Canon EOS 100D vs. Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Detailed comparison and review of Canon EOS 100D and Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4. With our comprehensive overview, you can simply compare design, sensors, proximity characteristics, memory capacities, but also other key features of both cameras and easily decide which one is the right choice for you. Our goal is to help you identify the main differences between products and find the camera that best fits your needs and expectations.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Canon EOS 100D vs. Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon EOS 100D Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 9.07 cm 9.34 cm
Width 11.68 cm 13.29 cm
Depth 6.94 cm 8.39 cm
Weight 407 g 480 g
Body Material Carbon fibre, aluminium alloy, polycarbonate resin Magnesium alloy
Enclosure Colour Black Black
Protection - Splashproof, dust-resistant
SENSOR Canon EOS 100D Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4
Sensor Resolution 18.0 Megapixel 16.05 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS Live MOS
Total Pixels 18,500,000 pixels 17,200,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 18,000,000 pixels 16,050,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (22.3 x 14.9 mm) Four Thirds (17.3 x 13.0 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps 24 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features EOS Integrated Cleaning System, Self Cleaning Sensor Unit Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF)
PROCESSOR Canon EOS 100D Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4
Image Processor DIGIC 5 -
LENS Canon EOS 100D Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4
Lens Mounting Type Canon EF/EF-S Micro Four Thirds
FOCUSING Canon EOS 100D Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4
Auto Focus Hybrid TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 9 49
Auto Focus Features Predictive Focus Control -
AE/AF Control FlexiZone, Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Movie Servo AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Eye detection AF
Face Detection Automatic Face Tracking technology, Live Face detection AF mode Face Recognition
VIEWFINDER Canon EOS 100D Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4
Viewfinder Type Optical - fixed eye-level pentamirror Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Resolution - 2,359,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 95% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.85x 1.34x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -3 to +1 -4 to +4
Viewfinder Frames Autofocus frame -
Field of View Crop Factor 1.6 -
Features - Auto eye sensor
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon EOS 100D Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4
ISO (Max) 25600 25600
Native ISO - 200-12800
Extended ISO (Max) - 25600
Extended ISO (Min) - 100
Light Sensitivity ISO 25600, ISO 100-12800, ISO auto (100-6400) ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO auto, ISO 12800, ISO 25600
Exposure Metering Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot, partial Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones 63 1728
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, close-up, night portrait, food, sports mode, candle, kids, handheld night shot, backlight correction HDR -
Special Effects Neutral, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait Sepia, Vivid, soft focus, natural, monochrome, portrait, miniature, Cross Process, Retro, Expressive, high dynamic, Bleach Bypass, High Key, Low Key, Scenery, Toy effect, Star Filter, Impressive Art, One Point Colour, Dynamic Monochrome, Sunshine, Old Days, Toy Pop, Fantasy, Rough Monochrome, Silky Monochrome
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (white) Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, 2500K - 10000K (100K steps)
Shutter Type - Mechanical
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec 1/8000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 60 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps 7 steps in 1/3, 2/3 or 1 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
X-sync Speed 1/200sec 1/250sec
Exposure Range EV 1-20 (ISO 100) EV 0-18 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Canon EOS 100D Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4
Type 3" LCD display 3" OLED display
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Format 1,040,000 pixels 1,036,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Rotating
Display Features Display brightness control Display brightness control, Touch AF/AE
FLASH Canon EOS 100D Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 9.4 12
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes Yes
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon EOS 100D Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4
Digital Video Format H.264, MOV AVCHD, H.264, MOV
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, MPO
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 4096 x 2160
Microphone Operation Mode Mono Stereo
Microphone Features - Wind noise reduction
MEMORY Canon EOS 100D Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4
Memory Card Slot SD card SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Memory Card Included No No
Image Storage RAW 5184 x 3456
JPEG 5184 x 3456
JPEG 3456 x 2304
JPEG 1920 x 1280
JPEG 720 x 480
JPEG 4608 x 3456
JPEG 3072 x 2304
JPEG 2304 x 1728
JPEG 1696 x 1280
JPEG 5184 x 2912
JPEG 3456 x 1944
JPEG 2592 x 1456
JPEG 1920 x 1080
JPEG 720 x 400
JPEG 3456 x 3456
JPEG 2304 x 2304
JPEG 3456 x 3456
JPEG 2304 x 2304
JPEG 1728 x 1728
JPEG 1280 x 1280
JPEG 480 x 480
JPEG 4608 x 3456
JPEG 4608 x 3072
JPEG 4608 x 2592
JPEG 3264 x 2448
JPEG 3264 x 2176
JPEG 2336 x 1752
JPEG 2336 x 1560
JPEG 1920 x 1080
JPEG 1824 x 1368 - 3D mode
JPEG 1824 x 1216 - 3D mode
JPEG 1824 x 1024 - 3D mode
JPEG 3456 x 3456
JPEG 2448 x 2448
JPEG 1744 x 1744
JPEG 1712 x 1712
Video Capture H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 60 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 50 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps
MOV - 4096 x 2160 - 24 fps - 100Mbps
MOV - 3840 x 2160 - 24 fps - 100Mbps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps - 200Mbps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 200Mbps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 - 59.94 fps - 200Mbps
H.264 - 4096 x 2160 - 24 fps - 100Mbps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 - 24 fps - 100Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps - 200Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 200Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 59.94 fps - 200Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 28Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 59.94 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 59.94 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 17Mbps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon EOS 100D Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4
Battery Type Canon LP-E12 Lithium Ion Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific
Details Canon LP-E12 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 875 mAh (included) Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1860 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 380 shots (at 23 °C (AE 50%, FE 50%))
Photo shooting - 350 shots (at 0 °C (AE 50%, FE 50%))
Photo shooting - 500 shots
CONNECTIONS Canon EOS 100D Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0 Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication)
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output
Microphone
USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone 3.5mm)
Headphones (mini-phone 3.5mm)
Remote control (sub-mini phone 2.5 mm)
FEATURES Canon EOS 100D Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 4 frames per second 2 frames per second, 20 frames per second, 12 frames per second, 7.5 frames per second, 40 frames per second
Additional Features Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, depth-of-field preview button, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, GPS ready, highlight point display, face detection, built-in help guide, HDR image enhancement technology, Eye-Fi Card Ready, Picture Style Auto, Scene Intelligent Auto technology, Image Rating Audio recording, built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, date/time stamp, digital image rotation, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, cropping an image, resizing an image, Scene Detection Technology, face detection, Full-time Live View, Wi-Fi Direct
OTHERS Canon EOS 100D Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4
Included Accessories Eyepiece cover, battery charger, body cap, neck strap, USB cable, eyecup, battery cover Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, USB cable
Software Canon PhotoStitch, Canon Digital Photo Professional, Canon Picture Style Editor, Canon ImageBrowser EX, Canon EOS Utility Loilo LoiLoScope (Trial), SILKYPIX Developer Studio 4.1 SE, Panasonic PHOTOfunSTUDIO 9.5 Premium Edition
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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