| key specs |
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 24.2 MP | 20.1 MP |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | MOS |
| Display Type | TFT LCD | TFT LCD |
| Display Size | 2.7 inch | 3 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Touchscreen | - | Yes |
| general |
| Brand | Sony | Panasonic |
| Model | ILCA 68 24.2MP DSLR Camera | Lumix FZ 2500 20.1MP DSLR Camera |
| Model Name | ILCA 68 | Lumix FZ 2500 |
| Color | Black | Black |
| Minimum Illumination | Available | - |
| Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 24.2 MP | 20.1 MP |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 142.6 x 104.2 x 82.8 mm | 137.6 x 101.9 x 134.7 mm |
| Weight | 596 GM | 966 GM |
| Face Detection | Yes | - |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 32 to 104 |
| Model Number | - | FZ 2500 |
| Series | - | Lumix |
| Maximum Burst | - | Yes |
| Accessory Shoe | - | Hot Shoe |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | MOS |
| Sensor Size | 23.5 x 15.6mm | 1 inch |
| Sensor Technology | Exmor CMOS sensor | High Sensitivity MOS |
| Maximum ISO | - | 25600 ISO |
| lens features |
| Lens Mount | Sony A-mount | - |
| Digital Zoom | 4x | - |
| Compatible Lens | Sony A-mount lenses | 5 aspherical lenses |
| Dust Reduction | Yes | - |
| Lens Type | - | LEICA DC VARIO-ELMARIT |
| Lens Construction | - | 16 elements in 11 groups |
| Focal Length | - | f = 8.8 - 176mm |
| Optical Zoom | - | 20x |
| Aperture Range | - | F2.8 - 4.5 |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | Yes | Yes |
| View Finder Type | 1.0 cm 1/3 electronic viewfinder | OLED Live View Finder 2,360k dots |
| Viewfinder Magnification | Approx. 0.88x 35 mm camera equivalent Approx. 0.57x with 50 mm lens at infinity, -1 m-1 | Approx. 2.18x / 0.74x 35mm camera equiv. in 43 |
| Viewpoint Dioptric Adjustment | -4.0 to +3.0 m-1 | -4.0 - +4.0 dpt |
| Viewfinder Eye Point | 26.5 mm | 20 mm |
| Viewfinder Coverage | - | 100% |
| focus features |
| Focus Mode | Single-shot AF AF-S, Continuous AF AF-C, Automatic AF AF-A | AF / AF Macro / Macro Zoom * Each available with AFS Single / AFF Flexible / AFC Continuous / MF |
| Focus Range | Wide, Zone, Centre, Flexible Spot, Expanded Flexible Spot, Lock-On AF Wide, Zone, Centre, Flexible Spot, Expanded Flexible Spot | Normal Wide 30 cm - infinity / Tele 100 cm - infinity |
| Auto Focus | Yes | Yes |
| Metering Modes | Multi segment, Spot, Centre weighted | 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 / Incandescent / Flash / White Set 1, 2, 3, 4 / Color temperature setting 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Panorama Type | - | Yes Standard / Wide |
| 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 / Sutter-Priority / Manual Exposure |
| 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 |
| 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 | - |
| Continuous Shots | Continuous Advance Priority AE Max. 8fps, Continuous shooting Hi Max. 5fps, Continuous shooting Lo Max. 2.5fps 3 | AVCHD [FHD/60i] [FHD/50i] Approx. 115 min rear monitor, 105 min LVF |
| 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, Forced On/Red-eye Reduction, Slow Sync., Slow Sync./Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off *For iA, iA+ only. |
| External Flash | - | Yes |
| Flash Compensation | - | 1/3EV step 3EV |
| image features |
| Image Format | JPEG DCF Ver. 2.0, Exif Ver. 2.3, MPF Baseline compliant, RAW Sony ARW 2.3 format | JPEG DCF, Exif 2.3, RAW, DPOF |
| Aspect Ratio | 30200 AM | 43, 32, 169, 11 |
| Gross Pixel | 24.8 MP | 20.9 MP |
| Image Sizing | L 6000 x 4000 24M, M 4240 x 2832 12M, S 3008 x 2000 6.0M | 4864x3648L / 3456x2592M / 2432x1824S |
| Still Image Size | - | 4864x3648 |
| Other Image Features | - | Standard / Vivid / Natural / Monochrome / Scenery / Portrait / Custom / Cinelike D* / Cinelike V* / V-Log L*/** |
| display features |
| Display Type | TFT LCD | TFT LCD |
| Display Size | 2.7 inch | 3 inch |
| Display Resolution | 460 800 dots | Approx. 1,040k dots |
| LCD Display | TFT LCD | TFT LCD |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 460 800 dots | Approx 1040k dots |
| Touch Screen | - | Yes |
| Other Display Features | - | Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, Red-Green, Blue-Yellow |
| 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 |
| Upgradable Memory | - | Yes |
| audio and video features |
| Video Format | XAVC S 2 / AVCHD 2.0 / MP4 | MOV, MP4, AVCHD |
| Microphone | - | Stereo |
| Speaker | - | m |
| Video Resolution | - | 3840x2160 |
| Video Quality | - | Full HD |
| Looping Video | - | Yes in 4K Burst S/S mode |
| Frame Rates in Video Modes | - | 96fps |
| 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 | - |
| connectivity features |
| Wifi | - | Yes |
| Wireless Connectivity | - | IEEE 802.11b/g/n, 2412 MHz - 2462 MHz 1-11 ch, Wi-Fi / WPA / WPA2, Infrastructure mode |