Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX7C + 20mm Pancake vs. Sony Alpha7 ILCE-7

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In depth comparison and review of Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX7C + 20mm Pancake and Sony Alpha7 ILCE-7. 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-GX7C + 20mm Pancake vs. Sony Alpha7 ILCE-7 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX7C + 20mm Pancake Sony Alpha7 ILCE-7
Product Type Digital camera - mirrorless system Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system
Lens Included 20mm Pancake lens Body only
Height 7.07 cm 9.44 cm
Width 12.26 cm 12.69 cm
Depth 5.46 cm 4.82 cm
Weight 360 g 416 g
Body Material Magnesium alloy Magnesium alloy
Enclosure Colour Black | Silver Black
Protection - Splashproof, dust-resistant
Digital Zoom 4x 4x
SENSOR Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX7C + 20mm Pancake Sony Alpha7 ILCE-7
Sensor Resolution 16.0 Megapixel 24.3 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Live MOS Exmor CMOS
Total Pixels 16,840,000 pixels 24,700,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 16,000,000 pixels 24,300,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Four Thirds (17.3 x 13.0 mm) Full Frame (35.8 x 23.9 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) - 60 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF) Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Anti-Dust coating
Image Stabiliser Optical (image sensor shift mechanism) -
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes -
Sensors Digital level metre Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX7C + 20mm Pancake Sony Alpha7 ILCE-7
Image Processor Venus Engine BIONZ X
LENS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX7C + 20mm Pancake Sony Alpha7 ILCE-7
Type Wide-angle lens 20 f/1.7 G II -
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 40mm -
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual -
Min Focus Distance 20 cm -
Max View Angle 57 degree(s) -
Lens Construction 5 groups / 7 elements -
Filter Size 46 mm -
Lens Mounting Type Micro Four Thirds Sony E-mount
Features Aspherical lens -
FOCUSING Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX7C + 20mm Pancake Sony Alpha7 ILCE-7
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 23 25
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function, Manual Focus Check Live View Focus Peaking function, Manual Focus Check Live View
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF
Face Detection Yes Face Detection AF/AE/FE/WB, Smile Shutter
VIEWFINDER Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX7C + 20mm Pancake Sony Alpha7 ILCE-7
Viewfinder Type Electronic - LCD Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size - 0.5"
Viewfinder Resolution 2,764,800 pixels 2,359,296 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 1.39x 0.71x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +3 -4 to +3
Field of View Crop Factor 2 -
Features Tilting, auto eye sensor Viewfinder brightness control
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX7C + 20mm Pancake Sony Alpha7 ILCE-7
ISO (Max) 25600 25600
Native ISO 200-12800 -
Extended ISO (Max) 25600 -
Extended ISO (Min) 100 -
Light Sensitivity ISO 800, ISO 125, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO auto, ISO 12800, ISO 25600 ISO 50, ISO auto (100-6400), ISO 100-25600
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones 1728 1200
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Shooting Programs Multiple exposure, monochrome, clear portrait, silky skin, backlit softness, clear in backlight, relaxing tone, sweet child's face, distinct scenery, bright blue sky, romantic sunset glow, vivid sunset glow, glistening water, clear nightscape, cool night sky, warm glowing nightscape, artistic nightscape, glittering illuminations, clear night portrait, soft image of a flower, appetising food, cute dessert, freeze animal motion, clear sports shot Landscape, portrait mode, macro, night portrait, night scene, sports mode, sunset, handheld twilight, anti-motion blur
Special Effects Sepia, Black & White Red filter, Black & White Yellow filter, Vivid, Black & White Orange filter, soft focus, natural, monochrome, Black & White Green filter, 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, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), 2500K - 9900K, fluorescent light (daylight white)
Shutter Type Mechanical -
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec 1/8000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 120 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 or 5 steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
X-sync Speed 1/320 sec -
Exposure Range EV 0-18 (ISO 100) EV 0-20 (ISO 100)
Retouch Clear Retouch function -
DISPLAY Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX7C + 20mm Pancake Sony Alpha7 ILCE-7
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen 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, Touch AE, Touch AF Contrast control, display brightness control, TRILUMINOS Colour technology
