Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3K + 14-42mm vs. Olympus OM System 1

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Side by side comparison and review of Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3K + 14-42mm and Olympus OM System 1. Compare design, sensors, zoom functions, batteries and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect digital camera. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the camera that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

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Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3K + 14-42mm vs. Olympus OM System 1 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3K + 14-42mm Olympus OM System 1
Product Type Digital camera - mirrorless system Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included 14-42mm lens Body only
Height 8.4 cm 9.16 cm
Width 11.5 cm 13.48 cm
Depth 4.7 cm 7.27 cm
Weight 336 g 511 g
Weight Details - Camera body only: 511 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 599 g
Enclosure Colour Black | Red -
Protection - Splashproof, freezeproof, dust-proof, IP53
Digital Zoom 2x -
Optical Zoom 3x -
SENSOR Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3K + 14-42mm Olympus OM System 1
Sensor Resolution 16.0 Megapixel 20.4 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Live MOS Stacked BSI Live MOS
Total Pixels 16,680,000 pixels 22,900,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 16,000,000 pixels 20,400,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Four Thirds (17.3 x 13.0 mm) Four Thirds (4/3")
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) - 30 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF) Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF)
Image Stabiliser Optical (MEGA O.I.S.) Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
Sensors - Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3K + 14-42mm Olympus OM System 1
Image Processor Venus Engine FHD TruePic X
LENS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3K + 14-42mm Olympus OM System 1
Type Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 14 - 42 mm - f/3.5-5.6 Micro Four Thirds -
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 28 - 84mm -
Focus Adjustment Automatic -
Min Focus Distance 30 cm -
Max View Angle 75 degree(s) -
Zoom Adjustment Manual -
Lens Construction 9 groups / 12 elements -
Filter Size 52 mm -
Lens Mounting Type Micro Four Thirds Micro Four Thirds
Features Aspherical lens -
FOCUSING Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3K + 14-42mm Olympus OM System 1
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 23 1053
Auto Focus Features - Focus Peaking function
AE/AF Control - AI Focus AF
Face Detection Yes Eye Detect AF, Face Detection AF/AE
VIEWFINDER Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3K + 14-42mm Olympus OM System 1
Viewfinder Type Electronic - LCD Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour Colour
Viewfinder Resolution 1,440,000 pixels 5,760,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.70x -
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +4 -4 to +2
Field of View Crop Factor 2 2
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3K + 14-42mm Olympus OM System 1
ISO (Max) 6400 102400
Extended ISO (Max) - 102400
Extended ISO (Min) - 80
Light Sensitivity ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 160, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO auto ISO 200-102400, ISO 80-102400
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones 144 324
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority -
Bracketing Modes - Art Filter bracketing, Dynamic Range Bracketing, focus bracketing, ISO sensitivity bracketing, Flash Exposure Bracketing, white balance bracketing
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 -
Special Effects Vivid, Custom Effect, natural, monochrome, portrait, Scenery Monotone, Vivid, soft focus, natural, Flat, portrait, Water Colour, Diorama, Cross Process, partial colour, Grainy Film, Light Tone, Pop Art, Pale & Light Colour, pin hole, Gentle Sepia, Dramatic Tone, Bleach Bypass, High Key, Low Key, Key Line, Vintage, Instant Film, Colour Creator, Underwater
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, 2500K - 10000K (100K steps) -
Shutter Type - Mechanical, electronic
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec 1/32000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 60 sec 60 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
X-sync Speed 1/160 sec 1/250sec, 1/8000 sec
Exposure Range EV 0-18 (ISO 100) EV -5.5-19 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3K + 14-42mm Olympus OM System 1
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Format 460,000 pixels 1,620,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Rotating Folding
Display Features Display brightness control, display colour control -
FLASH Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3K + 14-42mm Olympus OM System 1
Camera Flash Pop-up flash External flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 10.5 -
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction Fill-in mode, slow synchro, flash OFF mode
Red-Eye Reduction Yes -
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation AF illuminator
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3K + 14-42mm Olympus OM System 1
Digital Video Format MJPEG, AVCHD H.264, MOV, H.265, MPEG-4 AVC
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, MPO JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 4096 x 2160
Audio Signal Format - Linear PCM
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features Wind noise reduction, sensitivity control Wind noise reduction
MEMORY Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3K + 14-42mm Olympus OM System 1
Memory Card Slot SD card SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC 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
Included Memory Card 8 GB SDHC -
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
5184 x 3888
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
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BATTERY AND CHARGING Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3K + 14-42mm Olympus OM System 1
Battery Type Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific Olympus BLX-1 Lithium Ion
Details 1 x Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1010 mAh (included) Olympus BLX-1 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
CONNECTIONS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3K + 14-42mm Olympus OM System 1
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0 HDMI, USB-C, IEEE 802.11b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.2
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support Exif Print support
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe, PC terminal
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output
Remote control
USB 3.0 (USB Type-C)
Remote control input (sub-mini phone 2.5 mm)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
FEATURES Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3K + 14-42mm Olympus OM System 1
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 2sec, 12sec, custom
Continuous Shooting Speed 2 frames per second, 4 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 20 frames per second (4MP) 120 frames per second
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, auto power save, histogram display, in-camera red-eye removal, cropping an image, resizing an image, shadow point display, interval shooting mode, highlight point display, USB charging, in-camera RAW processing, HDR image enhancement technology, high-speed recording, Dual Axis Electronic Level, silent shooting, GPS via mobile, multiple exposure capture, Focus Stacking, anti-flicker, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) recording, 80-megapixel High Resolution mode
OTHERS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3K + 14-42mm Olympus OM System 1
Included Accessories Lens hood, battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, lens case, carrying case, shoulder strap, tripod, USB cable, pen stylus, audio / video cable Shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable, cable clip, cable protector
Software Drivers & Utilities, SILKYPIX Developer Studio 3.1 SE, Loilo Super Loiloscope, Panasonic PHOTOfunSTUDIO 6.2 HD Edition -
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C -10 °C
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