Sony Alpha9 II ILCE-9M2 vs. Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6L + Leica 12-60mm

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In depth comparison and review of Sony Alpha9 II ILCE-9M2 and Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6L + Leica 12-60mm. 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 Alpha9 II ILCE-9M2 vs. Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6L + Leica 12-60mm Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Alpha9 II ILCE-9M2 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6L + Leica 12-60mm
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system Digital camera - 5.8K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only Leica 12-60mm lens
Height 9.64 cm 10.03 cm
Width 12.89 cm 13.84 cm
Depth 7.75 cm 9.96 cm
Weight 678 g 739 g
Weight Details Camera with battery and memory card: 678 g Camera body only: 739 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 823 g
Body Material Magnesium alloy -
Enclosure Colour Black -
Protection Dust-resistant, moisture-resistant Splashproof, dust-resistant
Optical Zoom - 5x
SENSOR Sony Alpha9 II ILCE-9M2 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6L + Leica 12-60mm
Sensor Resolution 24.2 Megapixel 25.2 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Exmor RS CMOS Live MOS
Total Pixels 28,300,000 pixels 26,520,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 24,200,000 pixels 25,210,000 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 60 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes 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 (5-Axis Dual I.S. 2)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes Yes
Sensors Digital level metre -
PROCESSOR Sony Alpha9 II ILCE-9M2 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6L + Leica 12-60mm
Image Processor BIONZ X Venus Engine
LENS Sony Alpha9 II ILCE-9M2 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6L + Leica 12-60mm
Type - Leica zoom lens - 5x zoom - 12 - 60 mm - f/2.8-4.0 DC Vario-Elmarit - zoom
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 24 - 120mm
Focus Adjustment - Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance - 20 cm
Max View Angle - 84 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment - Manual
Lens Construction - 12 groups / 14 elements
Filter Size - 62 mm
Lens Mounting Type Sony E-mount Micro Four Thirds
Features - ED glass, aspherical lens, Nano Surface coating, Dual I.S. (Image Stabilizer) compatible
FOCUSING Sony Alpha9 II ILCE-9M2 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6L + Leica 12-60mm
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 693 -
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function, 4D FOCUS system Focus Peaking function, Depth From Defocus (DFD) technology
AE/AF Control - Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Pinpoint AF, Zone AF, Eye priority AF, Animal detection AF, Body detection AF
Face Detection Face-priority AF function Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function, Pet Detection
VIEWFINDER Sony Alpha9 II ILCE-9M2 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6L + Leica 12-60mm
Viewfinder Type Electronic - OLED Electronic - OLED
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 1.52x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +3 -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-GH6L + Leica 12-60mm
ISO (Max) 204800 25600
Native ISO 100-51200 100-25600
Extended ISO (Max) 204800 -
Extended ISO (Min) 50 50
Light Sensitivity ISO 50, ISO 102400, ISO auto (100-12800), ISO 204800, ISO 100-51200 ISO 50, ISO auto, ISO 100-25600
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot, average, highlight-weighted 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, 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, Vivid, natural, monochrome, Flat, landscape, portrait, Cross Process, Retro, Expressive, Bleach Bypass, High Key, Low Key, Old Days, Standard, L. Monochrome, L. Monochrome D, L. Classic Neo, L. Monochrome S, Cinelike D2, Cinelike V2, Like709, Hybrid Log Gamma, V-Log
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 1/32000 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 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 Yes
X-sync Speed 1/250sec 1/250sec
Exposure Range EV -3-20 (ISO 100) EV 0-18 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Sony Alpha9 II ILCE-9M2 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6L + Leica 12-60mm
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 -
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Sony Alpha9 II ILCE-9M2 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6L + Leica 12-60mm
Digital Video Format AVCHD, H.264, 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 Alpha9 II ILCE-9M2 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6L + Leica 12-60mm
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 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
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 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
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BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony Alpha9 II ILCE-9M2 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6L + Leica 12-60mm
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 - 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)
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CONNECTIONS Sony Alpha9 II ILCE-9M2 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6L + Leica 12-60mm
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, 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 -
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe, PC terminal
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 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 Alpha9 II ILCE-9M2 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6L + Leica 12-60mm
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, 5 frames per second, 20 frames per second, 10 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 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, sharpness control, colour control, saturation control, contrast control, built-in cooling fan, USB charging, hue control, 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 Alpha9 II ILCE-9M2 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6L + Leica 12-60mm
Included Accessories Eyepiece cover, body cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable, shoe cap Eyepiece cover, lens hood, battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens 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 - 5 years
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