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Sony a7 IVvsCanon EOS R100vsRicoh GR IVvsSony RX100 VII

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Biggest differences

  • Native ISO maximum

    Ricoh GR IV leads

    16×

    higher is better

    • Sony a7 IV51,200 ISO
    • Canon EOS R10012,800 ISO
    • Ricoh GR IV204,800 ISO
    • Sony RX100 VII12,800 ISO

  • Weight

    Ricoh GR IV leads

    2.51×

    lower is better

    • Sony a7 IV658 g
    • Canon EOS R100356 g
    • Ricoh GR IV262 g
    • Sony RX100 VII302 g

  • Battery life

    Sony a7 IV leads

    2.32×

    higher is better

    • Sony a7 IV580 shots
    • Canon EOS R100430 shots
    • Ricoh GR IV250 shots
    • Sony RX100 VII260 shots

  • Max mechanical shutter speed

    Sony a7 IV leads

    4×

    higher is better

    • Sony a7 IV8,000 1/s
    • Canon EOS R1004,000 1/s
    • Ricoh GR IV4,000 1/s
    • Sony RX100 VII2,000 1/s

Features not all of them have

Log profile support

  • ✓
  • ✕
  • ?
  • ✓

USB charging & power delivery

  • ✓
  • ✕
  • ✓
  • ✓

Headphone portonly Sony a7 IV

  • ✓
  • ✕
  • ✕
  • ?

Where each one wins

  • Sony a7 IV

    • Effective pixels
    • Sensor format
    • Continuous shooting (mechanical)
    • Max mechanical shutter speed
    • Max video resolution
    • 4K max frame rate
    • 4K max frame rate (full width)
    • Video bit depth
    • Log profile support
    • Viewfinder resolution
    • Viewfinder magnification
    • Screen articulation
    • Rear screen resolution
    • Battery life
    • Memory card slots
    • Weather sealing
    • USB charging & power delivery
    • Headphone port
    • HDMI port type

  • Canon EOS R100

    • Max video resolution
    • Screen size
    • Rear screen resolution

  • Ricoh GR IV

    • Launch price
    • Native ISO maximum
    • In-body image stabilization
    • Screen size
    • Weight
    • Depth
    • USB charging & power delivery

  • Sony RX100 VII

    • Sensor type
    • Continuous shooting (mechanical)
    • Continuous shooting (electronic)
    • Max video resolution
    • 4K max frame rate (full width)
    • Log profile support
    • Screen size
    • Width
    • Height
    • USB charging & power delivery

What all 4 have

  • Raw video recordingNone

Every spec

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Overview

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Overview specs

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Release date

  • 2021-10
  • Not published
  • Not published
  • Not published

Launch price

  • 2,499.99 USD
  • Not published
  • 1,499 USD1
  • Not published

Lens mount

  • Sony E
  • Canon RF
  • Fixed lens
  • Fixed lens

High resolution pixel-shift mode

  • No
  • Not published
  • Not published
  • Not published

Sensor & Image

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Sensor & Image specs

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Effective pixels

  • 33 MP
  • 24.1 MP
  • 25.74 MP
  • 20.1 MP

Sensor format

  • Full-frame
  • APS-C
  • APS-C
  • 1-inch

Native ISO maximum

  • 51,200 ISO2
  • 12,800 ISO3
  • 204,800 ISO
  • 12,800 ISO

In-body image stabilization

  • 5.5 stops4
  • 0 stops5
  • 6 stops6
  • 4 stops7

Sensor readout speed

  • Not published
  • Not published
  • Not published
  • Not published

Sensor type

  • CMOS
  • CMOS
  • CMOS8
  • Stacked CMOS

Aspect ratios

  • 3:2
  • 3:2, 4:3, 1:1, 16:9
  • 3:2, 4:3, 1:1, 16:99
  • 3:2, 4:3, 1:1, 16:910

Lens & Autofocus

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Lens & Autofocus specs

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Continuous shooting (mechanical)

  • 10 fps11
  • 6.5 fps
  • 4 fps12
  • 10 fps13

Continuous shooting (electronic)

