Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX800K + 12-32mm vs. Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3K + FE 28-70mm OSS

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Side by side comparison and review of Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX800K + 12-32mm and Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3K + FE 28-70mm OSS. Compare design, sensors, zoom functions, batteries and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect digital camera. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the camera that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

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Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX800K + 12-32mm vs. Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3K + FE 28-70mm OSS Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX800K + 12-32mm Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3K + FE 28-70mm OSS
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included 12-32mm lens FE 28-70mm OSS lens
Height 6.46 cm 9.56 cm
Width 10.65 cm 12.69 cm
Depth 3.33 cm 7.37 cm
Weight 239 g 650 g
Weight Details Camera body only: 239 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 269 g
Camera with battery, memory card and H-FS12032 lens: 336 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 650 g
Enclosure Colour Silver | Brown | Black Black
Protection - Dust-resistant, moisture-resistant
Digital Zoom - 4x
Optical Zoom 2.7x -
SENSOR Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX800K + 12-32mm Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3K + FE 28-70mm OSS
Sensor Resolution 16.0 Megapixel 24.2 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type MOS Exmor R CMOS
Total Pixels 16,840,000 pixels 25,300,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 16,000,000 pixels 24,200,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Four Thirds (17.3 x 13.0 mm) Full Frame (35.6 x 23.8 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps 30 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features - Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Anti-Dust coating
Image Stabiliser Optical (MEGA O.I.S.) Optical (5-axis Steady Shot)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
Sensors Digital level metre Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX800K + 12-32mm Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3K + FE 28-70mm OSS
Image Processor - BIONZ X
LENS Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX800K + 12-32mm Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3K + FE 28-70mm OSS
Type Zoom lens - 2.7x zoom - 12 - 32 mm - f/3.5-5.6 G VARIO ASPH Zoom lens 28 - 70 mm - f/3.5-5.6 FE OSS - zoom
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 24 - 64mm -
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 20 cm 30 cm
Max View Angle 84 degree(s) 75 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment Manual Manual
Lens Construction 7 groups / 8 elements 8 groups / 9 elements
Filter Size 37 mm 55 mm
Lens Mounting Type Micro Four Thirds Sony E-mount
Features ED glass, aspherical lens Internal focusing system, full-time manual focusing, ED glass, splashproof, aspherical lens, dustproof
FOCUSING Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX800K + 12-32mm Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3K + FE 28-70mm OSS
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 49 693
Auto Focus Features Depth From Defocus (DFD) technology Focus Peaking function
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF Face-priority AF, Touch Area AF
Face Detection Eye Detect AF, Face Detection AF/AE, Face Detection Self-timer, Face Recognition Face-priority AF function
VIEWFINDER Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX800K + 12-32mm Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3K + FE 28-70mm OSS
Viewfinder Type - Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size - 0.5"
Viewfinder Resolution - 2,359,296 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage - 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification - 0.78x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range - -4 to +3
Field of View Crop Factor 2 -
Features - Viewfinder brightness control, colour temperature control
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX800K + 12-32mm Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3K + FE 28-70mm OSS
ISO (Max) 25600 204800
Native ISO - 100-51200
Extended ISO (Max) - 204800
Extended ISO (Min) - 50
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO auto, ISO 12800, ISO 25600 ISO 50, ISO 102400, ISO 204800, ISO 100-51200
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones 1728 1200
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes - Flash Exposure Bracketing, white balance bracketing
Shooting Programs - Landscape, portrait mode, macro, night portrait, night scene, sports mode, sunset
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, Rich-tone monochrome, Soft High-key, Night Scene, Standard, Style Box, Posterisation (B/W)
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, 2500K - 10000K (100K steps) Incandescent, fluorescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), Underwater, 2500K - 9900K, fluorescent light (daylight white)
Shutter Type - Mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/16000 sec 1/8000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 60 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 7 steps in 1/3, 2/3 or 1 EV steps 3, 5, 9 steps in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1, 2 or 3 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing - Yes
X-sync Speed 1/50 sec 1/250sec
Exposure Range EV 0-18 (ISO 100) EV -3-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX800K + 12-32mm Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3K + FE 28-70mm OSS
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Format 1,040,000 pixels 921,600 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Folding
Display Features Display brightness control, display colour control, display contrast control, display saturation control Display brightness control
FLASH Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX800K + 12-32mm Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3K + FE 28-70mm OSS
Camera Flash Pop-up flash -
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 4 -
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction, slow sync -
Red-Eye Reduction Yes -
Features Flash +/- compensation -
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX800K + 12-32mm Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3K + FE 28-70mm OSS
Digital Video Format AVCHD, H.264 AVCHD, XAVC S
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, MPO JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format AAC Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel), Linear PCM
Surround Sound Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording -
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features Wind noise reduction -
MEMORY Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX800K + 12-32mm Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3K + FE 28-70mm OSS
Memory Card Slot SD card Memory Stick PRO Duo card, SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card SD Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO Duo, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, 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 4592 x 3448 6000 x 4000
3936 x 2624
3008 x 2000
1968 x 1312
6000 x 3376
3936 x 2216
3008 x 1688
1968 x 1112
Video Capture H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 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 - 30 fps - 20Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 30 fps - 10Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 60 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
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
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
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 17Mbps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX800K + 12-32mm Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3K + FE 28-70mm OSS
Battery Type Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific Sony NP-FZ100 Lithium Ion
Details Li-ion rechargeable battery - 680 mAh (included) Sony NP-FZ100 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 2280 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 210 shots (with 12-32mm lens) Photo shooting - 710 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 610 shots (EVF on)
Video recording - 2.08 hours (LCD Monitor on)
Voice recording - 1.92 hours (EVF on)
CONNECTIONS Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX800K + 12-32mm Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3K + FE 28-70mm OSS
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n HDMI, USB 3.1, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication), Bluetooth 4.1
Connectivity Features - Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, Wireless Image Transfer
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching
Flash Terminal - Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
USB 3.1 (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)
FEATURES Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX800K + 12-32mm Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3K + FE 28-70mm OSS
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 2 frames per second, 4 frames per second, 5 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 6 frames per second, 5.8 frames per second, 30 frames per second (8MP) 8 frames per second, 10 frames per second
HDR Mode - Auto HDR mode
Additional Features Digital image rotation, histogram display, cropping an image, resizing an image, highlight point display, USB charging, in-camera RAW processing, Time-Lapse recording, Light Speed AF, Focus Stacking, Post Focus function Built-in speaker, sharpness control, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, saturation control, shadow point display, highlight point display, takes photos while film recording, contrast control, Dynamic Range Optimizer, USB charging, built-in help guide, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Clear Image Zoom, noise reduction over long exposures, Lens Distortion Correction, high ISO speed noise reduction, PlayMemories Camera Apps support, silent shooting, BRAVIA Sync function, PhotoTV HD, GPS via mobile, S-Log2 gamma setting, peripheral shading correction, chromatic aberration correction, anti-flicker, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) recording, S-Log3 gamma setting
OTHERS Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX800K + 12-32mm Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3K + FE 28-70mm OSS
Included Accessories Lens cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable Eyepiece cover, lens hood, dust cap, body cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, shoe cap, micro-USB cable
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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