Sony Alpha3000 ILCE-3000K + 18-55mm OSS vs. Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G80

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Detailed comparison and review of Sony Alpha3000 ILCE-3000K + 18-55mm OSS and Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G80. 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.

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Sony Alpha3000 ILCE-3000K + 18-55mm OSS vs. Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G80 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Alpha3000 ILCE-3000K + 18-55mm OSS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G80
Product Type Digital camera - mirrorless system Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included 18-55mm OSS lens Body only
Height 5.81 cm 8.9 cm
Width 10.16 cm 12.84 cm
Depth 3.83 cm 7.43 cm
Weight 222 g 453 g
Weight Details - Camera body only: 453 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 505 g
Enclosure Colour Black Black
Digital Zoom 4x 4x
Optical Zoom 3x -
SENSOR Sony Alpha3000 ILCE-3000K + 18-55mm OSS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G80
Sensor Resolution 20.1 Megapixel 16.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Exmor APS HD CMOS Live MOS
Total Pixels 20,400,000 pixels 16,840,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 20,100,000 pixels 16,000,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm) Four Thirds (17.3 x 13.0 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) - 30 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Anti-Dust coating Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF)
Image Stabiliser Optical (Steady Shot) Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
Sensors Digital level metre Gyro sensor, digital level metre
PROCESSOR Sony Alpha3000 ILCE-3000K + 18-55mm OSS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G80
Image Processor BIONZ -
LENS Sony Alpha3000 ILCE-3000K + 18-55mm OSS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G80
Type Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 18 - 55 mm - f/3.5-5.6 - zoom -
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 27 - 82.5mm -
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual -
Min Focus Distance 25 cm -
Max View Angle 76 degree(s) -
Zoom Adjustment Manual -
Lens Construction 9 groups / 11 elements -
Filter Size 49 mm -
Lens Mounting Type Sony E-mount Micro Four Thirds
Features Full-time manual focusing, aspherical lens -
FOCUSING Sony Alpha3000 ILCE-3000K + 18-55mm OSS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G80
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 25 49
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function, Manual Focus Check Live View, Predictive Focus Control Focus Peaking function, Depth From Defocus (DFD) technology
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF, Pinpoint AF
Face Detection Face-priority AF function, Smile Shutter Eye Detect AF, Face Recognition
VIEWFINDER Sony Alpha3000 ILCE-3000K + 18-55mm OSS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G80
Viewfinder Type Built-in - electronic Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.5" -
Viewfinder Resolution - 2,360,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.70x 1.48x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +3.5 -4 to +4
Field of View Crop Factor 1.5 2
Features - Auto eye sensor
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Sony Alpha3000 ILCE-3000K + 18-55mm OSS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G80
ISO (Max) 16000 25600
Light Sensitivity ISO auto (100-3200), ISO 100-16000 ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO auto, ISO 12800, ISO 25600
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones 1200 1728
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, 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, 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
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)
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 3 steps 3, 5, 7 steps in 1/3, 2/3 or 1 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing - Yes
X-sync Speed - 1/160 sec
Exposure Range EV 0-20 (ISO 100) EV 0-18 (ISO 100)
Retouch - Clear Retouch function
DISPLAY Sony Alpha3000 ILCE-3000K + 18-55mm OSS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G80
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 230,400 pixels 1,040,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Rotating
Display Features Contrast control, display brightness control, TRILUMINOS Colour technology Display brightness control, display contrast control, display saturation control, Touch AF
FLASH Sony Alpha3000 ILCE-3000K + 18-55mm OSS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G80
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 4 6.2
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode 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, flash exposure bracketing AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Sony Alpha3000 ILCE-3000K + 18-55mm OSS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G80
Digital Video Format AVCHD, H.264 AVCHD, H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, MPO
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format - Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel), AAC
Surround Sound Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features - Wind noise reduction
MEMORY Sony Alpha3000 ILCE-3000K + 18-55mm OSS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G80
Memory Card Slot Memory Stick PRO Duo card, SD card SD 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, SDHC UHS-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II Memory Card
Memory Card Included - No
Image Storage 5456 x 3064
5456 x 3632
3872 x 2176
3872 x 2576
2736 x 1536
2736 x 1824
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
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
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps - 3Mbps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps - 100Mbps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 100Mbps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps - 100Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps - 28Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 28Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps - 20Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 20Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 30 fps - 10Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 25 fps - 10Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps - 24Mbps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony Alpha3000 ILCE-3000K + 18-55mm OSS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G80
Battery Type Sony NP-FW50 Lithium Ion Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific
Details Sony NP-FW50 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1080 mAh (included) Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1200 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 480 shots Photo shooting - 330 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 320 shots (EVF on)
CONNECTIONS Sony Alpha3000 ILCE-3000K + 18-55mm OSS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G80
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0 HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Connectivity Features - QR code scanning
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
HDMI output
USB 2.0
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (sub-mini phone stereo 2.5 mm)
Remote control (sub-mini phone 2.5 mm)
FEATURES Sony Alpha3000 ILCE-3000K + 18-55mm OSS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G80
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 2.5 frames per second, 3.5 frames per second 2 frames per second, 9 frames per second, 6 frames per second
Additional Features Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, sharpness control, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, saturation control, Sweep Panorama technology, shadow point display, highlight point display, Dynamic Range Optimizer, face detection, USB charging, built-in help guide, 25p Cinema Mode, x.v.Colour technology, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Superior Auto mode, Clear Image Zoom, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, BRAVIA Sync function, Auto Object Framing Built-in speaker, date/time stamp, 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, primary colour filter, silent shooting, Flicker detection
OTHERS Sony Alpha3000 ILCE-3000K + 18-55mm OSS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G80
Included Accessories Dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, micro-USB cable Battery charger, body 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 0 °C
Service & Support Limited warranty - 1 year -
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