Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX80K + 12-32mm vs. Sony Alpha1 ILCE-1

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Side by side comparison and review of Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX80K + 12-32mm and Sony Alpha1 ILCE-1. 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-GX80K + 12-32mm vs. Sony Alpha1 ILCE-1 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX80K + 12-32mm Sony Alpha1 ILCE-1
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system Digital camera - 8K - mirrorless system
Lens Included 12-32mm lens Body only
Height 7.06 cm 9.69 cm
Width 12.2 cm 12.89 cm
Depth 4.39 cm 8.08 cm
Weight 383 g 652 g
Weight Details - Camera body only: 652 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 737 g
Body Material - Magnesium alloy
Enclosure Colour Black | Brown Black
Digital Zoom 4x -
Optical Zoom 2.7x -
SENSOR Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX80K + 12-32mm Sony Alpha1 ILCE-1
Sensor Resolution 16.0 Megapixel 50.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Live MOS Exmor RS CMOS
Total Pixels 16,840,000 pixels 50,500,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 16,000,000 pixels 50,100,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Four Thirds (17.3 x 13.0 mm) Full Frame (35.9 x 24 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, APS-C compatible mode
Image Stabiliser Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism) Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes Yes
Sensors Digital level metre -
PROCESSOR Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX80K + 12-32mm Sony Alpha1 ILCE-1
Image Processor - BIONZ XR
LENS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX80K + 12-32mm Sony Alpha1 ILCE-1
Type Zoom lens - 2.7x zoom - 12 - 32 mm - f/3.5-5.6 G VARIO ASPH -
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 24 - 64mm -
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual -
Min Focus Distance 20 cm -
Max View Angle 84 degree(s) -
Zoom Adjustment Manual -
Lens Construction 7 groups / 8 elements -
Filter Size 37 mm -
Lens Mounting Type Micro Four Thirds Sony E-mount
Features ED glass, aspherical lens -
FOCUSING Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX80K + 12-32mm Sony Alpha1 ILCE-1
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 49 759
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function, Depth From Defocus (DFD) technology Focus Peaking function
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF, Pinpoint AF Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF, Predictive AI Servo AF, Zone AF
Face Detection Eye Detect AF, Face Recognition Eye Detect AF, Pet Detection
VIEWFINDER Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX80K + 12-32mm Sony Alpha1 ILCE-1
Viewfinder Type Electronic - LCD Built-in - electronic
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size - 0.64"
Viewfinder Resolution 2,764,800 pixels 9,437,184 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 1.39x 0.9x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +3 -4 to +3
Field of View Crop Factor 2 1.0
Features Auto eye sensor -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX80K + 12-32mm Sony Alpha1 ILCE-1
ISO (Max) 25600 102400
Extended ISO (Max) - 102400
Extended ISO (Min) - 50
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO auto, ISO 12800, ISO 25600 ISO 50, ISO auto, ISO 102400, ISO 100-32000
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot, average, highlight-weighted
Exposure Metering Zones 1728 1200
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes Focus bracketing, white balance bracketing, aperture bracketing Dynamic Range Bracketing, white balance bracketing
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, Rough Monochrome, Silky Monochrome -
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, Underwater, 2500K - 9900K
Shutter Type - Electronic, mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/16000 sec 1/32000 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 -
White Balance Bracketing Yes -
X-sync Speed 1/160 sec 1/200sec, 1/500 sec, 1/400 sec, 1/250sec
Exposure Range EV 0-18 (ISO 100) EV -3-20 (ISO 100)
Retouch Clear Retouch function -
DISPLAY Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX80K + 12-32mm Sony Alpha1 ILCE-1
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Format 1,040,000 pixels 1,440,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Folding
Display Features Display brightness control, display contrast control, display saturation control, Touch AF Display brightness control
FLASH Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX80K + 12-32mm Sony Alpha1 ILCE-1
Camera Flash Pop-up flash -
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 4.2 -
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction, slow sync -
