphone | Stereo | Stereo, Wind-cut OFF / Standard / High |
| Speaker | Mono | Monaural |
| Video Resolution | 1920 x 1080 | - |
| Video Quality | HD | - |
| Video Format | AVCHD, MP4 | MOV Audio format LPCM, MP4 Audio format LPCM / AAC 2ch, AVCHD Audio format Dolby Digital 2ch |
| Audio Features | - | Audio format LPCM / AAC 2ch |
| Frame Rates in Video Modes | - | 2fps, 15fps, 26fps, 28fps, 30fps, 32fps, 34fps, 45fps, 60fps, 75fps, 90fps, 96fps |
| modes and functions features |
| HD Support | Yes | Yes |
| Still Image Mode | Portrait, Soft Skin, Scenery, Panorama shot, Sports, Night Portrait, Night Scenery, Handheld Night Shot, HDR, Food, Baby1, Baby2, Pet, Sunset, Glass Through, 3D Photo, | - |
| Silent Shooting | - | Yes |
| connectivity features |
| HDMI | - | Yes |
| USB | - | Yes |
| Wifi | - | Yes |