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Sony a7 VvsNikon Z5IIvsRicoh GR IVvsSony a6700
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- MOST WINS×
Sony16of 27 specs better - ×
Nikon14of 27 specs better - ×
Ricoh6of 27 specs better - ×
Sony5of 27 specs better
Biggest differences
Battery life
Sony a7 V leads
3×
higher is better
- Sony a7 V750 shots
- Nikon Z5II350 shots
- Ricoh GR IV250 shots
- Sony a6700570 shots
Continuous shooting (electronic)
Sony a7 V & Nikon Z5II tie for the lead
2.73×
higher is better
- Sony a7 V30 fps
- Nikon Z5II30 fps
- Ricoh GR IVNot published
- Sony a670011 fps
Weight
Ricoh GR IV leads
2.67×
lower is better
- Sony a7 V695 g
- Nikon Z5II700 g
- Ricoh GR IV262 g
- Sony a6700493 g
Native ISO maximum
Ricoh GR IV leads
6.4×
higher is better
- Sony a7 V51,200 ISO
- Nikon Z5II64,000 ISO
- Ricoh GR IV204,800 ISO
- Sony a670032,000 ISO
Features not all of them have
High resolution pixel-shift modeonly Nikon Z5II
- ✕
- ✓
- ?
- ✕
Headphone port
- ✓
- ✓
- ✕
- ✓
Where each one wins
Sony a7 V
- Effective pixels
- Sensor format
- In-body image stabilization
- Sensor type
- Continuous shooting (electronic)
- Max mechanical shutter speed
- Max video resolution
- 4K max frame rate (full width)
- Viewfinder resolution
- Screen size
- Screen articulation
- Rear screen resolution
- Battery life
- Memory card slots
- Headphone port
- HDMI port type
Nikon Z5II
- High resolution pixel-shift mode
- Sensor format
- In-body image stabilization
- Sensor type
- Continuous shooting (electronic)
- Max mechanical shutter speed
- Max video resolution
- Raw video recording
- Viewfinder resolution
- Viewfinder magnification
- Screen size
- Rear screen resolution
- Memory card slots
- Headphone port
Ricoh GR IV
- Launch price
- Native ISO maximum
- Weight
- Width
- Height
- Depth
Sony a6700
- Continuous shooting (mechanical)
- Max video resolution
- 4K max frame rate
- 4K max frame rate (full width)
- Headphone port
What all 4 have
- USB charging & power delivery✓
Every spec
Red marks the better value in each row.
Overview
Sensor & Image
Effective pixels
- 33 MP
- 24.5 MP
- 25.74 MP
- 26 MP
Sensor format
- Full-frame
- Full-frame
- APS-C
- APS-C
Native ISO maximum
- 51,200 ISO4
- 64,000 ISO
- 204,800 ISO
- 32,000 ISO
Sensor readout speed
- 15 ms
- Not published
- Not published
- Not published
Sensor type
- Partially-stacked CMOS
- Partially-stacked CMOS
- CMOS7
- CMOS
Aspect ratios
- 3:2, 4:3, 1:1, 16:9
- —
- 3:2, 4:3, 1:1, 16:98
- Not published
Lens & Autofocus
Continuous shooting (electronic)
- 30 fps11
- 30 fps
- Not published
- 11 fps
Max mechanical shutter speed
- 8,000 1/s
- 8,000 1/s
- 4,000 1/s12
- 4,000 1/s
Pre-burst capture duration
- 1 s
- Not published
- Not published
- Not published
AF subject detection
- Human, animal, bird, insect, car, train, airplane
- Human, animal, bird, car, train, airplane, motorcycle
- Human13
- Human, animal, bird, insect, car, train, airplane
Video
Max video resolution
- 4K
- 4K
- 1080p
- 4K
4K max frame rate
- 119.88 fps14
- 60 fps
- Not published
- 120 fps
Video codecs
- H.264, HEVC
- H.264, HEVC, N-RAW
- H.264
- H.264, HEVC
Raw video recording
- None
- Internal
- None
- None
Video bit depth
- 10 bit
- 10 bit
- Not published
- 10 bit
Log profile support
- Yes
- Yes
- Not published
- Yes
Video dynamic range (log)
- Not published
- Not published
- Not published
- 14 stops
Viewfinder & Screen
