In depth comparison and review of Sony Alpha9 II ILCE-9M2 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 Alpha9 II ILCE-9M2 | 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 | 9.64 cm | 8.25 cm |
| Width | 12.89 cm | 11.56 cm |
| Depth | 7.75 cm | 5.42 cm |
| Weight | 678 g | 303 g |
| Weight Details | Camera with battery and memory card: 678 g | Camera body only: 303 g Camera with battery and memory card: 345 g |
| Body Material | Magnesium alloy | - |
| Enclosure Colour | Black | - |
| Protection | Dust-resistant, moisture-resistant | - |
| Digital Zoom | - | 2x |
| SENSOR | Sony Alpha9 II ILCE-9M2 | 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 RS CMOS | Live MOS |
| Total Pixels | 28,300,000 pixels | 21,770,000 pixels |
| Effective Sensor Resolution | 24,200,000 pixels | 20,300,000 pixels |
| Optical Sensor Size | Full Frame (35.6 x 23.8 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, APS-C compatible mode | - |
| Image Stabiliser | Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism) | Optical (MEGA O.I.S.) |
| Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser | Yes | Yes |
| Sensors | Digital level metre | Digital level metre |
| PROCESSOR | Sony Alpha9 II ILCE-9M2 | Panasonic Lumix G DC-G100 |
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| Image Processor | BIONZ X | - |
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| LENS | Sony Alpha9 II ILCE-9M2 | Panasonic Lumix G DC-G100 |
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| Lens Mounting Type | Sony E-mount | Micro Four Thirds |
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| FOCUSING | Sony Alpha9 II ILCE-9M2 | 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 | 693 | 49 |
| Auto Focus Features | Focus Peaking function, 4D FOCUS system | Focus Peaking function, Depth From Defocus (DFD) technology, Manual Focus Assist |
| AE/AF Control | - | Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Eye detection AF |
| Face Detection | Face-priority AF function | Eye Detect AF, Face Detection AF/AE |
| VIEWFINDER | Sony Alpha9 II ILCE-9M2 | 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 | 0.5" | - |
| Viewfinder Resolution | 3,686,400 pixels | 3,680,000 pixels (1280 x 960 x 3) |
| Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage | 100% | 100% |
| Optical Viewfinder Magnification | 0.78x | 1.46x |
| Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range | -4 to +3 | - |
| Field of View Crop Factor | 1.0 | 2 |
| Features | Viewfinder brightness control, colour temperature control | Auto eye sensor |
| EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE | Sony Alpha9 II ILCE-9M2 | Panasonic Lumix G DC-G100 |
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| ISO (Max) | 204800 | 25600 |
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| Native ISO | 100-51200 | 200-25600 |
| Extended ISO (Max) | 204800 | - |
| Extended ISO (Min) | 50 | 100 |
| Light Sensitivity | ISO 50, ISO 102400, ISO auto (100-12800), ISO 204800, ISO 100-51200 | 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, average, highlight-weighted | Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot |
| Exposure Metering Zones | 1200 | 1728 |
| Exposure Modes | Bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority | Automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority |
| Bracketing Modes | Dynamic Range Bracketing, Flash Exposure 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 | 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 | 1/32000 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 | 1/250sec | 1/50 sec |
| Exposure Range | EV -3-20 (ISO 100) | EV 0-18 (ISO 100) |
| DISPLAY | Sony Alpha9 II ILCE-9M2 | 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 | 1,440,000 pixels | 1,840,000 pixels |
| Display Form Factor | Folding | Rotating |
| Display Features | Display brightness control | - |
| FLASH | Sony Alpha9 II ILCE-9M2 | Panasonic Lumix G DC-G100 |
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| Camera Flash | - | Pop-up flash |
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| Guide Number (m / ISO 100) | - | 3.6 |
| Flash Modes | - | Fill-in mode, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction |
| Red-Eye Reduction | - | Yes |
| Features | - | Flash +/- compensation |
| VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER | Sony Alpha9 II ILCE-9M2 | Panasonic Lumix G DC-G100 |
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| Digital Video Format | AVCHD, H.264, 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 | Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel), Linear PCM | AAC |
| Microphone Operation Mode | Stereo | Surround |
| Microphone Features | - | Wind noise reduction |
| MEMORY | Sony Alpha9 II ILCE-9M2 | Panasonic Lumix G DC-G100 |
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| Memory Card Slot | Dual SD card | SD card |
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| 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 |
| Memory Card Included | No | No |
| Image Storage | 6000 x 4000 3936 x 2624 3008 x 2000 5328 x 4000 3488 x 2624 2656 x 2000 6000 x 3376 3936 x 2216 3008 x 1688 4000 x 4000 2624 x 2624 2000 x 2000 1312 x 1312 1968 x 1112 1744 x 1312 |
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 - 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 i - 30 fps - 16Mbps AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 60 fps - 24Mbps AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 60 fps - 17Mbps XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 100Mbps XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 60Mbps AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 24Mbps 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 Alpha9 II ILCE-9M2 | Panasonic Lumix G DC-G100 |
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| Battery Type | Sony NP-FZ100 Lithium Ion | Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific |
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| Details | Sony NP-FZ100 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 2280 mAh (included) | Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1025 mAh (included) |
| Battery Life | Photo shooting - 690 shots (LCD Monitor on) Photo shooting - 500 shots (LCD Monitor off) Video recording - 200 minutes (LCD Monitor on) Video recording - 195 minutes (LCD Monitor off) |
Photo shooting - 270 shots (LCD Monitor on) Photo shooting - 250 shots (EVF on) Photo shooting - 900 shots (Power Save LVF Shooting mode) |
| CONNECTIONS | Sony Alpha9 II ILCE-9M2 | Panasonic Lumix G DC-G100 |
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| Interface | HDMI, USB 2.0, NFC (Near Field Communication), IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, 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 |
| Flash Terminal | Hot shoe | Hot shoe |
| Connector Type | USB (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) Network (RJ-45) |
USB 2.0 HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D) Microphone (mini-phone 3.5mm) |
| FEATURES | Sony Alpha9 II ILCE-9M2 | 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, 5 frames per second, 20 frames per second, 10 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 | Auto HDR mode | - |
| Additional Features | Built-in speaker, sharpness control, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, saturation control, contrast control, Dynamic Range Optimizer, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), Clear Image Zoom, noise reduction over long exposures, Lens Distortion Correction, high ISO speed noise reduction, silent shooting, BRAVIA Sync function, PhotoTV HD, slow motion recording, peripheral shading correction, Flickering Reduction function | 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 Alpha9 II ILCE-9M2 | Panasonic Lumix G DC-G100 |
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| Included Accessories | Eyepiece cover, body cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable, shoe cap | 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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