Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3 + Zoom lens 24 - 105 mm - f/4.0 FE G OSS - zoom vs. Panasonic Lumix S1RM + 24-105mm F4 Macro O.I.S.

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Side by side comparison and review of Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3 + Zoom lens 24 - 105 mm - f/4.0 FE G OSS - zoom and Panasonic Lumix S1RM + 24-105mm F4 Macro O.I.S.. 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 III ILCE-7M3 + Zoom lens 24 - 105 mm - f/4.0 FE G OSS - zoom vs. Panasonic Lumix S1RM + 24-105mm F4 Macro O.I.S. Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3 + Zoom lens 24 - 105 mm - f/4.0 FE G OSS - zoom Panasonic Lumix S1RM + 24-105mm F4 Macro O.I.S.
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only 24-105mm F4 Macro O.I.S. lens
Height 9.56 cm 11 cm
Width 12.69 cm 14.89 cm
Depth 7.37 cm 9.67 cm
Weight 650 g 898 g
Weight Details Camera with battery and memory card: 650 g Camera body only: 898 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 1.016 kg
Body Material - Magnesium alloy
Enclosure Colour Black -
Protection Dust-resistant, moisture-resistant Splashproof, freezeproof, dust-resistant
Digital Zoom 4x -
Optical Zoom - 4.4x
SENSOR Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3 + Zoom lens 24 - 105 mm - f/4.0 FE G OSS - zoom Panasonic Lumix S1RM + 24-105mm F4 Macro O.I.S.
Sensor Resolution 24.2 Megapixel 43.7 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Exmor R CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 25,300,000 pixels 50,440,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 24,200,000 pixels 43,700,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Full Frame (35.6 x 23.8 mm) Full Frame (36 x 24 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps 60 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Anti-Dust coating Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF)
Image Stabiliser Optical (5-axis Steady Shot) Optical (5-Axis Dual I.S. 2.0)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes Yes
Sensors Digital level metre -
PROCESSOR Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3 + Zoom lens 24 - 105 mm - f/4.0 FE G OSS - zoom Panasonic Lumix S1RM + 24-105mm F4 Macro O.I.S.
Image Processor BIONZ X Venus Engine
LENS Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3 + Zoom lens 24 - 105 mm - f/4.0 FE G OSS - zoom Panasonic Lumix S1RM + 24-105mm F4 Macro O.I.S.
Type Zoom lens 24 - 105 mm - f/4.0 FE G OSS - zoom Macro zoom lens - 4.4x zoom - 24 - 105 mm - f/4.0 LUMIX S - macro, zoom
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 36 - 157.5mm -
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 38 cm 30 cm
Max View Angle 84 degree(s) -
Zoom Adjustment Manual Manual (by ring)
Lens Construction 14 groups / 17 elements 13 groups / 16 elements
Filter Size 77 mm -
Lens Mounting Type Sony E-mount L-Mount
Features ED glass, aspherical lens, dustproof, AA (advanced aspherical) lens, moisture-resistant, Direct Drive Super Sonic wave Motor (DDSSM), fluorine coating, Nano AR Coating ED glass, focus clutch mechanism, aspherical lens
FOCUSING Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3 + Zoom lens 24 - 105 mm - f/4.0 FE G OSS - zoom Panasonic Lumix S1RM + 24-105mm F4 Macro O.I.S.
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 693 225
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function Focus Peaking function, Depth From Defocus (DFD) technology, Advanced Recognition technology
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Touch Area AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Eye detection AF, Predictive AI Servo AF
Face Detection Face-priority AF function Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function
VIEWFINDER Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3 + Zoom lens 24 - 105 mm - f/4.0 FE G OSS - zoom Panasonic Lumix S1RM + 24-105mm F4 Macro O.I.S.
Viewfinder Type Electronic - OLED Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.5" -
Viewfinder Resolution 2,359,296 pixels 5,760,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.78x 0.78x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +3 -
Field of View Crop Factor - 1.0
Features Viewfinder brightness control, colour temperature control Auto eye sensor, magnification ratio control
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3 + Zoom lens 24 - 105 mm - f/4.0 FE G OSS - zoom Panasonic Lumix S1RM + 24-105mm F4 Macro O.I.S.
ISO (Max) 204800 51200
Native ISO 100-51200 100-25600
Extended ISO (Max) 204800 51200
Extended ISO (Min) 50 50
Light Sensitivity ISO 50, ISO 102400, ISO 204800, ISO 100-51200 ISO 50, ISO auto, ISO 102400, ISO 204800, ISO 100-51200
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot, highlight weighted
Exposure Metering Zones 1200 1728
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes Flash Exposure Bracketing, white balance bracketing Focus bracketing, white balance bracketing, aperture bracketing
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, macro, night portrait, night scene, sports mode, sunset -
Special Effects Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Vivid, sunset, landscape, portrait, clear, deep, light, autumn leaves, Retro, partial colour, Toy camera, Posterisation, High contrast monochrome, Pop Colour, Rich-tone monochrome, Soft High-key, Night Scene, Standard, Style Box, Posterisation (B/W) 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, fluorescent, 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)
Shutter Type Mechanical electronically-controlled Mechanical, electronic
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec 1/16000 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, 5, 9 steps in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1, 2 or 3 EV steps 3, 5, 7 steps in 1/3, 2/3 or 1 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
X-sync Speed 1/250sec 1/320 sec
Exposure Range EV -3-20 (ISO 100) EV 0-18 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3 + Zoom lens 24 - 105 mm - f/4.0 FE G OSS - zoom Panasonic Lumix S1RM + 24-105mm F4 Macro O.I.S.
