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Nikon Z5IICvsSony a7 IVvsNikon Z 30vsSony RX100 VII
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Biggest differences
Continuous shooting (electronic)
Nikon Z5IIC leads
3×
higher is better
- Nikon Z5IIC30 fps
- Sony a7 IV10 fps
- Nikon Z 30Not published
- Sony RX100 VII20 fps
Battery life
Sony a7 IV leads
2.23×
higher is better
- Nikon Z5IIC350 shots
- Sony a7 IV580 shots
- Nikon Z 30330 shots
- Sony RX100 VII260 shots
Weight
Sony RX100 VII leads
2.18×
lower is better
- Nikon Z5IIC620 g
- Sony a7 IV658 g
- Nikon Z 30405 g
- Sony RX100 VII302 g
Native ISO maximum
Nikon Z5IIC leads
5×
higher is better
- Nikon Z5IIC64,000 ISO
- Sony a7 IV51,200 ISO
- Nikon Z 3051,200 ISO
- Sony RX100 VII12,800 ISO
Where each one wins
Nikon Z5IIC
- Launch price
- Sensor format
- Native ISO maximum
- In-body image stabilization
- Continuous shooting (mechanical)
- Continuous shooting (electronic)
- 4K max frame rate
- Raw video recording
- Screen size
- Screen articulation
- Rear screen resolution
Sony a7 IV
- Effective pixels
- Sensor format
- Max mechanical shutter speed
- 4K max frame rate
- Viewfinder resolution
- Viewfinder magnification
- Screen articulation
- Rear screen resolution
- Battery life
- Memory card slots
- HDMI port type
Nikon Z 30
- Screen articulation
- Rear screen resolution
Sony RX100 VII
- Sensor type
- Weight
- Width
- Height
- Depth
What all 4 have
- Max video resolution4K
- 4K max frame rate (full width)30 fps
- USB charging & power delivery✓
- Minimum operating temperature0 °C
Every spec
Red marks the better value in each row.
Overview
Release date
- 2026-10
- 2021-10
- Not published
- Not published
Launch price
- 1,399.95 USD
- 2,499.99 USD
- Not published
- Not published
Lens mount
- Nikon Z
- Sony E
- Nikon Z
- Fixed lens
High resolution pixel-shift mode
- Not published
- No
- Not published
- Not published
Sensor & Image
Effective pixels
- 24.5 MP
- 33 MP
- 20.9 MP
- 20.1 MP
Sensor format
- Full-frame
- Full-frame
- APS-C1
- 1-inch
Sensor readout speed
- Not published
- Not published
- Not published
- Not published
Sensor type
- CMOS
- CMOS
- CMOS
- Stacked CMOS
Lens & Autofocus
Video
Viewfinder & Screen
Viewfinder resolution
- 0 M dots
- 3.69 M dots
- 0 M dots29
- 2.36 M dots
Viewfinder magnification
- Not published
- 0.78 x
- Not published
- 0.59 x
Screen size
- 3.2 in
- 2.95 in30
- 3 in
- 3 in
Screen articulation
- Fully articulated
- Fully articulated
- Fully articulated
- Tilting31
Rear screen resolution
- 1.04 M dots
- 1.04 M dots32
- 1.04 M dots
- 0.92 M dots
Handling & Power
Memory card slots
- 1 slots
- 2 slots
- 1 slots
- Not published
Weight
- 620 g39
- 658 g
- 405 g
- 302 g
Width
- 134 mm
- 131.3 mm
- 128 mm
- 101.6 mm
Height
- 80.5 mm
- 96.4 mm
- 73.5 mm
- 58.1 mm
Depth
- 72 mm
- 69.7 mm40
- 59.5 mm
- 42.8 mm
Minimum operating temperature
- 0 °C
- 0 °C
- 0 °C
- 0 °C
Headphone port
- Yes44
- Yes
- Not published
- Not published
HDMI port type
- Micro
- Full-size
- Mini
- Micro
Notes on 44 values — test conditions and caveats
- 1Nikon Z 30, Sensor format: DX format is Nikon's name for its APS-C-size sensor (23.5 x 15.7 mm).
- 2Nikon Z5IIC, Native ISO maximum: Expanded settings reach ISO 204800 (Hi 1.7); 64000 is the highest standard/native value.
- 3Sony a7 IV, Native ISO maximum: Native range tops out at ISO 51200; 50-204800 requires expanded ISO settings.
- 4Nikon Z 30, Native ISO maximum: Settings above ISO 51200 (102400, 204800) are expanded, not native.
- 5Nikon Z5IIC, In-body image stabilization: CIPA 2024 standard: up to 7.5 stops at the frame center, 6.0 stops at the periphery.
- 6Sony a7 IV, In-body image stabilization: CIPA rating measured with the 50mm F1.4 ZA test lens attached.
