Side by Side Comparison Fujifilm X-T2 vs. Fujifilm X-T20 vs. Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX8 vs. Sony a6500: Digital Photography Review

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Fujifilm X-T2

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX8

Sony a6500

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$1,599.00	$999.00	Check prices	Check prices
86% Gold Award Read review ... Oct 19, 2016	82% Silver Award Read review ... Mar 21, 2017	82% Silver Award Read review ... Mar 8, 2016	85% Silver Award Read review ... Dec 14, 2016
Jul 7, 2016	Jan 19, 2017	Jul 16, 2015	Oct 6, 2016

$1599 (body only), $1899 (w/18-55mm)	$899/£799 Body Only, $999/£899 w/16-50 F3.5-5.6, $1199/£1099 w/18-55 F2.8-4	$1199	$1400 (body only)

SLR-style mirrorless	SLR-style mirrorless	Rangefinder-style mirrorless	Rangefinder-style mirrorless
Magnesium alloy	Magnesium alloy	Magnesium alloy	Magnesium alloy

6000 x 4000	6000 x 4000	5184 x 3888	6000 x 4000
3:2 (4240 x 2832, 3008 x 2000), 16:9 (6000 x 3376, 4240 x 2384, 3008 x 1688), 1:1 (4000 x 4000, 2832 x 2832, 2000 x 2000)	4240 x 2832, 6000 x 3376, 4000, x 4000, 4240 x 2832, 4240 x 2384, 2832 x 2832, 3008 x 2000, 3008 x 1688, 2000 x 2000	4:3 (3712 x 2784, 2624 x 1968), 3:2 (5184 x 3456, 3712 x 2480, 2624 x 1752, 1824 x 1216), 16:9 (5184 x 2920, 3840 x 2160, 1824 x 1024), 1:1 (3888 x 3888, 1968 x 1968, 1712 x 1712)
1:1, 3:2, 16:9	1:1, 3:2, 16:9	1:1, 4:3, 3:2, 16:9	3:2, 16:9
24 megapixels	24 megapixels	20 megapixels	24 megapixels
		22 megapixels	25 megapixels
APS-C (23.6 x 15.6 mm)	APS-C (23.6 x 15.6 mm)	Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm)	APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm)
CMOS	CMOS	CMOS	CMOS
X-Processor Pro2	X-Processor Pro2	Venus Engine	Bionz X
sRGB, Adobe RGB	sRGB, AdobeRGB	sRGB, Adobe RGB	sRGB, Adobe RGB
X-Trans	X-Trans III CMOS with primary color filter	Primary color filter	Primary color filter

Auto, 200-12800 (expands to 100-51200)	Auto, 200-12800 (expands to 100-51200)	Auto, 200-25600 (expands down to 100)	Auto, 100-25600 (expandable to 51200)
100	100	100
51200	51200		51200
7	7	5	8
Yes (3 slots)	Yes	Yes (4 slots)
No	No	Sensor-shift	Sensor-shift
		Dual IS uses sensor and lens-shift (when available)	5-axis
RAW	RAW	RAW	RAW
Fine, normal	Fine, normal	Fine, standard	Extra fine, fine, standard
JPEG (Exif v2.3) Raw (Fujifilm RAF, 14-bit)	JPEG (Exif 2.3) Raw (RAF format, 14-bit)	JPEG (Exif v2.3) Raw (Panasonic RW2) MPO	JPEG (Exif v2.3) Raw (14-bit Sony ARW)

Contrast Detect (sensor) Phase Detect Multi-area Center Selective single-point Tracking Single Continuous Face Detection Live View	Contrast Detect (sensor) Phase Detect Multi-area Center Selective single-point Tracking Single Continuous Touch Face Detection Live View	Contrast Detect (sensor) Multi-area Center Selective single-point Tracking Single Continuous Touch Face Detection Live View	Contrast Detect (sensor) Phase Detect Multi-area Center Selective single-point Tracking Single Continuous Touch Face Detection Live View
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
		Yes (2x-4x)
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
325	325	49	425
Fujifilm X	Fujifilm X	Micro Four Thirds	Sony E
1.5×	1.5×	2×	1.5×

