| 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 |
| Touchscreen | No | Yes |
| Display Type | - | OLED |
| general |
| Brand | Sony | Panasonic |
| Model | ILCE 7M2K 24.3MP DSLR Camera | Lumix DMC GH4GC 16.05MP DSLR Camera |
| Model Name | ILCE 7M2K | Lumix DMC GH4GC |
| Model Number | 7M2K | DMC GH4GC |
| Series | Alpha | Lumix |
| Color | Black | Black |
| SLR Variant | Body With Sel2870 Lens | - |
| Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 24.3 MP | 16.05 MP |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 36.6 x 29.6 x 18.6 cm | 132.9 x 93.4 x 83.9 mm |
| Weight | 556 GM | 560 GM |
| Face Detection | Yes | Yes |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 32 to 104 |
| Wide Angle | - | Yes |
| Maximum Burst | - | Yes |
| Ports | - | USB, micro HDMI |
| Accessory Shoe | - | Hot Shoe |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | MOS |
| Altimeter | No | - |
| Sensor Size | - | 17.3 x 13.0 mm |
| Maximum ISO | - | 25600 ISO |
| Maximum FPS | - | 96 |
| Sensor Technology | - | Live MOS Sensor |
| lens features |
| Lens Type | OSS Lens | - |
| Focal Length | 28 W - 70 T mm | - |
| Digital Zoom | 4x | 2x |
| Optical Zoom | 2x | 4x |
| Aperture Range | F3.5 - F5.6 | - |
| Lens Mount | - | Micro Four Thirds mount |
| Color Filter | - | Primary color filter |
| Dust Reduction | - | Yes |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Speed | 1/8000 sec | Still image Bulb Max. 60 minutes, 1/8,000 - 60 |
| Continuous Shots | Yes, 5 fps | - |
| Shutter Type | - | Focal-plane shutter |
| flash features |
| Flash Modes | Autoflash, Fill-flash, Hi-speed sync, Off, Rear Sync, Red-eye reduction on/off selectable, Slow Sync, Wireless | 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. |
| Built-in Flash | - | Yes |
| Flash Compensation | - | 1/3EV step 3EV |
| Other Flash Features | - | TTL Built-in-Flash, GN12 equivalent ISO100 |
| image features |
| Image Format | RAW, RAW & JPEG, JPEG Extra fine, JPEG Fine, JPEG Standard | - |
| Aspect Ratio | 40900 PM | 43, 32, 169, 11 |
| Slow Motion | Yes | - |
| Gross Pixel | - | 17.20 MP |
| Still Image Size | - | 4608x3456L / 3264x2448M / 2336x1752S / 1824x1368 with 3D lens in Micro Four Thirds system standard |
| Live View Shooting | - | Yes |
| display features |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Display Resolution | 1,228,800 dots | Approx. 1036K dots |
| Touch Screen | No | Yes |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 1228800 dots | Approx 1036K dots |
| LCD Display Video Resolution | 1921 x 1080 | - |
| Display Type | - | OLED |
| LCD Display | - | OLED |
| connectivity features |
| HDMI | Yes | - |
| USB | Yes | - |
| Wifi | - | Yes |
| Wireless Connectivity | - | IEEE 802.11b/g/n, 2412 MHz - 2462 MHz 11 ch, Wi-Fi / WPA / WPA2, Infrastructure mode, WPS, Wi-Fi Direct |
| storage and power features |
| Upgradable Memory | Yes | - |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| 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 |
| Video Format | XAVC S, AVCHD format Ver. 2.0 compliant, MP5 | - |
| Microphone | - | Stereo |
| Speaker | - | Monaural |
| Video Resolution | - | 3328x2496 |
| Video Quality | - | Full HD |
| Looping Video | - | Yes |
| Frame Rates in Video Modes | - | 30fps |
| modes and functions features |
| HD Support | Yes | Yes |
| Delete Function | - | Yes |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | - | Yes |
| 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 | - | AFS Single / AFF Flexible / AFC Continuous / MF |
| Focus Range | - | EV -4 - 18 ISO100 equivalent |
| Auto Focus | - | Yes |
| Metering Modes | - | Multiple / Center Weighted / Spot |
| White Balancing | - | Auto / Daylight / Cloudy / Shade / incandescent / Flash / White Set 1, 2, 3, 4 / Color temperature setting |
| Other Focus Features | - | 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 |
| exposure features |
| Exposure Mode | - | Program AE, Aperture Priority AE, Shutter Priority AE, Manual |
| AE Lock/Exposure Lock | - | Yes |
| Spot Meter | - | Yes |
| Exposure Compensation | - | 1/3 EV step |
| Manual Exposure | - | Yes |
| Dynamic Range Adjustment | - | Yes |