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Panasonic LUMIX S1IIvsNikon Z8vsSony a7 IVvsSony RX100 VII
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Panasonic11of 26 specs better - MOST WINS×
Nikon15of 26 specs better - ×
Sony6of 26 specs better - ×
Sony5of 26 specs better
Biggest differences
Continuous shooting (electronic)
Panasonic LUMIX S1II leads
7×
higher is better
- Panasonic LUMIX S1II70 fps
- Nikon Z830 fps
- Sony a7 IV10 fps
- Sony RX100 VII20 fps
Weight
Sony RX100 VII leads
3.01×
lower is better
- Panasonic LUMIX S1II800 g
- Nikon Z8910 g
- Sony a7 IV658 g
- Sony RX100 VII302 g
Pre-burst capture duration
Nikon Z8 leads
200×
higher is better
- Panasonic LUMIX S1II1.5 s
- Nikon Z8300 s
- Sony a7 IVNot published
- Sony RX100 VIINot published
Viewfinder resolution
Panasonic LUMIX S1II leads
2.44×
higher is better
- Panasonic LUMIX S1II5.76 M dots
- Nikon Z83.69 M dots
- Sony a7 IV3.69 M dots
- Sony RX100 VII2.36 M dots
Features not all of them have
High resolution pixel-shift mode
- ✓
- ✓
- ✕
- ?
Where each one wins
Panasonic LUMIX S1II
- High resolution pixel-shift mode
- Sensor format
- Native ISO maximum
- In-body image stabilization
- Continuous shooting (electronic)
- Max mechanical shutter speed
- 4K max frame rate
- Raw video recording
- Viewfinder resolution
- Minimum operating temperature
- HDMI port type
Nikon Z8
- High resolution pixel-shift mode
- Effective pixels
- Sensor format
- 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
- HDMI port type
Sony a7 IV
- Launch price
- Sensor format
- Native ISO maximum
- Max mechanical shutter speed
- Battery life
- 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
Red marks the better value in each row.
Overview
Release date
- 2025-05
- 2023-05
- 2021-10
- Not published
Launch price
- 3,199 USD
- 3,999.95 USD
- 2,499.99 USD
- Not published
Lens mount
- L-Mount
- Nikon Z
- Sony E
- Fixed lens
High resolution pixel-shift mode
- Yes1
- Yes
- No
- Not published
Sensor & Image
Effective pixels
- 24.1 MP
- 45.7 MP
- 33 MP
- 20.1 MP
Sensor format
- Full-frame
- Full-frame
- Full-frame
- 1-inch
Native ISO maximum
- 51,200 ISO
- 25,600 ISO
- 51,200 ISO2
- 12,800 ISO
Sensor readout speed
- 14.6 ms6
- Not published
- Not published
- Not published
Sensor type
- Partially-stacked CMOS
- Stacked CMOS
- CMOS
- Stacked CMOS
Aspect ratios
- 3:2, 4:3, 1:1, 16:9, 2:1, 65:24
- 3:2, 1:1, 16:9
- 3:2
- 3:2, 4:3, 1:1, 16:97
Lens & Autofocus
Video
Viewfinder & Screen
Handling & Power
Memory card slots
- 2 slots
- 2 slots
- 2 slots
- Not published
Weather sealing
- Dust and drip resistant
- Dust and drip resistant
- Dust and drip resistant29
- Not published
Weight
- 800 g
- 910 g
- 658 g
- 302 g
Width
- 134 mm
- 144 mm
- 131.3 mm
- 101.6 mm
Height
- 102 mm
- 118.5 mm
- 96.4 mm
- 58.1 mm
Depth
- 92 mm
- 83 mm
- 69.7 mm30
- 42.8 mm
Minimum operating temperature
- -10 °C
- -10 °C
- 0 °C
- 0 °C
Headphone port
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Not published
HDMI port type
- Full-size
- Full-size
- Full-size
- Micro
Notes on 32 values — test conditions and caveats
- 1Panasonic LUMIX S1II, High resolution pixel-shift mode: The full 96MP composite needs a tripod; handheld shooting caps at 48MP.
