| key specs |
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 24.3 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 | ILCE 7M2 24.3MP DSLR Camera | Lumix DMC GH4A 16.05MP DSLR Camera |
| Model Name | ILCE 7M2 | Lumix DMC GH4A |
| Model Number | ILCE-7M2 | DMC GH4A |
| Color | Black | Black |
| SLR Variant | Body Only | Body With 12-35Mm Lens |
| Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 24.3 MP | 16.05 MP |
| Tripod Socket | Yes | - |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 95.7 x 126.9 x 59.7 mm | 132.9 x 93.4 x 83.9 mm |
| Weight | 599 GM | 560 GM |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 32 to 104 |
| Ports | HDMI | - |
| Accessory Shoe | Yes | Hot Shoe |
| Series | - | Lumix |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | MOS |
| Sensor Size | 23.7 x 15.7 mm | 17.3 x 13.0 mm |
| ISO Rating | ISO 100 | - |
| Other Sensor Features | Exmor CMOS | - |
| Maximum ISO | - | 25600 ISO |
| Maximum FPS | - | 96 |
| Sensor Technology | - | Live MOS Sensor |
| lens features |
| Lens Mount | Sony E-mount Lens | Micro Four Thirds mount |
| Manual Focus | Yes | - |
| Color Filter | Primary RGB Color Filter | Primary color filter |
| Dust Reduction | Yes | Yes |
| Other Lens Features | Clear Image Zoom Still Image 2x, Movies 2x, Digital Zoom Smart Zoom Still Images 35 mm Full Frame M 1.5x, S 2x, APS-C M 1.3x, S 2x, Digital Zoom Still Images 35 mm Full Frame L 4x, M 6.1x, S 8x, APS-C L 4x, M 5.2x, S 8x, Digital Zoom Movie 35 mm Full Frame 4x, APS-C 4x, Lens Compensation Peripheral Shading, Chromatic Aberration, Distortion | - |
| Lens Type | - | LUMIX G X VARIO |
| 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 |
| Digital Zoom | - | 2x |
| Optical Zoom | - | 4x |
| Aperture Range | - | F2.8 - F22 |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | Yes | Yes |
| View Finder Type | 1.3 cm 0.5 Type Electronic Viewfinder | OLED Live View Finder 2,359K dots |
| Viewfinder Coverage | 100% | 100% |
| Viewfinder Magnification | 0.71x with 50 mm Lens at Infinity, -1.0 m -1 | Approx. 1.34x / 0.67x 35mm camera equivalent with 50 mm lens at infinity -1.0 m-1 |
| Viewpoint Dioptric Adjustment | Diopter Adjustment -4.0 to +3.0 m -1 | -4.0 - +4.0 dpt |
| Other Viewfinder Features | Number of Dots 2,359,296 dots, Brightness Control Auto / Manual 5 Steps between -2 and +2, Color Temperature Control Manual 5 Steps, Display Contents Graphic Display, Display All Info, No Display Info, Digital Level Gauge, Histogram, Electronic Viewfinder, 27 mm from Eyepiece Lens, 22 mm from Eyepiece Frame at -1 m -1 CIPA Standard | - |
| Viewfinder Eye Point | - | 21 mm |
| focus features |
| Focus Mode | AF Mode AF-S Single-shot AF, AF-C Continuous AF, DMF Direct Manual Focus, Manual Focus | AFS Single / AFF Flexible / AFC Continuous / MF |
| Focus Range | Sensitivity Range -1 to 20 EV ISO 100 Equivalent with F2.0 Lens Attached | EV -4 - 18 ISO100 equivalent |
| Auto Focus | Yes | Yes |
| Focus Points | 35 mm Full Frame 117 Points Phase Detection AF, APS-C 99 Points Phase Detection AF / 25 Points Contrast Detection AF | - |
| Metering Modes | Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot | Multiple / Center Weighted / Spot |
| White Balancing | Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent Warm White / Cool White / Day White / Daylight, Flash, Underwater, Color Temperature, Color Filter, Custom, White Balance Bracketing 3 Frames, H / L Selectable | Auto / Daylight / Cloudy / Shade / incandescent / Flash / White Set 1, 2, 3, 4 / Color temperature setting |
| Other Focus Features | Focus Area Wide 117 Points Phase Detection AF, 25 Points Contrast Detection AF, Zone, Center, Flexible Spot S / M / L, Lock-on AF Wide, Zone, Center, Flexible Spot S / M / L, Lock-on AF Yes, Eye AF Yes, Predictive Control, Focus Lock, AF Illuminator Yes with Built-in LED Type, AF Illuminator Range 0.3 m - 3.0 m with FE 28 - 70mm F3.5 - F5.6 OSS Attached, Fast Hybrid AF Phase Detection AF / Contrast Detection AF | - |
| exposure features |
