Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH3A + X VARIO 12-35mm 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-GH3A + X VARIO 12-35mm 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.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH3A + X VARIO 12-35mm vs. Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3K + FE 28-70mm OSS Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH3A + X VARIO 12-35mm Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3K + FE 28-70mm OSS
Product Type Digital camera - mirrorless system Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included X VARIO 12-35mm lens FE 28-70mm OSS lens
Height 9.34 cm 9.56 cm
Width 13.29 cm 12.69 cm
Depth 8.2 cm 7.37 cm
Weight 470 g 650 g
Weight Details - Camera with battery and memory card: 650 g
Body Material Magnesium alloy -
Enclosure Colour Black Black
Protection Splashproof, dust-resistant Dust-resistant, moisture-resistant
Digital Zoom 4x 4x
Optical Zoom 3x -
SENSOR Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH3A + X VARIO 12-35mm Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3K + FE 28-70mm OSS
Sensor Resolution 16.05 Megapixel 24.2 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Live MOS Exmor R CMOS
Total Pixels 17,200,000 pixels 25,300,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 16,050,000 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 (POWER 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-GH3A + X VARIO 12-35mm Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3K + FE 28-70mm OSS
Image Processor Venus Engine BIONZ X
LENS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH3A + X VARIO 12-35mm Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3K + FE 28-70mm OSS
Type Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 12 - 35 mm - f/2.8 Micro Four Thirds Zoom lens 28 - 70 mm - f/3.5-5.6 FE OSS - zoom
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 24 - 70mm -
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 25 cm 30 cm
Max View Angle 84 degree(s) 75 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment Manual Manual
Lens Construction 9 groups / 14 elements 8 groups / 9 elements
Filter Size 58 mm 55 mm
Lens Mounting Type Micro Four Thirds Sony E-mount
Features Splashproof, aspherical lens, dustproof, Ultra High Refractive (UHR) index lens, Nano Surface coating, Ultra ED (UED) glass Internal focusing system, full-time manual focusing, ED glass, splashproof, aspherical lens, dustproof
FOCUSING Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH3A + X VARIO 12-35mm 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
VIEWFINDER Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH3A + X VARIO 12-35mm Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3K + FE 28-70mm OSS
Viewfinder Type Electronic - OLED Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size - 0.5"
Viewfinder Resolution 1,744,000 pixels 2,359,296 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 1.34x 0.78x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +4 -4 to +3
Field of View Crop Factor 1.5 -
Features Auto eye sensor Viewfinder brightness control, colour temperature control
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH3A + X VARIO 12-35mm 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 125, ISO 400, ISO 200, 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 144 1200
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes - Flash Exposure Bracketing, white balance bracketing
Shooting Programs - Landscape, portrait mode, macro, night portrait, night scene, sports mode, sunset
Special Effects Sepia, Vivid, Custom Effect, soft focus, natural, monochrome, portrait, miniature, Cross Process, Retro, Expressive, high dynamic, High Key, Low Key, Scenery, Toy effect, Star Filter, Impressive Art, One Point Colour, Dynamic Monochrome 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 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 ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 7 steps in 1/3, 2/3 or 1 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-GH3A + X VARIO 12-35mm Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3K + FE 28-70mm OSS
Type 3" OLED display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Format 614,000 pixels 921,600 pixels
Display Form Factor Rotating Folding
Display Features Display brightness control, display colour control Display brightness control
FLASH Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH3A + X VARIO 12-35mm Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3K + FE 28-70mm OSS
Camera Flash Pop-up flash -
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 12 -
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction -
Red-Eye Reduction Yes -
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation -
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH3A + X VARIO 12-35mm Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3K + FE 28-70mm OSS
Digital Video Format AVCHD, H.264, MOV AVCHD, XAVC S
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, MPO JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format - Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel), Linear PCM
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features Wind noise reduction -
MEMORY Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH3A + X VARIO 12-35mm 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 4608 x 3456
JPEG 4608 x 3072
JPEG 4608 x 2592
JPEG 3264 x 2448
JPEG 3264 x 2176
JPEG 3264 x 1840
JPEG 2336 x 1752
JPEG 2336 x 1560
JPEG 1920 x 1080
JPEG 1824 x 1368 - 3D mode
JPEG 1824 x 1216 - 3D mode
JPEG 1824 x 1024 - 3D mode
JPEG 3456 x 3456
JPEG 2448 x 2448
JPEG 1744 x 1744
JPEG 1712 x 1712
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 MOV - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps - 72Mbps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps - 72Mbps
MOV - 1280 x 720 - 50 fps - 72Mbps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 50Mbps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps - 50Mbps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps - 50Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 17Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps - 20Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 25 fps - 10Mbps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps - 4Mbps
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-GH3A + X VARIO 12-35mm 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 - 1860 mAh (included) Sony NP-FZ100 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 2280 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 540 shots 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-GH3A + X VARIO 12-35mm Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3K + FE 28-70mm OSS
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n 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, 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
Microphone
Headphones
Remote control
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-GH3A + X VARIO 12-35mm Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3K + FE 28-70mm OSS
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 2 frames per second, 4 frames per second, 20 frames per second, 6 frames per second 8 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, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, cropping an image, resizing an image, Scene Detection Technology, 3D Noise Reduction Technology, face detection, Motion Detection Technology, Full-time Live View, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator, Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, Intelligent Auto Plus (iA+), high-speed recording, Touch Shutter technology, Light Speed AF, fast motion recording 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-GH3A + X VARIO 12-35mm 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 Super Loiloscope (Trial), Panasonic PHOTOfunSTUDIO 8.5 Premium Edition -
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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