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Nikon Z5IICvsPanasonic LUMIX S1IIvsSony a7 IVvsRicoh GR IV
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Nikon7of 28 specs better - MOST WINS×
Panasonic18of 28 specs better - ×
Sony8of 28 specs better - ×
Ricoh5of 28 specs better
Biggest differences
Continuous shooting (electronic)
Panasonic LUMIX S1II leads
7×
higher is better
- Nikon Z5IIC30 fps
- Panasonic LUMIX S1II70 fps
- Sony a7 IV10 fps
- Ricoh GR IVNot published
Weight
Ricoh GR IV leads
3.05×
lower is better
- Nikon Z5IIC620 g
- Panasonic LUMIX S1II800 g
- Sony a7 IV658 g
- Ricoh GR IV262 g
Battery life
Sony a7 IV leads
2.32×
higher is better
- Nikon Z5IIC350 shots
- Panasonic LUMIX S1II360 shots
- Sony a7 IV580 shots
- Ricoh GR IV250 shots
Launch price
Nikon Z5IIC leads
2.29×
lower is better
- Nikon Z5IIC1,399.95 USD
- Panasonic LUMIX S1II3,199 USD
- Sony a7 IV2,499.99 USD
- Ricoh GR IV1,499 USD
Features not all of them have
High resolution pixel-shift modeonly Panasonic LUMIX S1II
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- ✓
- ✕
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Headphone port
- ✓
- ✓
- ✓
- ✕
Where each one wins
Nikon Z5IIC
- Launch price
- Sensor format
- Continuous shooting (mechanical)
- Raw video recording
- Screen size
- Screen articulation
- Headphone port
Panasonic LUMIX S1II
- High resolution pixel-shift mode
- Sensor format
- In-body image stabilization
- Sensor type
- Continuous shooting (electronic)
- Max mechanical shutter speed
- Pre-burst capture duration
- Max video resolution
- 4K max frame rate
- 4K max frame rate (full width)
- Raw video recording
- Viewfinder resolution
- Screen articulation
- Rear screen resolution
- Memory card slots
- Minimum operating temperature
- Headphone port
- HDMI port type
Sony a7 IV
- Effective pixels
- Sensor format
- Max mechanical shutter speed
- Screen articulation
- 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
Red marks the better value in each row.
Overview
Sensor & Image
Lens & Autofocus
Video
Max video resolution
- 4K
- 6K
- 4K
- 1080p
Video codecs
- H.264, HEVC, N-RAW
- H.264, HEVC, ProRes 422, ProRes RAW
- H.264, HEVC
- H.264
Raw video recording
- Internal
- Internal
- None26
- 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
- 15 stops27
- Not published
Viewfinder & Screen
Handling & Power
Memory card slots
- 1 slots
- 2 slots
- 2 slots
- 1 slots33
Weather sealing
Weight
- 620 g36
- 800 g
- 658 g
- 262 g
Width
- 134 mm
- 134 mm
- 131.3 mm
- 109.4 mm
Height
- 80.5 mm
- 102 mm
- 96.4 mm
- 61.1 mm
Depth
- 72 mm
- 92 mm
- 69.7 mm37
- 32.7 mm
Minimum operating temperature
- 0 °C
- -10 °C
- 0 °C
- Not published
Headphone port
- Yes40
- Yes
- Yes
- No
HDMI port type
- Micro
- Full-size
- Full-size
- None41
Notes on 41 values — test conditions and caveats
- 1Ricoh GR IV, Launch price: Launch MSRP per the review; Ricoh's US store currently lists $1,599.95.
- 2Panasonic LUMIX S1II, High resolution pixel-shift mode: The full 96MP composite needs a tripod; handheld shooting caps at 48MP.
- 3Nikon Z5IIC, Native ISO maximum: Expanded settings reach ISO 204800 (Hi 1.7); 64000 is the highest standard/native value.
- 4Sony a7 IV, Native ISO maximum: Native range tops out at ISO 51200; 50-204800 requires expanded ISO settings.
- 5Nikon Z5IIC, In-body image stabilization: CIPA 2024 standard: up to 7.5 stops at the frame center, 6.0 stops at the periphery.
- 6Sony a7 IV, In-body image stabilization: CIPA rating measured with the 50mm F1.4 ZA test lens attached.