Type 2.95" LCD display 3.2" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Format 921,600 pixels 2,100,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Rotating
Display Features Display brightness control Display brightness control
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3 + Zoom lens 24 - 105 mm - f/4.0 FE G OSS - zoom Panasonic Lumix S1RM + 24-105mm F4 Macro O.I.S.
Digital Video Format AVCHD, XAVC S AVCHD, H.264, H.265
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel), Linear PCM Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel), Linear PCM, AAC
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features - Wind noise reduction
MEMORY Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3 + Zoom lens 24 - 105 mm - f/4.0 FE G OSS - zoom Panasonic Lumix S1RM + 24-105mm F4 Macro O.I.S.
Memory Card Slot Memory Stick PRO Duo card, SD card SD card, XQD Memory 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, SDHC UHS-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II Memory Card SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card, XQD Memory Card, SDHC UHS-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II Memory Card
Memory Card Included No No
Image Storage 6000 x 4000
3936 x 2624
3008 x 2000
1968 x 1312
6000 x 3376
3936 x 2216
3008 x 1688
1968 x 1112
8368 x 5584
5952 x 3968
4272 x 2848
RAW 16736 x 11168 - High Resolution Mode
7440 x 5584
5296 x 3968
3792 x 2848
RAW 14880 x 11168 - High Resolution Mode
8368 x 4712
5952 x 3352
4272 x 2400
RAW 16736 x 9424 - High Resolution Mode
5584 x 5584
3968 x 3968
2848 x 2848
RAW 11168 x 11168 - High Resolution Mode
8368 x 4184
8368 x 3088
Video Capture XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 120 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 120 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps - 25Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps - 16Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 60 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 60 fps - 17Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 50Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 17Mbps
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BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3 + Zoom lens 24 - 105 mm - f/4.0 FE G OSS - zoom Panasonic Lumix S1RM + 24-105mm F4 Macro O.I.S.
Battery Type Sony NP-FZ100 Lithium Ion Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific
Details Sony NP-FZ100 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 2280 mAh (included) Li-ion rechargeable battery - 3050 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 710 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 610 shots (EVF on)
Video recording - 2.08 hours (LCD Monitor on)
Voice recording - 1.92 hours (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 380 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 360 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 1150 shots (Power Save LVF Shooting mode)
CONNECTIONS Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3 + Zoom lens 24 - 105 mm - f/4.0 FE G OSS - zoom Panasonic Lumix S1RM + 24-105mm F4 Macro O.I.S.
Interface HDMI, USB 3.1, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication), Bluetooth 4.1 HDMI, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.2
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, Wireless Image Transfer -
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching Direct print, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe, PC terminal
Connector Type USB 3.1 (USB Type-C)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
USB 3.1 (USB Type-C)
HDMI output (19 pin HDMI Type A)
Microphone (mini-phone 3.5mm)
Remote control (sub-mini phone 2.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
FEATURES Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3 + Zoom lens 24 - 105 mm - f/4.0 FE G OSS - zoom Panasonic Lumix S1RM + 24-105mm F4 Macro O.I.S.
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 8 frames per second, 10 frames per second 2 frames per second, 5 frames per second, 9 frames per second, 6 frames per second
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Additional Features Built-in speaker, sharpness control, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, saturation control, shadow point display, highlight point display, takes photos while film recording, contrast control, Dynamic Range Optimizer, USB charging, built-in help guide, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Clear Image Zoom, noise reduction over long exposures, Lens Distortion Correction, high ISO speed noise reduction, PlayMemories Camera Apps support, silent shooting, BRAVIA Sync function, PhotoTV HD, GPS via mobile, S-Log2 gamma setting, peripheral shading correction, chromatic aberration correction, anti-flicker, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) recording, S-Log3 gamma setting Audio recording, date/time stamp, AE lock, AF lock, USB powered, USB charging, Light Speed AF, primary colour filter, no Optical Low Pass Filter (OLFP), Focus Stacking, Post Focus function, 187-megapixel High Resolution mode
OTHERS Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3 + Zoom lens 24 - 105 mm - f/4.0 FE G OSS - zoom Panasonic Lumix S1RM + 24-105mm F4 Macro O.I.S.
Included Accessories Eyepiece cover, lens hood, dust cap, body cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, shoe cap, micro-USB cable Battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, USB cable, hot shoe cap
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C -10 °C
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