Sony Alpha7R IV ILCE-7RM4 vs. Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6

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Detailed comparison and review of Sony Alpha7R IV ILCE-7RM4 and Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6. 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.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Sony Alpha7R IV ILCE-7RM4 vs. Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Alpha7R IV ILCE-7RM4 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system Digital camera - 5.8K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 9.64 cm 10.03 cm
Width 12.89 cm 13.84 cm
Depth 7.75 cm 9.96 cm
Weight 665 g 739 g
Weight Details Camera body only:
Camera with battery and memory card: 665 g
Camera body only: 739 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 823 g
Enclosure Colour Black -
Protection - Splashproof, dust-resistant
SENSOR Sony Alpha7R IV ILCE-7RM4 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6
Sensor Resolution 61 Megapixel 25.2 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Exmor R CMOS Live MOS
Total Pixels 62,500,000 pixels 26,520,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 61,000,000 pixels 25,210,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Full Frame (35.7 x 23.8 mm) Four Thirds (17.3 x 13.0 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps 60 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Anti-Dust coating -
Image Stabiliser Optical (5-axis Steady Shot) Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes Yes
Sensors Digital level metre -
PROCESSOR Sony Alpha7R IV ILCE-7RM4 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6
Image Processor BIONZ X Venus Engine
LENS Sony Alpha7R IV ILCE-7RM4 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6
Lens Mounting Type Sony E-mount Micro Four Thirds
FOCUSING Sony Alpha7R IV ILCE-7RM4 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 567 -
Auto Focus Features Predictive Focus Control, Focus Priority in Aperture Drive Focus Peaking function, Depth From Defocus (DFD) technology
AE/AF Control Zone AF, Real-time Eye AF, Real-time Tracking AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Eye priority AF, Animal detection AF, Body detection AF
Face Detection Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function, Pet Detection
VIEWFINDER Sony Alpha7R IV ILCE-7RM4 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6
Viewfinder Type Electronic - OLED Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.5" -
Viewfinder Resolution 5,760,000 pixels 3,680,000 pixels (1280 x 960 x 3)
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.78x 1.52x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +3 -4 to +3
Field of View Crop Factor - 2
Features Viewfinder brightness control, colour temperature control Auto eye sensor
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Sony Alpha7R IV ILCE-7RM4 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6
ISO (Max) 32000 25600
Native ISO 100-32000 100-25600
Extended ISO (Max) 102400 -
Extended ISO (Min) 50 50
Light Sensitivity ISO 50, ISO 102400, ISO auto (100-12800), ISO 100-32000 ISO 50, ISO auto, ISO 100-25600
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot, average Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot, highlight weighted
Exposure Metering Zones 1200 1728
Exposure Modes Bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes Dynamic Range Bracketing, white balance bracketing Focus bracketing, white balance bracketing, aperture bracketing
Special Effects Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Vivid, sunset, landscape, portrait, clear, deep, light, autumn leaves, Retro, partial colour, Toy camera, Posterisation, High contrast monochrome, Pop Colour, Soft High-key, Night Scene, Standard, Style Box, Posterisation (B/W) Sepia, Vivid, natural, monochrome, Flat, landscape, Cross Process, Highlight, Retro, Expressive, High Key, Low Key, Pop Colour, Old Days, Standard, L. Monochrome, L. Monochrome D, L. Classic Neo, L. Monochrome S, Cinelike D2, Cinelike V2, Like709
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) Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, 2500K - 10000K (100K steps)
Shutter Type Electronic, mechanical electronically-controlled Mechanical, electronic
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 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 3, 5, 9 steps in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1, 2 or 3 EV steps 7 steps in 1/3, 2/3 or 1 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
X-sync Speed 1/250sec 1/250sec
Exposure Range EV -3-20 (ISO 100) EV 0-18 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Sony Alpha7R IV ILCE-7RM4 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes -
Display Format 1,440,000 pixels 1,840,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Rotating
Display Features Display brightness control, Peaking AF display, Touch AF -
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Sony Alpha7R IV ILCE-7RM4 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6
Digital Video Format AVCHD, XAVC S MPEG-4, H.264, MOV, ProRes 422, H.265, ProRes 422 HQ