Viewfinder resolution
- 3.69 M dots
- 3.69 M dots
- 0 M dots
- 2.36 M dots
Viewfinder magnification
- 0.78 x17
- 0.8 x
- Not published
- 0.7 x
Screen size
- 3.2 in
- 3.2 in
- 3 in
- 3 in
Screen articulation
- Multi-angle
- Fully articulated
- Fixed
- Fully articulated
Rear screen resolution
- 2.1 M dots
- 2.1 M dots
- 1.037 M dots
- 1.04 M dots
Handling & Power
Memory card slots
- 2 slots
- 2 slots
- 1 slots20
- 1 slots
Weather sealing
- Dust and drip resistant
- Dust and drip resistant
- Not published
- Not published
Weight
- 695 g
- 700 g
- 262 g
- 493 g
Width
- 130.3 mm
- 134 mm
- 109.4 mm
- 122 mm
Height
- 96.4 mm
- 100.5 mm
- 61.1 mm
- 69 mm
Depth
- 72.3 mm21
- 72 mm
- 32.7 mm
- 75.1 mm
USB charging & power delivery
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes22
- Yes
Minimum operating temperature
- 0 °C
- 0 °C
- Not published
- 0 °C
Headphone port
- Yes
- Yes
- No
- Yes
HDMI port type
- Full-size
- Micro
- None23
- Micro
Notes on 23 values — test conditions and caveats
- 1Ricoh GR IV, Launch price: Launch MSRP per the review; Ricoh's US store currently lists $1,599.95.
- 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.
- 3Nikon Z5II, High resolution pixel-shift mode: Pixel-shift composite raises resolution to 96MP, but images must be combined in NX Studio on a computer.
- 4Sony a7 V, Native ISO maximum: Refers to standard still image shooting prior to ISO expansion.
- 5Sony 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.
- 6Ricoh GR IV, In-body image stabilization: Ricoh's 6.0-stop rating applies at frame centre; periphery is rated 4.0 stops (CIPA 2024).
- 7Ricoh GR IV, Sensor type: The sensor is a back-illuminated (BSI) CMOS type; mapped to 'cmos' as no BSI option is listed.
- 8Ricoh 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.
- 9Sony a7 V, Continuous shooting (mechanical): Maximum continuous shooting speed achieved using mechanical shutter in Hi+ mode.
- 10Ricoh GR IV, Continuous shooting (mechanical): The review cites 4 fps continuous without specifying shutter type.
- 11Sony a7 V, Continuous shooting (electronic): Maximum continuous shooting speed achieved using electronic shutter in Hi+ mode.
- 12Ricoh 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.
- 13Ricoh GR IV, AF subject detection: Only face/eye detection is offered; no animal or vehicle subject recognition is listed.
- 14Sony a7 V, 4K max frame rate: Maximum 4K frame rate is available in XAVC HS 4K 4:2:0 10-bit mode.
- 15Sony 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.
- 16Sony a6700, 4K max frame rate (full width): Full-width 4K tops out at 60p; 120p 4K uses a crop.
- 17Sony a7 V, Viewfinder magnification: Measured with a 50mm lens focused at infinity at -1 m⁻¹.
- 18Sony a7 V, Battery life: Measured using the LCD monitor under standard CIPA test conditions.
- 19Ricoh GR IV, Battery life: CIPA-rated at 23°C with a fully charged DB-120 battery.
- 20Ricoh GR IV, Memory card slots: Single microSD slot, plus 53 GB internal memory that cannot record to both at once.
- 21Sony a7 V, Depth: Overall maximum depth including the viewfinder eyepiece is 82.4 mm.
- 22Ricoh GR IV, USB charging & power delivery: Battery charges and camera draws power in-body over USB-C; fast charging needs a USB-PD adapter.
- 23Ricoh GR IV, HDMI port type: Video output is DisplayPort over USB-C; there is no HDMI connector.
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