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Nikon Z5IICvsNikon Z8vsSony a7 IVvsSony RX100 VII

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Biggest differences

  • Weight

    Sony RX100 VII leads

    3.01×

    lower is better

    • Nikon Z5IIC620 g
    • Nikon Z8910 g
    • Sony a7 IV658 g
    • Sony RX100 VII302 g

  • Continuous shooting (electronic)

    Nikon Z5IIC & Nikon Z8 tie for the lead

    3×

    higher is better

    • Nikon Z5IIC30 fps
    • Nikon Z830 fps
    • Sony a7 IV10 fps
    • Sony RX100 VII20 fps

  • Pre-burst capture duration

    Nikon Z8 leads

    300×

    higher is better

    • Nikon Z5IIC1 s
    • Nikon Z8300 s
    • Sony a7 IVNot published
    • Sony RX100 VIINot published

  • Launch price

    Nikon Z5IIC leads

    2.86×

    lower is better

    • Nikon Z5IIC1,399.95 USD
    • Nikon Z83,999.95 USD
    • Sony a7 IV2,499.99 USD
    • Sony RX100 VIINot published

Features not all of them have

High resolution pixel-shift modeonly Nikon Z8

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Where each one wins

  • Nikon Z5IIC

    • Launch price
    • Sensor format
    • Native ISO maximum
    • In-body image stabilization
    • Continuous shooting (mechanical)
    • Continuous shooting (electronic)
    • Raw video recording
    • Screen size

  • Nikon Z8

    • High resolution pixel-shift mode
    • Effective pixels
    • Sensor format
    • Sensor type
    • Continuous shooting (electronic)
    • Pre-burst capture duration
    • 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

    • Sensor format
    • Max mechanical shutter speed
    • Viewfinder resolution
    • Battery life
    • Memory card slots
    • HDMI port type

  • Sony RX100 VII

    • Sensor type
    • Weight
    • Width
    • Height
    • Depth

What all 4 have

  • Log profile support✓
  • USB charging & power delivery✓

Every spec

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Overview

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Overview specs

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Release date

  • 2026-10
  • 2023-05
  • 2021-10
  • Not published

Launch price

  • 1,399.95 USD
  • 3,999.95 USD
  • 2,499.99 USD
  • Not published

Lens mount

  • Nikon Z
  • Nikon Z
  • Sony E
  • Fixed lens

High resolution pixel-shift mode

  • Not published
  • Yes
  • No
  • Not published

Sensor & Image

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Sensor & Image specs

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Effective pixels

  • 24.5 MP
  • 45.7 MP
  • 33 MP
  • 20.1 MP

Sensor format

  • Full-frame
  • Full-frame
  • Full-frame
  • 1-inch

Native ISO maximum

  • 64,000 ISO1
  • 25,600 ISO
  • 51,200 ISO2
  • 12,800 ISO

In-body image stabilization

  • 7.5 stops3
  • 5.5 stops4
  • 5.5 stops5
  • 4 stops6

Sensor readout speed

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

Sensor type

  • CMOS
  • Stacked CMOS
  • CMOS
  • Stacked CMOS

Aspect ratios

  • 3:2, 1:1, 16:97
  • 3:2, 1:1, 16:9
  • 3:2
  • 3:2, 4:3, 1:1, 16:98

Lens & Autofocus

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Lens & Autofocus specs

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Continuous shooting (mechanical)

  • 14 fps9
  • Not published
  • 10 fps10
  • 10 fps11

Continuous shooting (electronic)

  • 30 fps12
  • 30 fps13
  • 10 fps
  • 20 fps14

Max mechanical shutter speed

  • 4,000 1/s15
  • Not published
  • 8,000 1/s
  • 2,000 1/s

Pre-burst capture duration

  • 1 s16
  • 300 s17
  • Not published
  • Not published

AF subject detection

  • Human, animal, bird, airplane, vehicle
  • Human, animal, bird, train, airplane, motorcycle, vehicle
  • Human, animal, bird
  • Human, animal18

