Sony Alpha (Alpha) NEX 5TL + 16-50mm vs. Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6M + Panasonic 12-60mm

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Detailed comparison and review of Sony Alpha (Alpha) NEX 5TL + 16-50mm and Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6M + Panasonic 12-60mm. 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.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Sony Alpha (Alpha) NEX 5TL + 16-50mm vs. Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6M + Panasonic 12-60mm Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Alpha (Alpha) NEX 5TL + 16-50mm Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6M + Panasonic 12-60mm
Product Type Digital camera - mirrorless system Digital camera - 5.8K - mirrorless system
Lens Included 16-50mm lens Panasonic 12-60mm lens
Height 5.88 cm 10.03 cm
Width 11.08 cm 13.84 cm
Depth 3.89 cm 9.96 cm
Weight 218 g 739 g
Weight Details - Camera body only: 739 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 823 g
Enclosure Colour Black | White -
Protection - Splashproof, dust-resistant
Digital Zoom 4x -
Optical Zoom 3x -
SENSOR Sony Alpha (Alpha) NEX 5TL + 16-50mm Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6M + Panasonic 12-60mm
Sensor Resolution 16.1 Megapixel 25.2 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Exmor APS HD CMOS Live MOS
Total Pixels 16,700,000 pixels 26,520,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 16,100,000 pixels 25,210,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm) Four Thirds (17.3 x 13.0 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) - 60 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Anti-Dust coating -
Image Stabiliser Optical (Steady Shot) Optical (5-Axis Dual I.S. 2)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
Sensors Digital level metre -
PROCESSOR Sony Alpha (Alpha) NEX 5TL + 16-50mm Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6M + Panasonic 12-60mm
Image Processor BIONZ Venus Engine
LENS Sony Alpha (Alpha) NEX 5TL + 16-50mm Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6M + Panasonic 12-60mm
Type Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 16 - 50 mm - f/3.5-5.6 PZ OSS Panasonic zoom lens 12 - 60 mm - f/3.5-5.6 LUMIX G - tele, wide angle
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 24 - 75mm 24 - 120mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 30 cm 20 cm
Max View Angle 83 degree(s) 84.05 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment Manual (by ring), motorised drive Manual
Lens Construction 8 groups / 9 elements 9 groups / 11 elements
Filter Size 40.5 mm 58 mm
Lens Mounting Type Sony E-mount Micro Four Thirds
Features Full-time manual focusing, ED glass, aspherical lens, Lens Barrel Retraction Function, Stepping Motor (STM) technology ED glass, splashproof, aspherical lens, dustproof, waterproof
FOCUSING Sony Alpha (Alpha) NEX 5TL + 16-50mm Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6M + Panasonic 12-60mm
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 99 -
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function, Manual Focus Check Live View Focus Peaking function, Depth From Defocus (DFD) technology
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Predictive AI Servo AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Pinpoint AF, Zone AF, Eye priority AF, Animal detection AF, Body detection AF
Face Detection Face Detection AF/AE/FE/WB, Face Detection Self-timer, Smile Shutter Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function, Pet Detection
VIEWFINDER Sony Alpha (Alpha) NEX 5TL + 16-50mm Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6M + Panasonic 12-60mm
Viewfinder Type - Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Resolution - 3,680,000 pixels (1280 x 960 x 3)
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage - 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification - 1.52x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range - -4 to +3
Field of View Crop Factor 1.5 2
Features - Auto eye sensor
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Sony Alpha (Alpha) NEX 5TL + 16-50mm Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6M + Panasonic 12-60mm
ISO (Max) 25600 25600
Native ISO - 100-25600
Extended ISO (Min) - 50
Light Sensitivity ISO auto (100-3200), ISO 100-25600 ISO 50, ISO auto, ISO 100-25600
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot, highlight weighted
Exposure Metering Zones 1200 1728
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes - Focus bracketing, white balance bracketing, aperture bracketing
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, macro, night portrait, sports mode, sunset, handheld twilight, Night View, anti-motion blur -
Special Effects Black & White, Vivid, sunset, soft focus, landscape, portrait, miniature, Retro, partial colour, Toy camera, Posterisation, High contrast monochrome, Pop Colour, HDR Painting, Rich-tone monochrome, Soft High-key Sepia, Vivid, natural, monochrome, Flat, landscape, portrait, Cross Process, Retro, Expressive, Bleach Bypass, High Key, Low Key, Old Days, Standard, L. Monochrome, L. Monochrome D, L. Classic Neo, L. Monochrome S, Cinelike D2, Cinelike V2, Like709, Hybrid Log Gamma, V-Log
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Incandescent, fluorescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, 2500K - 9900K Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, 2500K - 10000K (100K steps)
Shutter Type - Mechanical, electronic
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec 1/32000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 60 sec