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 3840 x 2160 5760 x 4320
Audio Signal Format Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel), Linear PCM Linear PCM, AAC
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features - Wind noise reduction
MEMORY Sony Alpha7R IV ILCE-7RM4 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6
Memory Card Slot Dual SD card SD card, CFexpress
Supported Memory Cards 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 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, CFexpress
Memory Card Included No -
Image Storage 9504 x 6336
8448 x 6336
9504 x 5344
6240 x 4160
5552 x 4160
6240 x 3512
4752 x 3168
4224 x 3168
4752 x 2672
3120 x 2080
2768 x 2080
3120 x 1752
6336 x 6336
4160 x 4160
3168 x 3168
2080 x 2080
5776 x 4336
4096 x 3072
2944 x 2208
11552 x 8672 - High Resolution Mode
8192 x 6144 - High Resolution Mode
5776 x 3848
4096 x 2728
2944 x 1960
11552 x 8672 - High Resolution Mode
8192 x 5464 - High Resolution Mode
5776 x 3248
4096 x 2304
2944 x 1656
11552 x 6496 - High Resolution Mode
8192 x 4608 - High Resolution Mode
4336 x 4336
3072 x 3072
2208 x 2208
8672 x 8672 - High Resolution Mode
6144 x 6144 - High Resolution Mode
Video Capture AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 60 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 60 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 17Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 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 - 24 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 120 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 120 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps - 25Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps - 16Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 25Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 16Mbps
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BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony Alpha7R IV ILCE-7RM4 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6
Battery Type Sony NP-FZ100 Lithium Ion Panasonic DMW-BLK22 Lithium Ion
Details Sony NP-FZ100 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 2280 mAh (included) Panasonic DMW-BLK22 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 2200 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 670 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 530 shots (EVF on)
Video recording - 170 minutes (LCD Monitor on)
Video recording - 160 minutes (EVF on)
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CONNECTIONS Sony Alpha7R IV ILCE-7RM4 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, USB-C, NFC (Near Field Communication), IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.1 HDMI, USB-C, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 5.0
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, PC Remote functions via Wi-Fi -
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Flash Terminal Hot shoe, PC terminal Hot shoe, PC terminal
Connector Type USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (USB Type-C)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (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 Alpha7R IV ILCE-7RM4 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6
Features - Vectorscope
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec 10 sec, 2sec, custom
Continuous Shooting Speed 8 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 6 frames per second 2 frames per second, 8 frames per second, 5 frames per second, 20 frames per second, 6 frames per second, 7 frames per second, 60 frames per second, 14 frames per second, 75 frames per second
HDR Mode HDR Movie mode -
Additional Features Built-in speaker, sharpness control, camera orientation detection, histogram display, saturation control, contrast control, Dynamic Range Optimizer, USB charging, built-in help guide, x.v.Colour technology, Clear Image Zoom, noise reduction over long exposures, Lens Distortion Correction, high ISO speed noise reduction, silent shooting, S-Log2 gamma setting, Pixel Shift Resolution technology, peripheral shading correction, chromatic aberration correction, anti-flicker, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) recording, S-Log3 gamma setting, PC Remote functions via USB Built-in speaker, sharpness control, saturation control, contrast control, built-in cooling fan, USB charging, HDR image enhancement technology, hue control, no Optical Low Pass Filter (OLFP), slow motion recording, V-Log L recording, 3D Digital Noise Reduction Technology, 2D Digital Noise Reduction Technology, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) recording, 4:2:2 10-bit internal rercording
OTHERS Sony Alpha7R IV ILCE-7RM4 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6
Included Accessories Eyepiece cover, battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, shoe cap, cable protector, USB-C cable Eyepiece cover, battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, USB cable, cable holder, BNC adapter
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C -10 °C
Service & Support Limited warranty - parts and labour - 1 year -
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