Video

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Max video resolution

  • 4K
  • 8K
  • 4K
  • 4K

4K max frame rate

  • 60 fps19
  • 120 fps
  • 60 fps20
  • 30 fps

Video codecs

  • H.264, HEVC, N-RAW
  • H.264, HEVC, ProRes 422 HQ, ProRes RAW, N-RAW
  • H.264, HEVC
  • H.26421

4K max frame rate (full width)

  • 30 fps22
  • 120 fps
  • 30 fps23
  • 30 fps

Raw video recording

  • Internal
  • Internal
  • None24
  • None25

Video bit depth

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

Log profile support

  • Yes
  • Yes
  • Yes
  • Yes26

Video dynamic range (log)

  • Not published
  • Not published
  • 15 stops27
  • Not published

Viewfinder & Screen

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Viewfinder & Screen specs

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Viewfinder resolution

  • 0 M dots
  • 3.69 M dots
  • 3.69 M dots
  • 2.36 M dots

Viewfinder magnification

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

Screen size

  • 3.2 in
  • 3.2 in
  • 2.95 in28
  • 3 in

Screen articulation

  • Fully articulated
  • Multi-angle29
  • Fully articulated
  • Tilting30

Rear screen resolution

  • 1.04 M dots
  • 2.1 M dots
  • 1.04 M dots31
  • 0.92 M dots

Handling & Power

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Handling & Power specs

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Battery life

  • 350 shots32
  • Not published
  • 580 shots33
  • 260 shots34

Memory card slots

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

Weather sealing

  • Dust and drip resistant35
  • Dust and drip resistant
  • Dust and drip resistant36
  • Not published

