In depth comparison and review of Sony Alpha6400 ILCE-6400 and Panasonic Lumix G DC-G100. 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.
| DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS | Sony Alpha6400 ILCE-6400 | Panasonic Lumix G DC-G100 |
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| Product Type | Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system | Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system |
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| Lens Included | Body only | Body only |
| Height | 6.69 cm | 8.25 cm |
| Width | 12 cm | 11.56 cm |
| Depth | 4.99 cm | 5.42 cm |
| Weight | 359 g | 303 g |
| Weight Details | Camera body only: 359 g Camera with battery and memory card: 403 g |
Camera body only: 303 g Camera with battery and memory card: 345 g |
| Body Material | Magnesium alloy | - |
| Enclosure Colour | Black | - |
| Digital Zoom | 4x | 2x |
| SENSOR | Sony Alpha6400 ILCE-6400 | Panasonic Lumix G DC-G100 |
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| Sensor Resolution | 24.2 Megapixel | 20.3 Megapixel |
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| 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 | - |
| Sensor Features | Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Anti-Dust coating | - |
| Image Stabiliser | - | Optical (MEGA O.I.S.) |
| Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser | - | Yes |
| Sensors | - | Digital level metre |
| PROCESSOR | Sony Alpha6400 ILCE-6400 | Panasonic Lumix G DC-G100 |
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| Image Processor | BIONZ X | - |
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| LENS | Sony Alpha6400 ILCE-6400 | Panasonic Lumix G DC-G100 |
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| Lens Mounting Type | Sony E-mount | Micro Four Thirds |
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| FOCUSING | Sony Alpha6400 ILCE-6400 | Panasonic Lumix G DC-G100 |
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| Auto Focus | TTL contrast and phase detection | TTL contrast detection |
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| Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty | 425 | 49 |
| Auto Focus Features | Focus Peaking function, 4D FOCUS system | Focus Peaking function, Depth From Defocus (DFD) technology, Manual Focus Assist |
| AE/AF Control | Eye detection AF, Predictive AI Servo AF, Real-time Eye AF, Real-time Tracking AF | Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Eye detection AF |
| Face Detection | Yes | Eye Detect AF, Face Detection AF/AE |
| VIEWFINDER | Sony Alpha6400 ILCE-6400 | Panasonic Lumix G DC-G100 |
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| Viewfinder Type | Electronic - OLED | Electronic - LCD |
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| Viewfinder Colour Support | Colour | Colour |
| Viewfinder Diagonal Size | 0.39" | - |
| Viewfinder Resolution | 2,359,296 pixels | 3,680,000 pixels (1280 x 960 x 3) |
| Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage | - | 100% |
| Optical Viewfinder Magnification | 1.07x | 1.46x |
| Field of View Crop Factor | 1.5 | 2 |
| Features | Auto eye sensor | Auto eye sensor |
| EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE | Sony Alpha6400 ILCE-6400 | Panasonic Lumix G DC-G100 |
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| ISO (Max) | 102400 | 25600 |
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| Native ISO | 100-32000 | 200-25600 |
| Extended ISO (Max) | 102400 | - |
| Extended ISO (Min) | - | 100 |
| Light Sensitivity | ISO auto (100-6400), ISO 100-32000 | 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 | Automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority |
| Bracketing Modes | Flash Exposure Bracketing, white balance 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, Style Box | Sepia, Slim, Vivid, soft focus, natural, monochrome, portrait, miniature, Cross Process, clear, 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, Defocus, Standard, L. Monochrome D, Cinelike D, Cinelike V |
| 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, electronic | Mechanical, electronic |
| Max Shutter Speed | 1/4000 sec | 1/16000 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 | 3, 5 steps in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1, 2 or 3 EV steps, 9 steps in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3 or 1 EV steps | 7 steps in 1/3, 2/3 or 1 EV steps |
| White Balance Bracketing | Yes | - |
| X-sync Speed | 1/160 sec | 1/50 sec |
| Exposure Range | EV -2-20 (ISO 100) | EV 0-18 (ISO 100) |
| DISPLAY | Sony Alpha6400 ILCE-6400 | Panasonic Lumix G DC-G100 |
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| Type | 3" LCD display | 3" LCD display |
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| Touch Screen | Yes | Yes |
| Display Format | 921,600 pixels | 1,840,000 pixels |
| Display Form Factor | Tilting | Rotating |
| Display Features | Display brightness control, display colour control, display contrast control | - |
| FLASH | Sony Alpha6400 ILCE-6400 | Panasonic Lumix G DC-G100 |
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| Camera Flash | Pop-up flash | Pop-up flash |
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| Guide Number (m / ISO 100) | 6 | 3.6 |
| Flash Modes | Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction, high-speed sync | Fill-in mode, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction |
| Red-Eye Reduction | Yes | Yes |
| Features | AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control | Flash +/- compensation |
| VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER | Sony Alpha6400 ILCE-6400 | Panasonic Lumix G DC-G100 |
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| Digital Video Format | AVCHD, XAVC S | H.264 |
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| Image Recording Format | JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG | JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG |
