Detailed comparison and review of Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4 and Pentax KP. With our comprehensive overview, you can simply compare design, sensors, proximity characteristics, memory capacities, but also other key features of both cameras and easily decide which one is the right choice for you. Our goal is to help you identify the main differences between products and find the camera that best fits your needs and expectations.
| DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS | Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4 | Pentax KP |
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| Product Type | Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system | Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording |
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| Lens Included | Body only | Body only |
| Height | 9.34 cm | 10.1 cm |
| Width | 13.29 cm | 13.15 cm |
| Depth | 8.39 cm | 7.6 cm |
| Weight | 480 g | 642 g |
| Weight Details | - | Camera body only: 642 g Camera with battery and memory card: 703 g |
| Body Material | Magnesium alloy | Magnesium alloy |
| Enclosure Colour | Black | Black |
| Protection | Splashproof, dust-resistant | Weatherproof, freezeproof, dust-resistant |
| SENSOR | Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4 | Pentax KP |
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| Sensor Resolution | 16.05 Megapixel | 24.32 Megapixel |
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| Optical Sensor Type | Live MOS | CMOS |
| Total Pixels | 17,200,000 pixels | 24,960,000 pixels |
| Effective Sensor Resolution | 16,050,000 pixels | 24,320,000 pixels |
| Optical Sensor Size | Four Thirds (17.3 x 13.0 mm) | APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm) |
| Frame Rate (Max Resolution) | 24 fps | 60 fps |
| Sensor Dust Reduction | Yes | Yes |
| Sensor Features | Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF) | Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration) |
| Image Stabiliser | - | Optical (image sensor shift mechanism) |
| Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser | - | Yes |
| Sensors | - | Digital level metre |
| PROCESSOR | Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4 | Pentax KP |
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| Image Processor | - | PRIME IV |
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| LENS | Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4 | Pentax KP |
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| Lens Mounting Type | Micro Four Thirds | Pentax KAF2 |
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| FOCUSING | Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4 | Pentax KP |
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| Auto Focus | TTL contrast detection | TTL contrast and phase detection |
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| Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty | 49 | 27 |
| Auto Focus Features | - | Focus Peaking function |
| AE/AF Control | Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Eye detection AF | Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF |
| Face Detection | Face Recognition | Face-priority AF function |
| VIEWFINDER | Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4 | Pentax KP |
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| Viewfinder Type | Electronic - OLED | Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism |
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| Viewfinder Colour Support | Colour | - |
| Viewfinder Resolution | 2,359,000 pixels | - |
| Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage | 100% | 100% |
| Optical Viewfinder Magnification | 1.34x | 0.95x |
| Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range | -4 to +4 | -2.5 to +1.5 |
| Interchangeable Focusing Screens | - | Yes |
| Features | Auto eye sensor | - |
| EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE | Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4 | Pentax KP |
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| ISO (Max) | 25600 | 819200 |
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| Native ISO | 200-12800 | 100-819200 |
| Extended ISO (Max) | 25600 | - |
| Extended ISO (Min) | 100 | - |
| Light Sensitivity | ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO auto, ISO 12800, ISO 25600 | ISO auto, ISO 100-819200 |
| Exposure Metering | Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot | Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot |
| Exposure Metering Zones | 1728 | - |
| Exposure Modes | Programme, bulb, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority | Bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, ISO priority, shutter & aperture priority |
| Bracketing Modes | - | Depth of field bracketing, motion bracketing |
| Special Effects | Sepia, Vivid, soft focus, natural, monochrome, portrait, miniature, Cross Process, Retro, Expressive, high dynamic, Bleach Bypass, High Key, Low Key, Scenery, Toy effect, Star Filter, Impressive Art, One Point Colour, Dynamic Monochrome, Sunshine, Old Days, Toy Pop, Fantasy, Rough Monochrome, Silky Monochrome | Soft, Slim, Pastel, fisheye, natural, bright, Vibrant, Sketch, monochrome, Muted, Flat, landscape, portrait, Water Colour, miniature, Cross Process, Retro, Colour Extract, Toy camera, starburst, High contrast, Colour Invert, Bleach Bypass, Posterisation, Radiant, Reversal Film, Shading, Tone Expansion, Bold Monochrome, Unicolour Bold, Colour replace |
| White Balance | Custom, automatic, presets | Custom, automatic, presets |
| White Balance Presets | Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, 2500K - 10000K (100K steps) | Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (warm white), Color Temperature Enhancement (CTE), fluorescent light (daylight colour), fluorescent light (daylight white) |
| Shutter Type | Mechanical | Mechanical electronically-controlled |
| Max Shutter Speed | 1/8000 sec | 1/24000 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 | 2, 3 or 5 steps |
| White Balance Bracketing | Yes | - |
| X-sync Speed | 1/250sec | 1/180 sec |
| Exposure Range | EV 0-18 (ISO 100) | EV -3-20 (ISO 100) |
| DISPLAY | Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4 | Pentax KP |
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| Type | 3" OLED display | 3" LCD display |
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| Touch Screen | Yes | - |
| Display Format | 1,036,000 pixels | 921,000 pixels |
| Display Form Factor | Rotating | Folding |
