Compare · 4 of 4 products
Sony a1 IIvsNikon Z 30vsRicoh GR IVvsSony a6700
eBay prices refresh hourly — check the listing before you buy. We may earn a commission.
- MOST WINS×
Sony16of 26 specs better - ×
Nikon1of 26 specs better - ×
Ricoh6of 26 specs better - ×
Sony5of 26 specs better
Biggest differences
Launch price
Ricoh GR IV leads
4.34×
lower is better
- Sony a1 II6,499.99 USD
- Nikon Z 30Not published
- Ricoh GR IV1,499 USD
- Sony a6700Not published
Weight
Ricoh GR IV leads
2.84×
lower is better
- Sony a1 II743 g
- Nikon Z 30405 g
- Ricoh GR IV262 g
- Sony a6700493 g
Continuous shooting (electronic)
Sony a1 II leads
2.73×
higher is better
- Sony a1 II30 fps
- Nikon Z 30Not published
- Ricoh GR IVNot published
- Sony a670011 fps
Effective pixels
Sony a1 II leads
2.4×
higher is better
- Sony a1 II50.1 MP
- Nikon Z 3020.9 MP
- Ricoh GR IV25.74 MP
- Sony a670026 MP
Features not all of them have
High resolution pixel-shift modeonly Sony a1 II
- ✓
- ?
- ?
- ✕
Headphone port
- ✓
- ?
- ✕
- ✓
Where each one wins
Sony a1 II
- High resolution pixel-shift mode
- Effective pixels
- Sensor format
- In-body image stabilization
- Continuous shooting (electronic)
- Max mechanical shutter speed
- Max video resolution
- Raw video recording
- Viewfinder resolution
- Viewfinder magnification
- Screen size
- Screen articulation
- Rear screen resolution
- Memory card slots
- Headphone port
- HDMI port type
Nikon Z 30
- Continuous shooting (mechanical)
Ricoh GR IV
- Launch price
- Native ISO maximum
- Weight
- Width
- Height
- Depth
Sony a6700
- Continuous shooting (mechanical)
- 4K max frame rate
- 4K max frame rate (full width)
- Battery life
- Headphone port
What all 4 have
- USB charging & power delivery✓
Every spec
Red marks the better value in each row.
Overview
Sensor & Image
Lens & Autofocus
Continuous shooting (electronic)
- 30 fps
- Not published
- Not published
- 11 fps
Max mechanical shutter speed
- 8,000 1/s
- 4,000 1/s
- 4,000 1/s13
- 4,000 1/s
Pre-burst capture duration
- 1 s14
- Not published
- Not published
- Not published
AF subject detection
- Human, animal, bird, insect, car, train, airplane
- —
- Human15
- Human, animal, bird, insect, car, train, airplane
Video
Max video resolution
- 8K
- 4K
- 1080p
- 4K
4K max frame rate
- 119.88 fps16
- 30 fps
- Not published
- 120 fps
Video codecs
- H.264, HEVC
- H.264
- H.264
- H.264, HEVC
Raw video recording
- External19
- Not published
- None
- None
Video bit depth
- 10 bit
- Not published
- Not published
- 10 bit
Log profile support
- Yes
- Not published
- Not published
- Yes
Video dynamic range (log)
- Not published
- Not published
- Not published
- 14 stops
Viewfinder & Screen
Viewfinder resolution
- 9.44 M dots
- 0 M dots20
- 0 M dots
- 2.36 M dots
Viewfinder magnification
- 0.9 x
- Not published
- Not published
- 0.7 x
Screen size
- 3.2 in
- 3 in
- 3 in
- 3 in
Screen articulation
- Multi-angle
- Fully articulated
- Fixed
- Fully articulated
Rear screen resolution
- 2.1 M dots
- 1.04 M dots
- 1.037 M dots
- 1.04 M dots
Handling & Power
Memory card slots
- 2 slots
- 1 slots
- 1 slots24
- 1 slots
Weather sealing
- Dust and drip resistant25
- Not published
- Not published
- Not published
Weight
- 743 g
- 405 g
- 262 g
- 493 g
Width
- 136.1 mm
- 128 mm
- 109.4 mm
- 122 mm
Height
- 96.9 mm
- 73.5 mm
- 61.1 mm
- 69 mm
Depth
- 82.9 mm26
- 59.5 mm
- 32.7 mm
- 75.1 mm
Minimum operating temperature
- 0 °C
- 0 °C
- Not published
- 0 °C
Headphone port
- Yes
- Not published
- No
- Yes
HDMI port type
- Full-size
- Mini
- None29
- Micro
Notes on 29 values — test conditions and caveats
- 1Sony a1 II, Release date: Announced 19 November 2024; first retail availability was December 2024.
