KurabeDojoThe comparison dojo

Compare · 4 of 4 products

Panasonic LUMIX S1IIvsNikon Z8vsNikon Z9vsSony a7 IV

eBay prices refresh hourly — check the listing before you buy. We may earn a commission.

Biggest differences

  • Continuous shooting (electronic)

    Panasonic LUMIX S1II leads

    7×

    higher is better

    • Panasonic LUMIX S1II70 fps
    • Nikon Z830 fps
    • Nikon Z920 fps
    • Sony a7 IV10 fps

  • Pre-burst capture duration

    Nikon Z8 leads

    300×

    higher is better

    • Panasonic LUMIX S1II1.5 s
    • Nikon Z8300 s
    • Nikon Z91 s
    • Sony a7 IVNot published

  • Launch price

    Sony a7 IV leads

    2.2×

    lower is better

    • Panasonic LUMIX S1II3,199 USD
    • Nikon Z83,999.95 USD
    • Nikon Z95,500 USD
    • Sony a7 IV2,499.99 USD

  • Battery life

    Nikon Z9 leads

    2.06×

    higher is better

    • Panasonic LUMIX S1II360 shots
    • Nikon Z8Not published
    • Nikon Z9740 shots
    • Sony a7 IV580 shots

Features not all of them have

High resolution pixel-shift mode

  • ✓
  • ✓
  • ✕
  • ✕

Where each one wins

  • Panasonic LUMIX S1II

    • High resolution pixel-shift mode
    • Native ISO maximum
    • In-body image stabilization
    • Continuous shooting (electronic)
    • 4K max frame rate
    • Raw video recording
    • Viewfinder resolution
    • Minimum operating temperature

  • Nikon Z8

    • High resolution pixel-shift mode
    • Effective pixels
    • Sensor type
    • Pre-burst capture duration
    • Max video resolution
    • 4K max frame rate
    • 4K max frame rate (full width)
    • Raw video recording
    • Viewfinder magnification
    • Screen size
    • Screen articulation
    • Rear screen resolution
    • Minimum operating temperature

  • Nikon Z9

    • Effective pixels
    • Sensor type
    • Max mechanical shutter speed
    • Max video resolution
    • 4K max frame rate
    • Raw video recording
    • Viewfinder magnification
    • Screen size
    • Rear screen resolution
    • Battery life
    • Minimum operating temperature

  • Sony a7 IV

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

What all 4 have

  • Sensor formatFull-frame
  • Video bit depth10 bit
  • Log profile support✓
  • Memory card slots2 slots
  • Weather sealingDust and drip resistant
  • USB charging & power delivery✓
  • Headphone port✓
  • HDMI port typeFull-size

Every spec

Red marks the better value in each row.

Overview

Report a problem

Overview specs

What is the problem?
Which specs? Tick all that apply, or none if you are not sure.
Which products? Tick all that apply, or none if you are not sure.

Release date

  • 2025-05
  • 2023-05
  • 2021-12
  • 2021-10

Launch price

  • 3,199 USD
  • 3,999.95 USD
  • 5,500 USD
  • 2,499.99 USD

Lens mount

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

High resolution pixel-shift mode

  • Yes1
  • Yes
  • No
  • No

Sensor & Image

Report a problem

Sensor & Image specs

What is the problem?
Which specs? Tick all that apply, or none if you are not sure.
Which products? Tick all that apply, or none if you are not sure.

Effective pixels

  • 24.1 MP
  • 45.7 MP
  • 45.7 MP
  • 33 MP

Sensor format

  • Full-frame
  • Full-frame
  • Full-frame
  • Full-frame

Native ISO maximum

  • 51,200 ISO
  • 25,600 ISO
  • 25,600 ISO
  • 51,200 ISO2

In-body image stabilization

  • 8 stops
  • 5.5 stops3
  • 6 stops4
  • 5.5 stops5

Sensor readout speed

  • 14.6 ms6
  • Not published
  • Not published
  • Not published

Sensor type

  • Partially-stacked CMOS
  • Stacked CMOS
  • Stacked CMOS
  • CMOS

Aspect ratios

  • 3:2, 4:3, 1:1, 16:9, 2:1, 65:24
  • 3:2, 1:1, 16:9
  • —
  • 3:2

Lens & Autofocus

Report a problem

Lens & Autofocus specs

What is the problem?
Which specs? Tick all that apply, or none if you are not sure.
Which products? Tick all that apply, or none if you are not sure.

Continuous shooting (mechanical)

  • 10 fps
  • Not published
  • Not published
  • 10 fps7

Continuous shooting (electronic)

  • 70 fps
  • 30 fps8
  • 20 fps
  • 10 fps

Max mechanical shutter speed

  • 8,000 1/s
  • Not published
  • 32,000 1/s
  • 8,000 1/s

Pre-burst capture duration

  • 1.5 s
  • 300 s9
  • 1 s10
  • Not published

AF subject detection

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

Video

Report a problem

Video specs

What is the problem?
Which specs? Tick all that apply, or none if you are not sure.
Which products? Tick all that apply, or none if you are not sure.

