| key specs |
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 24.2 MP | 9 MP |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CCD |
| 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 TZ5S 9.0MP Digital Camera |
| Model Name | ILCA 68 | Lumix DMC TZ5S |
| Color | Black | Silver |
| Minimum Illumination | Available | - |
| Type | DSLR Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 24.2 MP | 9 MP |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 142.6 x 104.2 x 82.8 mm | 2.33 x 4.07 x 1.44 inch |
| Weight | 596 GM | - |
| Face Detection | Yes | - |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| Model Number | - | DMC TZ5S |
| Series | - | Lumix |
| Maximum Burst | - | Yes |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CCD |
| Sensor Size | 23.5 x 15.6mm | 1/2.33 inch |
| Sensor Technology | Exmor CMOS sensor | - |
| Maximum ISO | - | 6400 ISO |
| lens features |
| Lens Mount | Sony A-mount | - |
| Digital Zoom | 4x | 4x |
| Compatible Lens | Sony A-mount lenses | - |
| Dust Reduction | Yes | - |
| Lens Type | - | Leica DC Vario-Elmar |
| Focal Length | - | f=4.6-46mm 35mm equiv 28-280mm |
| Optical Zoom | - | 10x |
| Aperture Range | - | Wide F3.3 / F8.0 2 steps Tele F4.9 / F11 2 steps |
| Color Filter | - | Primary color filter |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | Yes | - |
| View Finder Type | 1.0 cm 1/3 electronic viewfinder | - |
| 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 | - |
| focus features |
| Focus Mode | Single-shot AF AF-S, Continuous AF AF-C, Automatic AF AF-A | Normal / Macro, Quick AF On/Off, Continuous AF On/Off |
| Focus Range | Wide, Zone, Centre, Flexible Spot, Expanded Flexible Spot, Lock-On AF Wide, Zone, Centre, Flexible Spot, Expanded Flexible Spot | Normal Wide 50cm/ Tele 200cm - 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 / Halogen / White Set / White Balance Adjustment +10steps, except for auto set Selectable at Portrait, Soft Skin, Self-Portrait, Sports, Baby, Pet, High Sensitivity, and Highspeed Burst mode |
| 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 | - |
| AE Lock/Exposure Lock | Yes | - |
| Spot Meter | Yes | - |
| Exposure Compensation | +/-5.0 EV 1/3EV, 1/2EV steps selectable | 1/3 EV Step, |
| Dynamic Range Adjustment | 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 | 8 - 1/2,000 sec. Starry Sky Mode 15, 30, 60 sec. |
| Continuous Shots | Continuous Advance Priority AE Max. 8fps, Continuous shooting Hi Max. 5fps, Continuous shooting Lo Max. 2.5fps 3 | - |
| 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 |
| External Flash | - | No |
| image features |
| Image Format | JPEG DCF Ver. 2.0, Exif Ver. 2.3, MPF Baseline compliant, RAW Sony ARW 2.3 format | JPEG design rule for camera file system, based on Exif 2.21 standard, DPOF Corresponding Image with audio JPEG design rule for camera file system, based on Exif 2.21 standard+ QuickTime Motion Picture QuickTime Motion JPEG |
| 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 | 3456 x 2592, 3072 x 2304, 2560 x 1920, 2048 x 1536, 1600 x 1200, 640 x 480 |
| Maximum Resolution | - | 3456 x 2592 |
| Image Stabilizer | - | No |
| Still Image Size | - | 640 x 480, 320 x 240 |
| display features |
| Display Type | TFT LCD | TFT LCD |
| Display Size | 2.7 inch | 3 inch |
| Display Resolution | 460 800 dots | 460K dots |
| LCD Display | TFT LCD | TFT LCD |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 460 800 dots | 460K 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, Multi Media Card |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Inbuilt Memory | - | 27 MB |
| Upgradable Memory | - | Yes |
| Power Requirement | - | 3.7V |
| Batteries Included | - | Yes |
| Battery Life | - | Up to 300 pictures CIPA Standard |
| audio and video features |
| Video Format | XAVC S 2 / AVCHD 2.0 / MP4 | - |
| Microphone | - | Yes |
| Speaker | - | Yes |
| Frame Rates in Video Modes | - | 30fps |
| 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 | - |
| Shooting Modes | - | Dial Normal Picture, Motion Picture, Intelligent AUTO, Clipboard |
| Scene Modes | - | SCN 1&2 Portrait, Soft Skin, Scenery, Sports, Night Portrait, Night Scenery, Self-Portrait, Food, Party, Candle, Fireworks, Starry, Beach, Aerial, Snow, High Sensitivity, Baby 1&2, Sunset, Pet, Hi-Speed Burst, Multi-Aspect Shooting |
| Macro Mode | - | Macro / Intelligent AUTO / Clipboard Wide 5cm / Max 200cm / Tele 100cm - infinity |