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Nikon Z 30vsNikon Z9vsRicoh GR IVvsSony RX100 VII

4 digital cameras lined up on the specs we could confirm from the makers' pages and independent reviews. Launch prices run from $1,499 (Ricoh GR IV) to $5,500 (Nikon Z9).

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Intro

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Biggest differences

  • Weight

    Ricoh GR IV leads

    5.11×

    lower is better

    • Nikon Z91,340 g
    • Nikon Z 30405 g
    • Ricoh GR IV262 g
    • Sony RX100 VII302 g

  • Launch price

    Ricoh GR IV leads

    3.67×

    lower is better

    • Nikon Z95,500 USD
    • Nikon Z 30Not published
    • Ricoh GR IV1,499 USD
    • Sony RX100 VIINot published

  • Battery life

    Nikon Z9 leads

    2.96×

    higher is better

    • Nikon Z9740 shots
    • Nikon Z 30330 shots
    • Ricoh GR IV250 shots
    • Sony RX100 VII260 shots

  • Native ISO maximum

    Ricoh GR IV leads

    16×

    higher is better

    • Nikon Z925,600 ISO
    • Nikon Z 3051,200 ISO
    • Ricoh GR IV204,800 ISO
    • Sony RX100 VII12,800 ISO

Features not all of them have

Headphone portonly Nikon Z9

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  • ?
  • ✕
  • ?

Where each one wins

  • Nikon Z9

    • Effective pixels
    • Sensor format
    • In-body image stabilization
    • Sensor type
    • Max mechanical shutter speed
    • Max video resolution
    • 4K max frame rate
    • Raw video recording
    • Viewfinder resolution
    • Viewfinder magnification
    • Screen size
    • Rear screen resolution
    • Battery life
    • Memory card slots
    • Minimum operating temperature
    • Headphone port
    • HDMI port type

  • Nikon Z 30

    • Continuous shooting (mechanical)
    • Screen articulation

  • Ricoh GR IV

    • Launch price
    • Native ISO maximum
    • In-body image stabilization
    • Weight
    • Depth

  • Sony RX100 VII

    • Sensor type
    • Width
    • Height

What all 4 have

  • USB charging & power delivery✓

Every spec

Red marks the better value in each row.

Overview

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Overview specs

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Release date

  • 2021-12
  • Not published
  • Not published
  • Not published

Launch price

  • 5,500 USD
  • Not published
  • 1,499 USD1
  • Not published

Lens mount

  • Nikon Z
  • Nikon Z
  • 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

  • 45.7 MP
  • 20.9 MP
  • 25.74 MP
  • 20.1 MP

Sensor format

  • Full-frame
  • APS-C2
  • APS-C
  • 1-inch

Native ISO maximum

  • 25,600 ISO
  • 51,200 ISO3
  • 204,800 ISO
  • 12,800 ISO

In-body image stabilization

  • 6 stops4
  • Not published
  • 6 stops5
  • 4 stops6

Sensor readout speed

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

Sensor type

  • Stacked CMOS
  • CMOS
  • CMOS7
  • Stacked CMOS

Aspect ratios

  • —
  • 3:2, 1:1, 16:98
  • 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)

  • Not published
  • 11 fps11
  • 4 fps12
  • 10 fps13

Continuous shooting (electronic)

  • 20 fps
  • Not published
  • Not published
  • 20 fps14

Max mechanical shutter speed

  • 32,000 1/s
  • 4,000 1/s
  • 4,000 1/s15
  • 2,000 1/s

Pre-burst capture duration

  • 1 s16
  • Not published
  • Not published
  • Not published

AF subject detection

  • Human, animal, bird, car, train, airplane, motorcycle
  • —
  • Human17
  • Human, animal18

Video

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Video specs

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Max video resolution

  • 8K
  • 4K
  • 1080p
  • 4K

4K max frame rate

  • 120 fps
  • 30 fps
  • Not published
  • 30 fps

Video codecs

  • H.264, HEVC, ProRes 422 HQ, ProRes RAW, N-RAW
  • H.264
  • H.264
  • H.26419

4K max frame rate (full width)

  • 30 fps
  • 30 fps
  • Not published
  • 30 fps

Raw video recording

  • Internal
  • Not published
  • None
  • None20

Video bit depth

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

Log profile support

  • Yes
  • Not published
  • Not published
  • Yes21

Video dynamic range (log)

  • Not published
  • 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
  • 0 M dots22
  • 0 M dots
  • 2.36 M dots

