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Nikon Z6IIIvsSony a7 IVvsNikon Z 30vsSony RX100 VII
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Nikon20of 28 specs better - ×
Sony8of 28 specs better - ×
Nikon1of 28 specs better - ×
Sony5of 28 specs better
Biggest differences
Continuous shooting (electronic)
Nikon Z6III leads
6×
higher is better
- Nikon Z6III60 fps
- Sony a7 IV10 fps
- Nikon Z 30Not published
- Sony RX100 VII20 fps
Weight
Sony RX100 VII leads
2.52×
lower is better
- Nikon Z6III760 g
- Sony a7 IV658 g
- Nikon Z 30405 g
- Sony RX100 VII302 g
Battery life
Sony a7 IV leads
2.23×
higher is better
- Nikon Z6III390 shots
- Sony a7 IV580 shots
- Nikon Z 30330 shots
- Sony RX100 VII260 shots
Native ISO maximum
Nikon Z6III leads
5×
higher is better
- Nikon Z6III64,000 ISO
- Sony a7 IV51,200 ISO
- Nikon Z 3051,200 ISO
- Sony RX100 VII12,800 ISO
Features not all of them have
High resolution pixel-shift modeonly Nikon Z6III
- ✓
- ✕
- ?
- ?
Where each one wins
Nikon Z6III
- Launch price
- High resolution pixel-shift mode
- Sensor format
- Native ISO maximum
- In-body image stabilization
- Continuous shooting (mechanical)
- Continuous shooting (electronic)
- Max mechanical shutter speed
- Max video resolution
- 4K max frame rate
- 4K max frame rate (full width)
- Raw video recording
- Viewfinder resolution
- Viewfinder magnification
- Screen size
- Screen articulation
- Rear screen resolution
- Memory card slots
- Minimum operating temperature
- HDMI port type
Sony a7 IV
- Effective pixels
- Sensor format
- Max mechanical shutter speed
- Video dynamic range (log)
- Screen articulation
- Battery life
- Memory card slots
- HDMI port type
Nikon Z 30
- Screen articulation
Sony RX100 VII
- Sensor type
- Weight
- Width
- Height
- Depth
What all 4 have
- USB charging & power delivery✓
Every spec
Red marks the better value in each row.
Overview
Release date
- 2024-06
- 2021-10
- Not published
- Not published
Launch price
- 2,499.95 USD
- 2,499.99 USD
- Not published
- Not published
Lens mount
- Nikon Z
- Sony E
- Nikon Z
- Fixed lens
High resolution pixel-shift mode
- Yes1
- 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-C2
- 1-inch
Sensor readout speed
- 14.3 ms
- Not published
- Not published
- Not published
Sensor type
- Partially-stacked CMOS
- CMOS
- CMOS
- Stacked CMOS
Lens & Autofocus
Video
Max video resolution
- 6K
- 4K
- 4K
- 4K
4K max frame rate
- 120 fps
- 60 fps17
- 30 fps
- 30 fps
Video codecs
- H.264, HEVC, ProRes 422 HQ, ProRes RAW, N-RAW
- H.264, HEVC
- H.264
- H.26418
4K max frame rate (full width)
- 60 fps
- 30 fps19
- 30 fps
- 30 fps
Video bit depth
- 10 bit
- 10 bit
- Not published
- Not published
Log profile support
- Yes
- Yes
- Not published
- Yes22
Viewfinder & Screen
Handling & Power
Memory card slots
- 2 slots
- 2 slots
- 1 slots
- Not published
Weather sealing
- Dust and drip resistant
- Dust and drip resistant32
- Not published
- Not published
Weight
- 760 g
- 658 g
- 405 g
- 302 g
Width
- 138.5 mm
- 131.3 mm
- 128 mm
- 101.6 mm
Height
- 101.5 mm
- 96.4 mm
- 73.5 mm
- 58.1 mm
Depth
- 74 mm
- 69.7 mm33
- 59.5 mm
- 42.8 mm
Minimum operating temperature
- -10 °C
- 0 °C
- 0 °C
- 0 °C
Headphone port
- Yes
- Yes
- Not published
- Not published
HDMI port type
- Full-size
- Full-size
- Mini
- Micro
Notes on 37 values — test conditions and caveats
- 1Nikon Z6III, High resolution pixel-shift mode: Pixel-shift frames are merged on a computer in NX Studio, not in the camera.