| Exposure Mode | Automatic | Program AE, Aperture Priority AE, Shutter Priority AE, Manual |
| Exposure Compensation | 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV in Steps of +/- 5 EV with Exposure Compensation Dial +/- 3 EV 1/3 EV Steps | 1/3 EV step |
| Other Exposure Features | Exposure Control Metering Sensitivity -1 to 20 EV at ISO 100 Equivalent with F2.0 Lens Attached | - |
| AE Lock/Exposure Lock | - | Yes |
| Spot Meter | - | Yes |
| Manual Exposure | - | Yes |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Type | Electronically-controlled, Vertical-traverse, Focal-plane Type | Focal-plane shutter |
| Shutter Speed | 1/8000 sec | Still image Bulb Max. 60 minutes, 1/8,000 - 60 |
| Self-timer | Yes | Yes |
| Continuous Shots | Continuous Shooting Hi Maximum 5 fps, Lo Maximum 2.5 fps | - |
| Other Shutter Features | Electronic Front Curtation Shutter Yes On / Off | - |
| flash features |
| External Flash | Yes | Yes |
| Flash Modes | Flash Off, Autoflash, Fill-flash, Slow Sync, Rear Sync, Red-eye Reduction On / Off Selectable, Wireless, Hi-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. |
| Flash Compensation | 1/3 EV and 1/2 EV Steps in +/- 3.0 EV | - |
| Other Flash Features | Flash Control Pre-flash TTL, External Flash Sony System Flash Compatible with Multi Interface Shoe, Attach Shoe Adaptor for Flash Compatible with Auto-lock Accessory Shoe, FE Level Lock Yes | - |
| Built-in Flash | - | Yes |
| image features |
| Image Format | JPEG DCF Version 2.0, Exif Version 2.3, MPF Baseline Compliant, RAW Sony ARW 2.3 Format, RAW, RAW and JPEG, JPEG Extra Fine, 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 |
| HDR Support | Yes | - |
| Gross Pixel | - | 17.20 MP |
| Red Eye Reduction | - | Yes |
| Image Stabilizer | - | Yes |
| Image Sizing | - | [43] 4608x3456L / 3264x2448M / 2336x1752S / 1824x1368 with 3D lens in Micro Four Thirds system standard |
| Still Image Size | - | 4608x3456 |
| Live View Shooting | - | Yes |
| display features |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Other Display Features | Adjustable Angle Up by 107°, Down by 41°, White Magic Yes, Display Contents Graphic Display, Display All Info, No Display Info, Digital Level Gauge, Histogram for Viewfinder, Real-time Image Adjustment Display On / Off, Quick Navi Yes, Focus Check Yes, Focus Magnifier 35 mm Full Frame 5.9x, 11.7x, APS-C 3.8x, 7.7x, Zebra Yes, Peaking MF Yes Level Setting High / Mid / Low / Off, Color White / Red / Yellow, Marker Display Yes Center / Aspect / Safety Zone / Guideframe, Grid Line Yes Rule of 3rds Grid / Square Grid / Diag + Square Grid / Off | 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 |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | - | Approx 1036K dots |
| connectivity features |
| Wifi | Yes | Yes |
| HDMI | - | Yes |
| USB | - | Yes |
| storage and power features |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Number of Batteries | 1 | - |
| Other Storage Features | Eye-fi Card Compatible | - |
| Upgradable Memory | - | Yes |
| Card Type | - | SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card Compatible with UHS-I UHS Speed Class 3 standard SDHC / SDXC Memory Cards |
| Power Requirement | - | 7.2V |
| Batteries Included | - | Yes |
| Battery Life | - | Approx. 530 images with H-HS12035 |
| audio and video features |
| Microphone | Yes | Stereo, Wind-cut OFF / Standard / High |
| Speaker | Built-in, Monaural | Monaural |
| Video Resolution | 1920 x 1080 | - |
| Video Format | XAVC S, AVCHD Format Version 2.0 Compliant, MP4 | MOV Audio format LPCM, MP4 Audio format LPCM / AAC 2ch, AVCHD Audio format Dolby Digital 2ch |
| Audio Features | - | Audio format LPCM / AAC 2ch |
| Frame Rates in Video Modes | - | 2fps, 15fps, 26fps, 28fps, 30fps, 32fps, 34fps, 45fps, 60fps, 75fps, 90fps, 96fps |
| modes and functions features |
| Scene Modes | Portrait, Sports Action, Macro, Landscape, Sunset, Night Scene, Hand-held Twilight, Night Portrait, Anti Motion Blur | - |
| HD Support | - | Yes |
| Silent Shooting | - | Yes |