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Sony a7 VvsSony a1 IIvsNikon Z6IIIvsNikon Z 30
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Sony10of 28 specs better - ×
Sony13of 28 specs better - MOST WINS×
Nikon17of 28 specs better - ×
Nikon4of 28 specs better
Biggest differences
Launch price
Nikon Z6III leads
2.6×
lower is better
- Sony a7 V2,899 USD
- Sony a1 II6,499.99 USD
- Nikon Z6III2,499.95 USD
- Nikon Z 30Not published
Effective pixels
Sony a1 II leads
2.4×
higher is better
- Sony a7 V33 MP
- Sony a1 II50.1 MP
- Nikon Z6III24.5 MP
- Nikon Z 3020.9 MP
Battery life
Sony a7 V leads
2.27×
higher is better
- Sony a7 V750 shots
- Sony a1 II520 shots
- Nikon Z6III390 shots
- Nikon Z 30330 shots
Continuous shooting (electronic)
Nikon Z6III leads
2×
higher is better
- Sony a7 V30 fps
- Sony a1 II30 fps
- Nikon Z6III60 fps
- Nikon Z 30Not published
Features not all of them have
High resolution pixel-shift mode
- ✕
- ✓
- ✓
- ?
Where each one wins
Sony a7 V
- Sensor format
- Sensor type
- Max mechanical shutter speed
- 4K max frame rate (full width)
- Screen size
- Screen articulation
- Rear screen resolution
- Battery life
- Memory card slots
- HDMI port type
Sony a1 II
- High resolution pixel-shift mode
- Effective pixels
- Sensor format
- In-body image stabilization
- Max mechanical shutter speed
- Max video resolution
- Viewfinder resolution
- Viewfinder magnification
- Screen size
- Screen articulation
- Rear screen resolution
- Memory card slots
- HDMI port type
Nikon Z6III
- Launch price
- High resolution pixel-shift mode
- Sensor format
- Native ISO maximum
- Sensor readout speed
- Sensor type
- Continuous shooting (mechanical)
- Continuous shooting (electronic)
- Max mechanical shutter speed
- 4K max frame rate
- 4K max frame rate (full width)
- Raw video recording
- Screen size
- Rear screen resolution
- Memory card slots
- Minimum operating temperature
- HDMI port type
Nikon Z 30
- Weight
- Width
- Height
- Depth
What all 4 have
- USB charging & power delivery✓
Every spec
Red marks the better value in each row.
Overview
Sensor & Image
Lens & Autofocus
Max mechanical shutter speed
- 8,000 1/s
- 8,000 1/s
- 8,000 1/s
- 4,000 1/s
AF subject detection
- Human, animal, bird, insect, car, train, airplane
- Human, animal, bird, insect, car, train, airplane
- Human, animal, bird, car, train, airplane, motorcycle
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Video
Max video resolution
- 4K
- 8K
- 6K
- 4K
Video codecs
- H.264, HEVC
- H.264, HEVC
- H.264, HEVC, ProRes 422 HQ, ProRes RAW, N-RAW
- H.264
Raw video recording
- None
- External22
- Internal
- Not published
Video bit depth
- 10 bit
- 10 bit
- 10 bit
- Not published
Log profile support
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Not published
Video dynamic range (log)
- Not published
- Not published
- 13 stops23
- Not published
Viewfinder & Screen
Handling & Power
Memory card slots
- 2 slots
- 2 slots
- 2 slots
- 1 slots
Weather sealing
- Dust and drip resistant
- Dust and drip resistant29
- Dust and drip resistant
- Not published
Weight
- 695 g
- 743 g
- 760 g
- 405 g
Width
- 130.3 mm
- 136.1 mm
- 138.5 mm
- 128 mm
Height
- 96.4 mm
- 96.9 mm
- 101.5 mm
- 73.5 mm
Minimum operating temperature
- 0 °C
- 0 °C
- -10 °C
- 0 °C
Headphone port
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Not published
HDMI port type
- Full-size
- Full-size
- Full-size
- Mini
Notes on 33 values — test conditions and caveats
- 1Sony a1 II, Release date: Announced 19 November 2024; first retail availability was December 2024.
- 2Sony a7 V, High resolution pixel-shift mode: No in-camera pixel shift; Sony's Extended Hi-Res merges burst frames later in its desktop software.