Viewfinder magnification

  • 0.8 x
  • Not published
  • Not published
  • 0.59 x

Screen size

  • 3.2 in
  • 3 in
  • 3 in
  • 3 in

Screen articulation

  • Tilting
  • Fully articulated
  • Fixed
  • Tilting23

Rear screen resolution

  • 2.1 M dots
  • 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

  • 740 shots
  • 330 shots24
  • 250 shots25
  • 260 shots26

Memory card slots

  • 2 slots
  • 1 slots
  • 1 slots27
  • Not published

Weather sealing

  • Dust and drip resistant
  • Not published
  • Not published
  • Not published

Weight

  • 1,340 g
  • 405 g
  • 262 g
  • 302 g

Width

  • 149 mm
  • 128 mm
  • 109.4 mm
  • 101.6 mm

Height

  • 149.5 mm
  • 73.5 mm
  • 61.1 mm
  • 58.1 mm

Depth

  • 90.5 mm
  • 59.5 mm
  • 32.7 mm
  • 42.8 mm

USB charging & power delivery

Minimum operating temperature

  • -10 °C
  • 0 °C
  • Not published
  • 0 °C

Headphone port

  • Yes
  • Not published
  • No
  • Not published

HDMI port type

  • Full-size
  • Mini
  • None31
  • Micro
Notes on 31 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. 2Nikon Z 30, Sensor format: DX format is Nikon's name for its APS-C-size sensor (23.5 x 15.7 mm).
  3. 3Nikon Z 30, Native ISO maximum: Settings above ISO 51200 (102400, 204800) are expanded, not native.
  4. 4Nikon Z9, In-body image stabilization: The 6.0-stop rating requires Synchro VR, combining in-body 5-axis VR with 2-axis lens VR on compatible lenses.
  5. 5Ricoh GR IV, In-body image stabilization: Ricoh's 6.0-stop rating applies at frame centre; periphery is rated 4.0 stops (CIPA 2024).
  6. 6Sony 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.
  7. 7Ricoh GR IV, Sensor type: The sensor is a back-illuminated (BSI) CMOS type; mapped to 'cmos' as no BSI option is listed.
  8. 8Nikon Z 30, Aspect ratios: Native DX ratio is 3:2; 1:1 and 16:9 are in-camera crop modes.
  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. 11Nikon Z 30, Continuous shooting (mechanical): Nikon's in-house measured maximum; the rate is approximate.
  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. 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.
  15. 15Ricoh 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.
  16. 16Nikon Z9, Pre-burst capture duration: Pre-Release Capture is only available in the C30 and C120 high-speed frame capture modes.
  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 RX100 VII, Video codecs: Both XAVC S and AVCHD recording use MPEG-4 AVC/H.264; there is no HEVC/H.265 option.
  20. 20Sony RX100 VII, Raw video recording: Sony's movie-format list contains only XAVC S (H.264) and AVCHD; no raw video output is offered.
  21. 21Sony RX100 VII, Log profile support: S-Log2, S-Log3 and HLG log gammas are selectable via Picture Profile presets PP1–PP10.
  22. 22Nikon Z 30, Viewfinder resolution: The Z 30 has no electronic viewfinder; compose on the rear LCD.
  23. 23Sony 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.
  24. 24Nikon Z 30, Battery life: Figure is for the EN-EL25 battery; shot count differs with EN-EL25a.
  25. 25Ricoh GR IV, Battery life: CIPA-rated at 23°C with a fully charged DB-120 battery.
  26. 26Sony RX100 VII, Battery life: 260 shots assume default monitor settings; Sony also lists 310 shots when 'Auto Monitor Off' is set to 2 s.
  27. 27Ricoh GR IV, Memory card slots: Single microSD slot, plus 53 GB internal memory that cannot record to both at once.
  28. 28Nikon Z 30, USB charging & power delivery: In-camera USB charging/power needs Nikon's optional EH-7P or EH-8P adapter.
  29. 29Ricoh GR IV, USB charging & power delivery: Battery charges and camera draws power in-body over USB-C; fast charging needs a USB-PD adapter.
  30. 30Sony 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.
  31. 31Ricoh GR IV, HDMI port type: Video output is DisplayPort over USB-C; there is no HDMI connector.

Weight

Ricoh GR IV leads here (5.11× between best and worst; lower is better).

Nikon Z 30: 405 g · Nikon Z9: 1,340 g · Ricoh GR IV: 262 g · Sony RX100 VII: 302 g

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Battery life

Nikon Z9 leads here (2.96× between best and worst; higher is better).

Nikon Z 30: 330 shots · Nikon Z9: 740 shots · Ricoh GR IV: 250 shots · Sony RX100 VII: 260 shots

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Battery life

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Native ISO maximum

Ricoh GR IV leads here (16× between best and worst; higher is better).

Nikon Z 30: 51,200 ISO · Nikon Z9: 25,600 ISO · Ricoh GR IV: 204,800 ISO · Sony RX100 VII: 12,800 ISO

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Native ISO maximum

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Max mechanical shutter speed

Nikon Z9 leads here (16× between best and worst; higher is better).

Nikon Z 30: 4,000 1/s · Nikon Z9: 32,000 1/s · Ricoh GR IV: 4,000 1/s · Sony RX100 VII: 2,000 1/s

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Effective pixels

Nikon Z9 leads here (2.27× between best and worst; higher is better).

Nikon Z 30: 20.9 MP · Nikon Z9: 45.7 MP · Ricoh GR IV: 25.74 MP · Sony RX100 VII: 20.1 MP

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Effective pixels

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Features not all of them have

Headphone port: only Nikon Z9.

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Features not all of them have

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Where each one wins

Nikon Z 30 wins on Continuous shooting (mechanical) and Screen articulation.

Nikon Z9 wins on Effective pixels, Sensor format, In-body image stabilization, Max video resolution and Viewfinder resolution.

Ricoh GR IV wins on In-body image stabilization, Weight, Native ISO maximum and Depth.

Sony RX100 VII wins on Sensor type, Width and Height.

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Where each one wins

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The Verdict

On the specs we can rank, Nikon Z9 wins most often (17). Pick Nikon Z 30 for Continuous shooting (mechanical), Ricoh GR IV for In-body image stabilization and Sony RX100 VII for Sensor type. Ricoh GR IV had the lowest launch price.

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Verdict

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Which is the cheapest of the 4?

Ricoh GR IV, at a launch price of $1,499; Nikon Z9 was the most expensive at $5,500.

Which is best on Weight?

Ricoh GR IV (262 g).

Which is best on Battery life?

Nikon Z9 (740 shots).

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