Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300 vs. Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9M + 12-60mm

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In depth comparison and review of Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300 and Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9M + 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 Alpha6300 ILCE-6300 vs. Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9M + 12-60mm Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9M + 12-60mm
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only 12-60mm lens
Height 6.69 cm 7.21 cm
Width 12 cm 12.4 cm
Depth 4.88 cm 4.68 cm
Weight 361 g 407 g
Weight Details - Camera body only: 407 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 450 g
Camera with battery, memory card and H-FS12060 lens: 660 g
Body Material Magnesium alloy -
Enclosure Colour Black Black
Protection Dust-resistant, moisture-resistant -
Digital Zoom 4x -
Optical Zoom - 5x
SENSOR Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9M + 12-60mm
Sensor Resolution 24.2 Megapixel 20.3 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Exmor CMOS Live MOS
Total Pixels 25,000,000 pixels 21,770,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 24,200,000 pixels 20,300,000 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 30 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Anti-Dust coating Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF), OLPF-less architecture
Image Stabiliser Optical (Steady Shot) Optical (5-Axis Dual I.S. 2.0)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes Yes
Sensors - Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9M + 12-60mm
Image Processor BIONZ X Venus Engine
LENS Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9M + 12-60mm
Type - Zoom lens - 5x zoom - 12 - 60 mm - f/3.5-5.6 G Vario - 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 - 9 groups / 11 elements
Filter Size - 58 mm
Lens Mounting Type Sony E-mount Micro Four Thirds
Features - Internal focusing system, ED glass, aspherical lens, Dual I.S. (Image Stabilizer) compatible
FOCUSING Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9M + 12-60mm
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 425 49
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function, Predictive Focus Control Focus Peaking function, Depth From Defocus (DFD) technology
AE/AF Control Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Eye detection AF, Pinpoint AF
Face Detection Eye Detect AF, Face Recognition Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function
VIEWFINDER Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9M + 12-60mm
Viewfinder Type Electronic - OLED Electronic - LCD
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.39" -
Viewfinder Resolution 2,359,296 pixels 2,760,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage - 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 1.07x 1.39x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +3 -4 to +3
Field of View Crop Factor 1.5 2
Features - Tilting, auto eye sensor
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9M + 12-60mm
ISO (Max) 51200 25600
Native ISO 100-6400 200-12800
Extended ISO (Max) 25600 25600
Extended ISO (Min) - 100
Light Sensitivity ISO 51200, ISO auto (100-6400), ISO 100-25600 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, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes Dynamic Range Bracketing, Flash Exposure Bracketing Focus bracketing, white balance bracketing, aperture bracketing
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, macro, night portrait, night scene, sports mode, sunset, handheld twilight, anti-motion blur -
Special Effects Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Vivid, sunset, soft focus, illustration, landscape, portrait, Water Colour, miniature, clear, deep, light, autumn leaves, Retro, partial colour, Toy camera, Posterisation, High contrast monochrome, Pop Colour, HDR Painting, Rich-tone monochrome, Soft High-key, Night Scene, Standard Sepia, Vivid, Custom Effect, 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, Standard, L. Monochrome, L. Monochrome D
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), Underwater, 2500K - 9900K, fluorescent light (daylight white) Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, 2500K - 10000K (100K steps)
Shutter Type Mechanical electronically-controlled Mechanical
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec 1/32000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 60 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 9 steps in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3 or 1 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 1/200sec
Exposure Range EV -2-20 (ISO 100) EV 0-18 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9M + 12-60mm
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Display Format 921,600 pixels 1,240,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Folding
Display Features Display brightness control Display brightness control, display colour control, display contrast control, display saturation control
FLASH Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9M + 12-60mm
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 6 4.2
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction, high-speed sync, slow sync Fill-in mode, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes -
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control Flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9M + 12-60mm
Digital Video Format MPEG-4, AVCHD, XAVC S AVCHD, H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format - Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel), AAC
Surround Sound Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording -
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features - Wind noise reduction
MEMORY Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9M + 12-60mm
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, SDHC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, Memory Stick Micro Mark2, 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
Memory Card Included No No
Image Storage 6000 x 4000
4240 x 2832
3008 x 2000
6000 x 3376
4240 x 2400
3008 x 1688
5184 x 3888
5184 x 3456
5184 x 2920
3712 x 2784
3712 x 2480
3840 x 2160
2624 x 1968
2624 x 1752
1920 x 1080
3888 x 3888
2784 x 2784
1968 x 1968
3328 x 2496 - 4K PHOTO
3504 x 2336 - 4K PHOTO
3840 x 2160 - 4K PHOTO
2880 x 2880 - 4K PHOTO
Video Capture XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 120 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 120 fps - 60Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 60 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 60 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps - 17Mbps
MPEG-4 - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps - 28Mbps
MPEG-4 - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps - 16Mbps
MPEG-4 - 1280 x 720 p - 30 fps - 6Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps - 60Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 17Mbps
MPEG-4 - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 28Mbps
MPEG-4 - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 16Mbps
MPEG-4 - 1280 x 720 p - 25 fps - 6Mbps
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
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps - 24Mbps
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
BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9M + 12-60mm
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 - 1025 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 350 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 400 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Video recording - 1.17 hours (EVF on)
Video recording - 1.25 hours (LCD Monitor on)
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CONNECTIONS Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9M + 12-60mm
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication) HDMI, USB 3.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, QR code scanning
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching Direct print, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
FEATURES Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9M + 12-60mm
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 8 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 6 frames per second, 11 frames per second 2 frames per second, 9 frames per second, 6 frames per second
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Additional Features Built-in speaker, camera orientation detection, histogram display, saturation control, Sweep Panorama technology, Dynamic Range Optimizer, USB charging, peripheral illumination correction, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), x.v.Colour technology, Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, Superior Auto mode, noise reduction over long exposures, Lens Distortion Correction, high ISO speed noise reduction, PlayMemories Camera Apps support, silent shooting Audio recording, built-in speaker, date/time stamp, digital image rotation, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, cropping an image, resizing an image, highlight point display, USB charging, in-camera RAW processing, Panorama Capture, text stamp, Time-Lapse recording, Light Speed AF, primary colour filter, Focus Stacking, Post Focus function
OTHERS Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX9M + 12-60mm
Included Accessories Eyepiece cover, body cap, shoulder strap, micro-USB cable, hot shoe cap Dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable, hot shoe cap
Software - Panasonic PHOTOfunSTUDIO 10.0 Premium Edition
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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