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Nikon Z5IICvsSony a7 VvsRicoh GR IVvsSony RX100 VII
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Nikon9of 26 specs better - MOST WINS×
Sony17of 26 specs better - ×
Ricoh3of 26 specs better - ×
Sony4of 26 specs better
Biggest differences
Battery life
Sony a7 V leads
3×
higher is better
- Nikon Z5IIC350 shots
- Sony a7 V750 shots
- Ricoh GR IV250 shots
- Sony RX100 VII260 shots
Native ISO maximum
Ricoh GR IV leads
16×
higher is better
- Nikon Z5IIC64,000 ISO
- Sony a7 V51,200 ISO
- Ricoh GR IV204,800 ISO
- Sony RX100 VII12,800 ISO
Weight
Ricoh GR IV leads
2.65×
lower is better
- Nikon Z5IIC620 g
- Sony a7 V695 g
- Ricoh GR IV262 g
- Sony RX100 VII302 g
Launch price
Nikon Z5IIC leads
2.07×
lower is better
- Nikon Z5IIC1,399.95 USD
- Sony a7 V2,899 USD
- Ricoh GR IV1,499 USD
- Sony RX100 VIINot published
Features not all of them have
Headphone port
- ✓
- ✓
- ✕
- ?
Where each one wins
Nikon Z5IIC
- Launch price
- Sensor format
- In-body image stabilization
- Continuous shooting (mechanical)
- Continuous shooting (electronic)
- Max video resolution
- Raw video recording
- Screen size
- Headphone port
Sony a7 V
- Effective pixels
- Sensor format
- In-body image stabilization
- Continuous shooting (electronic)
- Max mechanical shutter speed
- Max video resolution
- 4K max frame rate
- 4K max frame rate (full width)
- 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
- Depth
Sony RX100 VII
- Sensor type
- Max video resolution
- Width
- Height
What all 4 have
- USB charging & power delivery✓
Every spec
Red marks the better value in each row.
Overview
Sensor & Image
Effective pixels
- 24.5 MP
- 33 MP
- 25.74 MP
- 20.1 MP
Sensor format
- Full-frame
- Full-frame
- APS-C
- 1-inch
Sensor readout speed
- Not published
- 15 ms
- Not published
- Not published
Sensor type
- CMOS
- Partially-stacked CMOS
- CMOS9
- Stacked CMOS
Lens & Autofocus
Pre-burst capture duration
- 1 s22
- 1 s
- Not published
- Not published
Video
Viewfinder & Screen
Handling & Power
Memory card slots
- 1 slots
- 2 slots
- 1 slots38
- Not published
Weather sealing
- Dust and drip resistant39
- Dust and drip resistant
- Not published
- Not published
Weight
- 620 g40
- 695 g
- 262 g
- 302 g
Width
- 134 mm
- 130.3 mm
- 109.4 mm
- 101.6 mm
Height
- 80.5 mm
- 96.4 mm
- 61.1 mm
- 58.1 mm
Depth
- 72 mm
- 72.3 mm41
- 32.7 mm
- 42.8 mm
Minimum operating temperature
- 0 °C
- 0 °C
- Not published
- 0 °C
Headphone port
- Yes44
- Yes
- No
- Not published
HDMI port type
- Micro
- Full-size
- None45
- Micro
Notes on 45 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 Z5IIC, Native ISO maximum: Expanded settings reach ISO 204800 (Hi 1.7); 64000 is the highest standard/native value.
- 4Sony a7 V, Native ISO maximum: Refers to standard still image shooting prior to ISO expansion.
- 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 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.
- 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).
- 8Sony 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.
- 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.
- 12Sony RX100 VII, Aspect ratios: 4:3, 16:9 and 1:1 sizes are in-camera crop modes over the native 3:2 sensor area.
- 13Nikon Z5IIC, Continuous shooting (mechanical): Spec table: extended burst is approx. 14 fps (15 fps with silent mode); rates apply to non-RAW quality.
