Side by side comparison and review of Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3K + 14-42mm and Sony Alpha (Alpha) NEX 5TL + 16-50mm. 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.
| DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS | Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3K + 14-42mm | Sony Alpha (Alpha) NEX 5TL + 16-50mm |
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| Product Type | Digital camera - mirrorless system | Digital camera - mirrorless system |
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| Lens Included | 14-42mm lens | 16-50mm lens |
| Height | 8.4 cm | 5.88 cm |
| Width | 11.5 cm | 11.08 cm |
| Depth | 4.7 cm | 3.89 cm |
| Weight | 336 g | 218 g |
| Enclosure Colour | Black | Red | Black | White |
| Digital Zoom | 2x | 4x |
| Optical Zoom | 3x | 3x |
| SENSOR | Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3K + 14-42mm | Sony Alpha (Alpha) NEX 5TL + 16-50mm |
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| Sensor Resolution | 16.0 Megapixel | 16.1 Megapixel |
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| 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 (MEGA O.I.S.) | Optical (Steady Shot) |
| Sensors | - | Digital level metre |
| PROCESSOR | Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3K + 14-42mm | Sony Alpha (Alpha) NEX 5TL + 16-50mm |
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| Image Processor | Venus Engine FHD | BIONZ |
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| LENS | Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3K + 14-42mm | Sony Alpha (Alpha) NEX 5TL + 16-50mm |
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| Type | Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 14 - 42 mm - f/3.5-5.6 Micro Four Thirds | Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 16 - 50 mm - f/3.5-5.6 PZ OSS |
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| Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera | 28 - 84mm | 24 - 75mm |
| Focus Adjustment | Automatic | Automatic, manual |
| Min Focus Distance | 30 cm | 30 cm |
| Max View Angle | 75 degree(s) | 83 degree(s) |
| Zoom Adjustment | Manual | Manual (by ring), motorised drive |
| Lens Construction | 9 groups / 12 elements | 8 groups / 9 elements |
| Filter Size | 52 mm | 40.5 mm |
| Lens Mounting Type | Micro Four Thirds | Sony E-mount |
| Features | Aspherical lens | Full-time manual focusing, ED glass, aspherical lens, Lens Barrel Retraction Function, Stepping Motor (STM) technology |
| FOCUSING | Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3K + 14-42mm | Sony Alpha (Alpha) NEX 5TL + 16-50mm |
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| Auto Focus | TTL contrast detection | TTL contrast and phase detection |
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| 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-G3K + 14-42mm | Sony Alpha (Alpha) NEX 5TL + 16-50mm |
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| Viewfinder Type | Electronic - LCD | - |
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| 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-G3K + 14-42mm | Sony Alpha (Alpha) NEX 5TL + 16-50mm |
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| ISO (Max) | 6400 | 25600 |
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| 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 |
| 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-G3K + 14-42mm | Sony Alpha (Alpha) NEX 5TL + 16-50mm |
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| Type | 3" LCD display | 3" LCD display |
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| 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-G3K + 14-42mm | Sony Alpha (Alpha) NEX 5TL + 16-50mm |
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| Camera Flash | Pop-up flash | Detachable flash |
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| 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 |
| External Flash Name | - | Sony HVL-F7S |
| VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER | Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3K + 14-42mm | Sony Alpha (Alpha) NEX 5TL + 16-50mm |
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| Digital Video Format | MJPEG, AVCHD | AVCHD, H.264 |
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| 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-G3K + 14-42mm | Sony Alpha (Alpha) NEX 5TL + 16-50mm |
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| Memory Card Slot | SD card | Memory Stick PRO Duo card, SD card |
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| 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 |
| Included Memory Card | 8 GB SDHC | 16 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 |
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-G3K + 14-42mm | Sony Alpha (Alpha) NEX 5TL + 16-50mm |
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| Battery Type | Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific | Sony NP-FW50 Lithium Ion |
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| 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-G3K + 14-42mm | Sony Alpha (Alpha) NEX 5TL + 16-50mm |
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| Interface | Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0 | HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication) |
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| 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-G3K + 14-42mm | Sony Alpha (Alpha) NEX 5TL + 16-50mm |
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| Self-Timer Delay | 10 sec, 2sec | 10 sec, 2sec |
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| 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-G3K + 14-42mm | Sony Alpha (Alpha) NEX 5TL + 16-50mm |
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| 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 | Dust cap, body cap, lens cap, carrying case, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable, flash carrying case |
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| 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 |
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