- 2Ricoh GR IV, Launch price: Launch MSRP per the review; Ricoh's US store currently lists $1,599.95.
- 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 Z 30, Sensor format: DX format is Nikon's name for its APS-C-size sensor (23.5 x 15.7 mm).
- 5Nikon Z 30, Native ISO maximum: Settings above ISO 51200 (102400, 204800) are expanded, not native.
- 6Sony a1 II, In-body image stabilization: 8.5 stops is the CIPA centre rating; 7.0 stops at the periphery.
- 7Ricoh GR IV, In-body image stabilization: Ricoh's 6.0-stop rating applies at frame centre; periphery is rated 4.0 stops (CIPA 2024).
- 8Ricoh GR IV, Sensor type: The sensor is a back-illuminated (BSI) CMOS type; mapped to 'cmos' as no BSI option is listed.
- 9Nikon Z 30, Aspect ratios: Native DX ratio is 3:2; 1:1 and 16:9 are in-camera crop modes.
- 10Ricoh 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.
- 11Nikon Z 30, Continuous shooting (mechanical): Nikon's in-house measured maximum; the rate is approximate.
- 12Ricoh GR IV, Continuous shooting (mechanical): The review cites 4 fps continuous without specifying shutter type.
- 13Ricoh 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.
- 14Sony a1 II, Pre-burst capture duration: Pre-capture buffers between 0.03 s and 1 s of frames before full shutter press.
- 15Ricoh GR IV, AF subject detection: Only face/eye detection is offered; no animal or vehicle subject recognition is listed.
- 16Sony a1 II, 4K max frame rate: 4K 100p/120p recording uses a 1.1x crop.
- 17Sony a1 II, 4K max frame rate (full width): Full-width 4K tops out at 59.94p; 4K 100/120p requires a 1.1x crop.
- 18Sony a6700, 4K max frame rate (full width): Full-width 4K tops out at 60p; 120p 4K uses a crop.
- 19Sony a1 II, Raw video recording: 16-bit RAW video can only be output over HDMI to an external recorder; no internal RAW recording.
- 20Nikon Z 30, Viewfinder resolution: The Z 30 has no electronic viewfinder; compose on the rear LCD.
- 21Sony a1 II, Battery life: CIPA rating is 520 shots per charge on the rear LCD; 420 shots with the viewfinder.
- 22Nikon Z 30, Battery life: Figure is for the EN-EL25 battery; shot count differs with EN-EL25a.
- 23Ricoh GR IV, Battery life: CIPA-rated at 23°C with a fully charged DB-120 battery.
- 24Ricoh GR IV, Memory card slots: Single microSD slot, plus 53 GB internal memory that cannot record to both at once.
- 25Sony a1 II, Weather sealing: Sony specifies dust- and moisture-resistant sealing; no formal IP rating is published.
- 26Sony a1 II, Depth: Sony also lists 72.8 mm depth measured from grip to monitor, excluding the grip protrusion.
- 27Nikon Z 30, USB charging & power delivery: In-camera USB charging/power needs Nikon's optional EH-7P or EH-8P adapter.
- 28Ricoh GR IV, USB charging & power delivery: Battery charges and camera draws power in-body over USB-C; fast charging needs a USB-PD adapter.
- 29Ricoh GR IV, HDMI port type: Video output is DisplayPort over USB-C; there is no HDMI connector.
Where to buy
Sony a1 II
Nikon Z 30
Ricoh GR IV
Sony a6700











