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Panasonic GH3 vs Sony A6100

Portability
66
Imaging
52
Features
80
Overall
63
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH3 front
 
Sony Alpha a6100 front
Portability
81
Imaging
70
Features
88
Overall
77

Panasonic GH3 vs Sony A6100 Key Specs

Panasonic GH3
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 3" Fully Articulated Display
  • ISO 200 - 12800
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 550g - 133 x 93 x 82mm
  • Released September 2012
  • Succeeded the Panasonic GH2
  • Successor is Panasonic GH4
Sony A6100
(Full Review)
  • 24MP - APS-C Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Display
  • ISO 100 - 32000 (Increase to 51200)
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • Sony E Mount
  • 396g - 120 x 67 x 59mm
  • Revealed August 2019
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Panasonic GH3 vs Sony A6100 Overview

Here, we are contrasting the Panasonic GH3 and Sony A6100, both Advanced Mirrorless cameras by manufacturers Panasonic and Sony. There exists a sizeable gap among the resolutions of the GH3 (16MP) and A6100 (24MP) and the GH3 (Four Thirds) and A6100 (APS-C) have different sensor sizing.

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The GH3 was revealed 8 years before the A6100 and that is a fairly large gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic GH3 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A6100 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting right into a more detailed comparison, here is a brief highlight of how the GH3 grades vs the A6100 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Panasonic GH3 over the Sony A6100

 GH3 A6100 
Display typeFully ArticulatedTiltingFully Articulating display

Reasons to pick Sony A6100 over the Panasonic GH3

 A6100 GH3 
RevealedAugust 2019September 2012More recent by 84 months
Display resolution922k614kSharper display (+308k dot)

Common features in the Panasonic GH3 and Sony A6100

 GH3 A6100 
Focus manually More exact focus
Display size3"3"Same display measurement
Selfie screen Both good for selfies
Touch display Easily navigate

Panasonic GH3 vs Sony A6100 Physical Comparison

For those who are intending to lug around your camera frequently, you are going to need to factor in its weight and volume. The Panasonic GH3 offers outer measurements of 133mm x 93mm x 82mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 3.2") accompanied by a weight of 550 grams (1.21 lbs) and the Sony A6100 has sizing of 120mm x 67mm x 59mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.3") and a weight of 396 grams (0.87 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you are using at that moment. Below is a front view physical size comparison of the GH3 and the A6100.

Panasonic GH3 vs Sony A6100 size comparison

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the GH3 and A6100 is 66 and 81 respectively.

Panasonic GH3 vs Sony A6100 top view buttons comparison

Panasonic GH3 vs Sony A6100 Sensor Comparison

Quite often, it is very difficult to visualize the gap in sensor measurements only by checking out technical specs. The visual underneath will offer you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the GH3 and A6100.

As you can tell, both the cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The GH3 using its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF tougher and the Sony A6100 will produce more detail because of its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop photos a good deal more aggressively. The older GH3 will be behind with regard to sensor innovation.

Panasonic GH3 vs Sony A6100 sensor size comparison

Panasonic GH3 vs Sony A6100 Screen and ViewFinder

Panasonic GH3 vs Sony A6100 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Panasonic GH3 Portrait photography details
Sony A6100 Portrait photography details
71
has manual focus
good MP (16MP)
sensor size is good (Four Thirds)
offers face detect autofocus
saves RAW formats
82
manual focus
megapixel count good (24 megapixels)
sensor size is good (APS-C)
provides face detect focusing
saves RAW formats
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Street Comparison

Street photography with Panasonic GH3
Street photography with Sony A6100
65
screen can move to multiple angles
sensor size is good (Four Thirds)
saves RAW formats
features focus by touch
environment proofing
no image stabilization
heavier than average (550g)
79
has a tilting screen
sensor size is good (APS-C)
saves RAW formats
includes touch focus
great high ISO (32,000)
no image stabilization
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Sports Comparison

Sports photography with Panasonic GH3
Sports photography with Sony A6100
63
high frames per second (20.0 frames/s)
good MP (16 megapixels)
sensor size is good (Four Thirds)
offers tracking focus
environment proofing
better than average battery (540 CIPA)
no image stabilization
lack of phase detect autofocus
75
megapixel count good (24MP)
sensor size is good (APS-C)
provides tracking focus
has phase detect AF
no image stabilization
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Travel Comparison

