Sony Alpha6400 ILCE-6400L + 16-50mm vs. Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX880K + 12-32mm

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Side by side comparison and review of Sony Alpha6400 ILCE-6400L + 16-50mm and Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX880K + 12-32mm. Compare design, sensors, zoom functions, batteries and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect digital camera. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the camera that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

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Sony Alpha6400 ILCE-6400L + 16-50mm vs. Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX880K + 12-32mm Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Alpha6400 ILCE-6400L + 16-50mm Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX880K + 12-32mm
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included 16-50mm lens 12-32mm lens
Height 6.69 cm 6.46 cm
Width 12 cm 10.65 cm
Depth 4.99 cm 3.33 cm
Weight 359 g 240 g
Weight Details Camera body only: 359 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 403 g
Camera body only: 240 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 270 g
Camera with battery, memory card and H-FS12032 lens: 337 g
Body Material Magnesium alloy -
Enclosure Colour Black Orange | Black
Digital Zoom 4x 4x
Optical Zoom 3x 2.7x
SENSOR Sony Alpha6400 ILCE-6400L + 16-50mm Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX880K + 12-32mm
Sensor Resolution 24.2 Megapixel 16.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Exmor CMOS Live MOS
Total Pixels 25,000,000 pixels -
Effective Sensor Resolution 24,200,000 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 30 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Anti-Dust coating Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF)
Image Stabiliser Optical (Steady Shot) Optical (MEGA O.I.S.)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
Sensors - Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Sony Alpha6400 ILCE-6400L + 16-50mm Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX880K + 12-32mm
Image Processor BIONZ X -
LENS Sony Alpha6400 ILCE-6400L + 16-50mm Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX880K + 12-32mm
Type Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 16 - 50 mm - f/3.5-5.6 PZ OSS - zoom Zoom lens - 2.7x zoom - 12 - 32 mm - f/3.5-5.6 G VARIO ASPH
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 24 - 75mm 24 - 64mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 25 cm 20 cm
Max View Angle 83 degree(s) 84 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment Manual (by ring), motorised drive Manual
Lens Construction 8 groups / 9 elements 7 groups / 8 elements
Filter Size 40.5 mm 37 mm
Lens Mounting Type Sony E-mount Micro Four Thirds
Features ED glass, aspherical lens, Lens Barrel Retraction Function ED glass, aspherical lens
FOCUSING Sony Alpha6400 ILCE-6400L + 16-50mm Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX880K + 12-32mm
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection TTL contrast detection
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, Face Detection Self-timer, Face Recognition
VIEWFINDER Sony Alpha6400 ILCE-6400L + 16-50mm Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX880K + 12-32mm
Viewfinder Type Electronic - OLED -
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour -
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.39" -
Viewfinder Resolution 2,359,296 pixels -
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 1.07x -
Field of View Crop Factor 1.5 2
Features Auto eye sensor -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Sony Alpha6400 ILCE-6400L + 16-50mm Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX880K + 12-32mm
ISO (Max) 102400 25600
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 -
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, 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, Background defocus, Defocus, Standard, L. Monochrome, Toy, Background clear
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 -
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)
Retouch - Beauty Retouch Mode, Aesthetic Retouch, Makeup Retouch
DISPLAY Sony Alpha6400 ILCE-6400L + 16-50mm Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX880K + 12-32mm
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Format 921,600 pixels 1,040,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Tilting Folding
Display Features Display brightness control, display colour control, display contrast control Display brightness control, display colour control, display contrast control, display saturation control
FLASH Sony Alpha6400 ILCE-6400L + 16-50mm Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX880K + 12-32mm
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 6 4
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction, high-speed sync Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction, slow sync
Red-Eye Reduction Yes Yes
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control Flash +/- compensation
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Sony Alpha6400 ILCE-6400L + 16-50mm Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX880K + 12-32mm
Digital Video Format AVCHD, XAVC S AVCHD, H.264, MP4
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, MPO
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 Alpha6400 ILCE-6400L + 16-50mm Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX880K + 12-32mm
Memory Card Slot Memory Stick PRO Duo card, SD card microSD 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 microSD Card, microSDHC Card, microSDXC Card, microSDHC UHS-I Memory Card, microSDXC UHS-I 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
4592 x 3448
3232 x 2424
2272 x 1704
4592 x 3064
3232 x 2160
2272 x 1520
4592 x 2584
3840 x 2160
1920 x 1080
3424 x 3424
2416 x 2416
1712 x 1712
1824 x 1368 - 3D mode
1824 x 1216 - 3D mode
1824 x 1024 - 3D mode
1712 x 1712 - 3D mode
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 - 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 Alpha6400 ILCE-6400L + 16-50mm Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX880K + 12-32mm
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 - 680 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 - 210 shots (with 12-32mm lens)
CONNECTIONS Sony Alpha6400 ILCE-6400L + 16-50mm Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX880K + 12-32mm
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
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view -
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching Direct print, PictBridge support
Computer Connectivity Mac, Windows -
Flash Terminal 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 Alpha6400 ILCE-6400L + 16-50mm Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX880K + 12-32mm
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 30 frames per second, 15 frames per second
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 RGB primary colour filter, digital image rotation, histogram display, cropping an image, resizing an image, highlight point display, USB charging, in-camera RAW processing, HDR image enhancement technology, text stamp, Touch Shutter technology, Time-Lapse recording, Light Speed AF, silent shooting, Focus Stacking, Post Focus function
OTHERS Sony Alpha6400 ILCE-6400L + 16-50mm Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX880K + 12-32mm
Included Accessories Eyepiece cover, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, shoe cap, micro-USB cable Dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
Service & Support - Limited warranty - 5 years
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