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Biggest differences

  • Launch price

    Nikon Z5IIC leads

    4.64×

    lower is better

    • Nikon Z5IIC1,399.95 USD
    • Panasonic LUMIX S1II3,199 USD
    • Sony a1 II6,499.99 USD
    • Ricoh GR IV1,499 USD

  • Weight

    Ricoh GR IV leads

    3.05×

    lower is better

    • Nikon Z5IIC620 g
    • Panasonic LUMIX S1II800 g
    • Sony a1 II743 g
    • Ricoh GR IV262 g

  • Continuous shooting (electronic)

    Panasonic LUMIX S1II leads

    2.33×

    higher is better

    • Nikon Z5IIC30 fps
    • Panasonic LUMIX S1II70 fps
    • Sony a1 II30 fps
    • Ricoh GR IVNot published

  • Native ISO maximum

    Ricoh GR IV leads

    6.4×

    higher is better

    • Nikon Z5IIC64,000 ISO
    • Panasonic LUMIX S1II51,200 ISO
    • Sony a1 II32,000 ISO
    • Ricoh GR IV204,800 ISO

Features not all of them have

Headphone port

  • ✓
  • ✓
  • ✓
  • ✕

Where each one wins

  • Nikon Z5IIC

    • Launch price
    • Sensor format
    • Continuous shooting (mechanical)
    • Raw video recording
    • Screen size
    • Headphone port

  • Panasonic LUMIX S1II

    • Sensor format
    • Sensor type
    • Continuous shooting (electronic)
    • Max mechanical shutter speed
    • Pre-burst capture duration
    • 4K max frame rate
    • 4K max frame rate (full width)
    • Raw video recording
    • Memory card slots
    • Minimum operating temperature
    • Headphone port
    • HDMI port type

  • Sony a1 II

    • Effective pixels
    • Sensor format
    • In-body image stabilization
    • Max mechanical shutter speed
    • Max video resolution
    • Viewfinder resolution
    • Viewfinder magnification
    • Screen size
    • Screen articulation
    • Rear screen resolution
    • Battery life
    • Memory card slots
    • Headphone port
    • HDMI port type

  • Ricoh GR IV

    • Native ISO maximum
    • Weight
    • Width
    • Height
    • Depth

What all 4 have

  • 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
  • 2025-05
  • 2024-121
  • Not published

Launch price

  • 1,399.95 USD
  • 3,199 USD
  • 6,499.99 USD
  • 1,499 USD2

Lens mount

  • Nikon Z
  • L-Mount
  • Sony E
  • Fixed lens

High resolution pixel-shift mode

  • Not published
  • Yes3
  • Yes4
  • Not published

Sensor & Image

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Sensor & Image specs

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Effective pixels

  • 24.5 MP
  • 24.1 MP
  • 50.1 MP
  • 25.74 MP

Sensor format

  • Full-frame
  • Full-frame
  • Full-frame
  • APS-C

Native ISO maximum

  • 64,000 ISO5
  • 51,200 ISO
  • 32,000 ISO
  • 204,800 ISO

In-body image stabilization

  • 7.5 stops6
  • 8 stops
  • 8.5 stops7
  • 6 stops8

Sensor readout speed

  • Not published
  • 14.6 ms9
  • Not published
  • Not published

Sensor type

  • CMOS
  • Partially-stacked CMOS
  • —
  • CMOS10

Aspect ratios

  • 3:2, 1:1, 16:911
  • 3:2, 4:3, 1:1, 16:9, 2:1, 65:24
  • 3:2
  • 3:2, 4:3, 1:1, 16:912

Lens & Autofocus

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Lens & Autofocus specs

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Continuous shooting (mechanical)

  • 14 fps13
  • 10 fps
  • 10 fps
  • 4 fps14

Continuous shooting (electronic)

