Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GF5K + 14-42mm vs. Sony Alpha7 ILCE-7K + 28-70mm

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In depth comparison and review of Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GF5K + 14-42mm and Sony Alpha7 ILCE-7K + 28-70mm. 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 G DMC-GF5K + 14-42mm vs. Sony Alpha7 ILCE-7K + 28-70mm Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GF5K + 14-42mm Sony Alpha7 ILCE-7K + 28-70mm
Product Type Digital camera - mirrorless system Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system
Lens Included 14-42mm lens 28-70mm lens
Height 6.7 cm 9.44 cm
Width 10.8 cm 12.69 cm
Depth 3.7 cm 4.82 cm
Weight 225 g 416 g
Weight Details - Camera body only: 416 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 474 g
Body Material - Magnesium alloy
Enclosure Colour Black | White Black
Protection - Splashproof, dust-resistant
Digital Zoom 4x 4x
Optical Zoom 3x -
SENSOR Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GF5K + 14-42mm Sony Alpha7 ILCE-7K + 28-70mm
Sensor Resolution 12.1 Megapixel 24.3 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Live MOS Exmor CMOS
Total Pixels 13,060,000 pixels 24,700,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 12,100,000 pixels 24,300,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Four Thirds (17.3 x 13.0 mm) Full Frame (35.8 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 (MEGA O.I.S.) Optical (Steady Shot)
Sensors - Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GF5K + 14-42mm Sony Alpha7 ILCE-7K + 28-70mm
Image Processor Venus Engine BIONZ X
LENS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GF5K + 14-42mm Sony Alpha7 ILCE-7K + 28-70mm
Type Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 14 - 42 mm - f/3.5-5.6 G Zoom lens 28 - 70 mm - f/3.5-5.6 FE OSS
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 28 - 84mm -
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 30 cm 30 cm
Max View Angle 75 degree(s) 75 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive Manual
Lens Construction 9 groups / 12 elements 8 groups / 9 elements
Filter Size 52 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 G DMC-GF5K + 14-42mm Sony Alpha7 ILCE-7K + 28-70mm
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 23 25
Auto Focus Features - Focus Peaking function, Manual Focus Check Live View
AE/AF Control Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF
Face Detection Face Detection AF/AE, Face Recognition Face Detection AF/AE/FE/WB, Smile Shutter
VIEWFINDER Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GF5K + 14-42mm Sony Alpha7 ILCE-7K + 28-70mm
Viewfinder Type - Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size - 0.5"
Viewfinder Resolution - 2,359,296 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage - 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification - 0.71x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range - -4 to +3
Field of View Crop Factor 2 -
Features - Viewfinder brightness control
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GF5K + 14-42mm Sony Alpha7 ILCE-7K + 28-70mm
ISO (Max) 12800 25600
Light Sensitivity ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 160, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO auto, ISO 12800 ISO 50, ISO auto (100-6400), ISO 100-25600
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones 144 1200
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Shooting Programs 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 Landscape, portrait mode, macro, night portrait, night scene, sports mode, sunset, handheld twilight, anti-motion blur
Special Effects - Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Vivid, sunset, soft focus, illustration, landscape, portrait, Water Colour, miniature, clear, deep, light, autumn leaves, Retro, partial colour, Toy camera, Posterisation, High contrast monochrome, Pop Colour, HDR Painting, Rich-tone monochrome, Soft High-key, Night Scene
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, 2500K - 10000K (100K steps) Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), 2500K - 9900K, fluorescent light (daylight white)
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec 1/8000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 60 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 5 steps in 1/3 or 2/3 EV steps 3 or 5 steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
X-sync Speed 1/160 sec -
Exposure Range EV 0-18 (ISO 100) EV 0-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GF5K + 14-42mm Sony Alpha7 ILCE-7K + 28-70mm
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes -
Display Format 920,000 pixels 921,600 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Folding
Display Features Display brightness control, display colour control, display contrast control Contrast control, display brightness control, TRILUMINOS Colour technology
FLASH Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GF5K + 14-42mm Sony Alpha7 ILCE-7K + 28-70mm
Camera Flash Pop-up flash -
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 6.3 -
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction -
Red-Eye Reduction Yes -
Features AF illuminator AF illuminator
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GF5K + 14-42mm Sony Alpha7 ILCE-7K + 28-70mm
Digital Video Format AVCHD, H.264 AVCHD, H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, MPO + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Surround Sound Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features Wind noise reduction, sensitivity control -
MEMORY Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GF5K + 14-42mm Sony Alpha7 ILCE-7K + 28-70mm
Memory Card Slot SD card Memory Stick PRO Duo 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, Memory Stick PRO Duo, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card, Memory Stick XC-HG Duo
Image Storage JPEG 4000 x 3000
JPEG 4000 x 2672
JPEG 4000 x 2248
JPEG 2816 x 2112
JPEG 2816 x 1880
JPEG 2816 x 1584
JPEG 2048 x 1536
JPEG 2048 x 1360
JPEG 1920 x 1080
JPEG 2992 x 2992
JPEG 2112 x 2112
JPEG 1504 x 1504
JPEG 1440 x 1440
6000 x 4000
6000 x 3376
3936 x 2624
3936 x 2216
3008 x 2000
3008 x 1688
1968 x 1312
1968 x 1112
Video Capture AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1280 x 720 - 50 fps - 17Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 25 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 - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps - 17Mbps
H.264 - 1440 x 1080 - 30 fps - 12Mbps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps - 3Mbps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GF5K + 14-42mm Sony Alpha7 ILCE-7K + 28-70mm
Battery Type Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific Sony NP-FW50 Lithium Ion
Details 1 x Li-ion rechargeable battery - 940 mAh (included) Sony NP-FW50 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1080 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 330 shots Photo shooting - 340 shots (LCD Monitor on)
CONNECTIONS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GF5K + 14-42mm Sony Alpha7 ILCE-7K + 28-70mm
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0 Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN, NFC (Near Field Communication)
Connectivity Features - Remote control via mobile devices
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support, PRINT Image Matching
Flash Terminal - Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output
USB 2.0
HDMI output
Composite video/audio output
Microphone
Headphones
FEATURES Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GF5K + 14-42mm Sony Alpha7 ILCE-7K + 28-70mm
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 2 frames per second, 4 frames per second, 3 frames per second 2.5 frames per second, 5 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, AE lock, AF lock, cropping an image, resizing an image, Scene Detection Technology, Intelligent Scene Selector, Intelligent Resolution Technology, 3D Noise Reduction Technology, digital tele-converter, Motion Detection Technology, Full-time Live View, Subject Detection technology, Face Recognition, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator, Intelligent D-range Control, 3D photo shooting, Intelligent Auto Plus (iA+), Touch Shutter technology, Multi-process Noise Reduction Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, sharpness control, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, saturation control, Sweep Panorama technology, in-camera red-eye fix, shadow point display, highlight point display, Dynamic Range Optimizer, face detection, USB charging, built-in help guide, 24p Cinema Mode, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), Anti-motion Blur Mode, x.v.Colour technology, Shade Correction, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Lens Distortion Compensation (LDC), Superior Auto mode, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, PlayMemories Camera Apps support, BRAVIA Sync function, PhotoTV HD
OTHERS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GF5K + 14-42mm Sony Alpha7 ILCE-7K + 28-70mm
Included Accessories Battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, USB cable Body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable
Software Drivers & Utilities, SILKYPIX Developer Studio 3.1 SE, Loilo Super Loiloscope (Trial), Panasonic PHOTOfunSTUDIO 8.2 Advanced Edition Sony PlayMemories Home, Sony Image Data Converter 4.0
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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