  • 10 fps
  • 0 fps14
  • Not published
  • 20 fps15

Max mechanical shutter speed

  • 8,000 1/s
  • 4,000 1/s
  • 4,000 1/s16
  • 2,000 1/s

Pre-burst capture duration

  • Not published
  • Not published
  • Not published
  • Not published

AF subject detection

  • Human, animal, bird
  • Human
  • Human17
  • Human, animal18

Video

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Video specs

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Max video resolution

  • 4K
  • 4K
  • 1080p
  • 4K

4K max frame rate

  • 60 fps19
  • 25 fps
  • Not published
  • 30 fps

Video codecs

  • H.264, HEVC
  • H.264
  • H.264
  • H.26420

4K max frame rate (full width)

  • 30 fps21
  • 0 fps22
  • Not published
  • 30 fps

Raw video recording

  • None23
  • None
  • None
  • None24

Video bit depth

  • 10 bit
  • 8 bit
  • Not published
  • Not published

Log profile support

  • Yes
  • No
  • Not published
  • Yes25

Video dynamic range (log)

  • 15 stops26
  • Not published
  • Not published
  • Not published

Viewfinder & Screen

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Viewfinder & Screen specs

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Viewfinder resolution

  • 3.69 M dots
  • 2.36 M dots
  • 0 M dots
  • 2.36 M dots

Viewfinder magnification

  • 0.78 x
  • 0.59 x27
  • Not published
  • 0.59 x

Screen size

  • 2.95 in28
  • 3 in
  • 3 in
  • 3 in

Screen articulation

  • Fully articulated
  • Fixed
  • Fixed
  • Tilting29

Rear screen resolution

  • 1.04 M dots30
  • 1.04 M dots
  • 1.037 M dots
  • 0.92 M dots

Handling & Power

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Handling & Power specs

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Battery life

  • 580 shots31
  • 430 shots
  • 250 shots32
  • 260 shots33

Memory card slots

  • 2 slots
  • 1 slots
  • 1 slots34
  • Not published

Weather sealing

  • Dust and drip resistant35
  • None
  • Not published
  • Not published

Weight

  • 658 g
  • 356 g36
  • 262 g
  • 302 g

Width

  • 131.3 mm
  • 116.3 mm
  • 109.4 mm
  • 101.6 mm

Height

  • 96.4 mm
  • 85.5 mm
  • 61.1 mm
  • 58.1 mm

Depth

  • 69.7 mm37
  • 68.8 mm
  • 32.7 mm
  • 42.8 mm

USB charging & power delivery

Minimum operating temperature

  • 0 °C
  • 0 °C
  • Not published
  • 0 °C

Headphone port

  • Yes
  • No
  • No
  • Not published

HDMI port type

  • Full-size
  • Micro
  • None42
  • Micro
Notes on 42 values — test conditions and caveats
  1. 1Ricoh GR IV, Launch price: Launch MSRP per the review; Ricoh's US store currently lists $1,599.95.
  2. 2Sony a7 IV, Native ISO maximum: Native range tops out at ISO 51200; 50-204800 requires expanded ISO settings.
  3. 3Canon EOS R100, Native ISO maximum: ISO 25600 (H) is an expanded setting, not a native sensitivity.
  4. 4Sony a7 IV, In-body image stabilization: CIPA rating measured with the 50mm F1.4 ZA test lens attached.
  5. 5Canon EOS R100, In-body image stabilization: No in-body stabilization; shake correction relies on IS lenses or Movie Digital IS.
  6. 6Ricoh GR IV, In-body image stabilization: Ricoh's 6.0-stop rating applies at frame centre; periphery is rated 4.0 stops (CIPA 2024).
  7. 7Sony RX100 VII, In-body image stabilization: Sony rates the optical (lens-shift) SteadyShot at 4.0 stops at the 200 mm telephoto end, not a body-only CIPA figure.
  8. 8Ricoh GR IV, Sensor type: The sensor is a back-illuminated (BSI) CMOS type; mapped to 'cmos' as no BSI option is listed.
  9. 9Ricoh GR IV, Aspect ratios: 3:2 is native to the 23.3 x 15.5 mm sensor; 4:3, 1:1 and 16:9 are in-camera crop modes.
  10. 10Sony RX100 VII, Aspect ratios: 4:3, 16:9 and 1:1 sizes are in-camera crop modes over the native 3:2 sensor area.
  11. 11Sony a7 IV, Continuous shooting (mechanical): 10 fps applies to compressed RAW/JPEG/HEIF; drops to 6 fps for lossless or uncompressed RAW.
  12. 12Ricoh GR IV, Continuous shooting (mechanical): The review cites 4 fps continuous without specifying shutter type.
