| key specs | 
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera | 
| Effective Pixels | 20.4 MP | 16.05 MP | 
| Sensor Type | CMOS | MOS | 
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch | 
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion | 
| Display Type | - | OLED | 
| Touchscreen | - | Yes | 
| general | 
| Brand | Sony | Panasonic | 
| Model | CyberShot DSC HX60V 20.4MP DSLR Camera | Lumix DMC GH4A 16.05MP DSLR Camera | 
| Model Name | CyberShot DSC HX60V | Lumix DMC GH4A | 
| Model Number | DSC HX60V | DMC GH4A | 
| Series | Cyber-shot | Lumix | 
| Color | Black | Black | 
| Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera | 
| Effective Pixels | 20.4 MP | 16.05 MP | 
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 3.8 x 10.8 x 6.4 cm | 132.9 x 93.4 x 83.9 mm | 
| Face Detection | Yes | - | 
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 32 to 104 | 
| SLR Variant | - | Body With 12-35Mm Lens | 
| Weight | - | 560 GM | 
| Accessory Shoe | - | Hot Shoe | 
| sensor features | 
| Sensor Type | CMOS | MOS | 
| ISO Rating | ISO 80 - 3200 | - | 
| Maximum ISO | 1000 ISO | 25600 ISO | 
| Maximum FPS | 10 | 96 | 
| Other Sensor Features | Sensor Type Exmor R CMOS | - | 
| Sensor Size | - | 17.3 x 13.0 mm | 
| Sensor Technology | - | Live MOS Sensor | 
| lens features | 
| Digital Zoom | 324x | 2x | 
| Optical Zoom | 30x | 4x | 
| Aperture Range | F3.5 - F6.3 | F2.8 - F22 | 
| Manual Focus | Yes | - | 
| Other Lens Features | Focal Lenght 35 mm Conversion 26 - 780 mm Still Image 169, 24 - 720 mm Still Image 43, 26.5 - 795 mm SteadyShot Standard, 27.5 - 1150 mm SteadyShot Active, 30.5 - 1170 mm SteadyShot Intelligent Active Movie 169, 32.5 - 975 mm SteadyShot Standard, 33.5 - 1400 mm SteadyShot Active, 37 - 1430 mm SteadyShot Intelligent Active Movie 43, Precision Digital Zoom Still Image 20 M 120x, 10 M 170x, 5 M 240x, VGA 486x, 15 M 169 120x, 2 M 169 324x | - | 
| 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 | 
| Color Filter | - | Primary color filter | 
| Dust Reduction | - | Yes | 
| focus features | 
| Focus Mode | Single-shot AF, Semi Manual, Manual Focus, Continuous AFAdvanced Sports and Movie Only | AFS Single / AFF Flexible / AFC Continuous / MF | 
| Focus Range | iAuto and Program Auto 5 cm - Infinity W, 200 cm - Infinity T | EV -4 - 18 ISO100 equivalent | 
| Auto Focus | Yes | Yes | 
| White Balancing | Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluor Cool White, Fluor Day White, Fluor Daylight Flash, C.Temp / Filter, Custom | Auto / Daylight / Cloudy / Shade / incandescent / Flash / White Set 1, 2, 3, 4 / Color temperature setting | 
| Other Focus Features | Auto Focus Illuminator Auto / Off, Face Detection Mode Off / On, Face Detection Maximum 8 Faces | - | 
| Metering Modes | - | Multiple / Center Weighted / Spot | 
| exposure features | 
| Exposure Compensation | 1/3 EV Steps +/- 2.0 EV | 1/3 EV step | 
| Manual Exposure | Yes | Yes | 
| Exposure Mode | - | Program AE, Aperture Priority AE, Shutter Priority AE, Manual | 
| AE Lock/Exposure Lock | - | Yes | 
| Spot Meter | - | Yes | 
| shutter features | 
| Self-timer | Yes | Yes | 
| Continuous Shots | Yes, 10 fps | - | 
| Other Shutter Features | Shutter Release Time Lag 0.010 sec | - | 
| Shutter Type | - | Focal-plane shutter | 
| Shutter Speed | - | Still image Bulb Max. 60 minutes, 1/8,000 - 60 | 
| flash features | 
| Flash Modes | Flash Off, Autoflash, Fill-flash, Slow Sync, Advanced Flash, Rear Sync, Wireless with Optional Compliant Flash | 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 | 
| External Flash | - | Yes | 
| image features | 
| Gross Pixel | 21.1 MP | 17.20 MP | 
| Red Eye Reduction | Yes | Yes | 
| Image Stabilizer | Yes | Yes | 
| Still Image Size | 5184 x 2920 15 M, 3648 x 2056 7.5 M, 1920 x 1080 2.1 M | 4608x3456 | 
| Slow Motion | Yes | - | 
| Image Format | - | JPEG DCF, Exif 2.3, RAW, MPO When attaching 3D lens in Micro Four Thirds system standard | 
| Aspect Ratio | - | 43, 32, 169, 11 | 
| 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 | 921600 dots | Approx 1036K dots | 
| Other Display Features | Picture Effect HDR Painting, Rich-tone Monochrome, Miniature, Toy Camera, Pop Colour, Partial Colour, Soft High-key, Water Colour, Posterization, Retro Photo, Soft Focus, High Contrast Mono, Illustration, Slideshow with Music, Playback Slide Show Video Out HD HDMI, Slide Show Movie, Automatic Image Rotation | 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 | 
| GPS | Yes | - | 
| Wifi | Yes | Yes | 
| Wireless Connectivity | Yes | - | 
| HDMI | - | Yes | 
| USB | - | Yes | 
| storage and power features | 
| Upgradable Memory | Yes | Yes | 
| Card Type | Memory Stick Duo Still Image / Movies / Memory Stick PRO Duo Still Image / Movies / Memory Stick PRO Duo - High Speed / Memory Stick PRO HG Duo / SD / SDHC / SDXC / Memory Stick Micro / Memory Stick Micro Mark 2 / microSD / microSDHC / microSDXC | SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card Compatible with UHS-I UHS Speed Class 3 standard SDHC / SDXC Memory Cards | 
| Power Requirement | AC 100 - 240 V, 50/60 Hz, 70 mA, Output Voltage DC 5 V, 0.5 A | 7.2V | 
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion | 
| Other Storage Features | USB Mass Storage | - | 
| 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 | - | Monaural | 
| Audio Features | - | Audio format LPCM / AAC 2ch | 
| Video Format | - | 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 | 
| Shooting Modes | Superior Auto, Intelligent Auto, Program Auto, Movie Mode, Panorama, Scene Selection, Manual Exposure | - | 
| Scene Modes | High Sensitivity, Night Scene, Night Portrait, Portrait, Landscap, Beach, Snow, Fireworks, Advanced Sports Shooting, Gourmet, Pet, Soft Skin, Handheld Twilight, 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 |