Panasonic GH3 Travel photography factors
Sony A6100 Travel photography factors
71
better than average battery (540 CIPA)
environment proofing
features focus by touch
good MP (16MP)
built-in flash
selfie friendly display
heavier than average (550 grams)
86
connects via bluetooth
includes touch focus
megapixel count good (24 megapixels)
has built in flash
screen is selfie friendly
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Landscape Comparison

Panasonic GH3 Landscape photography factors
Sony A6100 Landscape photography factors
71
has manual focus
switch lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
nice screen size (3 inches)
good MP (16 megapixels)
sensor size is good (Four Thirds)
saves RAW formats
environment proofing
better than average battery (540 per charge)
no image stabilization
79
manual focus
switch lenses (Sony E mount)
screen size is good (3 inch)
megapixel count good (24MP)
sensor size is good (APS-C)
great high ISO (32,000)
saves RAW formats
no image stabilization
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Vlogging Comparison

Vlogging with Panasonic GH3
Vlogging with Sony A6100
65
selfie friendly display
touchscreen
offers face detect autofocus
video resolution high (1920 x 1080 resolution)
comes with mic socket
no image stabilization
heavier than average (550 grams)
79
screen is selfie friendly
touchscreen enabled
provides face detect focusing
high res video (3840 x 2160 pixels)
has mic support
no image stabilization
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Panasonic GH3 vs Sony A6100 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Panasonic GH3 and Sony A6100
 Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH3Sony Alpha a6100
General Information
Make Panasonic Sony
Model type Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH3 Sony Alpha a6100
Type Advanced Mirrorless Advanced Mirrorless
Released 2012-09-17 2019-08-28
Physical type SLR-style mirrorless Rangefinder-style mirrorless
Sensor Information
Processor Chip Venus Engine VII FHD Bionz X
Sensor type CMOS CMOS
Sensor size Four Thirds APS-C
Sensor dimensions 17.3 x 13mm 23.5 x 15.6mm
Sensor surface area 224.9mm² 366.6mm²
Sensor resolution 16 megapixel 24 megapixel
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 1:1, 3:2 and 16:9
Full resolution 4608 x 3456 6000 x 4000
Max native ISO 12800 32000
Max boosted ISO - 51200
Minimum native ISO 200 100
RAW images
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Autofocus touch
Autofocus continuous
Autofocus single
Tracking autofocus
Autofocus selectice
Center weighted autofocus
Multi area autofocus
Live view autofocus
Face detect autofocus
Contract detect autofocus
Phase detect autofocus
Total focus points 23 425
Lens
Lens support Micro Four Thirds Sony E
Total lenses 107 121
Focal length multiplier 2.1 1.5
Screen
Display type Fully Articulated Tilting
Display size 3 inch 3 inch
Display resolution 614k dots 922k dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch function
Display technology OLED Monitor with static touch control -
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type Electronic Electronic
Viewfinder resolution 1,744k dots 1,440k dots
Viewfinder coverage 100 percent 100 percent
Viewfinder magnification 0.67x 0.71x
Features
Slowest shutter speed 60 secs 30 secs
Maximum shutter speed 1/4000 secs 1/4000 secs
Continuous shooting rate 20.0fps 11.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Change white balance
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash distance 12.00 m 6.00 m (at ISO 100)
Flash settings Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync Flash off, auto, fill flash, slow sync, rear sync, wireless, hi-speed
Hot shoe
Auto exposure bracketing
White balance bracketing
Maximum flash synchronize 1/160 secs -
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (60, 50, 30, 25 24 fps) 1280 x 720 (60, 50, 30, 25fps), 640 x 480 (30, 25fps 3840 x 2160 @ 30p / 100 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM
Max video resolution 1920x1080 3840x2160
Video format MPEG-4, AVCHD, H.264 MPEG-4, XAVC S, H.264
Mic support
Headphone support
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) Yes
GPS None None
Physical
Environmental sealing
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 550 grams (1.21 lbs) 396 grams (0.87 lbs)
Physical dimensions 133 x 93 x 82mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 3.2") 120 x 67 x 59mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.3")
DXO scores
DXO All around rating 71 not tested
DXO Color Depth rating 22.7 not tested
DXO Dynamic range rating 12.4 not tested
DXO Low light rating 812 not tested
Other
Battery life 540 photos 420 photos
Type of battery Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery ID - NP-FW50
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec, 10 sec (3 images)) Yes
Time lapse shooting
Type of storage SD/SDHC/SDXC SD/SDHC/SDXC + Memory Stick Pro Duo
Card slots 1 1
Retail cost $799 $748