FLASH Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX7C + 20mm Pancake Sony Alpha7 ILCE-7
Camera Flash Pop-up flash -
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 5 -
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction -
Red-Eye Reduction Yes -
Features AF illuminator AF illuminator
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX7C + 20mm Pancake Sony Alpha7 ILCE-7
Digital Video Format AVCHD, H.264 AVCHD, H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, MPO, MPO + JPEG 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 -
MEMORY Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX7C + 20mm Pancake Sony Alpha7 ILCE-7
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, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo HX, SDHC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Image Storage 4592 x 3448
3232 x 2424
2272 x 1704
MPO 1824 x 1368 - 3D mode
4592 x 3064
3232 x 2160
2272 x 1520
MPO 1824 x 1216 - 3D mode
4592 x 2584
3232 x 1824
1920 x 1080
MPO 1824 x 1024 - 3D mode
3424 x 3424
2416 x 2416
1712 x 1712
MPO 1712 x 1712 - 3D mode
6000 x 4000
6000 x 3376
3936 x 2624
3936 x 2216
3008 x 2000
3008 x 1688
1968 x 1312
1968 x 1112
Video Capture AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1280 x 720 - 50 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps - 24Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 28Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps - 20Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 25 fps - 10Mbps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps - 4Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 17Mbps
H.264 - 1440 x 1080 - 12Mbps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 3Mbps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX7C + 20mm Pancake Sony Alpha7 ILCE-7
Battery Type Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific Sony NP-FW50 Lithium Ion
Details Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1025 mAh (included) Sony NP-FW50 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1080 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 320 shots (with 20mm lens)
Photo shooting - 350 shots (with 14-42mm lens)
Photo shooting - 340 shots (LCD Monitor on)
CONNECTIONS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX7C + 20mm Pancake Sony Alpha7 ILCE-7
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication) Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN, NFC (Near Field Communication)
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view Remote control via mobile devices
Print Standard Direct print, Exif Print support, PictBridge support DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge 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
Composite video/audio output
Microphone
Headphones
FEATURES Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX7C + 20mm Pancake Sony Alpha7 ILCE-7
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 2 frames per second, 4 frames per second, 4.3 frames per second, 5 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 40 frames per second 2.5 frames per second, 5 frames per second
HDR Mode - Auto HDR mode
Additional Features Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, digital image rotation, histogram display, cropping an image, resizing an image, in-camera film editing, Intelligent Resolution Technology, 24p Cinema Mode, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator, Intelligent Auto (iA), Intelligent D-range Control, HDR image enhancement technology, text stamp, Touch Shutter technology, Multi-process Noise Reduction, Time-Lapse recording, Light Speed AF, silent shooting, Creative Panorama function Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, sharpness control, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, saturation control, Sweep Panorama technology, in-camera red-eye fix, shadow point display, highlight point display, Dynamic Range Optimizer, face detection, USB charging, built-in help guide, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), Anti-motion Blur Mode, x.v.Colour technology, Shade Correction, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Lens Distortion Compensation (LDC), Superior Auto mode, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, PlayMemories Camera Apps support, BRAVIA Sync function, PhotoTV HD
OTHERS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX7C + 20mm Pancake Sony Alpha7 ILCE-7
Included Accessories Battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, USB cable Body cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable
Software Drivers & Utilities, SILKYPIX Developer Studio 3.1 SE, Loilo LoiLoScope (Trial), Panasonic PHOTOfunSTUDIO 9.2 Premium Edition Sony PlayMemories Home, Sony Image Data Converter 4.0
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
Service & Support - Limited warranty - 1 year
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