Sony Alpha 7S III vs Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5S

General	Sony Alpha 7S III	Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5S
Brand	Sony	Panasonic
Model	Alpha 7S III	Lumix DC-GH5S
Predecessor Model	Sony Alpha 7S II
MSRP	$3499 (body only)	$2499
Camera Type	Interchangeable Lens	Interchangeable Lens
Body Type	Mirrorless	Mirrorless
Video Capture

Sensor	Sony Alpha 7S III	Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5S
Sensor Type	BSI-CMOS	CMOS
Sensor Size	Full Frame	Micro Four Thirds
Sensor Dimensions	35.6 x 23.8 mm	17.3 x 13 mm
Total Pixels	12.9 Megapixel	11.93 Megapixel
Effective Pixels	12.1 Megapixel	10.28 Megapixel
Low Pass Filter
Native ISO Range	80 - 102,400	160 - 51,200
Boosted ISO Range	50 - 409,600	80 - 204,800

Photo	Sony Alpha 7S III	Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5S
Processor	BIONZ XR	Venus Engine 10
Max Image Resolution	4240 x 2832	3680 x 2760
Other Resolutions		3:2 (3840 x 2560), 16:9 (4016 x 2256), 1:1 (2752 x 2752)
Image Aspect Ratios	1:1, 4:3, 3:2, 16:9	1:1, 4:3, 3:2, 16:9
Image File Format	HEIF, JPEG, RAW	JPEG, RAW
JPEG Quality Levels	Extra fine, fine, normal	Fine, standard
Bit Depth	14-Bit	14-Bit
Color Space	BT.2020 compatible with TRILUMINOS Color
Timelapse Recording	With downloadable app
White Balance	2500 to 9900K Presets: Auto, Cloudy, Custom, Daylight, Flash, Fluorescent, Incandescent, Shade, Underwater	Presets: Auto, Cloudy, Color Temperature, Daylight, Flash, Incandescent, Shade, White Set 1, White Set 2, White Set 3, White Set 4

Focus	Sony Alpha 7S III	Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5S
Focusing System	Fast Hybrid AF (Phase-detection / Contrast-detection)
Autofocus Modes	Multi-area Center Selective single-point Tracking Single Continuous Touch Face Detection Live View	Multi-area Center Selective single-point Tracking Single Continuous Touch Face Detection Live View
Lens Servo	Continuous-Servo AF, Direct Manual Focus, Manual Focus, Single-Servo AF	Continuous-Servo AF, Flexible, Manual Focus, Single-Servo AF
AF Detection Range	-6 to +20 EV	-5 to +18 EV
Number of Focus Points	759	225
Touch-to-Focus
Live View Autofocus
Animal Eye Detection
Vehicle Tracking Mode
Insect Tracking Mode
Contrast Detection for Autofocus
Phase Detection for Autofocus

Optics	Sony Alpha 7S III	Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5S
Lens Mount	Sony E	Micro Four Thirds
Crop Factor	1x	2x
Image Stabilization	5-Axis Sensor Shift
Image Stabilization Compensation	5.5 stops
Digital Image Stabilization
Gyroscopic Stabilization

Screen	Sony Alpha 7S III	Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5S
Screen Type	Fully Articulated	Fully Articulated
Screen Technology	TFT LCD	TFT LCD
Touch Screen
Selfie & Vlogger Friendly LCD Screen
Screen Size	3.0"	3.2"
Screen Resolution	1,229k dot	1,620k dot
Top LCD Screen
Live View
Live Composition

Viewfinder	Sony Alpha 7S III	Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5S
Viewfinder	Electronic (OLED)	Electronic
Viewfinder Size	0.64"
Viewfinder Coverage	100%	100%
Viewfinder Magnification	0.91x	1.52x
Viewfinder Magnification (35mm equivalent)	0.91x	0.76x
Viewfinder Resolution	9,437k dot	3,680k dot
Viewfinder Eyepoint	25 mm	21 mm
Diopter Adjustment	-4 to +3	-4 to +3

Shutter	Sony Alpha 7S III	Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5S
Shutter Type	Electronic, Mechanical Focal Plane	Electronic, Mechanical Focal Plane
Min Shutter Speed	30 sec	60 sec
Max Shutter Speed (Mechanical or 1st Curtain)	1/8000 sec	1/8000 sec
Max Shutter Speed (Electronic)		1/16000 sec
Max Continuous Shooting	10.0 fps	12.0 fps
Continuous Shooting Resolution/fps/buffer	Up to 10 fps at 12.1 MP for up to 1000 Frames (Raw) / 1000 Frames (JPEG) Up to 8 fps at 12.1 MP Up to 6 fps at 12.1 MP Up to 3 fps at 12.1 MP	Up to 12 fps at 10.3 MP for up to 80 Frames (Raw) / 600 Frames (JPEG) Up to 8 fps at 10.3 MP Up to 7 fps at 10.3 MP Up to 6 fps at 10.3 MP Up to 5 fps at 10.3 MP Up to 2 fps at 10.3 MP Up to 60 fps at 8 MP

