Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GF6K + 14-42mm vs. Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3K + FE 28-70mm OSS

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Side by side comparison and review of Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GF6K + 14-42mm and Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3K + FE 28-70mm OSS. 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-GF6K + 14-42mm vs. Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3K + FE 28-70mm OSS Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GF6K + 14-42mm Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3K + FE 28-70mm OSS
Product Type Digital camera - mirrorless system Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included 14-42mm lens FE 28-70mm OSS lens
Height 6.48 cm 9.56 cm
Width 11.12 cm 12.69 cm
Depth 3.84 cm 7.37 cm
Weight 280 g 650 g
Weight Details - Camera with battery and memory card: 650 g
Enclosure Colour Black Black
Protection - Dust-resistant, moisture-resistant
Digital Zoom - 4x
Optical Zoom 3x -
SENSOR Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GF6K + 14-42mm Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3K + FE 28-70mm OSS
Sensor Resolution 16.0 Megapixel 24.2 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Live MOS Exmor R CMOS
Total Pixels 16,680,000 pixels 25,300,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 16,000,000 pixels 24,200,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Four Thirds (17.3 x 13.0 mm) Full Frame (35.6 x 23.8 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) - 30 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 (5-axis Steady Shot)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
Sensors Digital level metre Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GF6K + 14-42mm Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3K + FE 28-70mm OSS
Image Processor - BIONZ X
LENS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GF6K + 14-42mm Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3K + FE 28-70mm OSS
Type Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 14 - 42 mm - f/3.5-5.6 G II Zoom lens 28 - 70 mm - f/3.5-5.6 FE OSS - zoom
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 28 - 84mm -
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 20 cm 30 cm
Max View Angle 75 degree(s) 75 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive Manual
Lens Construction 8 groups / 9 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 G DMC-GF6K + 14-42mm Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3K + FE 28-70mm OSS
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 23 693
Auto Focus Features - Focus Peaking function
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF Face-priority AF, Touch Area AF
Face Detection Face Recognition, face-priority AF function Face-priority AF function
VIEWFINDER Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GF6K + 14-42mm Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3K + FE 28-70mm OSS
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 - 0.78x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range - -4 to +3
Field of View Crop Factor 2 -
Features - Viewfinder brightness control, colour temperature control
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GF6K + 14-42mm Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3K + 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 400, ISO 200, ISO 160, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO auto, ISO 12800, ISO 25600 ISO 50, ISO 102400, ISO 204800, ISO 100-51200
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones 1728 1200
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes - Flash Exposure Bracketing, white balance bracketing
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
Special Effects Sepia, Vivid, natural, monochrome, portrait, miniature, Cross Process, Retro, Expressive, high dynamic, Bleach Bypass, High Key, Low Key, Scenery, Toy effect, Impressive Art, One Point Colour, Dynamic Monochrome, Old Days, Toy Pop, Fantasy Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Vivid, sunset, landscape, portrait, clear, deep, light, autumn leaves, Retro, partial colour, Toy camera, Posterisation, High contrast monochrome, Pop Colour, Rich-tone monochrome, Soft High-key, Night Scene, Standard, Style Box, Posterisation (B/W)
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, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), Underwater, 2500K - 9900K, fluorescent light (daylight white)
Shutter Type - Mechanical electronically-controlled
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, 5, 9 steps in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1, 2 or 3 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
X-sync Speed 1/160 sec 1/250sec
Exposure Range EV 0-18 (ISO 100) EV -3-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GF6K + 14-42mm Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3K + FE 28-70mm OSS
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Format 1,040,000 pixels 921,600 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Folding
Display Features Display brightness control, display contrast control, Touch AE, Touch AF Display brightness control
FLASH Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GF6K + 14-42mm Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3K + FE 28-70mm OSS
Camera Flash Pop-up flash -
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 5 -
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction -
Red-Eye Reduction Yes -
Features AF illuminator -
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GF6K + 14-42mm Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3K + FE 28-70mm OSS
Digital Video Format MPEG-4, AVCHD AVCHD, XAVC S
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, MPO, MPO + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format - Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel), Linear PCM
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-GF6K + 14-42mm Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3K + FE 28-70mm OSS
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, SDHC UHS-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II Memory Card
Memory Card Included - No
Image Storage JPEG 4592 x 3448
JPEG 3232 x 2424
JPEG 2272 x 1704
JPEG 1824 x 1368 - 3D mode
JPEG 4592 x 3064
JPEG 3232 x 2160
JPEG 2272 x 1520
MPO 1824 x 1216 - 3D mode
JPEG 4592 x 2584
JPEG 3232 x 1824
JPEG 1920 x 1080
MPO 1824 x 1024 - 3D mode
JPEG 3424 x 3424
JPEG 2416 x 2416
JPEG 1712 x 1712
MPO 1712 x 1712 - 3D mode
6000 x 4000
3936 x 2624
3008 x 2000
1968 x 1312
6000 x 3376
3936 x 2216
3008 x 1688
1968 x 1112
Video Capture MPEG-4 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps
MPEG-4 - 1280 x 720 - 25 fps
MPEG-4 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps
AVCHD - 1280 x 720 - 50 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 120 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 120 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps - 25Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps - 16Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 60 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 60 fps - 17Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 50Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 17Mbps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GF6K + 14-42mm Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3K + 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 - 330 shots (with X 14-42mm lens)
Photo shooting - 340 shots (with 14-42mm lens)
Photo shooting - 340 shots (with 45-150mm lens)
Photo shooting - 710 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 610 shots (EVF on)
Video recording - 2.08 hours (LCD Monitor on)
Voice recording - 1.92 hours (EVF on)
CONNECTIONS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GF6K + 14-42mm Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3K + FE 28-70mm OSS
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication) HDMI, USB 3.1, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication), Bluetooth 4.1
Connectivity Features - Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, Wireless Image Transfer
Print Standard Direct print, Exif Print support, PictBridge support DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching
Flash Terminal - Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output
USB 3.1 (USB Type-C)
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-GF6K + 14-42mm Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3K + FE 28-70mm OSS
Self-Timer Delay - 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 2 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 20 frames per second, 4.2 frames per second 8 frames per second, 10 frames per second
HDR Mode - Auto HDR mode
Additional Features Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, digital image rotation, histogram display, cropping an image, resizing an image, Intelligent Scene Selector, in-camera film editing, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator, Intelligent Auto (iA), Intelligent D-range Control, HDR image enhancement technology, text stamp, Touch Shutter technology, Light Speed AF Built-in speaker, sharpness control, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, saturation control, shadow point display, highlight point display, takes photos while film recording, contrast control, Dynamic Range Optimizer, USB charging, built-in help guide, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Clear Image Zoom, noise reduction over long exposures, Lens Distortion Correction, high ISO speed noise reduction, PlayMemories Camera Apps support, silent shooting, BRAVIA Sync function, PhotoTV HD, GPS via mobile, S-Log2 gamma setting, peripheral shading correction, chromatic aberration correction, anti-flicker, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) recording, S-Log3 gamma setting
OTHERS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GF6K + 14-42mm Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3K + FE 28-70mm OSS
Included Accessories Lens hood, battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, USB cable Eyepiece cover, lens hood, dust cap, body cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, shoe cap, micro-USB cable
Software Drivers & Utilities, SILKYPIX Developer Studio 3.1 SE, Loilo LoiLoScope (Trial), Panasonic PHOTOfunSTUDIO 9.2 Advanced Edition -
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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