Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7C + 20mm Pancake vs. Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4K + FE 28-70mm OSS

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In depth comparison and review of Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7C + 20mm Pancake and Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4K + FE 28-70mm OSS. 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.

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7C + 20mm Pancake vs. Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4K + FE 28-70mm OSS Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7C + 20mm Pancake Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4K + FE 28-70mm OSS
Product Type Digital camera - mirrorless system Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included 20mm Pancake lens FE 28-70mm OSS lens
Height 7.07 cm 9.64 cm
Width 12.26 cm 13.13 cm
Depth 5.46 cm 7.98 cm
Weight 360 g 658 g
Weight Details - Camera with battery and memory card: 658 g
Body Material Magnesium alloy Magnesium alloy
Enclosure Colour Black | Silver -
Protection - Dust-resistant, moisture-resistant
Digital Zoom 4x 4x
SENSOR Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7C + 20mm Pancake Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4K + FE 28-70mm OSS
Sensor Resolution 16.0 Megapixel 33.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Live MOS Exmor R CMOS
Total Pixels 16,840,000 pixels 34,100,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 16,000,000 pixels 33,000,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Four Thirds (17.3 x 13.0 mm) Full Frame (35.9 x 23.9 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) - 60 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF) Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Anti-Dust coating
Image Stabiliser Optical (image sensor shift mechanism) Optical (Steady Shot with 5-axis Intelligent Active Mode)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes Yes
Sensors Digital level metre Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7C + 20mm Pancake Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4K + FE 28-70mm OSS
Image Processor Venus Engine BIONZ XR
LENS Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7C + 20mm Pancake Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4K + FE 28-70mm OSS
Type Wide-angle lens 20 f/1.7 G II Zoom lens 28 - 70 mm - f/3.5-5.6 FE OSS - zoom
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 40mm -
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 20 cm 30 cm
Max View Angle 57 degree(s) 75 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment - Manual
Lens Construction 5 groups / 7 elements 8 groups / 9 elements
Filter Size 46 mm 55 mm
Lens Mounting Type Micro Four Thirds Sony E-mount
Features Aspherical lens Internal focusing system, full-time manual focusing, ED glass, splashproof, aspherical lens, dustproof
FOCUSING Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7C + 20mm Pancake Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4K + FE 28-70mm OSS
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 23 759
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function, Manual Focus Check Live View Focus Peaking function, Predictive Focus Control
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Zone AF, Real-time Eye AF, Real-time Tracking AF, Wide-area AF, Expanded area AF, animal eye detection, bird eye detection, right/left eye select
Face Detection Yes Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function
VIEWFINDER Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7C + 20mm Pancake Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4K + FE 28-70mm OSS
Viewfinder Type Electronic - LCD Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size - 0.5"
Viewfinder Resolution 2,764,800 pixels 3,686,400 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 1.39x 0.78x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +3 -4 to +3
Field of View Crop Factor 2 -
Features Tilting, auto eye sensor -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7C + 20mm Pancake Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4K + FE 28-70mm OSS
ISO (Max) 25600 204800
Native ISO - 100-51200
Extended ISO (Max) - 204800
Extended ISO (Min) - 50
Light Sensitivity ISO 800, ISO 125, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO auto, ISO 12800, ISO 25600 ISO 50, ISO auto, ISO 204800, ISO 100-51200
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, average, highlight spot
Exposure Metering Zones 1728 1200
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes - Dynamic Range Bracketing, white balance bracketing
Shooting Programs 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 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 Soft Skin, Creative Look presets
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, 2500K - 10000K (100K steps) Incandescent, fluorescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, Underwater, 2500K - 9900K
Shutter Type - Mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec 1/8000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 120 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 7 steps in 1/3, 2/3 or 1 EV steps 3, 5 or 9 steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes -
X-sync Speed 1/320 sec 1/250sec
Exposure Range EV 0-18 (ISO 100) EV -3-20 (ISO 100)
Retouch Clear Retouch function -
DISPLAY Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7C + 20mm Pancake Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4K + FE 28-70mm OSS
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Format 1,040,000 pixels 1,036,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Folding
Display Features Display brightness control, display colour control, display contrast control, Touch AE, Touch AF Display brightness control
FLASH Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7C + 20mm Pancake Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4K + FE 28-70mm OSS
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 Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7C + 20mm Pancake Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4K + FE 28-70mm OSS
Digital Video Format AVCHD, H.264 MPEG-4, H.264, XAVC S, H.265, XAVC HS
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, MPO, MPO + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, HEIF, RAW + HEIF
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format - Linear PCM, AAC
Surround Sound Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording -
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features Wind noise reduction Wind noise reduction
MEMORY Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7C + 20mm Pancake Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4K + FE 28-70mm OSS
Memory Card Slot SD card SD card, CFexpress / 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, SDHC UHS-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II Memory Card, CFexpress
Memory Card 16 GB SDHC -
Image Storage 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
7008 x 4672
4608 x 3072
3504 x 2336
4608 x 3072 - APS-C mode
3504 x 2336 - APS-C mode
6224 x 4672
4096 x 3072
3120 x 2336
4096 x 3072 - APS-C mode
3120 x 2336 - APS-C mode
7008 x 3944
4608 x 2592
3504 x 1968
4608 x 2592 - APS-C mode
3504 x 1968 - APS-C mode
4672 x 4672
3072 x 3072
2336 x 2336
3072 x 3072 - APS-C mode
2336 x 2336 - APS-C mode
Video Capture AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1280 x 720 - 50 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps - 24Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 28Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps - 20Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 25 fps - 10Mbps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps - 4Mbps
XAVC HS - 3840 x 2160 p - 60 fps
XAVC HS - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps
XAVC HS - 3840 x 2160 p - 50 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 60 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 50 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7C + 20mm Pancake Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4K + FE 28-70mm OSS
Battery Type Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific Sony NP-FZ100 Lithium Ion
Details Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1025 mAh (included) Sony NP-FZ100 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 2280 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 320 shots (with 20mm lens)
Photo shooting - 350 shots (with 14-42mm lens)
Photo shooting - 520 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 580 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Video recording - 100 minutes (EVF on)
Video recording - 110 minutes (LCD Monitor on)
CONNECTIONS Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7C + 20mm Pancake Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4K + FE 28-70mm OSS
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication) USB 2.0, USB-C, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.1
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, Wireless Image Transfer, wireless video upload to FTP server, PC Remote functions via Wi-Fi
Print Standard Direct print, Exif Print support, PictBridge support Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output
Remote control
USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (USB Type-C)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
FEATURES Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7C + 20mm Pancake Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4K + FE 28-70mm OSS
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 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 8 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 6 frames per second
Additional Features 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 Built-in speaker, camera orientation detection, histogram display, shadow point display, highlight point display, Dynamic Range Optimizer, USB charging, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), fast motion recording, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, silent shooting, BRAVIA Sync function, distortion correction function, S-Log2 gamma setting, slow motion recording, peripheral shading correction, chromatic aberration correction, anti-flicker, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) recording, S-Log3 gamma setting, 4:2:2 10-bit internal rercording, simultaneous streaming & recording mode, focus breathing compensation, USB streaming, 14-bit RAW
OTHERS Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7C + 20mm Pancake Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4K + FE 28-70mm OSS
Included Accessories Battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, carrying case, shoulder strap, tripod, USB cable Eyepiece cover, lens hood, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, shoe cap, USB-C to USB-A cable
Software 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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