Tilting	Tilting	Fully articulated	Tilting
3″	3″	3″	3″
1,040,000	1,040,000	1,040,000	921,600
No	Yes	Yes	Yes
	TFT LCD (RGBW)	OLED	TFT LCD
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Electronic	Electronic	Electronic	Electronic
100%	100%	100%	100%
1.16× (0.77× 35mm equiv.)	0.93× (0.62× 35mm equiv.)	1.54× (0.77× 35mm equiv.)	1.07× (0.71× 35mm equiv.)
2,360,000	2,360,000	2,360,000	2,359,296

30 sec	30 sec	60 sec	30 sec
1/8000 sec	1/4000 sec	1/8000 sec	1/4000 sec
1/32000 sec	1/32000 sec	1/16000 sec
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
No		No
Program Shutter priority Aperture priority Manual	Program Shutter priority Aperture priority Manual	Program Shutter priority Aperture priority Manual	iAuto Program Aperture priority Shutter priority Manual
No (Small external flash included)	Yes	No	Yes
	5.00 m (at ISO 100)		6.00 m (at ISO 100)
Yes	Yes (via hot shoe or wireless)	Yes (via hot shoe)	Yes (via hot shoe)
Auto, standard, slow sync, manual, commander	Auto, forced flash, slow synchro, flash off, rear-curtain synchro, commander	Auto, auto w/redeye reduction, forced on, forced on w/redeye reduction, slow sync, slow sync w/redeye reduction, forced off	Flash off, Autoflash, Fill-flash, Rear Sync., Slow Sync., Red-eye reduction (On/Off selectable), Hi-speed sync, Wireless
1/250 sec	1/180 sec	1/250 sec	1/160 sec
	Single Continuous High Continuous Low Bracket 1 Bracket 2 Double Exposure Panorama Advanced Filter 1 Advanced Filter 2 Movie		Single Continuous (Hi+/Hi/Mid/Lo) Self-timer Bracketing
14.0 fps	8.0 fps	10.0 fps	11.0 fps
Yes (2 or 10 secs)	Yes (10sec. / 2sec. Delay)	Yes	Yes
Multi Center-weighted Average Spot	Multi Center-weighted Average Spot	Multi Center-weighted Spot	Multi Center-weighted Highlight-weighted Spot
±5 (at 1/3 EV steps)	±5 (at 1/3 EV steps)	±5 (at 1/3 EV steps)	±5 (at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps)
±2 (3 frames at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV, 2/3 EV, 1 EV, 2 EV steps)	±2 (3 frames at 1/3 EV, 2/3 EV, 1 EV steps)	±3 (3, 5, 7 frames at 1/3 EV, 2/3 EV, 1 EV steps)	±5 (3, 5 frames at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV, 2/3 EV, 1 EV, 2 EV steps)
Yes	Yes (+/- 1 to +/- 3)	Yes	Yes (3 frames, H/L selectable)

