Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX1 vs. Sony Alpha NEX 5RL + 16-50mm

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In depth comparison and review of Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX1 and Sony Alpha NEX 5RL + 16-50mm. 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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Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX1 vs. Sony Alpha NEX 5RL + 16-50mm Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX1 Sony Alpha NEX 5RL + 16-50mm
Product Type Digital camera - 1080i - mirrorless system Digital camera - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only 16-50mm lens
Height 6.8 cm 5.88 cm
Width 11.6 cm 11.08 cm
Depth 3.9 cm 3.89 cm
Weight 272 g 218 g
Enclosure Colour Black | Silver Black | White
Digital Zoom 4x 4x
Optical Zoom - 3x
SENSOR Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX1 Sony Alpha NEX 5RL + 16-50mm
Sensor Resolution 16.0 Megapixel 16.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Live MOS Exmor APS HD CMOS
Total Pixels 16,680,000 pixels 16,700,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 16,000,000 pixels 16,100,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Four Thirds (17.3 x 13.0 mm) APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm)
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF) Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Anti-Dust coating
Image Stabiliser - Optical (Steady Shot)
Sensors Digital level metre Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX1 Sony Alpha NEX 5RL + 16-50mm
Image Processor Venus Engine BIONZ
LENS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX1 Sony Alpha NEX 5RL + 16-50mm
Type - Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 16 - 50 mm - f/3.5-5.6 PZ OSS
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 24 - 75mm
Focus Adjustment - Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance - 25 cm
Max View Angle - 83 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment - Manual (by ring), motorised drive
Lens Construction - 8 groups / 9 elements
Filter Size - 40.5 mm
Lens Mounting Type Micro Four Thirds Sony E-mount
Features - ED glass, aspherical lens, Lens Barrel Retraction Function
FOCUSING Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX1 Sony Alpha NEX 5RL + 16-50mm
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 23 99
AE/AF Control - Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF
Face Detection Yes Face Detection AF/AE/FE/WB, Smile Shutter
VIEWFINDER Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX1 Sony Alpha NEX 5RL + 16-50mm
Field of View Crop Factor 2 1.5
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX1 Sony Alpha NEX 5RL + 16-50mm
ISO (Max) 12800 25600
Native ISO - 100-25600
Light Sensitivity ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 160, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO auto, ISO 12800 ISO auto (100-3200), ISO 100-25600
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones 144 1200
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Shooting Programs Portrait mode, party/indoor, night portrait, PET, scenery, food, illumination snap, flower, night scene, sports mode, sunset, soft skin, baby1, baby2, peripheral defocus, architecture, objects Landscape, portrait mode, macro, night portrait, sports mode, sunset, handheld twilight, Night View, anti-motion blur
Special Effects Sepia, miniature, Retro, Expressive, high dynamic, High Key, Low Key, Toy effect Black & White, Vivid, sunset, soft focus, landscape, portrait, miniature, Retro, partial colour, Toy camera, Posterisation, High contrast monochrome, Pop Colour, HDR Painting, Rich-tone monochrome, Soft High-key
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, 2500K - 9900K
Shutter Type - Mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec 1/4000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 60 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 7 steps in 1/3, 2/3 or 1 EV steps 3 steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes -
X-sync Speed 1/160 sec 1/160 sec
Exposure Range EV 0-18 (ISO 100) EV 0-20 (ISO 100)
Retouch - Face retouch
DISPLAY Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX1 Sony Alpha NEX 5RL + 16-50mm
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Format 460,000 pixels 921,600 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Folding
Display Features Display brightness control, display colour control, display contrast control Contrast control, display brightness control
FLASH Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX1 Sony Alpha NEX 5RL + 16-50mm
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Detachable flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 7.6 7
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 Yes -
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX1 Sony Alpha NEX 5RL + 16-50mm
Digital Video Format MPEG-4, AVCHD AVCHD, H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, MPO JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Surround Sound Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features Wind noise reduction, sensitivity control -
MEMORY Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX1 Sony Alpha NEX 5RL + 16-50mm
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
Included Memory Card - 8 GB SDHC
Image Storage JPEG 4592 x 3448
JPEG 3232 x 2424
JPEG 2272 x 1704
JPEG 1824 x 1368
JPEG 4576 x 3056
JPEG 3232 x 2160
JPEG 2272 x 1520
JPEG 1824 x 1216
JPEG 4576 x 2576
JPEG 3232 x 1824
JPEG 1920 x 1080
JPEG 1824 x 1024
JPEG 3424 x 3423
JPEG 2416 x 2416
JPEG 1712 x 1712
4912 x 3264
4912 x 2760
3568 x 2368
3568 x 2000
2448 x 1624
2448 x 1376
Video Capture MPEG-4 - 1920 x 1080
MPEG-4 - 1280 x 720
MPEG-4 - 640 x 480
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080
AVCHD - 1280 x 720
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 - 24 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps - 17Mbps
H.264 - 1440 x 1080 - 25 fps - 12Mbps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps - 3Mbps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX1 Sony Alpha NEX 5RL + 16-50mm
Battery Type Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific Sony NP-FW50 Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific
Details 1 x Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1010 mAh (included) 1 x Sony NP-FW50 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1080 mAh (included)
Battery Life - Photo shooting - 330 shots
CONNECTIONS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX1 Sony Alpha NEX 5RL + 16-50mm
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0 HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Print Standard Direct print, 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
Remote control
USB 2.0
HDMI output
FEATURES Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX1 Sony Alpha NEX 5RL + 16-50mm
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 2 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 4.2 frames per second, 20 frames per second (4MP) 3 frames per second, 10 frames per second
HDR Mode - Auto HDR mode
Additional Features Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, digital noise reduction, date/time stamp, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, cropping an image, resizing an image, Scene Detection Technology, Intelligent Scene Selector, Intelligent Resolution Technology, face detection, Motion Detection Technology, Full-time Live View, Subject Detection technology, Face Recognition, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator, Intelligent Auto (iA), Intelligent D-range Control, text stamp Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, sharpness control, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, saturation control, Sweep Panorama technology, Dynamic Range Optimizer, face detection, USB charging, built-in help guide, 24p Cinema Mode, DLNA support, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Eye-Fi Card Ready, Lens Distortion Compensation (LDC), Superior Auto mode, By Pixel Super Resolution technology, Clear Image Zoom, Auto Portrait Framing, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, PlayMemories Camera Apps support, Wi-Fi Direct
OTHERS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX1 Sony Alpha NEX 5RL + 16-50mm
Included Accessories Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, USB cable Lens hood, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, carrying case, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable, flash carrying case
Software Drivers & Utilities, SILKYPIX Developer Studio 3.1 SE, Panasonic PHOTOfunSTUDIO 7.0 HD Edition, Loilo LoiLoScope (Trial) Drivers & Utilities
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C -
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C -
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