  • 30 fps15
  • 70 fps
  • 30 fps
  • Not published

Max mechanical shutter speed

  • 4,000 1/s16
  • 8,000 1/s
  • 8,000 1/s
  • 4,000 1/s17

Pre-burst capture duration

  • 1 s18
  • 1.5 s
  • 1 s19
  • Not published

AF subject detection

  • Human, animal, bird, airplane, vehicle
  • Human, animal, car, train, airplane, motorcycle
  • Human, animal, bird, insect, car, train, airplane
  • Human20

Video

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Max video resolution

  • 4K
  • 6K
  • 8K
  • 1080p

4K max frame rate

  • 60 fps21
  • 120 fps22
  • 119.88 fps23
  • Not published

Video codecs

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

4K max frame rate (full width)

  • 30 fps24
  • 60 fps25
  • 59.94 fps26
  • Not published

Raw video recording

  • Internal
  • Internal
  • External27
  • None

Video bit depth

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

Log profile support

  • Yes
  • Yes
  • Yes
  • Not published

Video dynamic range (log)

  • Not published
  • 15 stops
  • Not published
  • Not published

Viewfinder & Screen

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Viewfinder & Screen specs

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Viewfinder resolution

  • 0 M dots
  • 5.76 M dots
  • 9.44 M dots
  • 0 M dots

Viewfinder magnification

  • Not published
  • 0.78 x
  • 0.9 x
  • Not published

Screen size

  • 3.2 in
  • 3 in
  • 3.2 in
  • 3 in

Screen articulation

  • Fully articulated
  • Fully articulated
  • Multi-angle
  • Fixed

Rear screen resolution

  • 1.04 M dots
  • 1.84 M dots
  • 2.1 M dots
  • 1.037 M dots

Handling & Power

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Handling & Power specs

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Battery life

  • 350 shots28
  • 360 shots
  • 520 shots29
  • 250 shots30

Memory card slots

  • 1 slots
  • 2 slots
  • 2 slots
  • 1 slots31

Weather sealing

  • Dust and drip resistant32
  • Dust and drip resistant
  • Dust and drip resistant33
  • Not published

