Sony Alpha SLT-A58 vs. Panasonic Lumix S1RM + 24-105mm F4 Macro O.I.S.

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In depth comparison and review of Sony Alpha SLT-A58 and Panasonic Lumix S1RM + 24-105mm F4 Macro O.I.S.. 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 S1RM + 24-105mm F4 Macro O.I.S. Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Alpha SLT-A58 Panasonic Lumix S1RM + 24-105mm F4 Macro O.I.S.
Product Type Digital camera - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only 24-105mm F4 Macro O.I.S. lens
Height 9.55 cm 11 cm
Width 12.86 cm 14.89 cm
Depth 7.77 cm 9.67 cm
Weight 492 g 898 g
Weight Details - Camera body only: 898 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 1.016 kg
Body Material - Magnesium alloy
Enclosure Colour Black -
Protection - Splashproof, freezeproof, dust-resistant
Optical Zoom - 4.4x
SENSOR Sony Alpha SLT-A58 Panasonic Lumix S1RM + 24-105mm F4 Macro O.I.S.
Sensor Resolution 20.1 Megapixel 43.7 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Exmor APS HD CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 20,400,000 pixels 50,440,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 20,100,000 pixels 43,700,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (23.2 x 15.4 mm) Full Frame (36 x 24 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) - 60 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Anti-Dust coating Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF)
Image Stabiliser Optical (SteadyShot INSIDE) Optical (5-Axis Dual I.S. 2.0)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes Yes
PROCESSOR Sony Alpha SLT-A58 Panasonic Lumix S1RM + 24-105mm F4 Macro O.I.S.
Image Processor BIONZ Venus Engine
LENS Sony Alpha SLT-A58 Panasonic Lumix S1RM + 24-105mm F4 Macro O.I.S.
Type - Macro zoom lens - 4.4x zoom - 24 - 105 mm - f/4.0 LUMIX S - macro, zoom
Focus Adjustment - Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance - 30 cm
Zoom Adjustment - Manual (by ring)
Lens Construction - 13 groups / 16 elements
Lens Mounting Type - L-Mount
Features - ED glass, focus clutch mechanism, aspherical lens
FOCUSING Sony Alpha SLT-A58 Panasonic Lumix S1RM + 24-105mm F4 Macro O.I.S.
Auto Focus TTL phase detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 15 225
Auto Focus Features Manual Focus Check Live View Focus Peaking function, Depth From Defocus (DFD) technology, Advanced Recognition technology
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Eye detection AF, Predictive AI Servo AF
Face Detection Face Detection AF/AE/FE/WB, Face Recognition, Smile Shutter Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function
VIEWFINDER Sony Alpha SLT-A58 Panasonic Lumix S1RM + 24-105mm F4 Macro O.I.S.
Viewfinder Type Electronic - OLED Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.5" -
Viewfinder Resolution 1,440,000 pixels 5,760,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.88x 0.78x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +4 -
Field of View Crop Factor 1.5 1.0
Features Auto eye sensor Auto eye sensor, magnification ratio control
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Sony Alpha SLT-A58 Panasonic Lumix S1RM + 24-105mm F4 Macro O.I.S.
ISO (Max) 16000 51200
Native ISO - 100-25600
Extended ISO (Max) - 51200
Extended ISO (Min) - 50
Light Sensitivity ISO auto, ISO 100-16000 ISO 50, ISO auto, ISO 102400, ISO 204800, ISO 100-51200
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 Programme, 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, soft focus, monochrome, miniature, Cross Process, Retro, Expressive, high dynamic, Bleach Bypass, High Key, Low Key, Toy effect, Star Filter, Impressive Art, One Point Colour, Dynamic Monochrome, Sunshine, 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, 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 1/16000 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 3, 5, 7 steps in 1/3, 2/3 or 1 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
X-sync Speed 1/160 sec 1/320 sec
Exposure Range EV -2-17 (ISO 100) EV 0-18 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Sony Alpha SLT-A58 Panasonic Lumix S1RM + 24-105mm F4 Macro O.I.S.
Type 2.7" LCD display 3.2" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 460,800 pixels 2,100,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Rotating
Display Features Contrast control, display brightness control Display brightness control
FLASH Sony Alpha SLT-A58 Panasonic Lumix S1RM + 24-105mm F4 Macro O.I.S.
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 S1RM + 24-105mm F4 Macro O.I.S.
Digital Video Format AVCHD, H.264 AVCHD, H.264, H.265
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format - Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel), 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 S1RM + 24-105mm F4 Macro O.I.S.
Memory Card Slot Memory Stick PRO Duo card, SD card SD card, XQD Memory card
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, XQD Memory Card, SDHC UHS-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II Memory Card
Memory Card Included - No
Image Storage 5456 x 3632
3872 x 2576
2736 x 1824
8368 x 5584
5952 x 3968
4272 x 2848
RAW 16736 x 11168 - High Resolution Mode
7440 x 5584
5296 x 3968
3792 x 2848
RAW 14880 x 11168 - High Resolution Mode
8368 x 4712
5952 x 3352
4272 x 2400
RAW 16736 x 9424 - High Resolution Mode
5584 x 5584
3968 x 3968
2848 x 2848
RAW 11168 x 11168 - High Resolution Mode
8368 x 4184
8368 x 3088
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 S1RM + 24-105mm F4 Macro O.I.S.
Battery Type Sony NP-FM500H Lithium Ion Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific
Details Sony NP-FM500H Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1600 mAh (included) Li-ion rechargeable battery - 3050 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 690 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 700 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 380 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 360 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 1150 shots (Power Save LVF Shooting mode)
CONNECTIONS Sony Alpha SLT-A58 Panasonic Lumix S1RM + 24-105mm F4 Macro O.I.S.
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0 HDMI, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.2
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching Direct print, 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 3.1 (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 S1RM + 24-105mm F4 Macro O.I.S.
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 8 frames per second 2 frames per second, 5 frames per second, 9 frames per second, 6 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 Audio recording, date/time stamp, AE lock, AF lock, USB powered, USB charging, Light Speed AF, primary colour filter, no Optical Low Pass Filter (OLFP), Focus Stacking, Post Focus function, 187-megapixel High Resolution mode
OTHERS Sony Alpha SLT-A58 Panasonic Lumix S1RM + 24-105mm F4 Macro O.I.S.
Included Accessories Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, eyecup, micro-USB cable Battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, USB cable, hot shoe cap
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 -
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