Flash	Sony Alpha 7S III	Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5S
Built-in Flash
Flash Modes		Auto Auto/Red-eye Reduction Forced On Forced On/Red-eye Reduction Slow Sync. Slow Sync./Red-eye Reduction Forced Off
Max Flash Sync Speed	1/250 sec	1/250 sec
Flash Compensation	-3 to +3 EV (1/3, 1/2 EV Steps)	-3 to +3 EV (1/3 EV Steps)
External Flash Connectivity
External Flash System	TTL	TTL
External Flash Connection	Intelligent Hot Shoe	Hot Shoe, PC Terminal

Exposure	Sony Alpha 7S III	Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5S
Exposure Metering Modes	Multi Center-weighted Highlight-weighted Average Spot	Multi Center-weighted Spot
Exposure Modes	Aperture Priority, Manual, Program, Shutter Priority	Aperture Priority, Manual, Program, Shutter Priority
Metering Range	-3 to +20 EV	0 to +18 EV
Exposure Compensation	±5 EV (1/3 EV, 1/2 EV increments)	±5 EV (1/3 EV increments)
Exposure Bracketing	±5 EV (3, 5 shots at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV, 2/3 EV, 1 EV increments)	±3 EV (3, 5, 7 shots at 1/3 EV, 2/3 EV, 1 EV increments)
Exposure Lock	Locked when shutter button is pressed halfway. Available with AE lock button. (On/Off/Auto)	(AF/AE LOCK button)

DXO	Sony Alpha 7S III	Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5S
DxO Low Light ISO	3900
DxO Color Depth	24.2
DxO Dynamic Range	13.4
DxO Overall Score	85

Video	Sony Alpha 7S III	Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5S
Internal Recording Modes	H.265/XAVC HS 4:2:2 10-Bit 4K UHD: 3840 x 2160 @ 23.98/50/59.94/100 fps [50 to 280 Mbps] H.265/XAVC HS 4:2:0 10-Bit 4K UHD: 3840 x 2160 @ 23.98/50/59.94/100 fps [30 to 200 Mbps] H.264/XAVC S-I 4:2:2 10-Bit 4K UHD: 3840 x 2160 @ 23.98/25/29.97/50/59.94 fps [240 to 600 Mbps] Full HD: 1920 x 1080p @ 23.98/25/29.97/50/59.94 fps [89 to 222 Mbps] H.264/XAVC S 4:2:2 10-Bit 4K UHD: 3840 x 2160 @ 23.98/25/29.97/50/59.94/100 fps [100 to 280 Mbps] Full HD: 1920 x 1080p @ 23.98/25/29.97/50/59.94 fps [50 Mbps] H.264/XAVC S 4:2:0 8-Bit 4K UHD: 3840 x 2160 @ 23.98/25/29.97/50/59.94/100 fps [60 to 200 Mbps] Full HD: 1920 x 1080p @ 23.98/25/29.97/50/59.94/100/200/240 fps [16 to 100 Mbps]	AVCHD Full HD: 1920 x 1080p @ 23.98/50/59.94 fps [24 to 28 Mbps] Full HD: 1920 x 1080i @ 50/59.94 fps [17 to 24 Mbps] MP4 4:2:0 10-Bit 4K UHD: 3840 x 2160 @ 23.98/25/29.97 fps [72 Mbps] MOV/MP4 4:2:0 8-Bit DCI 4K: 4096 x 2160 @ 23.98/24/25/29.97/50/59.94 fps [100 to 150 Mbps] 4K UHD: 3840 x 2160 @ 23.98/24/25/29.97/50/59.94 fps [100 to 150 Mbps] Full HD: 1920 x 1080p @ 23.98/24/25/29.97/50/59.94 fps [20 to 100 Mbps] MOV/MP4 4:2:2 10-Bit DCI 4K: 4096 x 2160 @ 23.98/24 fps [150 to 400 Mbps] DCI 4K: 4096 x 2160 @ 25/29.97 fps [150 Mbps] 4K UHD: 3840 x 2160 @ 23.98/24/25/29.97 fps [150 to 400 Mbps] Full HD: 1920 x 1080p @ 23.98/24/25/29.97/50/59.94 fps [100 to 200 Mbps]
Interval Recording
Video Formats	MPEG-4, XAVC S, XAVC HS, XAVC S-1, H.264, H.265	MPEG-4, H.264, H.265
Max Video Resolution	3840 x 2160	4096 x 2160
10-bit 4:2:2 Color
External Recording Modes	Raw 16-Bit via HDMI 4264 x 2408 up to 59.94 fps 4:2:2 10-Bit via HDMI UHD 4K (3840 x 2160) @ 23.98/25/29.97/50/59.94 fps 1920 x 1080p @ 23.98/50/59.94 fps 1920 x 1080i @ 50/59.94 fps 4:2:0 8-Bit via HDMI UHD 4K (3840 x 2160) @ 23.98/25/29.97/50/59.94 fps 1920 x 1080p @ 23.98/50/59.94 fps 1920 x 1080i @ 50/59.94 fps	12-Bit via HDMI DCI 4K (4096 x 2160) @ 23.98/25/29.97/50/59.94 fps 3680 x 2760 @ 23.98/25/29.97/50/59.94 fps 4:2:2 10-Bit via HDMI DCI 4K (4096 x 2160) @ 23.98/24.00/25/29.97/50/59.94 fps 3840 x 2160 @ 23.98/24.00/25/29.97/50/59.94 fps 1920 x 1080p @ 24.00/25/29.97/50/59.94 fps 1920 x 1080i @ 50/59.94 fps 4:2:0 8-Bit via HDMI 4096 x 2160 @ 23.98/24.00/25/29.97/50/59.94 fps 3840 x 2160 @ 23.98/24.00/25/29.97/50/59.94 fps 1920 x 1080p @ 24.00/25/29.97/50/59.94 fps 1920 x 1080i @ 50/59.94 fps
No crop on 4K Videos
Webcam Functionality
Gamma Curve	Sony S-Log 2, Sony S-Log 3
Unlimited Video Recording
Recording Limit	13 hours	unlimited