- 3Sony a1 II, High resolution pixel-shift mode: 4- or 16-shot pixel shift composites are merged with Sony's Imaging Edge Desktop PC software.
- 4Nikon Z6III, High resolution pixel-shift mode: Pixel-shift frames are merged on a computer in NX Studio, not in the camera.
- 5Nikon Z 30, Sensor format: DX format is Nikon's name for its APS-C-size sensor (23.5 x 15.7 mm).
- 6Sony a7 V, Native ISO maximum: Refers to standard still image shooting prior to ISO expansion.
- 7Nikon Z 30, Native ISO maximum: Settings above ISO 51200 (102400, 204800) are expanded, not native.
- 8Sony a7 V, In-body image stabilization: Measured at the center with an FE 50mm F1.2 GM lens mounted per CIPA 2024 standards with long exposure NR off.
- 9Sony a1 II, In-body image stabilization: 8.5 stops is the CIPA centre rating; 7.0 stops at the periphery.
- 10Nikon Z6III, In-body image stabilization: CIPA figure measured with the non-VR NIKKOR Z 24-120mm f/4 S at 120mm.
- 11Nikon Z 30, Aspect ratios: Native DX ratio is 3:2; 1:1 and 16:9 are in-camera crop modes.
- 12Sony a7 V, Continuous shooting (mechanical): Maximum continuous shooting speed achieved using mechanical shutter in Hi+ mode.
- 13Nikon Z 30, Continuous shooting (mechanical): Nikon's in-house measured maximum; the rate is approximate.
- 14Sony a7 V, Continuous shooting (electronic): Maximum continuous shooting speed achieved using electronic shutter in Hi+ mode.
- 15Nikon Z6III, Continuous shooting (electronic): 60 fps is full-resolution JPEG only; Raw bursts top out at 20 fps, and 120 fps uses a DX crop.
- 16Sony a1 II, Pre-burst capture duration: Pre-capture buffers between 0.03 s and 1 s of frames before full shutter press.
- 17Nikon Z6III, Pre-burst capture duration: Pre-Release Capture records JPEG only.
- 18Sony a7 V, 4K max frame rate: Maximum 4K frame rate is available in XAVC HS 4K 4:2:0 10-bit mode.
- 19Sony a1 II, 4K max frame rate: 4K 100p/120p recording uses a 1.1x crop.
- 20Sony a7 V, 4K max frame rate (full width): 4K 120p needs an APS-C/Super 35 crop; the full sensor width tops out at 4K 60p.
- 21Sony a1 II, 4K max frame rate (full width): Full-width 4K tops out at 59.94p; 4K 100/120p requires a 1.1x crop.
- 22Sony a1 II, Raw video recording: 16-bit RAW video can only be output over HDMI to an external recorder; no internal RAW recording.
- 23Nikon Z6III, Video dynamic range (log): Nikon states "13+ stops" for N-Log in H.265 10-bit at ISO 800.
- 24Nikon Z 30, Viewfinder resolution: The Z 30 has no electronic viewfinder; compose on the rear LCD.
- 25Sony a7 V, Viewfinder magnification: Measured with a 50mm lens focused at infinity at -1 m⁻¹.
- 26Sony a7 V, Battery life: Measured using the LCD monitor under standard CIPA test conditions.
- 27Sony a1 II, Battery life: CIPA rating is 520 shots per charge on the rear LCD; 420 shots with the viewfinder.
- 28Nikon Z 30, Battery life: Figure is for the EN-EL25 battery; shot count differs with EN-EL25a.
- 29Sony a1 II, Weather sealing: Sony specifies dust- and moisture-resistant sealing; no formal IP rating is published.
- 30Sony a7 V, Depth: Overall maximum depth including the viewfinder eyepiece is 82.4 mm.
- 31Sony a1 II, Depth: Sony also lists 72.8 mm depth measured from grip to monitor, excluding the grip protrusion.
- 32Nikon Z6III, USB charging & power delivery: In-camera charging and USB power need a USB-PD source such as Nikon's EH-8P.
- 33Nikon Z 30, USB charging & power delivery: In-camera USB charging/power needs Nikon's optional EH-7P or EH-8P adapter.
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