Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68K + DT 18-55mm vs. Panasonic Lumix DC-S1M + 24-105mm F4 Macro O.I.S.

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In depth comparison and review of Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68K + DT 18-55mm and Panasonic Lumix DC-S1M + 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 Alpha68 ILCA-68K + DT 18-55mm vs. Panasonic Lumix DC-S1M + 24-105mm F4 Macro O.I.S. Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68K + DT 18-55mm Panasonic Lumix DC-S1M + 24-105mm F4 Macro O.I.S.
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included DT 18-55mm lens 24-105mm F4 Macro O.I.S. lens
Height 10.42 cm 11 cm
Width 14.26 cm 14.89 cm
Depth 8.09 cm 9.67 cm
Weight 610 g 899 g
Weight Details - Camera body only: 899 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 1.017 kg
Body Material - Magnesium alloy
Protection - Splashproof, freezeproof, dust-resistant
Optical Zoom 3x 4.4x
SENSOR Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68K + DT 18-55mm Panasonic Lumix DC-S1M + 24-105mm F4 Macro O.I.S.
Sensor Resolution 24.0 Megapixel 24.2 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Exmor APS HD CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels - 25,280,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution - 24,200,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm) Full Frame (35.6 x 23.8 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 50 fps 60 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction - Yes
Sensor Features 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 Alpha68 ILCA-68K + DT 18-55mm Panasonic Lumix DC-S1M + 24-105mm F4 Macro O.I.S.
Image Processor BIONZ X Venus Engine
LENS Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68K + DT 18-55mm Panasonic Lumix DC-S1M + 24-105mm F4 Macro O.I.S.
Type Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 18 - 55 mm - f/3.5-5.6 DT SAM Macro zoom lens - 4.4x zoom - 24 - 105 mm - f/4.0 LUMIX S - macro, zoom
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 27 - 82.5mm -
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 25 cm 30 cm
Max View Angle 76 degree(s) -
Zoom Adjustment Manual Manual (by ring)
Lens Construction 7 groups / 8 elements 13 groups / 16 elements
Filter Size 55 mm -
Lens Mounting Type - L-Mount
Features Aspherical lens, Smooth Autofocus Motor (SAM) ED glass, focus clutch mechanism, aspherical lens
FOCUSING Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68K + DT 18-55mm Panasonic Lumix DC-S1M + 24-105mm F4 Macro O.I.S.
Auto Focus TTL phase detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 79 225
Auto Focus Features Predictive Focus Control Focus Peaking function, Depth From Defocus (DFD) technology, Advanced Recognition technology
AE/AF Control Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Eye detection AF, Predictive AI Servo AF
Face Detection Eye Detect AF, Face Recognition Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function
VIEWFINDER Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68K + DT 18-55mm Panasonic Lumix DC-S1M + 24-105mm F4 Macro O.I.S.
Viewfinder Type Electronic - OLED Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.39" -
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 +3 -
Field of View Crop Factor 1.5 1.0
Features - Auto eye sensor, magnification ratio control
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68K + DT 18-55mm Panasonic Lumix DC-S1M + 24-105mm F4 Macro O.I.S.
ISO (Max) 25600 51200
Native ISO 100-12800 100-51200
Extended ISO (Max) 25600 204800
Extended ISO (Min) - 50
Light Sensitivity ISO auto, ISO 100-25600 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, 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, Sepia, Saturation, Neutral, Vivid, sunset, landscape, portrait, clear, deep, light, autumn leaves, Night Scene, Style Box 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, 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 electronically-controlled Mechanical, electronic
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec 1/8000 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 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 1/250sec 1/320 sec
Exposure Range EV 2-18 (ISO 100) EV 0-18 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68K + DT 18-55mm Panasonic Lumix DC-S1M + 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 Alpha68 ILCA-68K + DT 18-55mm Panasonic Lumix DC-S1M + 24-105mm F4 Macro O.I.S.
Camera Flash Pop-up flash -
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 -
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68K + DT 18-55mm Panasonic Lumix DC-S1M + 24-105mm F4 Macro O.I.S.
Digital Video Format AVCHD, H.264, XAVC S, AVC 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 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 Alpha68 ILCA-68K + DT 18-55mm Panasonic Lumix DC-S1M + 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, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card 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 No
Image Storage - 6000 x 4000
4272 x 2848
3024 x 2016
12000 x 8000 - High Resolution Mode
5328 x 4000
RAW 3792 x 2848
2688 x 2016
RAW 10656 x 8000 - High Resolution Mode
4000 x 4000
2848 x 2848
2016 x 2016
RAW 8000 x 8000 - High Resolution Mode
6000 x 3000
6000 x 2208
Video Capture AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps
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BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68K + DT 18-55mm Panasonic Lumix DC-S1M + 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 (included) Li-ion rechargeable battery - 3050 mAh (included)
Battery Life - Photo shooting - 380 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 360 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 1100 shots (Power Save LVF Shooting mode)
CONNECTIONS Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68K + DT 18-55mm Panasonic Lumix DC-S1M + 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
USB 2.0
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Accessory shoe (Sony Multi Interface Shoe)
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 Alpha68 ILCA-68K + DT 18-55mm Panasonic Lumix DC-S1M + 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
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Additional Features RGB primary colour filter, digital noise reduction, date/time stamp, depth-of-field preview button, sharpness control, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, saturation control, Sweep Panorama technology, LCD live view mode, shadow point display, highlight point display, Quick AF Live View, Dynamic Range Optimizer, face detection, 25p Cinema Mode, automatic display brightness adjustment, peripheral illumination correction, 3D Sweep Panorama technology, Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, Shade Correction, NR Slow Shutter, High ISO NR, Quick AF Full HD movie recording, Smart Teleconverter, AUTO+ (Advanced AUTO) mode, Translucent Mirror technology Audio recording, date/time stamp, AE lock, AF lock, USB powered, USB charging, Light Speed AF, primary colour filter, Focus Stacking, Post Focus function, 96-megapixel High Resolution mode
OTHERS Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68K + DT 18-55mm Panasonic Lumix DC-S1M + 24-105mm F4 Macro O.I.S.
Included Accessories Eyepiece cover, battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, USB cable, power cable, shoe cap Battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, USB cable, hot shoe cap
Max Operating Temperature - 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature - -10 °C
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