| key specs |
| Camera Type | Digital Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 20.1 MP | 16.05 MP |
| Sensor Type | APS-C | MOS |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Battery Type | AAA Battery | Lithium ion |
| Display Type | - | OLED |
| Touchscreen | - | Yes |
| general |
| Brand | Sony | Panasonic |
| Model | Alpha a5000 20.1MP Digital Camera | Lumix DMC GH4A 16.05MP DSLR Camera |
| Model Name | Alpha A5000 | Lumix DMC GH4A |
| Color | Black | Black |
| Type | Digital Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 20.1 MP | 16.05 MP |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 11 x 3.61 x 6.3 cm | 132.9 x 93.4 x 83.9 mm |
| Face Detection | Yes | - |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 32 to 104 |
| Model Number | - | DMC GH4A |
| Series | - | Lumix |
| SLR Variant | - | Body With 12-35Mm Lens |
| Weight | - | 560 GM |
| Accessory Shoe | - | Hot Shoe |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | APS-C | MOS |
| Maximum FPS | 3.5 | 96 |
| Sensor Technology | Exmor APS HD CMOS | Live MOS Sensor |
| Sensor Size | - | 17.3 x 13.0 mm |
| Maximum ISO | - | 25600 ISO |
| lens features |
| Digital Zoom | 4x | 2x |
| Aperture Range | F3.5 - F5.6 | F2.8 - F22 |
| Manual Focus | Yes | - |
| Color Filter | Primary RGB Color Filter | Primary color filter |
| Lens Type | - | LUMIX G X VARIO |
| Lens Mount | - | Micro Four Thirds mount |
| 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 |
| Optical Zoom | - | 4x |
| Dust Reduction | - | Yes |
| focus features |
| Focus Mode | Autofocus, DMF Direct Manual Focus, Manual Focus | AFS Single / AFF Flexible / AFC Continuous / MF |
| Auto Focus | Yes | Yes |
| Metering Modes | Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot | Multiple / Center Weighted / Spot |
| White Balancing | Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Flash, Underwater, Color Temperature and Color Filter, Custom | Auto / Daylight / Cloudy / Shade / incandescent / Flash / White Set 1, 2, 3, 4 / Color temperature setting |
| Other Focus Features | Focus Sensitivity Range 0 EV - 20 EV ISO 100 Equivalent with F2.8 Lens Attached, Autofocus Mode AF-S Single-shot AF, AF-C Continuous AF, Focus Area Wide 25 Points Contrast-detection AF, Zone, Center-weighted, Flexible Spot S / M / L, Focus lock, Built-in AF Illuminator Distance 0.3 m - 3.0 m with E PZ 16 - 50 mm F3.5 - 5.6 OSS Lens Attached, Contrast Detect AF | - |
| Focus Range | - | EV -4 - 18 ISO100 equivalent |
| exposure features |
| Exposure Compensation | Still Images +/- 3.0 EV 1/3 EV Steps, Movies +/- 2.0 EV 1/3 EV Steps | 1/3 EV step |
| Other Exposure Features | Exposure Control Sensitivity Range 0 EV - 20 EV ISO 100 Equivalent with F2.8 Lens Attached, Exposure Control Metering System Type 1200-zone Evaluative Metering | - |
| Exposure Mode | - | Program AE, Aperture Priority AE, Shutter Priority AE, Manual |
| AE Lock/Exposure Lock | - | Yes |
| Spot Meter | - | Yes |
| Manual Exposure | - | Yes |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Type | Electronically-controlled, Vertical-traverse, Focal-plane Type | Focal-plane shutter |
| Self-timer | Yes | Yes |
| Continuous Shots | Continuous Mode Maximum 2.5 fps, Speed Priority Continuous Shooting Maximum 3.5 fps | - |
| Shutter Speed | - | Still image Bulb Max. 60 minutes, 1/8,000 - 60 |
| flash features |
| Built-in Flash | Yes | Yes |
| Flash Modes | Flash Off, Autoflash, Fill-flash, Slow Sync, Rear Sync | 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 | 1/3 EV Steps, +/- 2 EV | - |
| Other Flash Features | Guide Number 4 Meters at ISO 100, Flash Coverage 16 mm Focal-length Printed on the Lens Body, Control Pre-flash TTL, Recycling Time 3 sec | - |
| External Flash | - | Yes |
| image features |
| Image Format | RAW , RAW and JPEG, JPEG Fine, JPEG Standard | JPEG DCF, Exif 2.3, RAW, MPO When attaching 3D lens in Micro Four Thirds system standard |
| Gross Pixel | 20.4 MP | 17.20 MP |
| Red Eye Reduction | Yes | Yes |
| Still Image Size | L 5456 x 3064 17 M, M 3872 x 2176 8.4 M, S 2736 x 1536 4.2 M | 4608x3456 |
| Aspect Ratio | - | 43, 32, 169, 11 |
| 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 Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 460800 dots | Approx 1036K dots |
| Other Display Features | Picture Effects Posterization Color, Posterization Black and White, Pop Color, Retro Photo, Partial Color R, G, B, Y, High Contrast Monochrome, Toy Camera Normal / Cool / Warm / Green / Magenta, Soft High-key, Soft Focus High / Mid / Low, HDR Painting High / Mid / Low, Rich-tone Monochrome, Miniature Auto / Top / Middle H / Bottom / Right / Middle V / Left, Watercolor, Illustration High /Mid / Low, Adjustable Angle Up 180°, Histogram, Real-time Image Adjustment On / Off, Playback Single with or without Shooting Information RGB Histogram and Highlight / Shadow Warning, 12 / 30 Frame Index View, Enlarged Display Mode L 15.1x, M 10.7x, S 7.6x, Panorama Standard 19x, Panorama Wide 29x, Image Orientation Manual / Off Selectable, Slideshow | Brightness 7 levels, Contrast and Saturation 7 levels, Red-Green 11 levels, Blue-Yellow 11 levels |
| Display Type | - | OLED |
| Display Resolution | - | Approx. 1036K dots |
| Touch Screen | - | Yes |
| LCD Display | - | OLED |
| connectivity features |
| Wifi | Yes | Yes |
| Wireless Connectivity | Yes | - |
| HDMI | - | Yes |
| USB | - | 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 / SDHC UHS-I Compliant / SDXC 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 |
| Battery Type | AAA Battery | Lithium ion |
| Other Storage Features | PC Interface Mass Storage | - |
| Power Requirement | - | 7.2V |
| Batteries Included | - | Yes |
| Battery Life | - | Approx. 530 images with H-HS12035 |
| audio and video features |
| Microphone | Built-in Microphone Stereo | Stereo, Wind-cut OFF / Standard / High |
| Speaker | Built-in, Monaural | Monaural |
| Video Format | JPEG DCF 2.0, Exif 2.3, MPF Baseline Compliant, RAW Sony ARW 2.3 Format, AVCHD 2.0 Compliant, 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 |
| Shooting Modes | Single Shooting, Continuous Shooting, Speed Priority Continuous Shooting, Bracket Single / White Balance Bracket / DRO Bracket | - |
| Scene Modes | Portrait, Sports Action, Macro, Landscape, Sunset, Night Scene, Hand-held Twilight, Night Portrait, Anti Motion Blur | - |
| HD Support | - | Yes |
| Silent Shooting | - | 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 |