Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3 vs. Sony Alpha NEX 5TY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm

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Detailed comparison and review of Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3 and Sony Alpha NEX 5TY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm. 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.

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Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3 vs. Sony Alpha NEX 5TY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3 Sony Alpha NEX 5TY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm
Product Type Digital camera - mirrorless system Digital camera - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only 16-50mm and 55-210mm lenses
Height 8.36 cm 5.88 cm
Width 11.52 cm 11.08 cm
Depth 4.67 cm 3.89 cm
Weight 336 g 218 g
Enclosure Colour Black Black
Digital Zoom 2x 4x
Optical Zoom - 3x
SENSOR Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3 Sony Alpha NEX 5TY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm
Sensor Resolution 16.0 Megapixel 16.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Live MOS Exmor APS HD CMOS
Total Pixels 16,680,000 pixels 16,700,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 16,000,000 pixels 16,100,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Four Thirds (17.3 x 13.0 mm) APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm)
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF) Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Anti-Dust coating
Image Stabiliser - Optical (Steady Shot)
Sensors - Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3 Sony Alpha NEX 5TY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm
Image Processor Venus Engine FHD BIONZ
LENS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3 Sony Alpha NEX 5TY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm
Type - Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 16 - 50 mm - f/3.5-5.6 PZ OSS
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 24 - 75mm
Focus Adjustment - Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance - 25 cm
Max View Angle - 83 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment - Manual (by ring), motorised drive
Lens Construction - 8 groups / 9 elements
Filter Size - 40.5 mm
Lens Mounting Type Micro Four Thirds Sony E-mount
Features - ED glass, aspherical lens, Lens Barrel Retraction Function
SECOND LENS
Type - Telephoto lens - 3.8x zoom - 55 - 210 mm - f/4.5-6.3
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 82.5 - 315mm
Focus Adjustment - Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance - 1 m
Lens Construction - 9 groups / 13 elements
Filter Size - 49 mm
Features - ED glass
FOCUSING Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3 Sony Alpha NEX 5TY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 23 99
Auto Focus Features - Focus Peaking function, Manual Focus Check Live View
AE/AF Control - Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Predictive AI Servo AF
Face Detection Yes Face Detection AF/AE/FE/WB, Face Detection Self-timer, Smile Shutter
VIEWFINDER Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3 Sony Alpha NEX 5TY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm
Viewfinder Type Electronic - LCD -
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour -
Viewfinder Resolution 1,440,000 pixels -
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% -
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.70x -
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +4 -
Field of View Crop Factor 2 1.5
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3 Sony Alpha NEX 5TY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm
ISO (Max) 6400 25600
Native ISO - 100-25600
Light Sensitivity ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 160, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO auto ISO auto (100-3200), ISO 100-25600
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones 144 1200
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Shooting Programs Portrait mode, party/indoor, night portrait, PET, scenery, food, illumination snap, flower, night scene, sports mode, sunset, soft skin, baby1, baby2, peripheral defocus, architecture Landscape, portrait mode, macro, night portrait, sports mode, sunset, handheld twilight, Night View, anti-motion blur
Special Effects Vivid, Custom Effect, natural, monochrome, portrait, Scenery Black & White, Vivid, sunset, soft focus, landscape, portrait, miniature, Retro, partial colour, Toy camera, Posterisation, High contrast monochrome, Pop Colour, HDR Painting, Rich-tone monochrome, Soft High-key
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, 2500K - 9900K
Shutter Type - Mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec 1/4000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 60 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing - 3 steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes -
X-sync Speed 1/160 sec 1/160 sec
Exposure Range EV 0-18 (ISO 100) EV 0-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3 Sony Alpha NEX 5TY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Format 460,000 pixels 921,600 pixels
Display Form Factor Rotating Folding
Display Features Display brightness control, display colour control Contrast control, display brightness control, TRILUMINOS Colour technology
FLASH Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3 Sony Alpha NEX 5TY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Detachable flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 10.5 7
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, 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 Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3 Sony Alpha NEX 5TY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm
Digital Video Format MJPEG, AVCHD AVCHD, H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, MPO JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Surround Sound - Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features Wind noise reduction, sensitivity control -
MEMORY Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3 Sony Alpha NEX 5TY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm
Memory Card Slot SD card Memory Stick PRO Duo card, SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card SD Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO Duo, SDXC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo HX, SDHC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo
Image Storage JPEG 4592 x 3448
JPEG 4576 x 3056
JPEG 4576 x 2576
JPEG 3232 x 2424
JPEG 3232 x 2160
JPEG 3232 x 1824
JPEG 2272 x 1704
JPEG 2272 x 1520
JPEG 1920 x 1080
JPEG 1824 x 1368
JPEG 1824 x 1216
JPEG 1824 x 1024
JPEG 3424 x 3424
JPEG 2416 x 2416
JPEG 1712 x 1712
JPEG 4912 x 2760
JPEG 3568 x 2000
JPEG 2448 x 1376
JPEG 4912 x 3264
JPEG 3568 x 2368
JPEG 2448 x 1624
Video Capture AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps
AVCHD - 1280 x 720 - 60 fps
AVCHD - 1280 x 720 - 50 fps
MJPEG - 848 x 480 - 30 fps
MJPEG - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
MJPEG - 320 x 240 - 30 fps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps - 17Mbps
H.264 - 1440 x 1080 - 25 fps - 12Mbps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps - 3Mbps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3 Sony Alpha NEX 5TY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm
Battery Type Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific Sony NP-FW50 Lithium Ion
Details 1 x Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1010 mAh (included) Sony NP-FW50 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1080 mAh (included)
Battery Life - Photo shooting - 330 shots
Video recording - 1.7 hours
CONNECTIONS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3 Sony Alpha NEX 5TY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0 HDMI, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN, NFC (Near Field Communication)
Connectivity Features - Remote control via mobile devices
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support DPOF 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
HDMI output
FEATURES Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3 Sony Alpha NEX 5TY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 2 frames per second, 4 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 20 frames per second (4MP) 3 frames per second, 10 frames per second
HDR Mode - Auto HDR mode
Additional Features Audio recording, built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, date/time stamp, digital image rotation, histogram display, in-camera red-eye removal, cropping an image, resizing an image, Scene Detection Technology, Intelligent Scene Selector, Object Detection, AF/AE tracking, Intelligent Resolution Technology, face detection, Motion Detection Technology, Full-time Live View, Face Recognition, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator, Intelligent Auto (iA), Intelligent D-range Control Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, sharpness control, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, saturation control, Sweep Panorama technology, Dynamic Range Optimizer, face detection, USB charging, built-in help guide, 25p Cinema Mode, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), x.v.Colour technology, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Touch Shutter technology, Lens Distortion Compensation (LDC), Superior Auto mode, Clear Image Zoom, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, PlayMemories Camera Apps support, BRAVIA Sync function, Auto Object Framing
OTHERS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3 Sony Alpha NEX 5TY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm
Included Accessories Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, USB cable, pen stylus, audio / video cable -
Software Drivers & Utilities, SILKYPIX Developer Studio 3.1 SE, Loilo Super Loiloscope, Panasonic PHOTOfunSTUDIO 6.2 HD Edition Drivers & Utilities
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
Service & Support - Limited warranty - parts and labour - 1 year
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