| key specs | 
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera | 
| Effective Pixels | 20.1 MP | 16.05 MP | 
| Sensor Type | CMOS | MOS | 
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch | 
| Battery Type | AAA Battery | Lithium ion | 
| Display Type | - | OLED | 
| Touchscreen | - | Yes | 
| general | 
| Brand | Sony | Panasonic | 
| Model | ILCE 5000Y 20.1MP DSLR Camera | Lumix DMC G85K 16.05MP DSLR Camera | 
| Model Name | ILCE 5000Y | Lumix DMC G85K | 
| Series | Alpha | Lumix | 
| Color | Black | Black | 
| Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera | 
| Effective Pixels | 20.1 MP | 16.05 MP | 
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 11 x 6.3 x 3.6 cm | 132.9 x 93.4 x 83.9 mm | 
| Face Detection | Yes | - | 
| Lens Attachment | Body + 16 - 50 mm + 55 - 210 mm | - | 
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 32 to 104 | 
| Model Number | - | DMC G85K | 
| Weight | - | 560 GM | 
| Wide Angle | - | Yes | 
| Maximum Burst | - | Yes | 
| Accessory Shoe | - | Hot Shoe | 
| sensor features | 
| Sensor Type | CMOS | MOS | 
| ISO Rating | ISO 100 - 16000 | - | 
| Maximum ISO | 16000 ISO | 25600 ISO | 
| Maximum FPS | 3.5 | 96 | 
| ISO Speed Range | 100 6400 | - | 
| Sensor Technology | Exmor APS HD CMOS | Live MOS Sensor | 
| Sensor Size | - | 17.3 x 13.0 mm | 
| lens features | 
| Digital Zoom | 4x | 2x | 
| Optical Zoom | 3x | 4x | 
| Aperture Range | F3.5 - F5.6 | - | 
| Manual Focus | Yes | - | 
| Color Filter | Primary RGB Color Filter | Primary color filter | 
| Dust Reduction | Yes | Yes | 
| Lens Mount | - | Micro Four Thirds mount | 
| viewfinder features | 
| View Finder | Yes | Yes | 
| Other Viewfinder Features | Real Time Adjustment Display | - | 
| 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 | 
| focus features | 
| Focus Mode | Autofocus, DMF Direct Manual Focus, Manual Focus | AFS Single / AFF Flexible / AFC Continuous / MF | 
| Auto Focus | Yes | Yes | 
| Focus Points | 25 Points | - | 
| 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 | 
| Panorama Type | Sweep Panorama | - | 
| 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, DMF Direct Manual Focus, Manual Focus, 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 | One Shot AF, Shutter AF, Half Press Release, Quick AF, Continuous AF during motion picture recording, Eye Sensor AF, AF+MF, MF Assist, Touch MF Assist, Focus Peaking, Touch AF/AE Function, Touch Pad AF, Touch Shutter | 
| Focus Range | - | EV -4 - 18 ISO100 equivalent | 
| exposure features | 
| Spot Meter | Yes | Yes | 
| Exposure Compensation | Still Images +/- 3.0 EV 1/3 EV Steps, Movies +/- 2.0 EV 1/3 EV Steps | 1/3 EV step | 
| Manual Exposure | Yes | Yes | 
| Other Exposure Features | Exposure Control Sensitivity Range 0 EV - 20 EV ISO 100 Equivalent with F2.8 Lens Attached | - | 
| Exposure Mode | - | Program AE, Aperture Priority AE, Shutter Priority AE, Manual | 
| AE Lock/Exposure Lock | - | 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 | - | 
| Other Shutter Features | Smile Shutter Selectable from 3 Steps, Electronic Front Shutter Curtain | - | 
| Shutter Speed | - | Still image Bulb Max. 60 minutes, 1/8,000 - 60 / Motion picture 59.94Hz 1/16,000 - 1/30, 50.00Hz 1/16,000 - 1/25, 23.98Hz 1/16,000 - 1/24 When using Synchro Scan | 
| flash features | 
| Built-in Flash | Yes | Yes | 
| External 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 | 1/3EV step 3EV | 
| 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 | Synchronization for flash dimming and exposure compensation, TTL Built-in-Flash, GN12 equivalent ISO100 | 
| 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 | 
| Aspect Ratio | 30200 AM | 43, 32, 169, 11 | 
| Gross Pixel | 20.4 MP | 17.20 MP | 
| Red Eye Reduction | Yes | Yes | 
| Maximum Resolution | 1080 | - | 
| Image Sizing | Image SIze Pixels, 32 L 5456 x 3632 20M, M 3872 x 2576 10M, S 2736 x 1824 5.0M | - | 
| Still Image Size | L 5456 x 3064 17 M, M 3872 x 2176 8.4 M, S 2736 x 1536 4.2 M | [43] 4608x3456L / 3264x2448M / 2336x1752S / 1824x1368 with 3D lens in Micro Four Thirds system standard / [32] 4608x3072L / 3264x2176M / 2336x1560S / 1824x1216 with 3D lens in Micro Four Thirds system standard / [169] 4608x2592L / 3840x2160M / 1920x1080S / 1824x1024 with 3D lens in Micro Four Thirds system standard / [11] 3456x3456L / 2448x2448M / 1744x1744S / 1712x1712 with 3D lens in Micro Four Thirds system standard | 
| HDR Support | Yes | Yes | 
| Smile Detection | Yes | - | 
| Image Stabilizer | - | Yes | 
| display features | 
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch | 
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 460800 dots | Approx 1036K dots | 
| LCD Display Video Resolution | 1920 x 1080 | - | 
| 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 | IEEE 802.11b/g/n, 2412 MHz - 2462 MHz 11 ch, Wi-Fi / WPA / WPA2, Infrastructure mode, WPS, Wi-Fi Direct | 
| 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 | 
| Power Supply | AC Adaptor PW20 | - | 
| Battery Type | AAA Battery | Lithium ion | 
| Other Storage Features | PC Interface Mass Storage | - | 
| Batteries Included | - | Yes | 
| Battery Life | - | Approx. 530 images with H-HS12035 / Approx. 530 images with H-FS14140 | 
| audio and video features | 
| Microphone | Built-in Microphone Stereo | - | 
| Speaker | Built-in, Monaural | - | 
| Video Format | JPEG DCF 2.0, Exif 2.3, MPF Baseline Compliant, RAW Sony ARW 2.3, AVCHD 2.0 Compliant, MP4 | MOV Audio format LPCM, MP4 | 
| Audio Video Interface | Audio / Video Output NTSC, PAL | - | 
| Audio Features | - | Audio format LPCM / AAC 2ch, AVCHD Audio format Dolby Digital 2ch | 
| modes and functions features | 
| Delete Function | Yes | - | 
| Drive Modes | Single Shooting, Continuous Shooting, Speed Priority Continuous Shooting, Self-timer 10/2 sec. Delay Selectable, Self-timer Cont. 10 sec. Delay, 3/5 Exposures Selectable, Bracketing Cont., Single, White Balance, DRO | - | 
| Shooting Modes | Single Shooting, Continuous Shooting, Speed Priority Continuous Shooting, Bracket Single / White Balance Bracket / DRO Bracket | - | 
| Still Image Mode | Yes | - | 
| Scene Modes | Portrait, Sports Action, Macro, Standard, Vivid, Landscape, Sunset, Black & White, Sepia | - |