Canon EOS 6D vs. Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX7

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Canon EOS 6D and Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX7. Compare design, sensors, proximity features, memory capacities and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right camera for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the digital camera that will best fit your needs.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Canon EOS 6D vs. Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX7 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon EOS 6D Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX7
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 11.05 cm 7.07 cm
Width 14.45 cm 12.26 cm
Depth 7.12 cm 5.46 cm
Weight 0.68 kg 360 g
Body Material Polycarbonate, magnesium alloy Magnesium alloy
Enclosure Colour - Black | Silver
Protection Weatherproof, dust-resistant -
Digital Zoom - 4x
Navigation GPS receiver -
SENSOR Canon EOS 6D Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX7
Sensor Resolution 20.2 Megapixel 16.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS Live MOS
Total Pixels 20,600,000 pixels 16,840,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 20,200,000 pixels 16,000,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Full Frame (35.8 x 23.9 mm) Four Thirds (17.3 x 13.0 mm)
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features EOS Integrated Cleaning System, Self Cleaning Sensor Unit Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF)
Image Stabiliser - Optical (image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
Sensors Digital level metre Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Canon EOS 6D Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX7
Image Processor DIGIC 5+ Venus Engine
LENS Canon EOS 6D Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX7
Lens Mounting Type Canon EF Micro Four Thirds
FOCUSING Canon EOS 6D Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX7
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 11 23
Auto Focus Features Predictive Focus Control Focus Peaking function, Manual Focus Check Live View
AE/AF Control FlexiZone, Face-priority AF, Predictive AI Servo AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF
Face Detection Live Face detection AF mode Yes
VIEWFINDER Canon EOS 6D Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX7
Viewfinder Type Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism Electronic - LCD
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Resolution - 2,764,800 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 97% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.71x 1.39x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -3 to +1 -4 to +3
Viewfinder Frames Autofocus frame -
Viewfinder Information Shutter speed, exposure compensation, AE lock, AF-in-focus, flash charge completion, red-eye reduction, aperture, battery status, high-speed sync indicator, flash compensation on/off, highlight tone priority, ISO sensitivity, memory card status, FE lock, AF status, AF point, grid, electronic level, maximum burst -
Field of View Crop Factor 1.0 2
Features - Tilting, auto eye sensor
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon EOS 6D Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX7
ISO (Max) 102400 25600
Native ISO 100-25600 200-12800
Extended ISO (Max) 51200 (H1), 102400 (H2) 25600
Extended ISO (Min) 50 100
Light Sensitivity ISO 50, ISO 102400, ISO auto (100-12800), ISO 51200, ISO 100-25600 ISO 800, ISO 125, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO auto, ISO 12800, ISO 25600
Exposure Metering Evaluative, centre-weighted, partial (8%), spot (3.5%) Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones 63 1728
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, close-up, night portrait, sports mode, handheld night shot, backlight correction HDR Multiple exposure, monochrome, clear portrait, silky skin, backlit softness, clear in backlight, relaxing tone, sweet child's face, distinct scenery, bright blue sky, romantic sunset glow, vivid sunset glow, glistening water, clear nightscape, cool night sky, warm glowing nightscape, artistic nightscape, glittering illuminations, clear night portrait, soft image of a flower, appetising food, cute dessert, freeze animal motion, clear sports shot
Special Effects Neutral, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait Sepia, Black & White Red filter, Black & White Yellow filter, Vivid, Black & White Orange filter, soft focus, natural, monochrome, Black & White Green filter, 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, 2500K - 10000K, fluorescent light (white) Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, 2500K - 10000K (100K steps)
Shutter Type Mechanical electronically-controlled Mechanical
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec 1/8000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 120 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 1/180 sec 1/320 sec
Exposure Range EV 1-20 (ISO 100) EV 0-18 (ISO 100)
Retouch - Clear Retouch function
DISPLAY Canon EOS 6D Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX7
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 1,040,000 pixels 1,040,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Folding
Display Features Display brightness control Display brightness control, display colour control, display contrast control, Touch AE, Touch AF
FLASH Canon EOS 6D Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX7
Camera Flash - Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) - 5
Flash Modes - Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction - Yes
Features - AF illuminator
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon EOS 6D Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX7
Digital Video Format H.264, MOV AVCHD, H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, MPO, MPO + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Surround Sound - Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording
Microphone Operation Mode - Stereo
Microphone Features - Wind noise reduction
MEMORY Canon EOS 6D Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX7
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 -
Image Storage RAW 5472 x 3648
RAW 3648 x 2432
RAW 2736 x 1824
JPEG 5472 x 3648
JPEG 3648 x 2432
JPEG 2736 x 1824
JPEG 1920 x 1280
JPEG 720 x 480
4592 x 3448
3232 x 2424
2272 x 1704
MPO 1824 x 1368 - 3D mode
4592 x 3064
3232 x 2160
2272 x 1520
MPO 1824 x 1216 - 3D mode
4592 x 2584
3232 x 1824
1920 x 1080
MPO 1824 x 1024 - 3D mode
3424 x 3424
2416 x 2416
1712 x 1712
MPO 1712 x 1712 - 3D mode
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
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1280 x 720 - 60 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps - 24Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps - 28Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps - 20Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps - 10Mbps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps - 4Mbps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon EOS 6D Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX7
Battery Type Canon LP-E6 Lithium Ion Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific
Details Canon LP-E6 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1025 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 1090 shots (at 23 °C (LCD Monitor off))
Photo shooting - 980 shots (at 0 °C (LCD Monitor off))
Photo shooting - 220 shots (at 23 °C (Live View mode))
Photo shooting - 190 shots (at 0 °C (Live View mode))
Photo shooting - 320 shots (with 20mm lens)
Photo shooting - 350 shots (with 14-42mm lens)
CONNECTIONS Canon EOS 6D Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX7
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication)
Connectivity Features DLNA, remote control via Android devices, remote control via IPhone, remote live view Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support Direct print, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Flash Terminal Hot shoe, PC terminal Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output
Microphone
Remote control
USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output
Remote control
FEATURES Canon EOS 6D Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX7
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 3 frames per second, 4.5 frames per second 2 frames per second, 4 frames per second, 4.3 frames per second, 5 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 40 frames per second
Additional Features RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, digital noise reduction, depth-of-field preview button, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, cropping an image, highlight point display, Dust Delete Data system, Video Snapshot mode, face detection, built-in help guide, Auto Lighting Optimizer, in-camera RAW processing, peripheral illumination correction, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), Constant AF Live View, HDR image enhancement technology, Scene Intelligent Auto technology, Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS), Intelligent Auto Plus (iA+), Lens Distortion Correction Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, digital image rotation, histogram display, cropping an image, resizing an image, in-camera film editing, Intelligent Resolution Technology, 24p Cinema Mode, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator, Intelligent Auto (iA), Intelligent D-range Control, HDR image enhancement technology, text stamp, Touch Shutter technology, Multi-process Noise Reduction, Time-Lapse recording, Light Speed AF, silent shooting, Creative Panorama function
OTHERS Canon EOS 6D Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX7
Included Accessories Battery charger, body cap, neck strap, USB cable, eyecup, audio / video cable Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, USB cable
Software Drivers & Utilities Drivers & Utilities, SILKYPIX Developer Studio 3.1 SE, Loilo LoiLoScope (Trial), Panasonic PHOTOfunSTUDIO 9.2 Premium Edition
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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