- 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.
- 8Nikon Z5IIC, Aspect ratios: Native FX (36 x 24) stills are 3:2; 1:1 and 16:9 are selectable in-camera image areas.
- 9Nikon Z 30, Aspect ratios: Native DX ratio is 3:2; 1:1 and 16:9 are in-camera crop modes.
- 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.
- 11Nikon Z5IIC, Continuous shooting (mechanical): Spec table: extended burst is approx. 14 fps (15 fps with silent mode); rates apply to non-RAW quality.
- 12Sony a7 IV, Continuous shooting (mechanical): 10 fps applies to compressed RAW/JPEG/HEIF; drops to 6 fps for lossless or uncompressed RAW.
- 13Nikon Z 30, Continuous shooting (mechanical): Nikon's in-house measured maximum; the rate is approximate.
- 14Sony RX100 VII, Continuous shooting (mechanical): The 'Hi' burst setting is electronic-shutter only; 10 fps ('Mid') is the fastest mechanical-shutter continuous rate.
- 15Nikon Z5IIC, Continuous shooting (electronic): C30 is fixed at JPEG [L]/NORMAL; Nikon advises use of a recommended card.
- 16Sony 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.
- 17Nikon Z5IIC, Max mechanical shutter speed: The 1/8000 s figure is the overall shutter-speed range; the fastest mechanical speed is 1/4000 s.
- 18Nikon Z5IIC, Pre-burst capture duration: In High-Speed Frame Capture +, Pre-Release Capture is fixed at JPEG [L] NORMAL.
- 19Sony RX100 VII, AF subject detection: Maker names only human and animal recognition (Eye AF / Real-time Tracking); no bird or vehicle categories are listed.
- 20Nikon Z5IIC, 4K max frame rate: 4K/60p is recorded in a DX (APS-C) crop.
- 21Sony a7 IV, 4K max frame rate: 4K 60p is only available in Super35mm crop; full-frame 4K tops out at 30p.
- 22Sony RX100 VII, Video codecs: Both XAVC S and AVCHD recording use MPEG-4 AVC/H.264; there is no HEVC/H.265 option.
- 23Nikon Z5IIC, 4K max frame rate (full width): 4K/60p uses a DX (APS-C) crop, so full-width 4K recording tops out at 30p.
- 24Sony a7 IV, 4K max frame rate (full width): 4K 60p requires the Super35mm crop; full-width 4K is limited to 30p.
- 25Sony a7 IV, Raw video recording: No internal or external raw recording; HDMI output tops out at 10-bit 4:2:2.
- 26Sony RX100 VII, Raw video recording: Sony's movie-format list contains only XAVC S (H.264) and AVCHD; no raw video output is offered.
- 27Sony RX100 VII, Log profile support: S-Log2, S-Log3 and HLG log gammas are selectable via Picture Profile presets PP1–PP10.
- 28Sony a7 IV, Video dynamic range (log): Sony's claim for S-Log3 per internal tests; stated as 15+ stops.
- 29Nikon Z 30, Viewfinder resolution: The Z 30 has no electronic viewfinder; compose on the rear LCD.
- 30Sony a7 IV, Screen size: Sony rates the panel at 2.95in (3.0-type); most sources round to 3in.
- 31Sony 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.
- 32Sony a7 IV, Rear screen resolution: 1,036,800 dots; Sony's retail pages round this to 1.03 megadots.
- 33Nikon Z5IIC, Battery life: Approx. 390 shots per charge with [Energy saving (photo mode)] set to ON.
- 34Sony a7 IV, Battery life: 580 shots per charge with the rear LCD; 520 with the EVF.
- 35Nikon Z 30, Battery life: Figure is for the EN-EL25 battery; shot count differs with EN-EL25a.
- 36Sony RX100 VII, Battery life: 260 shots assume default monitor settings; Sony also lists 310 shots when 'Auto Monitor Off' is set to 2 s.
- 37Nikon Z5IIC, Weather sealing: Complete dust- and drip-resistant performance is not guaranteed in all situations or conditions.
- 38Sony a7 IV, Weather sealing: Dust and moisture resistant but not IP-rated; Sony does not guarantee 100% sealing.
- 39Nikon Z5IIC, Weight: 620 g is with battery and memory card; the body alone weighs approx. 538 g.
- 40Sony a7 IV, Depth: Sony lists 79.8mm total depth; 69.7mm is measured from front grip to rear monitor.
- 41Sony a7 IV, USB charging & power delivery: Charging and USB power delivery work only through the USB Type-C port.
- 42Nikon Z 30, USB charging & power delivery: In-camera USB charging/power needs Nikon's optional EH-7P or EH-8P adapter.
- 43Sony 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.
- 44Nikon Z5IIC, Headphone port: Shared 3.5 mm output doubles as remote release; set its function to headphones for monitoring.
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