Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4 vs. Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2

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Detailed comparison and review of Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4 and Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2. 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

Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4 vs. Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4 Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system Digital camera - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 9.34 cm 10.42 cm
Width 13.29 cm 14.2 cm
Depth 8.39 cm 8.09 cm
Weight 480 g 647 g
Body Material Magnesium alloy Magnesium alloy
Enclosure Colour Black Black
Protection Splashproof, dust-resistant Weatherproof
SENSOR Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4 Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2
Sensor Resolution 16.05 Megapixel 24.3 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Live MOS Exmor APS HD CMOS
Total Pixels 17,200,000 pixels 24,700,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 16,050,000 pixels 24,300,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Four Thirds (17.3 x 13.0 mm) APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 24 fps -
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF) Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Anti-Dust coating
Image Stabiliser - Optical (SteadyShot INSIDE)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
PROCESSOR Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4 Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2
Image Processor - BIONZ X
LENS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4 Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2
Lens Mounting Type Micro Four Thirds -
FOCUSING Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4 Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 49 79
Auto Focus Features - Predictive Focus Control
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Eye detection AF Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF
Face Detection Face Recognition Smile Shutter
VIEWFINDER Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4 Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2
Viewfinder Type Electronic - OLED Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size - 0.5"
Viewfinder Resolution 2,359,000 pixels 2,359,296 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 1.34x 1.09x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +4 -4 to +3
Field of View Crop Factor - 1.5
Features Auto eye sensor -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4 Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2
ISO (Max) 25600 25600
Native ISO 200-12800 50-25600
Extended ISO (Max) 25600 -
Extended ISO (Min) 100 -
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO auto, ISO 12800, ISO 25600 ISO auto (100-25600), ISO 100 - 25600
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones 1728 1200
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Shooting Programs - Landscape, portrait mode, macro, night portrait, night scene, sports mode, sunset, handheld twilight
Special Effects Sepia, Vivid, soft focus, natural, monochrome, portrait, miniature, Cross Process, 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 Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Vivid, sunset, soft focus, illustration, landscape, portrait, Water Colour, miniature, clear, deep, light, autumn leaves, Retro, partial colour, Toy camera, Posterisation, High contrast monochrome, Pop Colour, HDR Painting, Rich-tone monochrome, Soft High-key, Night Scene
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, 2500K - 10000K (100K steps) Incandescent, Flash, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (warm white), 2500K - 9900K, fluorescent light (daylight white), Colour Filter (G7 - M7), Colour Filter (A7 - B7)
Shutter Type Mechanical Mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 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 -
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
X-sync Speed 1/250sec 1/250sec
Exposure Range EV 0-18 (ISO 100) EV -2-17 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4 Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2
Type 3" OLED display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes -
Display Format 1,036,000 pixels 1,228,800 pixels
Display Form Factor Rotating Rotating
Display Features Display brightness control, Touch AF/AE Contrast control, display brightness control
FLASH Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4 Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 12 12
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes Yes
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4 Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2
Digital Video Format AVCHD, H.264, MOV AVCHD, H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, MPO JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 4096 x 2160 1920 x 1080
Surround Sound - Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features Wind noise reduction -
MEMORY Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4 Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2
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, Memory Stick XC-HG Duo
Memory Card Included No -
Image Storage JPEG 4608 x 3456
JPEG 4608 x 3072
JPEG 4608 x 2592
JPEG 3264 x 2448
JPEG 3264 x 2176
JPEG 2336 x 1752
JPEG 2336 x 1560
JPEG 1920 x 1080
JPEG 1824 x 1368 - 3D mode
JPEG 1824 x 1216 - 3D mode
JPEG 1824 x 1024 - 3D mode
JPEG 3456 x 3456
JPEG 2448 x 2448
JPEG 1744 x 1744
JPEG 1712 x 1712
6000 x 4000
4240 x 2832
3008 x 2000
6000 x 3376
4240 x 2400
3008 x 1688
Video Capture MOV - 4096 x 2160 - 24 fps - 100Mbps
MOV - 3840 x 2160 - 24 fps - 100Mbps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps - 200Mbps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 200Mbps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 - 59.94 fps - 200Mbps
H.264 - 4096 x 2160 - 24 fps - 100Mbps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 - 24 fps - 100Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps - 200Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 200Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 59.94 fps - 200Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 28Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 59.94 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 59.94 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps - 17Mbps
H.264 - 1440 x 1080 - 30 fps - 12Mbps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps - 3Mbps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4 Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2
Battery Type Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific Sony NP-FM500H Lithium Ion
Details Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1860 mAh (included) Sony NP-FM500H Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 500 shots Photo shooting - 410 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 480 shots (LCD Monitor on)
CONNECTIONS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4 Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication) HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication)
Connectivity Features - Remote live view
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone 3.5mm)
Headphones (mini-phone 3.5mm)
Remote control (sub-mini phone 2.5 mm)
HDMI output
USB 2.0
Remote control
Microphone
FEATURES Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4 Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 2 frames per second, 20 frames per second, 12 frames per second, 7.5 frames per second, 40 frames per second 8 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 12 frames per second
Additional Features Audio recording, built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, date/time stamp, digital image rotation, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, cropping an image, resizing an image, Scene Detection Technology, face detection, Full-time Live View, Wi-Fi Direct RGB primary colour filter, date/time stamp, sharpness control, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, saturation control, Sweep Panorama technology, LCD live view mode, Dynamic Range Optimizer, face detection, Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), NR Slow Shutter, High ISO NR, Superior Auto mode, BRAVIA Sync function, Translucent Mirror technology
OTHERS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4 Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2
Included Accessories Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, USB cable Eyepiece cover, battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, shoe cap, micro-USB cable
Software Loilo LoiLoScope (Trial), SILKYPIX Developer Studio 4.1 SE, Panasonic PHOTOfunSTUDIO 9.5 Premium Edition Sony Picture Motion Browser, Sony Image Data Converter SR, Sony Image Data Lightbox SR
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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