- 14Sony a7 V, Continuous shooting (mechanical): Maximum continuous shooting speed achieved using mechanical shutter in Hi+ mode.
- 15Ricoh GR IV, Continuous shooting (mechanical): The review cites 4 fps continuous without specifying shutter type.
- 16Sony RX100 VII, Continuous shooting (mechanical): The 'Hi' burst setting is electronic-shutter only; 10 fps ('Mid') is the fastest mechanical-shutter continuous rate.
- 17Nikon Z5IIC, Continuous shooting (electronic): C30 is fixed at JPEG [L]/NORMAL; Nikon advises use of a recommended card.
- 18Sony a7 V, Continuous shooting (electronic): Maximum continuous shooting speed achieved using electronic shutter in Hi+ mode.
- 19Sony 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.
- 20Nikon Z5IIC, Max mechanical shutter speed: The 1/8000 s figure is the overall shutter-speed range; the fastest mechanical speed is 1/4000 s.
- 21Ricoh 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.
- 22Nikon Z5IIC, Pre-burst capture duration: In High-Speed Frame Capture +, Pre-Release Capture is fixed at JPEG [L] NORMAL.
- 23Ricoh GR IV, AF subject detection: Only face/eye detection is offered; no animal or vehicle subject recognition is listed.
- 24Sony RX100 VII, AF subject detection: Maker names only human and animal recognition (Eye AF / Real-time Tracking); no bird or vehicle categories are listed.
- 25Nikon Z5IIC, 4K max frame rate: 4K/60p is recorded in a DX (APS-C) crop.
- 26Sony a7 V, 4K max frame rate: Maximum 4K frame rate is available in XAVC HS 4K 4:2:0 10-bit mode.
- 27Sony RX100 VII, Video codecs: Both XAVC S and AVCHD recording use MPEG-4 AVC/H.264; there is no HEVC/H.265 option.
- 28Nikon Z5IIC, 4K max frame rate (full width): 4K/60p uses a DX (APS-C) crop, so full-width 4K recording tops out at 30p.
- 29Sony 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.
- 30Sony RX100 VII, Raw video recording: Sony's movie-format list contains only XAVC S (H.264) and AVCHD; no raw video output is offered.
- 31Sony RX100 VII, Log profile support: S-Log2, S-Log3 and HLG log gammas are selectable via Picture Profile presets PP1–PP10.
- 32Sony a7 V, Viewfinder magnification: Measured with a 50mm lens focused at infinity at -1 m⁻¹.
- 33Sony 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.
- 34Nikon Z5IIC, Battery life: Approx. 390 shots per charge with [Energy saving (photo mode)] set to ON.
- 35Sony a7 V, Battery life: Measured using the LCD monitor under standard CIPA test conditions.
- 36Ricoh GR IV, Battery life: CIPA-rated at 23°C with a fully charged DB-120 battery.
- 37Sony RX100 VII, Battery life: 260 shots assume default monitor settings; Sony also lists 310 shots when 'Auto Monitor Off' is set to 2 s.
- 38Ricoh GR IV, Memory card slots: Single microSD slot, plus 53 GB internal memory that cannot record to both at once.
- 39Nikon Z5IIC, Weather sealing: Complete dust- and drip-resistant performance is not guaranteed in all situations or conditions.
- 40Nikon Z5IIC, Weight: 620 g is with battery and memory card; the body alone weighs approx. 538 g.
- 41Sony a7 V, Depth: Overall maximum depth including the viewfinder eyepiece is 82.4 mm.
- 42Ricoh GR IV, USB charging & power delivery: Battery charges and camera draws power in-body over USB-C; fast charging needs a USB-PD adapter.
- 43Sony 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.
- 44Nikon Z5IIC, Headphone port: Shared 3.5 mm output doubles as remote release; set its function to headphones for monitoring.
- 45Ricoh GR IV, HDMI port type: Video output is DisplayPort over USB-C; there is no HDMI connector.
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