Weight

  • 620 g37
  • 910 g
  • 658 g
  • 302 g

Width

  • 134 mm
  • 144 mm
  • 131.3 mm
  • 101.6 mm

Height

  • 80.5 mm
  • 118.5 mm
  • 96.4 mm
  • 58.1 mm

Depth

  • 72 mm
  • 83 mm
  • 69.7 mm38
  • 42.8 mm

USB charging & power delivery

  • Yes
  • Yes
  • Yes39
  • Yes40

Minimum operating temperature

  • 0 °C
  • -10 °C
  • 0 °C
  • 0 °C

Headphone port

  • Yes41
  • Yes
  • Yes
  • Not published

HDMI port type

  • Micro
  • Full-size
  • Full-size
  • Micro
Notes on 41 values — test conditions and caveats
  1. 1Nikon Z5IIC, Native ISO maximum: Expanded settings reach ISO 204800 (Hi 1.7); 64000 is the highest standard/native value.
  2. 2Sony a7 IV, Native ISO maximum: Native range tops out at ISO 51200; 50-204800 requires expanded ISO settings.
  3. 3Nikon Z5IIC, In-body image stabilization: CIPA 2024 standard: up to 7.5 stops at the frame center, 6.0 stops at the periphery.
  4. 4Nikon Z8, In-body image stabilization: The 6.0-stop figure applies only with Synchro VR-compatible Nikkor Z lenses; the standard body rating is 5.5 stops.
  5. 5Sony a7 IV, In-body image stabilization: CIPA rating measured with the 50mm F1.4 ZA test lens attached.
  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. 7Nikon Z5IIC, Aspect ratios: Native FX (36 x 24) stills are 3:2; 1:1 and 16:9 are selectable in-camera image areas.
  8. 8Sony RX100 VII, Aspect ratios: 4:3, 16:9 and 1:1 sizes are in-camera crop modes over the native 3:2 sensor area.
  9. 9Nikon Z5IIC, Continuous shooting (mechanical): Spec table: extended burst is approx. 14 fps (15 fps with silent mode); rates apply to non-RAW quality.
  10. 10Sony a7 IV, Continuous shooting (mechanical): 10 fps applies to compressed RAW/JPEG/HEIF; drops to 6 fps for lossless or uncompressed RAW.
  11. 11Sony RX100 VII, Continuous shooting (mechanical): The 'Hi' burst setting is electronic-shutter only; 10 fps ('Mid') is the fastest mechanical-shutter continuous rate.
  12. 12Nikon Z5IIC, Continuous shooting (electronic): C30 is fixed at JPEG [L]/NORMAL; Nikon advises use of a recommended card.
  13. 13Nikon Z8, Continuous shooting (electronic): Full-resolution JPEG bursts reach 30 fps; 14-bit RAW bursts top out at 20 fps.
  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. 15Nikon Z5IIC, Max mechanical shutter speed: The 1/8000 s figure is the overall shutter-speed range; the fastest mechanical speed is 1/4000 s.
  16. 16Nikon Z5IIC, Pre-burst capture duration: In High-Speed Frame Capture +, Pre-Release Capture is fixed at JPEG [L] NORMAL.
  17. 17Nikon Z8, Pre-burst capture duration: The 300 s Pre-Release Capture buffer arrived with firmware 2.0; launch firmware allowed 30 s.
  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. 19Nikon Z5IIC, 4K max frame rate: 4K/60p is recorded in a DX (APS-C) crop.
  20. 20Sony a7 IV, 4K max frame rate: 4K 60p is only available in Super35mm crop; full-frame 4K tops out at 30p.
  21. 21Sony RX100 VII, Video codecs: Both XAVC S and AVCHD recording use MPEG-4 AVC/H.264; there is no HEVC/H.265 option.
  22. 22Nikon Z5IIC, 4K max frame rate (full width): 4K/60p uses a DX (APS-C) crop, so full-width 4K recording tops out at 30p.
  23. 23Sony a7 IV, 4K max frame rate (full width): 4K 60p requires the Super35mm crop; full-width 4K is limited to 30p.
  24. 24Sony a7 IV, Raw video recording: No internal or external raw recording; HDMI output tops out at 10-bit 4:2:2.
  25. 25Sony RX100 VII, Raw video recording: Sony's movie-format list contains only XAVC S (H.264) and AVCHD; no raw video output is offered.
  26. 26Sony RX100 VII, Log profile support: S-Log2, S-Log3 and HLG log gammas are selectable via Picture Profile presets PP1–PP10.
  27. 27Sony a7 IV, Video dynamic range (log): Sony's claim for S-Log3 per internal tests; stated as 15+ stops.
  28. 28Sony a7 IV, Screen size: Sony rates the panel at 2.95in (3.0-type); most sources round to 3in.
  29. 29Nikon Z8, Screen articulation: Nikon's 4-axis monitor tilts both vertically and horizontally but does not swing out like a fully articulated screen.
  30. 30Sony 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.
  31. 31Sony a7 IV, Rear screen resolution: 1,036,800 dots; Sony's retail pages round this to 1.03 megadots.
  32. 32Nikon Z5IIC, Battery life: Approx. 390 shots per charge with [Energy saving (photo mode)] set to ON.
  33. 33Sony a7 IV, Battery life: 580 shots per charge with the rear LCD; 520 with the EVF.
  34. 34Sony RX100 VII, Battery life: 260 shots assume default monitor settings; Sony also lists 310 shots when 'Auto Monitor Off' is set to 2 s.
  35. 35Nikon Z5IIC, Weather sealing: Complete dust- and drip-resistant performance is not guaranteed in all situations or conditions.
  36. 36Sony a7 IV, Weather sealing: Dust and moisture resistant but not IP-rated; Sony does not guarantee 100% sealing.
  37. 37Nikon Z5IIC, Weight: 620 g is with battery and memory card; the body alone weighs approx. 538 g.
  38. 38Sony a7 IV, Depth: Sony lists 79.8mm total depth; 69.7mm is measured from front grip to rear monitor.
  39. 39Sony a7 IV, USB charging & power delivery: Charging and USB power delivery work only through the USB Type-C port.
  40. 40Sony 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.
  41. 41Nikon Z5IIC, Headphone port: Shared 3.5 mm output doubles as remote release; set its function to headphones for monitoring.

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