Sony Alpha7 II ILCE-7M2 vs. Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G7K + 14-42mm

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Side by side comparison and review of Sony Alpha7 II ILCE-7M2 and Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G7K + 14-42mm. 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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Sony Alpha7 II ILCE-7M2 vs. Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G7K + 14-42mm Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Alpha7 II ILCE-7M2 Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G7K + 14-42mm
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only 14-42mm lens
Height 9.57 cm 8.62 cm
Width 12.69 cm 12.49 cm
Depth 5.97 cm 7.74 cm
Weight 556 g 360 g
Body Material Magnesium alloy -
Enclosure Colour Black Black
Protection Splashproof, dust-resistant -
Digital Zoom 4x 4x
Optical Zoom - 3x
SENSOR Sony Alpha7 II ILCE-7M2 Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G7K + 14-42mm
Sensor Resolution 24.3 Megapixel 16.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Exmor CMOS Live MOS
Total Pixels 24,700,000 pixels 16,840,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 24,300,000 pixels 16,000,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Full Frame (35.8 x 23.9 mm) Four Thirds (17.3 x 13.0 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) - 30 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Anti-Dust coating Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF)
Image Stabiliser - Optical (MEGA O.I.S.)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes -
Sensors Digital level metre Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Sony Alpha7 II ILCE-7M2 Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G7K + 14-42mm
Image Processor BIONZ X Venus Engine
LENS Sony Alpha7 II ILCE-7M2 Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G7K + 14-42mm
Type - Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 14 - 42 mm - f/3.5-5.6 Micro Four Thirds
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 28 - 84mm
Focus Adjustment - Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance - 30 cm
Max View Angle - 75 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment - Manual
Lens Construction - 9 groups / 12 elements
Filter Size - 52 mm
Lens Mounting Type Sony E-mount Micro Four Thirds
Features - Aspherical lens
FOCUSING Sony Alpha7 II ILCE-7M2 Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G7K + 14-42mm
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 25 49
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function, Manual Focus Check Live View Focus Peaking function, Depth From Defocus (DFD) technology
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF
Face Detection Face Detection AF/AE/FE/WB, Smile Shutter Face Detection AF/AE, Face Recognition
VIEWFINDER Sony Alpha7 II ILCE-7M2 Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G7K + 14-42mm
Viewfinder Type Electronic - OLED Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.5" -
Viewfinder Resolution 2,359,296 pixels 2,360,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.71x 0.70x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +3 -4 to +4
Field of View Crop Factor - 2
Features Viewfinder brightness control Auto eye sensor
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Sony Alpha7 II ILCE-7M2 Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G7K + 14-42mm
ISO (Max) 25600 25600
Light Sensitivity ISO 50, ISO auto (100-6400), ISO 100-25600 ISO 100, ISO 800, 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, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, macro, night portrait, night scene, sports mode, sunset, handheld twilight, anti-motion blur Handheld night shot, 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
Special Effects Black & White, Sepia, Colour, Neutral, Vivid, sunset, soft focus, illustration, monochrome, landscape, portrait, Water Colour, miniature, clear, deep, light, autumn leaves, Retro, partial colour, Toy camera, High contrast, Pop Colour, HDR Painting, Rich-tone monochrome, Soft High-key, Night Scene Sepia, soft focus, monochrome, miniature, Cross Process, Retro, Expressive, high dynamic, Bleach Bypass, High Key, Low Key, Toy effect, Star Filter, Impressive Art, One Point Colour, Dynamic Monochrome, Sunshine, Old Days, Toy Pop, Fantasy, Rough Monochrome, Silky Monochrome
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), Underwater, 2500K - 9900K, fluorescent light (daylight white) Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, 2500K - 10000K (100K steps)
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec 1/4000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 60 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 or 5 steps 7 steps in 1/3, 2/3 or 1 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
X-sync Speed 1/250sec 1/160 sec
Exposure Range EV -1-20 (ISO 100) EV 0-18 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Sony Alpha7 II ILCE-7M2 Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G7K + 14-42mm
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 1,228,800 pixels 1,040,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Rotating
Display Features Contrast control, display brightness control Display brightness control, display colour control, display contrast control, display saturation control, Touch AF
FLASH Sony Alpha7 II ILCE-7M2 Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G7K + 14-42mm
Camera Flash - Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) - 6.6
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, flash +/- compensation
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Sony Alpha7 II ILCE-7M2 Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G7K + 14-42mm
Digital Video Format H.264, XAVC S, AVC AVCHD, H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, MPO
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 3840 x 2160
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 Sony Alpha7 II ILCE-7M2 Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G7K + 14-42mm
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, SDHC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card, Memory Stick XC-HG Duo SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Memory Card Included - No
Image Storage 6000 x 4000
6000 x 3376
3936 x 2624
3936 x 2216
3008 x 2000
3008 x 1688
1968 x 1312
1968 x 1112
JPEG 4592 x 3448
JPEG 4592 x 3064
JPEG 4592 x 2584
JPEG 3232 x 2424
JPEG 3232 x 2160
JPEG 3840 x 2160
JPEG 2272 x 1704
MPO 1824 x 1368 - 3D mode
MPO 1824 x 1216 - 3D mode
MPO 1824 x 1024 - 3D mode
JPEG 1920 x 1080
JPEG 3424 x 3424
JPEG 2416 x 2416
MPO 1712 x 1712 - 3D mode
Video Capture AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps - 17Mbps
H.264 - 1440 x 1080 - 30 fps - 12Mbps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps - 3Mbps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 - 25 fps - 100Mbps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 - 24 fps - 100Mbps
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 - 50 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps - 24Mbps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 - 30 fps - 100Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps - 28Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps - 20Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps - 10Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps - 4Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps - 24Mbps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony Alpha7 II ILCE-7M2 Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G7K + 14-42mm
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 - 1200 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 340 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 270 shots
Photo shooting - 360 shots (with 14-42mm lens)
Photo shooting - 350 shots (with 14-140mm lens)
Photo shooting - 350 shots (with 45-150mm lens)
CONNECTIONS Sony Alpha7 II ILCE-7M2 Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G7K + 14-42mm
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication) Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support, PRINT Image Matching Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Remote control (sub-mini phone 2.5 mm)
FEATURES Sony Alpha7 II ILCE-7M2 Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G7K + 14-42mm
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 2.5 frames per second, 5 frames per second 2 frames per second, 8 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 6 frames per second, 40 frames per second
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Additional Features 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, 24p Cinema Mode, 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, diffraction correction, S-Log2 gamma setting Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, takes photos while film recording, Intelligent Auto Plus (iA+), Touch Shutter technology, Time-Lapse recording, Light Speed AF, GPS via mobile, Creative Panorama function
OTHERS Sony Alpha7 II ILCE-7M2 Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G7K + 14-42mm
Included Accessories Eyepiece cover, body cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable, shoe cap Lens hood, battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, USB cable
Software Sony PlayMemories Home Drivers & Utilities, Loilo LoiLoScope (Trial), Panasonic PHOTOfunSTUDIO 9.7 Premium Edition, SILKYPIX Developer Studio 4.3 SE
Max Operating Temperature - 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature - 0 °C
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