Red-Eye Reduction Yes -
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation -
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX80K + 12-32mm Sony Alpha1 ILCE-1
Digital Video Format MPEG-4, AVCHD H.264, XAVC S, H.265, XAVC HS
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, MPO JPEG, RAW, MPF, HEIF
Max Video Resolution 3840 x 2160 7680 x 4320
Audio Signal Format - Linear PCM, AAC
Surround Sound Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording -
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features Wind noise reduction -
MEMORY Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX80K + 12-32mm Sony Alpha1 ILCE-1
Memory Card Slot SD card Dual CFexpress / 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, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card, SDHC UHS-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II Memory Card, CFexpress
Memory Card Included No No
Image Storage 4592 x 3448
3232 x 2424
2272 x 1704
MPO 1824 x 1368 - 3D mode
4592 x 3064
3232 x 2160
2272 x 1520
MPO 1824 x 1216 - 3D mode
4592 x 2584
3840 x 2160
1920 x 1080
MPO 1824 x 1024 - 3D mode
3424 x 3424
2416 x 2416
1712 x 1712
MPO 1712 x 1712 - 3D mode
8640 x 5760
5616 x 3744
4320 x 2880
5616 x 3744 - APS-C mode
4320 x 2880 - APS-C mode
7680 x 5760
4992 x 3744
3840 x 2880
4992 x 3744 - APS-C mode
3840 x 2880 - APS-C mode
8760 x 4864
5616 x 3160
4320 x 2432
5616 x 3160 - APS-C mode
4320 x 2432 - APS-C mode
5760 x 5760
3744 x 3744
2880 x 2880
3744 x 3744 - APS-C mode
2880 x 2880 - APS-C mode
Video Capture MPEG-4 - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 100Mbps
MPEG-4 - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps - 100Mbps
MPEG-4 - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 28Mbps
MPEG-4 - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 20Mbps
MPEG-4 - 1280 x 720 p - 25 fps - 10Mbps
MPEG-4 - 640 x 480 p - 25 fps - 4Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps - 24Mbps
XAVC HS - 7680 x 4320 p - 30 fps - 400Mbps
XAVC HS - 7680 x 4320 p - 24 fps - 400Mbps
XAVC HS - 7680 x 4320 p - 25 fps - 400Mbps
XAVC HS - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 - 120 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 - 120 fps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 - 120 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX80K + 12-32mm Sony Alpha1 ILCE-1
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 - 430 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 530 shots (EVF on)
Video recording - 150 minutes (LCD Monitor on)
Video recording - 145 minutes (EVF on)
CONNECTIONS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX80K + 12-32mm Sony Alpha1 ILCE-1
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n HDMI, USB-C, NFC (Near Field Communication), IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 5.0
Connectivity Features - Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view
Print Standard Direct print, Exif Print support, PictBridge support Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe, PC terminal
Connector Type USB 2.0
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (sub-mini phone stereo 2.5 mm)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Network (RJ-45)
USB / AV output (micro-USB)
USB (USB Type-C)
FEATURES Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX80K + 12-32mm Sony Alpha1 ILCE-1
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 2 frames per second, 8 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 6 frames per second, 40 frames per second 8 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 20 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 30 frames per second, 6 frames per second, 15 frames per second
Additional Features Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, digital image rotation, histogram display, cropping an image, resizing an image, in-camera RAW processing, 3D photo shooting, text stamp, Touch Shutter technology, Time-Lapse recording, Loop recording, silent shooting, Flicker detection Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, AE lock, AF lock, interval shooting mode, Dynamic Range Optimizer, USB charging, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Clear Image Zoom, noise reduction over long exposures, Lens Distortion Correction, high ISO speed noise reduction, silent shooting, BRAVIA Sync function, PhotoTV HD, GPS via mobile, peripheral shading correction, Flickering Reduction function
OTHERS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX80K + 12-32mm Sony Alpha1 ILCE-1
Included Accessories Dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable, hot shoe cap Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, eyecup, shoe cap, cable protector, USB-C to USB-A cable
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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