Sony Alpha SLT-A58 vs. Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6L + Leica 12-60mm

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In depth comparison and review of Sony Alpha SLT-A58 and Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6L + Leica 12-60mm. Compare design, sensors, proximity features, memory capacities and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right camera for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the digital camera that will best fit your needs.

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Sony Alpha SLT-A58 vs. Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6L + Leica 12-60mm Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Alpha SLT-A58 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6L + Leica 12-60mm
Product Type Digital camera - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 5.8K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only Leica 12-60mm lens
Height 9.55 cm 10.03 cm
Width 12.86 cm 13.84 cm
Depth 7.77 cm 9.96 cm
Weight 492 g 739 g
Weight Details - Camera body only: 739 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 823 g
Enclosure Colour Black -
Protection - Splashproof, dust-resistant
Optical Zoom - 5x
SENSOR Sony Alpha SLT-A58 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6L + Leica 12-60mm
Sensor Resolution 20.1 Megapixel 25.2 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Exmor APS HD CMOS Live MOS
Total Pixels 20,400,000 pixels 26,520,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 20,100,000 pixels 25,210,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (23.2 x 15.4 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 (SteadyShot INSIDE) Optical (5-Axis Dual I.S. 2)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes Yes
PROCESSOR Sony Alpha SLT-A58 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6L + Leica 12-60mm
Image Processor BIONZ Venus Engine
LENS Sony Alpha SLT-A58 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6L + Leica 12-60mm
Type - Leica zoom lens - 5x zoom - 12 - 60 mm - f/2.8-4.0 DC Vario-Elmarit - zoom
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 24 - 120mm
Focus Adjustment - Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance - 20 cm
Max View Angle - 84 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment - Manual
Lens Construction - 12 groups / 14 elements
Filter Size - 62 mm
Lens Mounting Type - Micro Four Thirds
Features - ED glass, aspherical lens, Nano Surface coating, Dual I.S. (Image Stabilizer) compatible
FOCUSING Sony Alpha SLT-A58 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6L + Leica 12-60mm
Auto Focus TTL phase detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 15 -
Auto Focus Features Manual Focus Check Live View Focus Peaking function, Depth From Defocus (DFD) technology
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking 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 Recognition, Smile Shutter Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function, Pet Detection
VIEWFINDER Sony Alpha SLT-A58 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6L + Leica 12-60mm
Viewfinder Type Electronic - OLED Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.5" -
Viewfinder Resolution 1,440,000 pixels 3,680,000 pixels (1280 x 960 x 3)
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.88x 1.52x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +4 -4 to +3
Field of View Crop Factor 1.5 2
Features Auto eye sensor Auto eye sensor
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Sony Alpha SLT-A58 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6L + Leica 12-60mm
ISO (Max) 16000 25600
Native ISO - 100-25600
Extended ISO (Min) - 50
Light Sensitivity ISO auto, ISO 100-16000 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 -
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, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), 2500K - 9900K, fluorescent light (daylight white) 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 5 steps in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 2 or 3 EV steps 7 steps in 1/3, 2/3 or 1 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
X-sync Speed 1/160 sec 1/250sec
Exposure Range EV -2-17 (ISO 100) EV 0-18 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Sony Alpha SLT-A58 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6L + Leica 12-60mm
Type 2.7" LCD display 3" LCD display
Display Format 460,800 pixels 1,840,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Rotating
Display Features Contrast control, display brightness control -
FLASH Sony Alpha SLT-A58 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6L + Leica 12-60mm
Camera Flash Pop-up flash -
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 10 -
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, wireless off-camera control, flash exposure bracketing -
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Sony Alpha SLT-A58 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6L + Leica 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 SLT-A58 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6L + Leica 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
Image Storage 5456 x 3632
3872 x 2576
2736 x 1824
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 - 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
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BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony Alpha SLT-A58 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6L + Leica 12-60mm
Battery Type Sony NP-FM500H Lithium Ion Panasonic DMW-BLK22 Lithium Ion
Details Sony NP-FM500H Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1600 mAh (included) Panasonic DMW-BLK22 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 2200 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 690 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 700 shots (LCD Monitor on)
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CONNECTIONS Sony Alpha SLT-A58 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6L + Leica 12-60mm
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0 HDMI, USB-C, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 5.0
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 HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
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 SLT-A58 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6L + Leica 12-60mm
Features - Vectorscope
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec, custom
Continuous Shooting Speed 8 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
Additional Features RGB primary colour filter, depth-of-field preview button, sharpness control, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, saturation control, Sweep Panorama technology, shadow point display, highlight point display, Dynamic Range Optimizer, built-in help guide, automatic display brightness adjustment, Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), AUTO+ (Advanced AUTO) mode, Superior Auto mode, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, BRAVIA Sync function, Auto Object Framing, Translucent Mirror technology Built-in speaker, sharpness control, colour control, saturation control, contrast control, built-in cooling fan, USB charging, hue control, 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 SLT-A58 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6L + Leica 12-60mm
Included Accessories Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, eyecup, micro-USB cable Eyepiece cover, lens hood, battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, USB cable, cable holder, BNC adapter
Software Sony PlayMemories Home, Sony Image Data Converter 4.0 -
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C -10 °C
Service & Support Limited warranty - 1 year Limited warranty - 5 years
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