Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68K + DT 18-55mm vs. Panasonic Lumix DC-S5

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Detailed comparison and review of Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68K + DT 18-55mm and Panasonic Lumix DC-S5. 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 Alpha68 ILCA-68K + DT 18-55mm vs. Panasonic Lumix DC-S5 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68K + DT 18-55mm Panasonic Lumix DC-S5
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included DT 18-55mm lens Body only
Height 10.42 cm 9.71 cm
Width 14.26 cm 13.26 cm
Depth 8.09 cm 8.19 cm
Weight 610 g 630 g
Weight Details - Camera body only: 630 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 714 g
Enclosure Colour - Black
Protection - Splashproof, dust-resistant
Optical Zoom 3x -
SENSOR Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68K + DT 18-55mm Panasonic Lumix DC-S5
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 Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Dual Native ISO technology
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-S5
Image Processor BIONZ X Venus Engine
LENS Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68K + DT 18-55mm Panasonic Lumix DC-S5
Type Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 18 - 55 mm - f/3.5-5.6 DT SAM -
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 7 groups / 8 elements -
Filter Size 55 mm -
Lens Mounting Type - L-Mount
Features Aspherical lens, Smooth Autofocus Motor (SAM) -
FOCUSING Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68K + DT 18-55mm Panasonic Lumix DC-S5
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
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-S5
Viewfinder Type Electronic - OLED Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.39" -
Viewfinder Resolution 1,440,000 pixels 2,360,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.88x 0.74x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +3 -4 to +4
Field of View Crop Factor 1.5 1.0
Features - Auto eye sensor
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68K + DT 18-55mm Panasonic Lumix DC-S5
ISO (Max) 25600 204800
Native ISO 100-12800 100-4000
Extended ISO (Max) 25600 204800
Extended ISO (Min) - 50
Light Sensitivity ISO auto, ISO 100-25600 ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 50, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO auto, ISO 51200, ISO 12800, ISO 25600, ISO 204800
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, Vivid, soft focus, natural, monochrome, Flat, landscape, portrait, 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 -
Exposure Range EV 2-18 (ISO 100) EV 0-18 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68K + DT 18-55mm Panasonic Lumix DC-S5
Type 2.7" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 460,800 pixels 1,840,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Rotating
Display Features Contrast control, display brightness control -
FLASH Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68K + DT 18-55mm Panasonic Lumix DC-S5
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-S5
Digital Video Format AVCHD, H.264, XAVC S, AVC H.264, MOV, HEVC, H.265
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, HLG Photo
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel), Linear PCM 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-S5
Memory Card Slot Memory Stick PRO Duo card, SD card Dual 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, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card 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 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
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
3840 x 2160
3328 x 2496 - anamorphic
1920 x 1080
BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68K + DT 18-55mm Panasonic Lumix DC-S5
Battery Type Sony NP-FM500H Lithium Ion Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific
Details Sony NP-FM500H Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Li-ion rechargeable battery - 2200 mAh (included)
Battery Life - Photo shooting - 440 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 4710 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 1500 shots (Power Save LVF Shooting mode)
CONNECTIONS Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68K + DT 18-55mm Panasonic Lumix DC-S5
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0 HDMI, USB-C, 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
Connector Type HDMI output
USB 2.0
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Accessory shoe (Sony Multi Interface Shoe)
USB 3.1 Gen 1 (USB Type-C)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
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-S5
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 8 frames per second 2 frames per second, 5 frames per second, 7 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, built-in speaker, date/time stamp, sharpness control, AE lock, AF lock, saturation control, contrast control, USB powered, USB charging, Focus Stacking, Post Focus function, 96-megapixel High Resolution mode
OTHERS Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68K + DT 18-55mm Panasonic Lumix DC-S5
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, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, battery grip terminal cover, hot shoe cap, USB-C to USB-A cable
Max Operating Temperature - 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature - 0 °C
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