| key specs |
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 12.2 MP | 16.05 MP |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | MOS |
| Display Type | TFT | OLED |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Touchscreen | - | Yes |
| general |
| Brand | Sony | Panasonic |
| Model | ILCE 7S 12.2MP DSLR Camera | Lumix DMC GH4A 16.05MP DSLR Camera |
| Model Name | ILCE 7S | Lumix DMC GH4A |
| Model Number | 7S | DMC GH4A |
| Series | ILCE | Lumix |
| Color | Black | Black |
| Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 12.2 MP | 16.05 MP |
| Tripod Socket | No | - |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 126.9 x 94.4 x 54.8 mm | 132.9 x 93.4 x 83.9 mm |
| Weight | 489 GM | 560 GM |
| Face Detection | Yes | - |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 32 to 104 |
| SLR Variant | - | Body With 12-35Mm Lens |
| Accessory Shoe | - | Hot Shoe |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | MOS |
| Sensor Size | 35.6 x 23.8 mm | 17.3 x 13.0 mm |
| ISO Rating | ISO 100 - 102400 | - |
| Maximum ISO | 102400 ISO | 25600 ISO |
| Sensor Technology | Exmor CMOS sensor | Live MOS Sensor |
| Maximum FPS | - | 96 |
| lens features |
| Lens Mount | E-mount | Micro Four Thirds mount |
| Digital Zoom | 8x | 2x |
| Compatible Lens | Sony E-mount lenses | - |
| 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 |
| Optical Zoom | - | 4x |
| Aperture Range | - | F2.8 - F22 |
| Color Filter | - | Primary color filter |
| Dust Reduction | - | Yes |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | Yes | Yes |
| View Finder Type | XGA OLED, 1.3 cm 0.5 type electronic viewfinder colour | OLED Live View Finder 2,359K dots |
| Viewfinder Coverage | 100% | 100% |
| Viewfinder Magnification | Approx. 0.71 x with 50 mm lens at infinity, -1 m-1 | Approx. 1.34x / 0.67x 35mm camera equivalent with 50 mm lens at infinity -1.0 m-1 |
| Viewpoint Dioptric Adjustment | -4.0 to +3.0 m -1 | -4.0 - +4.0 dpt |
| Viewfinder Eye Point | 27 mm | 21 mm |
| focus features |
| Focus Mode | Single-shot AF AF-S, Continuous AF AF-C, Direct Manual Focus DMF, Manual Focus | AFS Single / AFF Flexible / AFC Continuous / MF |
| Focus Range | Wide 25 points/Center-weighted/Flexible Spot S/M/L/Zone | EV -4 - 18 ISO100 equivalent |
| Auto Focus | Yes | Yes |
| Metering Modes | Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot | Multiple / Center Weighted / Spot |
| White Balancing | Auto WB, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent Warm White/Cool White/Day White/Daylight, Flash, Color Temperature 2500 to 9900K & Color Filter G7 to M7 15 steps, A7 to B7 15 steps, Custom, Underwater | Auto / Daylight / Cloudy / Shade / incandescent / Flash / White Set 1, 2, 3, 4 / Color temperature setting |
| exposure features |
| Exposure Mode | AUTO iAUTO, Superior Auto, Programmed AE P, Aperture priority A, Shutter-speed priority S, Manual M, Scene Selection, Sweep Panorama, Movie | Program AE, Aperture Priority AE, Shutter Priority AE, Manual |
| AE Lock/Exposure Lock | Yes | Yes |
| Spot Meter | Yes | Yes |
| Exposure Compensation | +/-5.0 EV in 1/3 EV or 1/2 EV steps, with exposure compensation dial +/-3.0 EV in 1/3 EV steps | 1/3 EV step |
| Manual Exposure | Yes | Yes |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Type | Electronically controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane type | Focal-plane shutter |
| Shutter Speed | Jan-00 | Still image Bulb Max. 60 minutes, 1/8,000 - 60 |
| Self-timer | - | Yes |
| flash features |