- 2Nikon Z 30, Sensor format: DX format is Nikon's name for its APS-C-size sensor (23.5 x 15.7 mm).
- 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 Z6III, In-body image stabilization: CIPA figure measured with the non-VR NIKKOR Z 24-120mm f/4 S at 120mm.
- 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 Z 30, Aspect ratios: Native DX ratio is 3:2; 1:1 and 16:9 are in-camera crop modes.
- 9Sony RX100 VII, Aspect ratios: 4:3, 16:9 and 1:1 sizes are in-camera crop modes over the native 3:2 sensor area.
- 10Sony a7 IV, Continuous shooting (mechanical): 10 fps applies to compressed RAW/JPEG/HEIF; drops to 6 fps for lossless or uncompressed RAW.
- 11Nikon Z 30, Continuous shooting (mechanical): Nikon's in-house measured maximum; the rate is approximate.
- 12Sony RX100 VII, Continuous shooting (mechanical): The 'Hi' burst setting is electronic-shutter only; 10 fps ('Mid') is the fastest mechanical-shutter continuous rate.
- 13Nikon 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.
- 14Sony 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.
- 15Nikon Z6III, Pre-burst capture duration: Pre-Release Capture records JPEG only.
- 16Sony RX100 VII, AF subject detection: Maker names only human and animal recognition (Eye AF / Real-time Tracking); no bird or vehicle categories are listed.
- 17Sony a7 IV, 4K max frame rate: 4K 60p is only available in Super35mm crop; full-frame 4K tops out at 30p.
- 18Sony RX100 VII, Video codecs: Both XAVC S and AVCHD recording use MPEG-4 AVC/H.264; there is no HEVC/H.265 option.
- 19Sony a7 IV, 4K max frame rate (full width): 4K 60p requires the Super35mm crop; full-width 4K is limited to 30p.
- 20Sony a7 IV, Raw video recording: No internal or external raw recording; HDMI output tops out at 10-bit 4:2:2.
- 21Sony RX100 VII, Raw video recording: Sony's movie-format list contains only XAVC S (H.264) and AVCHD; no raw video output is offered.
- 22Sony RX100 VII, Log profile support: S-Log2, S-Log3 and HLG log gammas are selectable via Picture Profile presets PP1–PP10.
- 23Nikon Z6III, Video dynamic range (log): Nikon states "13+ stops" for N-Log in H.265 10-bit at ISO 800.
- 24Sony a7 IV, Video dynamic range (log): Sony's claim for S-Log3 per internal tests; stated as 15+ stops.
- 25Nikon Z 30, Viewfinder resolution: The Z 30 has no electronic viewfinder; compose on the rear LCD.
- 26Sony a7 IV, Screen size: Sony rates the panel at 2.95in (3.0-type); most sources round to 3in.
- 27Sony 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.
- 28Sony a7 IV, Rear screen resolution: 1,036,800 dots; Sony's retail pages round this to 1.03 megadots.
- 29Sony a7 IV, Battery life: 580 shots per charge with the rear LCD; 520 with the EVF.
- 30Nikon Z 30, Battery life: Figure is for the EN-EL25 battery; shot count differs with EN-EL25a.
- 31Sony RX100 VII, Battery life: 260 shots assume default monitor settings; Sony also lists 310 shots when 'Auto Monitor Off' is set to 2 s.
- 32Sony a7 IV, Weather sealing: Dust and moisture resistant but not IP-rated; Sony does not guarantee 100% sealing.
- 33Sony a7 IV, Depth: Sony lists 79.8mm total depth; 69.7mm is measured from front grip to rear monitor.
- 34Nikon Z6III, USB charging & power delivery: In-camera charging and USB power need a USB-PD source such as Nikon's EH-8P.
- 35Sony a7 IV, USB charging & power delivery: Charging and USB power delivery work only through the USB Type-C port.
- 36Nikon Z 30, USB charging & power delivery: In-camera USB charging/power needs Nikon's optional EH-7P or EH-8P adapter.
- 37Sony 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.
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