The Sony A7 IV is considered the perfect hybrid camera, because it provides incredible images that can be shared instantly. In addition, it has been manufactured and designed to make the maximum creativity of any professional come true.
The new and long-awaited Panasonic Lumix GH6is the new hybrid camera ideal for creating professional videos and capturing the best photos. The renewal of the model that no one expected so soon arrives with improvements, below, we will see its main features, as well as its functions.
Panasonic GH6 VS Sony A7 IV Specifications
As always we will compare, the Panasonic GH6 against its fiercest competitor, in this case the camera that could stand up to it would be the Sony A7 IV and now we will see how they differ.
Panasonic GH6 | SONY A7 IV | |
SENSOR | Live MOS sensor (17.3 x 13 mm) 26 MP | 35 mm full frame (35.9 x 23.9 mm), Exmor R CMOS sensor, CON 33.0 MP |
PROCESSOR | Venus Engine | BIONZ XR |
FOCUS (AF) | Contrast AF system | 35 mm full frame: 759 points |
VIEWER | OLED Live View Finder Approx. 3.68 million points | 1.3 cm (0.5 type) electronic viewfinder (OLED Quad-VGA) with 3.68 million dots |
DISPLAY | TFT LCD with static touch control 1.84 M dots approx. 1.84 M dots (3″) | 7.5 cm (3.0 type) TFT LCD display with 1 036 800 dots, 3″. |
ISO | ISO 50 – 25,600 | ISO 100-51 200 (upgradeable to ISO 50- 204 800) |
SHOTS PER SECOND | 14 fps | 10 FPS (with AF/AE tracking) |
MAXIMUM RAPIDITY | 14 fps maximum | |
DYNAMIC RANGE | 12 steps | EV-4 to EV20 (equivalent to ISO 100 with an F2.0 lens attached) |
VIDEO RESOLUTION | 5.7k at 60p and 4k up to 120p
| 4K at 60p/30p (applicable over 7K sampling) and Full HD at 120p |
CONNECTIVITY | 5Ghz WiFi and Bluetooth | USB 3.2, Gen3, 10Gbps, Wifi 5 GHz and Bluetooth |
BATTERY | DMW-BLK22, Approx. 360-800 images
| One NP-FZ100 rechargeable battery
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MONTURA | E-mount | |
WEIGHT | 739g | 658 g (with battery) |
Sensor
The Sony A7 IV features a new sensor together with a processor, the sensor is an Exmor R CMOS type, with 33 megapixels, allowing for mind-blowing performance and quality. In addition, this new sensor has a high-speed readout, high sensitivity, noise reduction and high-precision color reproduction. The processor they set up is of the BIONZ XR type, which provides higher performance, thus achieving with these high speeds continuous, convenient capture and reliable operation in data transfers. The GH6It differs from this one in that it has a Live MOS sensor, with a slightly lower resolution of 26 megapixels. In addition, it combines it with a different processor, Venus Engine, which also allows for good performance. And as for the speed of shots per second the camera has improved allowing a speed of 14 fp, surpassing the 10 fp of the Sony.
Approach
This model of Sony features an AF tracking system, with 4D FOCUS, created to improve speed, accuracy and tracking, with phase detection (759 points) and tracking. Thanks to the high speed of the processor, we will be able to capture approximately 800 frames at a speed of 10 fps, with AF/AE tracking. In addition, they also included AI real-time tracking, which detects and tracks eyes and subjects, whether people or animals, with impressive accuracy, keeping them in focus at all times. With this we highlight the improvement of the Eye Af Tracking, in real time, due to the great power of the new processor, as well as the focus on animals. The Panasonic GH6 also features a good focus, has an autofocus system with artificial intelligence technology, includes new AF tracking algorithms, also allowing the recognition of subjects and animals, both their bodies, faces and eyes, keeping them in focus at all times regardless of whether they are in motion.
Battery
The Sony A7 IV camera uses a NP-FZ100 rechargeable battery. The battery life of the GH6 is approximately 360 and 800 shots per charge, depending on the image format you choose. On the other hand, this new model allows us to charge the camera during use, through a USB-C connection, a very convenient feature as it supports us longer.
Video
The resolution and connectivity of video recordings is another improvement of this Sony model. The Sony A7 IV allows you to record movies and make recordings at an impressive quality of 4K at 60/30p, with the option of applying full-frame 7K oversampling as well, guaranteeing a very detailed and stunning quality and focus. The Panasonic GH6, However, it will be able to record in 5.7K up to 60p and 4K up to 120p, in both cases with 4:2:0 and 10-bit compression. In addition, you can record internally in ProRes 422 H format, which helps to achieve the best possible quality in our videos. Thanks to its frames per second speed we will be able to get super slow motion videos without having to lose quality in the process.
The Sony A7 IV also now has S-Cinetone connectivity, allowing this setting to make the skin look smoother and more realistic. There is also a new focus map function, allowing you to easily view the depth of field when shooting to see if the entire area is in focus. It can be noted that with just a USB cable together with a computer or smartphone, you can turn the camera into a high-performance webcam, allowing you to create videos at amazing quality (4K/ Full HD) in full live.
Opinion
The Sony A7 IV features a sensor combined with a processor thanks to which we find higher resolution and better color reproduction, allowing images to better represent and highlight every single detail, such as skin textures or animal details. In addition, it also brings a new image format, a HEIF type format, which is intended to be a highly efficient image file, allowing for a deeper and more realistic view. On the other hand, the Panasonic GH6 The new camera has a higher frame rate and its sensor has optimized the resolution of its images. If you are looking for a camera with which to record videos this can be a very good option, since the quality of this is very good, as well as the duration, you can record up to 5.7K quality up to 60p. In addition, this new model also incorporates the new AF tracking systems, so you don’t have to worry so much about whether the subject is in focus or not. Both cameras are very good in terms of quality and price.