Exposure Compensation ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps 7 steps in 1/3, 2/3 or 1 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing - Yes
X-sync Speed 1/160 sec 1/250sec
Exposure Range EV 0-20 (ISO 100) EV 0-18 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Sony Alpha (Alpha) NEX 5TL + 16-50mm Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6M + Panasonic 12-60mm
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes -
Display Format 921,600 pixels 1,840,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Rotating
Display Features Contrast control, display brightness control, TRILUMINOS Colour technology -
FLASH Sony Alpha (Alpha) NEX 5TL + 16-50mm Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6M + Panasonic 12-60mm
Camera Flash Detachable flash -
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 7 -
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 -
External Flash Name Sony HVL-F7S -
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Sony Alpha (Alpha) NEX 5TL + 16-50mm Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6M + Panasonic 12-60mm
Digital Video Format AVCHD, H.264 MPEG-4, H.264, MOV, ProRes 422, H.265, ProRes 422 HQ
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 5760 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 Sony Alpha (Alpha) NEX 5TL + 16-50mm Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6M + Panasonic 12-60mm
Memory Card Slot Memory Stick PRO Duo card, SD card SD card, CFexpress
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO Duo, SDXC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo HX, SDHC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo 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
Included Memory Card 16 GB SDHC -
Image Storage JPEG 4912 x 2760
JPEG 3568 x 2000
JPEG 2448 x 1376
JPEG 4912 x 3264
JPEG 3568 x 2368
JPEG 2448 x 1624
5776 x 4336
4096 x 3072
2944 x 2208
11552 x 8672 - High Resolution Mode
8192 x 6144 - High Resolution Mode
5776 x 3848
4096 x 2728
2944 x 1960
11552 x 8672 - High Resolution Mode
8192 x 5464 - High Resolution Mode
5776 x 3248
4096 x 2304
2944 x 1656
11552 x 6496 - High Resolution Mode
8192 x 4608 - High Resolution Mode
4336 x 4336
3072 x 3072
2208 x 2208
8672 x 8672 - High Resolution Mode
6144 x 6144 - High Resolution Mode
Video Capture AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps - 17Mbps
H.264 - 1440 x 1080 - 25 fps - 12Mbps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps - 3Mbps
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BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony Alpha (Alpha) NEX 5TL + 16-50mm Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6M + Panasonic 12-60mm
Battery Type Sony NP-FW50 Lithium Ion Panasonic DMW-BLK22 Lithium Ion
Details Sony NP-FW50 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1080 mAh (included) Panasonic DMW-BLK22 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 2200 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 330 shots
Video recording - 1.7 hours
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CONNECTIONS Sony Alpha (Alpha) NEX 5TL + 16-50mm Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6M + Panasonic 12-60mm
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication) HDMI, USB-C, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 5.0
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices -
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe, PC terminal
Connector Type USB 2.0
HDMI output
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (USB Type-C)
HDMI output (19 pin HDMI Type A)
Microphone (mini-phone 3.5mm)
Remote control (sub-mini phone 2.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
FEATURES Sony Alpha (Alpha) NEX 5TL + 16-50mm Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6M + Panasonic 12-60mm
Features - Vectorscope
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec, custom
Continuous Shooting Speed 3 frames per second, 10 frames per second 2 frames per second, 8 frames per second, 5 frames per second, 20 frames per second, 6 frames per second, 7 frames per second, 60 frames per second, 14 frames per second, 75 frames per second
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Additional Features Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, sharpness control, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, saturation control, Sweep Panorama technology, Dynamic Range Optimizer, face detection, USB charging, built-in help guide, 25p Cinema Mode, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), x.v.Colour technology, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Touch Shutter technology, Lens Distortion Compensation (LDC), Superior Auto mode, Clear Image Zoom, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, PlayMemories Camera Apps support, BRAVIA Sync function, Auto Object Framing Built-in speaker, sharpness control, colour control, saturation control, contrast control, built-in cooling fan, hue control, no Optical Low Pass Filter (OLFP), slow motion recording, V-Log L recording, 3D Digital Noise Reduction Technology, 2D Digital Noise Reduction Technology, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) recording, 4:2:2 10-bit internal rercording
OTHERS Sony Alpha (Alpha) NEX 5TL + 16-50mm Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6M + Panasonic 12-60mm
Included Accessories Dust cap, body cap, lens cap, carrying case, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable, flash carrying case Eyepiece cover, lens hood, battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, USB cable, cable holder, BNC adapter
Software Drivers & Utilities -
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C -10 °C
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