- 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).
- 8Panasonic LUMIX S1II, Sensor readout speed: Measured by DPReview using the electronic shutter in 14-bit stills mode.
- 9Ricoh GR IV, Sensor type: The sensor is a back-illuminated (BSI) CMOS type; mapped to 'cmos' as no BSI option is listed.
- 10Nikon Z5IIC, Aspect ratios: Native FX (36 x 24) stills are 3:2; 1:1 and 16:9 are selectable in-camera image areas.
- 11Ricoh 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.
- 12Nikon Z5IIC, Continuous shooting (mechanical): Spec table: extended burst is approx. 14 fps (15 fps with silent mode); rates apply to non-RAW quality.
- 13Sony a7 IV, Continuous shooting (mechanical): 10 fps applies to compressed RAW/JPEG/HEIF; drops to 6 fps for lossless or uncompressed RAW.
- 14Ricoh GR IV, Continuous shooting (mechanical): The review cites 4 fps continuous without specifying shutter type.
- 15Nikon Z5IIC, Continuous shooting (electronic): C30 is fixed at JPEG [L]/NORMAL; Nikon advises use of a recommended card.
- 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.
- 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.
- 18Nikon Z5IIC, Pre-burst capture duration: In High-Speed Frame Capture +, Pre-Release Capture is fixed at JPEG [L] NORMAL.
- 19Ricoh GR IV, AF subject detection: Only face/eye detection is offered; no animal or vehicle subject recognition is listed.
- 20Nikon Z5IIC, 4K max frame rate: 4K/60p is recorded in a DX (APS-C) crop.
- 21Panasonic LUMIX S1II, 4K max frame rate: Maximum 120 fps in 4K requires recording in MOV format at a 24.00Hz system frequency.
- 22Sony a7 IV, 4K max frame rate: 4K 60p is only available in Super35mm crop; full-frame 4K tops out at 30p.
- 23Nikon Z5IIC, 4K max frame rate (full width): 4K/60p uses a DX (APS-C) crop, so full-width 4K recording tops out at 30p.
- 24Panasonic 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.
- 25Sony a7 IV, 4K max frame rate (full width): 4K 60p requires the Super35mm crop; full-width 4K is limited to 30p.
- 26Sony a7 IV, Raw video recording: No internal or external raw recording; HDMI output tops out at 10-bit 4:2:2.
- 27Sony a7 IV, Video dynamic range (log): Sony's claim for S-Log3 per internal tests; stated as 15+ stops.
- 28Sony a7 IV, Screen size: Sony rates the panel at 2.95in (3.0-type); most sources round to 3in.
- 29Sony a7 IV, Rear screen resolution: 1,036,800 dots; Sony's retail pages round this to 1.03 megadots.
- 30Nikon Z5IIC, Battery life: Approx. 390 shots per charge with [Energy saving (photo mode)] set to ON.
- 31Sony a7 IV, Battery life: 580 shots per charge with the rear LCD; 520 with the EVF.
- 32Ricoh GR IV, Battery life: CIPA-rated at 23°C with a fully charged DB-120 battery.
- 33Ricoh GR IV, Memory card slots: Single microSD slot, plus 53 GB internal memory that cannot record to both at once.
- 34Nikon Z5IIC, Weather sealing: Complete dust- and drip-resistant performance is not guaranteed in all situations or conditions.
- 35Sony a7 IV, Weather sealing: Dust and moisture resistant but not IP-rated; Sony does not guarantee 100% sealing.
- 36Nikon Z5IIC, Weight: 620 g is with battery and memory card; the body alone weighs approx. 538 g.
- 37Sony a7 IV, Depth: Sony lists 79.8mm total depth; 69.7mm is measured from front grip to rear monitor.
- 38Sony a7 IV, USB charging & power delivery: Charging and USB power delivery work only through the USB Type-C port.
- 39Ricoh GR IV, USB charging & power delivery: Battery charges and camera draws power in-body over USB-C; fast charging needs a USB-PD adapter.
- 40Nikon Z5IIC, Headphone port: Shared 3.5 mm output doubles as remote release; set its function to headphones for monitoring.
- 41Ricoh GR IV, HDMI port type: Video output is DisplayPort over USB-C; there is no HDMI connector.
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