- 2Sony a7 IV, Native ISO maximum: Native range tops out at ISO 51200; 50-204800 requires expanded ISO settings.
- 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.
- 4Sony a7 IV, In-body image stabilization: CIPA rating measured with the 50mm F1.4 ZA test lens attached.
- 5Sony 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.
- 6Panasonic LUMIX S1II, Sensor readout speed: Measured by DPReview using the electronic shutter in 14-bit stills mode.
- 7Sony RX100 VII, Aspect ratios: 4:3, 16:9 and 1:1 sizes are in-camera crop modes over the native 3:2 sensor area.
- 8Sony a7 IV, Continuous shooting (mechanical): 10 fps applies to compressed RAW/JPEG/HEIF; drops to 6 fps for lossless or uncompressed RAW.
- 9Sony RX100 VII, Continuous shooting (mechanical): The 'Hi' burst setting is electronic-shutter only; 10 fps ('Mid') is the fastest mechanical-shutter continuous rate.
- 10Nikon Z8, Continuous shooting (electronic): Full-resolution JPEG bursts reach 30 fps; 14-bit RAW bursts top out at 20 fps.
- 11Sony 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.
- 12Nikon Z8, Pre-burst capture duration: The 300 s Pre-Release Capture buffer arrived with firmware 2.0; launch firmware allowed 30 s.
- 13Sony RX100 VII, AF subject detection: Maker names only human and animal recognition (Eye AF / Real-time Tracking); no bird or vehicle categories are listed.
- 14Panasonic LUMIX S1II, 4K max frame rate: Maximum 120 fps in 4K requires recording in MOV format at a 24.00Hz system frequency.
- 15Sony a7 IV, 4K max frame rate: 4K 60p is only available in Super35mm crop; full-frame 4K tops out at 30p.
- 16Sony RX100 VII, Video codecs: Both XAVC S and AVCHD recording use MPEG-4 AVC/H.264; there is no HEVC/H.265 option.
- 17Panasonic 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.
- 18Sony a7 IV, 4K max frame rate (full width): 4K 60p requires the Super35mm crop; full-width 4K is limited to 30p.
- 19Sony a7 IV, Raw video recording: No internal or external raw recording; HDMI output tops out at 10-bit 4:2:2.
- 20Sony RX100 VII, Raw video recording: Sony's movie-format list contains only XAVC S (H.264) and AVCHD; no raw video output is offered.
- 21Sony RX100 VII, Log profile support: S-Log2, S-Log3 and HLG log gammas are selectable via Picture Profile presets PP1–PP10.
- 22Sony a7 IV, Video dynamic range (log): Sony's claim for S-Log3 per internal tests; stated as 15+ stops.
- 23Sony a7 IV, Screen size: Sony rates the panel at 2.95in (3.0-type); most sources round to 3in.
- 24Nikon Z8, Screen articulation: Nikon's 4-axis monitor tilts both vertically and horizontally but does not swing out like a fully articulated screen.
- 25Sony 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.
- 26Sony a7 IV, Rear screen resolution: 1,036,800 dots; Sony's retail pages round this to 1.03 megadots.
- 27Sony a7 IV, Battery life: 580 shots per charge with the rear LCD; 520 with the EVF.
- 28Sony RX100 VII, Battery life: 260 shots assume default monitor settings; Sony also lists 310 shots when 'Auto Monitor Off' is set to 2 s.
- 29Sony a7 IV, Weather sealing: Dust and moisture resistant but not IP-rated; Sony does not guarantee 100% sealing.
- 30Sony a7 IV, Depth: Sony lists 79.8mm total depth; 69.7mm is measured from front grip to rear monitor.
- 31Sony a7 IV, USB charging & power delivery: Charging and USB power delivery work only through the USB Type-C port.
- 32Sony 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.
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