3840 x 2160 (29.97p, 25p, 24p, 23.98p), 1920 x 1080 (59.94p, 50p, 29.97p, 25p, 24p, 23.98p), 1280 x 720 (60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, 24p)	3840 x 2160 (29.97p, 25p, 24p, 23.98p), 1920 x 1080 (59.94p, 50p, 29.97p, 25p, 24p, 23.98p), 1280 x 720 (60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, 24p)	3840 x 2160 (30p, 24p), 1920 x 1080 (60p, 30p), 1280 x 720 (60p, 30p), 1280 x 720 (30p), 640 x 480 (30p)
MPEG-4, H.264	H.264	MPEG-4, AVCHD	MPEG-4, AVCHD, XAVC S
		100Mbps bit rate for 4k
3840 x 2160 @ 30p / 100 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM 3840 x 2160 @ 25p / 100 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM 3840 x 2160 @ 24p / 100 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM 3840 x 2160 @ 23.98p / 100 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM 1920 x 1080 @ 60p / 100 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM 1920 x 1080 @ 50p / 100 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM 1920 x 1080 @ 30p / 100 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM 1920 x 1080 @ 25p / 100 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM 1920 x 1080 @ 24p / 100 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM 1920 x 1080 @ 23.98p / 100 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM	3840 x 2160 @ 30p / 100 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM 3840 x 2160 @ 25p / 100 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM 3840 x 2160 @ 24p / 100 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM 3840 x 2160 @ 23.98p / 100 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM 1920 x 1080 @ 60p / 36 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM 1920 x 1080 @ 50p / 36 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM 1920 x 1080 @ 30p / 36 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM 1920 x 1080 @ 25p / 36 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM 1920 x 1080 @ 24p / 36 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM 1920 x 1080 @ 23.98p / 36 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM 1280 x 720 @ 60p / 18 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM 1280 x 720 @ 50p / 18 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM 1280 x 720 @ 30p / 18 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM 1280 x 720 @ 25p / 18 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM 1280 x 720 @ 24p / 18 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM 1280 x 720 @ 23.98p / 18 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM		3840 x 2160 @ 30p / 100 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM 3840 x 2160 @ 30p / 60 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM 3840 x 2160 @ 25p / 100 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM 3840 x 2160 @ 25p / 60 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM 3840 x 2160 @ 24p / 100 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM 3840 x 2160 @ 24p / 60 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM 1920 x 1080 @ 120p / 100 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM 1920 x 1080 @ 120p / 60 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM 1920 x 1080 @ 100p / 100 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM 1920 x 1080 @ 100p / 60 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM 1920 x 1080 @ 60p / 50 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM 1920 x 1080 @ 60p / 28 Mbps, AVCHD, MTS, H.264, Dolby Digital 1920 x 1080 @ 60p / 28 Mbps, MP4, H.264, AAC 1920 x 1080 @ 60i / 24 Mbps, AVCHD, MTS, H.264, Dolby Digital 1920 x 1080 @ 60i / 17 Mbps, AVCHD, MTS, H.264, Dolby Digital 1920 x 1080 @ 50p / 50 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM 1920 x 1080 @ 50p / 28 Mbps, AVCHD, MTS, H.264, Dolby Digital 1920 x 1080 @ 50p / 28 Mbps, MP4, H.264, AAC 1920 x 1080 @ 50i / 24 Mbps, AVCHD, MTS, H.264, Dolby Digital 1920 x 1080 @ 50i / 17 Mbps, AVCHD, MTS, H.264, Dolby Digital 1920 x 1080 @ 30p / 50 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM 1920 x 1080 @ 30p / 16 Mbps, MP4, H.264, AAC 1920 x 1080 @ 30p / 6 Mbps, MP4, H.264, AAC 1920 x 1080 @ 25p / 24 Mbps, AVCHD, MTS, H.264, Dolby Digital 1920 x 1080 @ 25p / 17 Mbps, AVCHD, MTS, H.264, Dolby Digital 1920 x 1080 @ 25p / 16 Mbps, MP4, H.264, AAC 1920 x 1080 @ 24p / 50 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM 1920 x 1080 @ 24p / 24 Mbps, AVCHD, MTS, H.264, Dolby Digital 1920 x 1080 @ 24p / 17 Mbps, AVCHD, MTS, H.264, Dolby Digital 1280 x 720 @ 25p / 6 Mbps, MP4, H.264, AAC
Stereo	Stereo	Stereo	Stereo
Mono	Mono	Mono	Mono

Dual SD/SDHC/SDXC (UHS II compatible)	SD / SDHC / SDXC (UHS-I compatible)	SD/SDHC/SDXC card	SD/SDHC/SDXC + Memory Stick Pro Duo

USB 3.0 (5 GBit/sec)	USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)	USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)	USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
Yes (micro-HDMI)	Yes (Micro HDMI)	Yes (micro-HDMI)	Yes (micro-HDMI)
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
No	No	No	No
Built-In	Built-In	Built-In	Built-In
802.11b/g/n	802.11b/g/n	802.11b/g/n with NFC	802.11b/g/n + NFC
Yes (via smartphone or wired remote)	Yes (via smartphone, cable release)	Yes (wired and via smartphone)	Yes (via smartphone)

Yes	No	Yes (Water and Dust resistant )	Yes
Battery Pack	Battery Pack	Battery Pack	Battery Pack
NP-W126S lithium-ion battery & charger	NP-W126s lithium-ion battery	Lithium-ion battery & charger	NP-FW50
340	350	330	350
507 g (1.12 lb / 17.88 oz)	383 g (0.84 lb / 13.51 oz)	487 g (1.07 lb / 17.18 oz)	453 g (1.00 lb / 15.98 oz)
133 x 92 x 49 mm (5.24 x 3.62 x 1.93″)	118 x 83 x 41 mm (4.65 x 3.27 x 1.61″)	133 x 78 x 63 mm (5.24 x 3.07 x 2.48″)	120 x 67 x 53 mm (4.72 x 2.64 x 2.09″)

Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Yes	Yes (Setting: Interval, Number of shots, Starting time)	Yes
None	Optional	None	None
	via smartphone