Weight

  • 620 g34
  • 800 g
  • 743 g
  • 262 g

Width

  • 134 mm
  • 134 mm
  • 136.1 mm
  • 109.4 mm

Height

  • 80.5 mm
  • 102 mm
  • 96.9 mm
  • 61.1 mm

Depth

  • 72 mm
  • 92 mm
  • 82.9 mm35
  • 32.7 mm

USB charging & power delivery

  • Yes
  • Yes
  • Yes
  • Yes36

Minimum operating temperature

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

Headphone port

  • Yes37
  • Yes
  • Yes
  • No

HDMI port type

  • Micro
  • Full-size
  • Full-size
  • None38
Notes on 38 values — test conditions and caveats
  1. 1Sony a1 II, Release date: Announced 19 November 2024; first retail availability was December 2024.
  2. 2Ricoh GR IV, Launch price: Launch MSRP per the review; Ricoh's US store currently lists $1,599.95.
  3. 3Panasonic LUMIX S1II, High resolution pixel-shift mode: The full 96MP composite needs a tripod; handheld shooting caps at 48MP.
  4. 4Sony a1 II, High resolution pixel-shift mode: 4- or 16-shot pixel shift composites are merged with Sony's Imaging Edge Desktop PC software.
  5. 5Nikon Z5IIC, Native ISO maximum: Expanded settings reach ISO 204800 (Hi 1.7); 64000 is the highest standard/native value.
  6. 6Nikon Z5IIC, In-body image stabilization: CIPA 2024 standard: up to 7.5 stops at the frame center, 6.0 stops at the periphery.
  7. 7Sony a1 II, In-body image stabilization: 8.5 stops is the CIPA centre rating; 7.0 stops at the periphery.
  8. 8Ricoh GR IV, In-body image stabilization: Ricoh's 6.0-stop rating applies at frame centre; periphery is rated 4.0 stops (CIPA 2024).
  9. 9Panasonic LUMIX S1II, Sensor readout speed: Measured by DPReview using the electronic shutter in 14-bit stills mode.
  10. 10Ricoh GR IV, Sensor type: The sensor is a back-illuminated (BSI) CMOS type; mapped to 'cmos' as no BSI option is listed.
  11. 11Nikon Z5IIC, Aspect ratios: Native FX (36 x 24) stills are 3:2; 1:1 and 16:9 are selectable in-camera image areas.
  12. 12Ricoh 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.
  13. 13Nikon Z5IIC, Continuous shooting (mechanical): Spec table: extended burst is approx. 14 fps (15 fps with silent mode); rates apply to non-RAW quality.
  14. 14Ricoh GR IV, Continuous shooting (mechanical): The review cites 4 fps continuous without specifying shutter type.
  15. 15Nikon Z5IIC, Continuous shooting (electronic): C30 is fixed at JPEG [L]/NORMAL; Nikon advises use of a recommended card.
  16. 16Nikon Z5IIC, Max mechanical shutter speed: The 1/8000 s figure is the overall shutter-speed range; the fastest mechanical speed is 1/4000 s.
  17. 17Ricoh 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.
  18. 18Nikon Z5IIC, Pre-burst capture duration: In High-Speed Frame Capture +, Pre-Release Capture is fixed at JPEG [L] NORMAL.
  19. 19Sony a1 II, Pre-burst capture duration: Pre-capture buffers between 0.03 s and 1 s of frames before full shutter press.
  20. 20Ricoh GR IV, AF subject detection: Only face/eye detection is offered; no animal or vehicle subject recognition is listed.
  21. 21Nikon Z5IIC, 4K max frame rate: 4K/60p is recorded in a DX (APS-C) crop.
  22. 22Panasonic LUMIX S1II, 4K max frame rate: Maximum 120 fps in 4K requires recording in MOV format at a 24.00Hz system frequency.
  23. 23Sony a1 II, 4K max frame rate: 4K 100p/120p recording uses a 1.1x crop.
  24. 24Nikon Z5IIC, 4K max frame rate (full width): 4K/60p uses a DX (APS-C) crop, so full-width 4K recording tops out at 30p.
  25. 25Panasonic LUMIX S1II, 4K max frame rate (full width): 4K at 120fps requires an approximate 1.24x sensor crop; 60fps is the fastest at full sensor width.
  26. 26Sony a1 II, 4K max frame rate (full width): Full-width 4K tops out at 59.94p; 4K 100/120p requires a 1.1x crop.
  27. 27Sony a1 II, Raw video recording: 16-bit RAW video can only be output over HDMI to an external recorder; no internal RAW recording.
  28. 28Nikon Z5IIC, Battery life: Approx. 390 shots per charge with [Energy saving (photo mode)] set to ON.
  29. 29Sony a1 II, Battery life: CIPA rating is 520 shots per charge on the rear LCD; 420 shots with the viewfinder.
  30. 30Ricoh GR IV, Battery life: CIPA-rated at 23°C with a fully charged DB-120 battery.
  31. 31Ricoh GR IV, Memory card slots: Single microSD slot, plus 53 GB internal memory that cannot record to both at once.
  32. 32Nikon Z5IIC, Weather sealing: Complete dust- and drip-resistant performance is not guaranteed in all situations or conditions.
  33. 33Sony a1 II, Weather sealing: Sony specifies dust- and moisture-resistant sealing; no formal IP rating is published.
  34. 34Nikon Z5IIC, Weight: 620 g is with battery and memory card; the body alone weighs approx. 538 g.
  35. 35Sony a1 II, Depth: Sony also lists 72.8 mm depth measured from grip to monitor, excluding the grip protrusion.
  36. 36Ricoh GR IV, USB charging & power delivery: Battery charges and camera draws power in-body over USB-C; fast charging needs a USB-PD adapter.
  37. 37Nikon Z5IIC, Headphone port: Shared 3.5 mm output doubles as remote release; set its function to headphones for monitoring.
  38. 38Ricoh GR IV, HDMI port type: Video output is DisplayPort over USB-C; there is no HDMI connector.

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