Max video resolution

  • 6K
  • 8K
  • 8K
  • 4K

4K max frame rate

  • 120 fps11
  • 120 fps
  • 120 fps
  • 60 fps12

Video codecs

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

4K max frame rate (full width)

  • 60 fps13
  • 120 fps
  • 30 fps
  • 30 fps14

Raw video recording

  • Internal
  • Internal
  • Internal
  • None15

Video bit depth

  • 10 bit
  • 10 bit
  • 10 bit
  • 10 bit

Log profile support

  • Yes
  • Yes
  • Yes
  • Yes

Video dynamic range (log)

  • 15 stops
  • Not published
  • Not published
  • 15 stops16

Viewfinder & Screen

Report a problem

Viewfinder & Screen specs

What is the problem?
Which specs? Tick all that apply, or none if you are not sure.
Which products? Tick all that apply, or none if you are not sure.

Viewfinder resolution

  • 5.76 M dots
  • 3.69 M dots
  • 3.69 M dots
  • 3.69 M dots

Viewfinder magnification

  • 0.78 x
  • 0.8 x
  • 0.8 x
  • 0.78 x

Screen size

  • 3 in
  • 3.2 in
  • 3.2 in
  • 2.95 in17

Screen articulation

  • Fully articulated
  • Multi-angle18
  • Tilting
  • Fully articulated

Rear screen resolution

  • 1.84 M dots
  • 2.1 M dots
  • 2.1 M dots
  • 1.04 M dots19

Handling & Power

Report a problem

Handling & Power specs

What is the problem?
Which specs? Tick all that apply, or none if you are not sure.
Which products? Tick all that apply, or none if you are not sure.

Battery life

  • 360 shots
  • Not published
  • 740 shots
  • 580 shots20

Memory card slots

  • 2 slots
  • 2 slots
  • 2 slots
  • 2 slots

Weather sealing

  • Dust and drip resistant
  • Dust and drip resistant
  • Dust and drip resistant
  • Dust and drip resistant21

Weight

  • 800 g
  • 910 g
  • 1,340 g
  • 658 g

Width

  • 134 mm
  • 144 mm
  • 149 mm
  • 131.3 mm

Height

  • 102 mm
  • 118.5 mm
  • 149.5 mm
  • 96.4 mm

Depth

  • 92 mm
  • 83 mm
  • 90.5 mm
  • 69.7 mm22

USB charging & power delivery

  • Yes
  • Yes
  • Yes
  • Yes23

Minimum operating temperature

  • -10 °C
  • -10 °C
  • -10 °C
  • 0 °C

Headphone port

  • Yes
  • Yes
  • Yes
  • Yes

HDMI port type

  • Full-size
  • Full-size
  • Full-size
  • Full-size
Notes on 23 values — test conditions and caveats
  1. 1Panasonic LUMIX S1II, High resolution pixel-shift mode: The full 96MP composite needs a tripod; handheld shooting caps at 48MP.
  2. 2Sony a7 IV, Native ISO maximum: Native range tops out at ISO 51200; 50-204800 requires expanded ISO settings.
  3. 3Nikon 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.
  4. 4Nikon Z9, In-body image stabilization: The 6.0-stop rating requires Synchro VR, combining in-body 5-axis VR with 2-axis lens VR on compatible lenses.
  5. 5Sony a7 IV, In-body image stabilization: CIPA rating measured with the 50mm F1.4 ZA test lens attached.
  6. 6Panasonic LUMIX S1II, Sensor readout speed: Measured by DPReview using the electronic shutter in 14-bit stills mode.
  7. 7Sony a7 IV, Continuous shooting (mechanical): 10 fps applies to compressed RAW/JPEG/HEIF; drops to 6 fps for lossless or uncompressed RAW.
  8. 8Nikon Z8, Continuous shooting (electronic): Full-resolution JPEG bursts reach 30 fps; 14-bit RAW bursts top out at 20 fps.
  9. 9Nikon Z8, Pre-burst capture duration: The 300 s Pre-Release Capture buffer arrived with firmware 2.0; launch firmware allowed 30 s.
  10. 10Nikon Z9, Pre-burst capture duration: Pre-Release Capture is only available in the C30 and C120 high-speed frame capture modes.
  11. 11Panasonic LUMIX S1II, 4K max frame rate: Maximum 120 fps in 4K requires recording in MOV format at a 24.00Hz system frequency.
  12. 12Sony a7 IV, 4K max frame rate: 4K 60p is only available in Super35mm crop; full-frame 4K tops out at 30p.
  13. 13Panasonic 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.
  14. 14Sony a7 IV, 4K max frame rate (full width): 4K 60p requires the Super35mm crop; full-width 4K is limited to 30p.
  15. 15Sony a7 IV, Raw video recording: No internal or external raw recording; HDMI output tops out at 10-bit 4:2:2.
  16. 16Sony a7 IV, Video dynamic range (log): Sony's claim for S-Log3 per internal tests; stated as 15+ stops.
  17. 17Sony a7 IV, Screen size: Sony rates the panel at 2.95in (3.0-type); most sources round to 3in.
  18. 18Nikon Z8, Screen articulation: Nikon's 4-axis monitor tilts both vertically and horizontally but does not swing out like a fully articulated screen.
  19. 19Sony a7 IV, Rear screen resolution: 1,036,800 dots; Sony's retail pages round this to 1.03 megadots.
  20. 20Sony a7 IV, Battery life: 580 shots per charge with the rear LCD; 520 with the EVF.
  21. 21Sony a7 IV, Weather sealing: Dust and moisture resistant but not IP-rated; Sony does not guarantee 100% sealing.
  22. 22Sony a7 IV, Depth: Sony lists 79.8mm total depth; 69.7mm is measured from front grip to rear monitor.
  23. 23Sony a7 IV, USB charging & power delivery: Charging and USB power delivery work only through the USB Type-C port.

Where to buy