| key specs |
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 24.2 MP | 10.1 MP |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | MOS |
| Display Type | TFT LCD | TFT LCD |
| Display Size | 2.7 inch | 3 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| general |
| Brand | Sony | Panasonic |
| Model | ILCA 68 24.2MP DSLR Camera | Lumix DMC LX7 10.1MP Digital Camera |
| Model Name | ILCA 68 | Lumix DMC LX7 |
| Color | Black | White |
| Minimum Illumination | Available | - |
| Type | DSLR Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 24.2 MP | 10.1 MP |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 142.6 x 104.2 x 82.8 mm | 110.5 x 67.1 x 45.6 mm |
| Weight | 596 GM | 269 GM |
| Face Detection | Yes | - |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| Model Number | - | DMC LX7 |
| Series | - | Lumix |
| Wide Angle | - | Yes |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | MOS |
| Sensor Size | 23.5 x 15.6mm | 1/1.7 inch |
| Sensor Technology | Exmor CMOS sensor | High Sensitivity MOS Sensor |
| Maximum ISO | - | 12800 ISO |
| lens features |
| Lens Mount | Sony A-mount | 5 Aspherical Lenses / 9 Aspherical surfaces |
| Digital Zoom | 4x | 4x |
| Compatible Lens | Sony A-mount lenses | 2 ED Lenses 1 Aspherical ED lens |
| Dust Reduction | Yes | - |
| Lens Type | - | LEICA DC VARIO-SUMMILUX |
| Lens Construction | - | 11 elements in 10 groups |
| Focal Length | - | f=4.7 - 17.7mm 24 - 90mm in 35mm equiv. |
| Optical Zoom | - | 3.8x |
| Aperture Range | - | F1.4 - 2.3 / Multistage Iris Diaphragm F1.4 - 8.0 W, F2.3 - 8.0 T / ND filter 3steps |
| Manual Focus | - | Yes |
| Color Filter | - | Primary color filter |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | Yes | Yes |
| View Finder Type | 1.0 cm 1/3 electronic viewfinder | Optional DMW-LVF2 |
| Viewfinder Magnification | Approx. 0.88x 35 mm camera equivalent Approx. 0.57x with 50 mm lens at infinity, -1 m-1 | - |
| Viewpoint Dioptric Adjustment | -4.0 to +3.0 m-1 | - |
| Viewfinder Eye Point | 26.5 mm | - |
| Viewfinder Coverage | - | 100% |
| focus features |
| Focus Mode | Single-shot AF AF-S, Continuous AF AF-C, Automatic AF AF-A | 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 |
| Focus Range | Wide, Zone, Centre, Flexible Spot, Expanded Flexible Spot, Lock-On AF Wide, Zone, Centre, Flexible Spot, Expanded Flexible Spot | Normal Wide 50 cm - infinity / AF Macro / MF / Intelligent AUTO / motion picture Wide 1 cm - infinity /Tele 30cm - infinity |
| Auto Focus | Yes | - |
| Metering Modes | Multi segment, Spot, Centre weighted | Intelligent Multiple / Center Weighted / Spot |
| White Balancing | Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent Warm White / Cool White / Day White / Daylight, Flash, Colour temperature 2500 to 9900K, Colour Filter G7 to M7, A7 to B7, Custom 1 / 2 / 3, Custom Set | Auto / Daylight / Cloudy / Shade / Flash / Incandescent / White Set1 / White Set2 / Color Tempareture 2-axis adjustable |
| exposure features |
| Exposure Mode | AUTO Intelligent Auto / Superior Auto, Scene Selection, Sweep Panorama, Continuous Advance Priority AE, Movie, Programmed AE, Aperture priority, Shutter-speed priority, Manual, Memory recall | Program AE, Aperture Priority AE, Shutter Priority AE, Manual |
| AE Lock/Exposure Lock | Yes | Yes |
| Spot Meter | Yes | Yes |
| Exposure Compensation | +/-5.0 EV 1/3EV, 1/2EV steps selectable | 1/3 EV step, +/-3 EV |
| Dynamic Range Adjustment | Yes | - |
| Manual Exposure | - | Yes |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Type | Electronically-controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane type | - |
| Shutter Speed | Still images 1/4000 to 30 sec/BulbMovies 1/4000 to 1/4 1/3 step, up to 1/60 in AUTO mode up to 1/30 in Auto slow shutter mode | approx. 250 - 1/4000 sec |
| Continuous Shots | Continuous Advance Priority AE Max. 8fps, Continuous shooting Hi Max. 5fps, Continuous shooting Lo Max. 2.5fps 3 | 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 |
| Self-timer | - | Yes |
| flash features |
| Built-in Flash | Yes | Yes |
| Flash Modes | Flash off, Autoflash, Fill-flash, Slow sync, Red-eye reduction on/off selectable, Rear sync.,Wireless, High Speed sync. | 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 |
| image features |
| Image Format | JPEG DCF Ver. 2.0, Exif Ver. 2.3, MPF Baseline compliant, RAW Sony ARW 2.3 format | JPEGDCF/Exif2.3 / RAW / MPO / Motion picture AVCHD, MP4 |
| Aspect Ratio | 30200 AM | - |
| Gross Pixel | 24.8 MP | - |
| Image Sizing | L 6000 x 4000 24M, M 4240 x 2832 12M, S 3008 x 2000 6.0M | - |
| Still Image Size | - | 2736x2736 |
| display features |
| Display Type | TFT LCD | TFT LCD |
| Display Size | 2.7 inch | 3 inch |
| Display Resolution | 460 800 dots | 920K dots |
| LCD Display | TFT LCD | TFT LCD |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 460 800 dots | 920K dots |
| storage and power features |
| Card Type | Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo Memory Stick PRO Duo Memory Stick XC-HG Duo SD SDHC SDXC memory cards UHS-I compliant | SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Inbuilt Memory | - | 70 MB |
| Upgradable Memory | - | Yes |
| Power Supply | - | 1250 mAh |
| Power Requirement | - | 3.6V |
| Batteries Included | - | Yes |
| Battery Life | - | 330 pictures CIPA Standard*1 |
| audio and video features |
| Video Format | XAVC S 2 / AVCHD 2.0 / MP4 | AVCHD, MP4 |
| Microphone | - | Stereo |
| Speaker | - | Mono |
| Video Resolution | - | 1920 x 1080 |
| Video Quality | - | HD |
| modes and functions features |
| Drive Modes | Single Shooting, Continuous shooting Hi/Lo selectable, Self-timer 10/2 sec delay selectable, Self-timer Cont. with 10 sec delay 3/5 exposures selectable, Bracket Cont., Bracket Single, White Balance bracket, DRO bracket | - |
| HD Support | - | 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, |