| key specs |
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 12.4 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 | No | Yes |
| general |
| Brand | Sony | Panasonic |
| Model | ILCE 7SM2 12.4MP DSLR Camera | Lumix DMC GH4A 16.05MP DSLR Camera |
| Model Name | ILCE 7SM2 | Lumix DMC GH4A |
| Model Number | ILCE-7SM2 | DMC GH4A |
| Series | ALFA | Lumix |
| Color | Black | Black |
| SLR Variant | 16 Gb Memory Card & Carry Case | Body With 12-35Mm Lens |
| Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 12.4 MP | 16.05 MP |
| Tripod Socket | Yes | - |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 126.9 x 95.7 x 60.3 mm | 132.9 x 93.4 x 83.9 mm |
| Weight | 0.584 GM | 560 GM |
| Face Detection | Yes | - |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 32 to 104 |
| Ports | CLEAN HDMI OUTPUT, PC INTERFACE, WIRELESS LAN BUILT-IN, Headphone terminal 3.5 mm Stereo minijack | - |
| Accessory Shoe | Auto-lock Accessory Shoe compatible with supplied shoe adaptor | 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 - 409600 | - |
| Maximum ISO | - | 25600 ISO |
| Maximum FPS | - | 96 |
| Sensor Technology | - | Live MOS Sensor |
| lens features |
| Lens Mount | E-mount | Micro Four Thirds mount |
| Compatible Lens | Sony E-mount lenses | - |
| Manual Focus | Yes | - |
| Dust Reduction | Yes | Yes |
| 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 |
| Color Filter | - | Primary color filter |
| 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. 0.78 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 | 23 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 |
| Auto Focus | Yes | Yes |
| Focus Points | 169 points | - |
| Metering Modes | Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot | Multiple / Center Weighted / Spot |
| White Balancing | Auto WB, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Incandescent, Color Temperature 2500 to 9900K, Customs, Underwater | Auto / Daylight / Cloudy / Shade / incandescent / Flash / White Set 1, 2, 3, 4 / Color temperature setting |
| Focus Range | - | EV -4 - 18 ISO100 equivalent |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Speed | 1/8000 sec | Still image Bulb Max. 60 minutes, 1/8,000 - 60 |
| Self-timer | Yes | Yes |
| Shutter Type | - | Focal-plane shutter |
| image features |
| Image Format | UNCOMPRESSED RAW, JPEG | JPEG DCF, Exif 2.3, RAW, MPO When attaching 3D lens in Micro Four Thirds system standard |
| Image Processor | Smart, speedy BIONZ X image processing engine | - |
| Aspect Ratio | - | 43, 32, 169, 11 |
| 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 Type | TFT | OLED |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Touch Screen | No | Yes |
| Display Resolution | - | Approx. 1036K dots |
| LCD Display | - | OLED |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | - | Approx 1036K dots |
| Other Display Features | - | Brightness 7 levels, Contrast and Saturation 7 levels, Red-Green 11 levels, Blue-Yellow 11 levels |
| connectivity features |
| Wifi | Yes | Yes |
| HDMI | - | Yes |
| USB | - | Yes |
| storage and power features |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| 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 |
| Video Resolution | 3840 x 2160 | - |
| Video Quality | Full HD | - |
| Microphone | - | Stereo, Wind-cut OFF / Standard / High |
| Speaker | - | Monaural |
| Audio Features | - | Audio format LPCM / AAC 2ch |
| Video Format | - | MOV Audio format LPCM, MP4 Audio format LPCM / AAC 2ch, AVCHD Audio format Dolby Digital 2ch |
| Frame Rates in Video Modes | - | 2fps, 15fps, 26fps, 28fps, 30fps, 32fps, 34fps, 45fps, 60fps, 75fps, 90fps, 96fps |
| modes and functions features |
| HD Support | Yes | Yes |
| Shooting Modes | AUTO iAUTO, Superior Auto, Programmed AE P, Aperture priority A, Shutter-speed priority S, Manual M, Scene Selection, Sweep Panorama, Movie / High Frame Rate Programmed AE P / Aperture priority A / Shutter-speed priority S / Manual M | - |
| Silent Shooting | - | Yes |
| 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 |
| flash features |
| Built-in Flash | - | Yes |
| External Flash | - | Yes |
| Flash Modes | - | 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. |