| Max Video Resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Audio Signal Format | - | AAC |
| Surround Sound | Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording | - |
| Microphone Operation Mode | Stereo | Surround |
| Microphone Features | - | Wind noise reduction |
| MEMORY | Sony Alpha6400 ILCE-6400 | Panasonic Lumix G DC-G100 |
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| Memory Card Slot | Memory Stick PRO Duo card, SD card | SD card |
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| 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 6000 x 3376 4240 x 2832 4240 x 2400 3008 x 2000 3008 x 1688 4000 x 4000 2832 x 2832 2000 x 2000 |
5184 x 3888 3712 x 2784 2624 x 1968 3328 x 2496 5184 x 3456 3712 x 2480 3504 x 2336 5184 x 2920 3840 x 2160 1920 x 1080 3888 x 3888 2784 x 2784 1968 x 1968 2880 x 2880 |
| Video Capture | XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps - 100Mbps XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 100Mbps XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps - 100Mbps XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps - 60Mbps XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 60Mbps XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps - 60Mbps XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 120 fps - 100Mbps XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps - 100Mbps XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 120 fps - 60Mbps XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps - 60Mbps XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps - 50Mbps XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 50Mbps XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps - 50Mbps XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 50Mbps XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps - 50Mbps XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps - 25Mbps XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 25Mbps XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps - 16Mbps XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 16Mbps AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 60 fps - 24Mbps AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 24Mbps AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 60 fps - 17Mbps AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 17Mbps |
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 - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps - 24Mbps H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 30 fps - 10Mbps H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 25 fps - 10Mbps |
| BATTERY AND CHARGING | Sony Alpha6400 ILCE-6400 | Panasonic Lumix G DC-G100 |
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| Battery Type | Sony NP-FW50 Lithium Ion | Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific |
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| Details | Sony NP-FW50 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1080 mAh (included) | Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1025 mAh (included) |
| Battery Life | Photo shooting - 360 shots (EVF on) Photo shooting - 410 shots (LCD Monitor on) Video recording - 70 minutes (EVF on) Video recording - 75 minutes (LCD Monitor on) |
Photo shooting - 270 shots (LCD Monitor on) Photo shooting - 250 shots (EVF on) Photo shooting - 900 shots (Power Save LVF Shooting mode) |
| CONNECTIONS | Sony Alpha6400 ILCE-6400 | Panasonic Lumix G DC-G100 |
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| Interface | HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication), Bluetooth 4.1 | HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2 |
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| Connectivity Features | Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view | - |
| Print Standard | DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching | Exif Print support, PictBridge support |
| Computer Connectivity | Mac, Windows | - |
| 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 HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D) Microphone (mini-phone 3.5mm) |
| FEATURES | Sony Alpha6400 ILCE-6400 | Panasonic Lumix G DC-G100 |
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| Self-Timer Delay | 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec | 10 sec, 2sec |
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| Continuous Shooting Speed | 8 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 6 frames per second, 11 frames per second | 2 frames per second, 4 frames per second, 5 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 6 frames per second, 30 frames per second (8MP) |
| HDR Mode | HDR Movie mode | - |
| Additional Features | Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, Sweep Panorama technology, USB powered, Dynamic Range Optimizer, USB charging, peripheral illumination correction, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), High ISO NR, high-speed recording, Time-Lapse recording, Superior Auto mode, noise reduction over long exposures, Lens Distortion Correction, slow motion recording | Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, histogram display, cropping an image, resizing an image, highlight point display, USB charging, Touch Shutter technology, Time-Lapse recording, fast motion recording, silent shooting, slow motion recording, V-Log L recording, Focus Stacking, Post Focus function, OZO Audio by Nokia |
| OTHERS | Sony Alpha6400 ILCE-6400 | Panasonic Lumix G DC-G100 |
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| Included Accessories | Eyepiece cover, body cap, shoulder strap, shoe cap, micro-USB cable | Body cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable, hot shoe cover |
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| Max Operating Temperature | 40 °C | 40 °C |
| Min Operating Temperature | 0 °C | 0 °C |
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