Sony Alpha3000 ILCE-3000K + 18-55mm OSS vs. Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GM1K + 12-32mm

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Detailed comparison and review of Sony Alpha3000 ILCE-3000K + 18-55mm OSS and Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GM1K + 12-32mm. 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

Sony Alpha3000 ILCE-3000K + 18-55mm OSS vs. Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GM1K + 12-32mm Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Alpha3000 ILCE-3000K + 18-55mm OSS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GM1K + 12-32mm
Product Type Digital camera - mirrorless system Digital camera - mirrorless system
Lens Included 18-55mm OSS lens 12-32mm lens
Height 5.81 cm 5.49 cm
Width 10.16 cm 9.85 cm
Depth 3.83 cm 3.04 cm
Weight 222 g 173 g
Body Material - Magnesium alloy
Enclosure Colour Black Orange | Black
Digital Zoom 4x 4x
Optical Zoom 3x 2.7x
SENSOR Sony Alpha3000 ILCE-3000K + 18-55mm OSS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GM1K + 12-32mm
Sensor Resolution 20.1 Megapixel 16.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Exmor APS HD CMOS Live MOS
Total Pixels 20,400,000 pixels 16,840,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 20,100,000 pixels 16,000,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm) Four Thirds (17.3 x 13.0 mm)
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Anti-Dust coating Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF)
Image Stabiliser Optical (Steady Shot) Optical (MEGA O.I.S.)
Sensors Digital level metre Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Sony Alpha3000 ILCE-3000K + 18-55mm OSS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GM1K + 12-32mm
Image Processor BIONZ Venus Engine
LENS Sony Alpha3000 ILCE-3000K + 18-55mm OSS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GM1K + 12-32mm
Type Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 18 - 55 mm - f/3.5-5.6 - zoom Zoom lens - 2.7x zoom - 12 - 32 mm - f/3.5-5.6 Micro Four Thirds
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 27 - 82.5mm 24 - 64mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 25 cm 20 cm
Max View Angle 76 degree(s) 84 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment Manual Manual
Lens Construction 9 groups / 11 elements 7 groups / 8 elements
Filter Size 49 mm 37 mm
Lens Mounting Type Sony E-mount Micro Four Thirds
Features Full-time manual focusing, aspherical lens ED glass, aspherical lens, Lens Barrel Retraction Function
FOCUSING Sony Alpha3000 ILCE-3000K + 18-55mm OSS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GM1K + 12-32mm
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 25 23
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function, Manual Focus Check Live View, Predictive Focus Control -
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF
Face Detection Face-priority AF function, Smile Shutter Face Recognition, face-priority AF function
VIEWFINDER Sony Alpha3000 ILCE-3000K + 18-55mm OSS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GM1K + 12-32mm
Viewfinder Type Built-in - electronic -
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour -
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.5" -
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% -
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.70x -
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +3.5 -
Field of View Crop Factor 1.5 2
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Sony Alpha3000 ILCE-3000K + 18-55mm OSS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GM1K + 12-32mm
ISO (Max) 16000 25600
Light Sensitivity ISO auto (100-3200), ISO 100-16000 ISO 800, ISO 125, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO auto, ISO 12800, ISO 25600
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones 1200 1728
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, macro, night portrait, sports mode, sunset, handheld twilight, Night View, anti-motion blur Handheld night shot, clear portrait, silky skin, backlit softness, 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
Special Effects 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 Sepia, Vivid, Custom Effect, 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
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Incandescent, fluorescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, 2500K - 9900K Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, 2500K - 10000K (100K steps)
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec 1/16000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 60 sec
Exposure Compensation ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps 7 steps in 1/3, 2/3 or 1 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing - Yes
X-sync Speed - 1/50 sec
Exposure Range EV 0-20 (ISO 100) EV 0-18 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Sony Alpha3000 ILCE-3000K + 18-55mm OSS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GM1K + 12-32mm
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 230,400 pixels 1,036,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Built-in
Display Features Contrast control, display brightness control, TRILUMINOS Colour technology Display brightness control, display colour control, display contrast control, display saturation control, Touch AF/AE
FLASH Sony Alpha3000 ILCE-3000K + 18-55mm OSS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GM1K + 12-32mm
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 4 4
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction - Yes
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, flash exposure bracketing -
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Sony Alpha3000 ILCE-3000K + 18-55mm OSS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GM1K + 12-32mm
Digital Video Format AVCHD, H.264 AVCHD, H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, MPO
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Surround Sound Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording -
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
MEMORY Sony Alpha3000 ILCE-3000K + 18-55mm OSS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GM1K + 12-32mm
Memory Card Slot Memory Stick PRO Duo card, SD card SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO Duo, SDXC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo HX, SDHC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Image Storage 5456 x 3064
5456 x 3632
3872 x 2176
3872 x 2576
2736 x 1536
2736 x 1824
4592 x 3448
4592 x 3064
4592 x 2584
3232 x 2424
3232 x 2160
3232 x 1824
2272 x 1704
2272 x 1520
1920 x 1080
1824 x 1368 - 3D mode
1824 x 1216 - 3D mode
1824 x 1024 - 3D mode
3424 x 3424
2416 x 2416
1712 x 1712
Video Capture 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 - 25 fps - 12Mbps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps - 3Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1280 x 720 - 60 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1280 x 720 - 50 fps - 17Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps - 20Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps - 20Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps - 10Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 25 fps - 10Mbps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps - 4Mbps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps - 4Mbps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony Alpha3000 ILCE-3000K + 18-55mm OSS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GM1K + 12-32mm
Battery Type Sony NP-FW50 Lithium Ion Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific
Details Sony NP-FW50 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1080 mAh (included) Li-ion rechargeable battery - 680 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 480 shots Photo shooting - 220 shots (with 20mm lens)
Photo shooting - 230 shots (with 12-23mm lens)
CONNECTIONS Sony Alpha3000 ILCE-3000K + 18-55mm OSS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GM1K + 12-32mm
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0 Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching Direct print, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
HDMI output
USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output
FEATURES Sony Alpha3000 ILCE-3000K + 18-55mm OSS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GM1K + 12-32mm
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 2.5 frames per second, 3.5 frames per second 2 frames per second, 4 frames per second, 5 frames per second
Additional Features Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, sharpness control, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, saturation control, Sweep Panorama technology, shadow point display, highlight point display, Dynamic Range Optimizer, face detection, USB charging, built-in help guide, 25p Cinema Mode, x.v.Colour technology, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Superior Auto mode, Clear Image Zoom, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, BRAVIA Sync function, Auto Object Framing Audio recording, multi-picture burst, built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, date/time stamp, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, cropping an image, resizing an image, in-camera film editing, face detection, Full-time Live View, Intelligent Auto Plus (iA+), text stamp, Touch Shutter technology, Light Speed AF
OTHERS Sony Alpha3000 ILCE-3000K + 18-55mm OSS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GM1K + 12-32mm
Included Accessories Dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, micro-USB cable Battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, USB cable
Software Sony PlayMemories Home, Sony Image Data Converter 4.0 Drivers & Utilities, Loilo LoiLoScope (Trial), Panasonic PHOTOfunSTUDIO 9.2 Advanced Edition, SILKYPIX Developer Studio 4.1 SE
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
Service & Support Limited warranty - 1 year -
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