Terminals	Sony Alpha 7S III	Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5S
Audio I/O	1 x 1/8" / 3.5 mm TRS Stereo Microphone Input 1 x 1/8" / 3.5 mm TRS Stereo Headphone Output	1 x 1/8" / 3.5 mm TRS Stereo Headphone Output 1 x 1/8" / 3.5 mm TRS Stereo Microphone Input
Power I/O	1 x USB-C Input	1 x USB-C Input/Output
Other I/O	1 x USB-C (USB 3.2 / 3.1 Gen 1) Data Input/Output (Shared with Power Input) 1 x Sony Multi/Micro-USB Control	1 x USB-C (USB 3.2 / 3.1 Gen 1) Data Input/Output (Shared with Power Input) 1 x 2.5 mm Sub-Mini Control Input 1 x PC Sync Socket Output
USB Speed	USB 3.2 Gen 1x1 (5 GBit/sec)	USB 3.2 Gen 1x1 (5 GBit/sec)
HDMI Output	Full Size	Full Size
Speaker	Mono	Mono
Built-in Microphone	Stereo	Stereo
Microphone Input
Headphone Output
Flash Sync Port

Connectivity	Sony Alpha 7S III	Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5S
Built-in GPS
Built-In Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi Version	Wi-Fi 5, 802.11ac/b/g/n, 2.4/5 GHz	802.11b/g/n, 2.4 GHz
Built-In Bluetooth
Bluetooth Version	5	4.2 LE
NFC
Mobile App Compatible	*As of September, 2020: Check with manufacturer for the most up-to-date compatibility
Remote Control	wireless or smartphone	wired or smartphone

Environmental	Sony Alpha 7S III	Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5S
Environmental Sealing
Operating Temperature	32 to 104°F / 0 to 40°C	14 to 104°F / -10 to 40°C
Operating Humidity		10 to 80%

Physical	Sony Alpha 7S III	Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5S
Dimensions	129 x 97 x 81 mm (5.08 x 3.82 x 3.19")	139 x 98 x 87 mm (5.47 x 3.86 x 3.43")
Weight (inc. batteries)	699 g (1.54 lb / 24.66 oz)	660 g (1.46 lb / 23.28 oz)
Box Dimensions (LxWxH)	10 x 6.1 x 5.6"	7.6 x 6.1 x 6.1"
Package Weight	3.12 lb	3.01 lb

Power and Storage	Sony Alpha 7S III	Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5S
Battery Pack	NP-FZ100	DMW-BLF19
Battery Life	600 shots	440 shots
USB Charging
Internal Storage
External Storage	Dual Slot: CFexpress Type A / SD (UHS-II)	Dual Slot: SD/SDHC/SDXC (UHS-II)

Other	Sony Alpha 7S III	Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5S
Self Timer	2 or 10 sec; continuous 3 or 5 exposures	2 or 10 secs, 10 secs w/3 images
Orientation Sensor
Tripod Mounting Thread	1 x 1/4"-20 Female	1 x 1/4"-20 Female (Bottom)
Accessory Mount	1 x Intelligent Hot Shoe	1 x Hot Shoe Mount
Material of Construction		Magnesium Alloy
Electronic Level Gauge
Sensor Cleaning/Dust Reduction System		Supersonic wave filter

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