Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2 vs. Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX7

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Side by side comparison and review of Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2 and Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX7. 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 Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2 vs. Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX7 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2 Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX7
Product Type Digital camera - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 10.42 cm 7.07 cm
Width 14.2 cm 12.26 cm
Depth 8.09 cm 5.46 cm
Weight 647 g 360 g
Body Material Magnesium alloy Magnesium alloy
Enclosure Colour Black Black | Silver
Protection Weatherproof -
Digital Zoom - 4x
SENSOR Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2 Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX7
Sensor Resolution 24.3 Megapixel 16.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Exmor APS HD 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 APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm) Four Thirds (17.3 x 13.0 mm)
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Anti-Dust coating Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF)
Image Stabiliser Optical (SteadyShot INSIDE) Optical (image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes Yes
Sensors - Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2 Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX7
Image Processor BIONZ X Venus Engine
LENS Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2 Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX7
Lens Mounting Type - Micro Four Thirds
FOCUSING Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2 Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX7
Auto Focus TTL phase detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 79 23
Auto Focus Features Predictive Focus Control Focus Peaking function, Manual Focus Check Live View
AE/AF Control Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF
Face Detection Smile Shutter Yes
VIEWFINDER Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2 Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX7
Viewfinder Type Electronic - OLED Electronic - LCD
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.5" -
Viewfinder Resolution 2,359,296 pixels 2,764,800 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 1.09x 1.39x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +3 -4 to +3
Field of View Crop Factor 1.5 2
Features - Tilting, auto eye sensor
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2 Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX7
ISO (Max) 25600 25600
Native ISO 50-25600 200-12800
Extended ISO (Max) - 25600
Extended ISO (Min) - 100
Light Sensitivity ISO auto (100-25600), ISO 100 - 25600 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, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, macro, night portrait, night scene, sports mode, sunset, handheld twilight 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
Special Effects 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 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
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Incandescent, Flash, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (warm white), 2500K - 9900K, fluorescent light (daylight white), Colour Filter (G7 - M7), Colour Filter (A7 - B7) Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, 2500K - 10000K (100K steps)
Shutter Type Mechanical electronically-controlled Mechanical
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec 1/8000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 120 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 - 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 -2-17 (ISO 100) EV 0-18 (ISO 100)
Retouch - Clear Retouch function
DISPLAY Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2 Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX7
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 1,228,800 pixels 1,040,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Rotating Folding
Display Features Contrast control, display brightness control Display brightness control, display colour control, display contrast control, Touch AE, Touch AF
FLASH Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2 Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX7
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 12 5
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
Red-Eye Reduction Yes Yes
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control AF illuminator
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2 Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX7
Digital Video Format AVCHD, H.264 AVCHD, H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, MPO, MPO + 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 Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2 Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX7
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
Image Storage 6000 x 4000
4240 x 2832
3008 x 2000
6000 x 3376
4240 x 2400
3008 x 1688
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
Video Capture 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 - 25 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps - 17Mbps
H.264 - 1440 x 1080 - 30 fps - 12Mbps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps - 3Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1280 x 720 - 60 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps - 24Mbps
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 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps - 4Mbps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2 Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX7
Battery Type Sony NP-FM500H Lithium Ion Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific
Details Sony NP-FM500H Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1025 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 410 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 480 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 320 shots (with 20mm lens)
Photo shooting - 350 shots (with 14-42mm lens)
CONNECTIONS Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2 Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX7
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, NFC (Near Field Communication)
Connectivity Features Remote live view Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view
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 HDMI output
USB 2.0
Remote control
Microphone
USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output
Remote control
FEATURES Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2 Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX7
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 8 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 12 frames per second 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
Additional Features RGB primary colour filter, date/time stamp, sharpness control, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, saturation control, Sweep Panorama technology, LCD live view mode, Dynamic Range Optimizer, face detection, Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), NR Slow Shutter, High ISO NR, Superior Auto mode, BRAVIA Sync function, Translucent Mirror technology 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
OTHERS Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2 Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX7
Included Accessories Eyepiece cover, battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, shoe cap, micro-USB cable Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, USB cable
Software Sony Picture Motion Browser, Sony Image Data Converter SR, Sony Image Data Lightbox SR Drivers & Utilities, SILKYPIX Developer Studio 3.1 SE, Loilo LoiLoScope (Trial), Panasonic PHOTOfunSTUDIO 9.2 Premium Edition
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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