  13. 13Sony RX100 VII, Continuous shooting (mechanical): The 'Hi' burst setting is electronic-shutter only; 10 fps ('Mid') is the fastest mechanical-shutter continuous rate.
  14. 14Canon EOS R100, Continuous shooting (electronic): The electronic (silent) shutter does not support continuous shooting on this camera.
  15. 15Sony RX100 VII, Continuous shooting (electronic): Blackout-free 20 fps continuous includes AF/AE tracking; the separate 'Single Burst' mode takes 7 shots at up to 90 fps.
  16. 16Ricoh GR IV, Max mechanical shutter speed: 1/4000 s requires F5.6 or a smaller aperture; at F2.8 the limit is 1/2500 s.
  17. 17Ricoh GR IV, AF subject detection: Only face/eye detection is offered; no animal or vehicle subject recognition is listed.
  18. 18Sony RX100 VII, AF subject detection: Maker names only human and animal recognition (Eye AF / Real-time Tracking); no bird or vehicle categories are listed.
  19. 19Sony a7 IV, 4K max frame rate: 4K 60p is only available in Super35mm crop; full-frame 4K tops out at 30p.
  20. 20Sony RX100 VII, Video codecs: Both XAVC S and AVCHD recording use MPEG-4 AVC/H.264; there is no HEVC/H.265 option.
  21. 21Sony a7 IV, 4K max frame rate (full width): 4K 60p requires the Super35mm crop; full-width 4K is limited to 30p.
  22. 22Canon EOS R100, 4K max frame rate (full width): All 4K recording uses a ~1.6x centre crop, so no full-width 4K mode exists.
  23. 23Sony a7 IV, Raw video recording: No internal or external raw recording; HDMI output tops out at 10-bit 4:2:2.
  24. 24Sony RX100 VII, Raw video recording: Sony's movie-format list contains only XAVC S (H.264) and AVCHD; no raw video output is offered.
  25. 25Sony RX100 VII, Log profile support: S-Log2, S-Log3 and HLG log gammas are selectable via Picture Profile presets PP1–PP10.
  26. 26Sony a7 IV, Video dynamic range (log): Sony's claim for S-Log3 per internal tests; stated as 15+ stops.
  27. 27Canon EOS R100, Viewfinder magnification: Canon's 0.95x is quoted with a 50mm lens on APS-C; in 35mm-equivalent terms it is 0.59x.
  28. 28Sony a7 IV, Screen size: Sony rates the panel at 2.95in (3.0-type); most sources round to 3in.
  29. 29Sony RX100 VII, Screen articulation: Screen tilts up about 180° for selfies and down about 90°; it does not swing outward like a fully articulated display.
  30. 30Sony a7 IV, Rear screen resolution: 1,036,800 dots; Sony's retail pages round this to 1.03 megadots.
  31. 31Sony a7 IV, Battery life: 580 shots per charge with the rear LCD; 520 with the EVF.
  32. 32Ricoh GR IV, Battery life: CIPA-rated at 23°C with a fully charged DB-120 battery.
  33. 33Sony RX100 VII, Battery life: 260 shots assume default monitor settings; Sony also lists 310 shots when 'Auto Monitor Off' is set to 2 s.
  34. 34Ricoh GR IV, Memory card slots: Single microSD slot, plus 53 GB internal memory that cannot record to both at once.
  35. 35Sony a7 IV, Weather sealing: Dust and moisture resistant but not IP-rated; Sony does not guarantee 100% sealing.
  36. 36Canon EOS R100, Weight: CIPA weight: body with battery and memory card, without lens.
  37. 37Sony a7 IV, Depth: Sony lists 79.8mm total depth; 69.7mm is measured from front grip to rear monitor.
  38. 38Sony a7 IV, USB charging & power delivery: Charging and USB power delivery work only through the USB Type-C port.
  39. 39Canon EOS R100, USB charging & power delivery: The battery must be charged in the external LC-E17E charger; no USB power delivery.
  40. 40Ricoh GR IV, USB charging & power delivery: Battery charges and camera draws power in-body over USB-C; fast charging needs a USB-PD adapter.
  41. 41Sony RX100 VII, USB charging & power delivery: In-body USB charging and power supply work over the Multi/Micro-USB (USB 2.0) terminal — not USB-C.
  42. 42Ricoh GR IV, HDMI port type: Video output is DisplayPort over USB-C; there is no HDMI connector.

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