| Built-in Flash | Yes | Yes |
| External Flash | Yes | Yes |
| Flash Modes | Flash off, Autoflash, Fill-flash, Rear Sync., Slow Sync., Red-eye reduction On/Off selectable, Hi-speed sync*3, Wireless*3 | 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 | 3.0 EV switchable between 1/3 and 1/2 EV steps | - |
| Other Flash Features | Sony α System Flash compatible with Multi Interface Shoe, attach the shoe adaptor for flash compatible with Auto-lock accessory shoe | - |
| image features |
| Image Sizing | XAVC S 1920 x 1080 60p/50Mbps, 30p/50Mbps, 24p/50Mbps, 1280 x 720 120p/50Mbps AVCHD 1920 x 1080 60p/28Mbps/PS, 60i/24Mbps/FX, 60i/17Mbps/FH, 24p/24Mbps/FX, 24p/17Mbps/FH MP4 1440 x 1080 30fps/12Mbps, 640 x 480 30fps/3Mbps | [43] 4608x3456L / 3264x2448M / 2336x1752S / 1824x1368 with 3D lens in Micro Four Thirds system standard |
| Still Image Size | 35 mm full frame L 4240 x 2832 12M, M 2768 x 1848 5.1M, S 2128 x 1416 3.0M, APS-C L 2768 x 1848 5.1M, M 2128 x 1416 3.0M, S 1376 x 920 1.3M | 4608x3456 |
| Image Processor | BIONZ X | - |
| Image Format | - | JPEG DCF, Exif 2.3, RAW, MPO When attaching 3D lens in Micro Four Thirds system standard |
| Aspect Ratio | - | 43, 32, 169, 11 |
| Gross Pixel | - | 17.20 MP |
| Red Eye Reduction | - | Yes |
| Image Stabilizer | - | Yes |
| Live View Shooting | - | Yes |
| display features |
| Display Type | TFT | OLED |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Display Resolution | 921,600 dots | Approx. 1036K dots |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 921600 dots | Approx 1036K dots |
| Touch Screen | - | Yes |
| LCD Display | - | OLED |
| Other Display Features | - | Brightness 7 levels, Contrast and Saturation 7 levels, Red-Green 11 levels, Blue-Yellow 11 levels |
| connectivity features |
| HDMI | Yes | Yes |
| Wifi | Yes | Yes |
| Wireless Connectivity | Wi-Fi Compatible, IEEE802.11 b/g/n 2.4 GHz band*5 Playback of still images and movies on smartphones, PCs and TVs | - |
| USB | - | Yes |
| storage and power features |
| Upgradable Memory | Yes | Yes |
| Card Type | Memory Stick PRO Duo Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo | 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-PW20 AC Adaptor | - |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Number of Batteries | Approx. 320 shots viewfinder / Approx. 380 shots LCD screen CIPA standard*9 | - |
| Power Requirement | - | 7.2V |
| Batteries Included | - | Yes |
| Battery Life | - | Approx. 530 images with H-HS12035 |
| audio and video features |
| Microphone | stereo | Stereo, Wind-cut OFF / Standard / High |
| Speaker | Monaural | Monaural |
| Audio Features | XAVC S LPCM, 2ch, AVCHD Dolby Digital AC-3, 2ch, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator, MP4 MPEG-4 AAC-LC, 2ch | Audio format LPCM / AAC 2ch |
| Video Resolution | 1280 x 720 | - |
| Video Quality | HD | - |
| Video Format | XAVC S / AVCHD format Ver. 2.0 compliant / MP4 | MOV Audio format LPCM, MP4 Audio format LPCM / AAC 2ch, AVCHD Audio format Dolby Digital 2ch |
| Frame Rates in Video Modes | 30fps | 2fps, 15fps, 26fps, 28fps, 30fps, 32fps, 34fps, 45fps, 60fps, 75fps, 90fps, 96fps |
| modes and functions features |
| Drive Modes | Single shooting, Continuous shooting, Speed Priority Continuous shooting, Self-timer 10/2 s delay selectable, Self-timer Cont. 10 s delay 3/5 exposures selectable, Bracketing Cont., Single, White Balance, DRO | - |
| Macro Mode | G7 to M7 15 steps, A7 to B7 15 steps | - |
| HD Support | - | Yes |
| Silent Shooting | - | Yes |