| Display Features | Display brightness control, Touch AF/AE | Display brightness control, display colour control, display saturation control |
| FLASH | Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4 | Pentax KP |
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| Camera Flash | Pop-up flash | Pop-up flash |
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| Guide Number (m / ISO 100) | 12 | 6 |
| Flash Modes | Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction | Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction, P-TTL, slow sync |
| Red-Eye Reduction | Yes | Yes |
| Features | AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation | Flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control |
| VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER | Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4 | Pentax KP |
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| Digital Video Format | AVCHD, H.264, MOV | MJPEG, H.264 |
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| Image Recording Format | JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, MPO | JPEG, RAW + JPEG, DNG (RAW), PEF (RAW) |
| Max Video Resolution | 4096 x 2160 | 1920 x 1080 |
| Microphone Operation Mode | Stereo | Stereo |
| Microphone Features | Wind noise reduction | Sensitivity control |
| MEMORY | Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4 | Pentax KP |
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| Memory Card Slot | SD card | SD card |
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| 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, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card |
| Memory Card Included | No | No |
| Image Storage | JPEG 4608 x 3456 JPEG 4608 x 3072 JPEG 4608 x 2592 JPEG 3264 x 2448 JPEG 3264 x 2176 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 |
JPEG 6016 x 4000 JPEG 4608 x 3072 JPEG 3072 x 2048 JPEG 1920 x 1280 RAW 6016 x 4000 |
| Video Capture | MOV - 4096 x 2160 - 24 fps - 100Mbps MOV - 3840 x 2160 - 24 fps - 100Mbps MOV - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps - 200Mbps MOV - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 200Mbps MOV - 1920 x 1080 - 59.94 fps - 200Mbps H.264 - 4096 x 2160 - 24 fps - 100Mbps H.264 - 3840 x 2160 - 24 fps - 100Mbps H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps - 200Mbps H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 200Mbps H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 59.94 fps - 200Mbps H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 28Mbps H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 59.94 fps - 28Mbps AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 28Mbps AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 59.94 fps - 28Mbps AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 24Mbps AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 17Mbps |
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 i - 60 fps H.264 - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 60 fps H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 50 fps H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 30 fps H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 25 fps H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 24 fps |
| BATTERY AND CHARGING | Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4 | Pentax KP |
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| Battery Type | Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific | Pentax D-Li109 Lithium Ion |
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| Details | Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1860 mAh (included) | Pentax D-Li109 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) |
| Battery Life | Photo shooting - 500 shots | Photo shooting - 390 shots (50% flash usage) Photo shooting - 420 shots (flash off) Playback - 4.5 hours |
| CONNECTIONS | Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4 | Pentax KP |
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| Interface | Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication) | HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n |
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| Connectivity Features | - | Remote control via mobile devices, Wireless Image Transfer |
| Print Standard | Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support | Exif Print support |
| Computer Connectivity | - | Mac, Windows |
| Flash Terminal | Hot shoe | Hot shoe |
| Connector Type | USB 2.0 Composite video/audio output HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D) Microphone (mini-phone 3.5mm) Headphones (mini-phone 3.5mm) Remote control (sub-mini phone 2.5 mm) |
USB 2.0 HDMI output Microphone (mini-phone 3.5mm) |
| FEATURES | Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4 | Pentax KP |
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| Self-Timer Delay | 10 sec, 2sec | 2sec, 12sec |
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| Continuous Shooting Speed | 2 frames per second, 20 frames per second, 12 frames per second, 7.5 frames per second, 40 frames per second | 3 frames per second, 0.8 frames per second, 7 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, face detection, Full-time Live View, Wi-Fi Direct | Digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, cropping an image, resizing an image, interval shooting mode, highlight point display, in-camera film editing, mirror lock, in-camera RAW processing, peripheral illumination correction, horizon correction, HDR image enhancement technology, Eye-Fi Card Ready, Dynamic Range Compensation, noise reduction over long exposures, Lens Distortion Correction, high ISO speed noise reduction, primary colour filter, colour moire correction, Lateral Chromatic Aberration Correction, Flucard Ready, anti-aliasing filter simulator, diffraction correction, Pixel Shift Resolution technology, multiple exposure capture |
| OTHERS | Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4 | Pentax KP |
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| Included Accessories | Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, USB cable | Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, eyecup, shoe cap |
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| Software | Loilo LoiLoScope (Trial), SILKYPIX Developer Studio 4.1 SE, Panasonic PHOTOfunSTUDIO 9.5 Premium Edition | Drivers & Utilities |
| Max Operating Temperature | 40 °C | 40 °C |
| Min Operating Temperature | 0 °C | -10 °C |
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