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BenQ DC C1480 Digital Camera
BenQ DC C1480
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Sony 7S II Digital Camera
Sony 7S II
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Sony a7 III Digital Camera
Sony a7 III
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Sony SLT-A99 Digital Camera
Sony SLT-A99
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38
4.6 out of 5
11 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
45 %
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38
4.6 out of 5
18 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
22 %
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0 %
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4.0 out of 5
9 user ratings
5 stars
22 %
4 stars
77 %
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User rating
8
4.1 out of 5
8 user ratings
5 stars
37 %
4 stars
50 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
12 %
1 stars
0 %
34
4.2 out of 5
34 user ratings
5 stars
44 %
4 stars
29 %
3 stars
26 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
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4.1 out of 5
62 user ratings
5 stars
40 %
4 stars
37 %
3 stars
16 %
2 stars
3 %
1 stars
3 %
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Sensor

Sensor typeCMOSCMOSCMOSCMOS
Image sensor format
N/A
Full-frameFull-frameFull frame
Sensor size
N/A
1.41 in1.4 in0.94 in
Sensor photo detectors
N/A
12.0 Mpx
N/A
25.0 Mpx
Effective pixels
N/A
12.0 Mpx
N/A
24.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
N/A
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
N/A
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
Max resolution
N/A
4240 x 2832 px
N/A
6000 x 4000 px
Other resolutions
N/A
  • 4240x2384
  • 2768x1848
  • 2768x1560
  • 2128x1416
  • 2128x1200
  • 1376x920
  • 1376x776
N/A
  • 6000x3376
  • 3936x2624
  • 3936x2216
  • 2640x1760
  • 2640x1488
Processor
N/A
BIONZBIONZ XBIONZ

Image

ISO
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • Auto
  • 102400
  • 50
  • 100
  • 12800
  • 409600
  • 100
  • 12800
  • 51200
  • 102400
  • 100
  • 25600
Maximum image resolution4320 x 3240 px4240 x 2832 px6000 x 4000 px6000 x 4000 px
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Fluorescent
  • Tungsten
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Underwater
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Underwater
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
Image stabilizernoyesyesyes
Supported aspect ratios16:9
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
3:2
N/A
ISO Auto
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
ISO minimum
N/A
5050100
ISO maximum
N/A
40960020480025600
Boosted ISO minimum
N/A
505050
Boosted ISO maximum
N/A
40960020480025600
White balance presets
N/A
10
N/A
8
Custom white balance
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Supported image file formats
N/A
  • JPG
  • RAW
JPEG
  • EXIF
  • JPG
  • RAW
Photo effects
N/A
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Vivid
Image stabilization type
N/A
Sensor-shift
N/A
Sensor-shift
Image stabilization axis
N/A
5-axis
N/A
N/A
Uncompressed format
N/A
RAW
N/A
RAW
HDR
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
AEB/HDR support
N/A
yes
N/A
yes

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size2.7 in2.95 in2.95 in3.0 in
Screen technologyLCDLCDLCDLCD TFT
Touch screennonoyesno
Articulated LCD
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Screen dots
N/A
1228800
N/A
1229000
Live view
N/A
yesyesyes
Viewfinder
N/A
ElectronicElectronicElectronic
Viewfinder screen size
N/A
0.5 in0.51 in
N/A
Viewfinder coverage
N/A
100.0 %
N/A
100.0 %
Viewfinder resolution
N/A
2359296.0 px2359296.0 px2359000.0 px
Viewfinder magnification
N/A
0.78 x0.78 x0.77 x
Dioptre correction
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Diopter adjustment (D-D)
N/A
-4 - 3-4 - 3
N/A
Eye relief
N/A
0.91 in0.91 in
N/A
Separate info display
N/A
no
N/A
yes
Second display
N/A
no
N/A
N/A
Flip-out screen
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
Field of view
N/A
N/A
N/A
100.0 %

Photography features

Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 2
  • 10
Built-in flashyesno
N/A
no
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Forced OFF
  • Forced ON
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Second-curtain Sync
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • High-speed Sync
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
Shooting modes
N/A
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Program
  • Shutter priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Movie
  • Auto
  • Movie
  • Program
Camera shutter type
N/A
ElectronicElectronicElectronic
Minimum shutter speed
N/A
30.0 s30.0 s30.0 s
Maximum shutter speed
N/A
1.0 s
N/A
1.0 s
Shutter priority
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Aperture priority
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Manual exposure mode
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Number of exposures
N/A
3
N/A
3
Exposure compensation plus
N/A
5
N/A
5
Exposure compensation minus
N/A
-5
N/A
-5
Expousure compensation steps
N/A
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
N/A
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
Auto exposure lock
N/A
yesyesyes
AE EV steps
N/A
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 2
N/A
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 2
Continuous shooting
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Histogram
N/A
yesyesyes
AE frames
N/A
  • 3
  • 5
N/A
  • 3
  • 5
WB Bracketing
N/A
Yes
N/A
Yes
Subject / scene modes
N/A
yes
N/A
no
Flash sync speed
N/A
1/250s
N/A
1/250s
External flash connection
N/A
Hot shoe
N/A
  • Hot shoe
  • PC terminal
Flash metering system
N/A
TTL
N/A
TTL
External flash
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Continuous drive
N/A
5.0 fps
N/A
6.0 fps
Scene modes
N/A
  • Night
  • Night portrait
  • Panorama
  • Portrait
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Twilight
  • Landscape
  • Close-up
  • Night
  • Night portrait
  • Portrait
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
  • Portrait
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
Self-timer
N/A
yesyesyes
Metering modes
N/A
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
N/A
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
Manual settings
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Self-timer options
N/A
  • 2
  • 10
N/A
  • 2
  • 10
Speed (JPEG)
N/A
5.0 fps
N/A
N/A
Speed (RAW)
N/A
5.0 fps
N/A
6.0 fps
Exposure bracketing
N/A
0.3 - 3.0±EV
N/A
0.3 - 0.7±EV
Maximum shutter speed (electronic)
N/A
N/A
1/8000 sec
N/A
Face detection
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Videography features

Maximum resolution1280 x 720 px3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Recording resolutions
  • 320 x 240
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 3840 x 2160
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 3840 x 2160
  • 640 x 480
  • 1440 x 1080
  • 1920 x 1080
HD typeHD4K Ultra HD4K Ultra HDFull HD
Motion JPEG frame rate30.0 fps
N/A
N/A
N/A
Supported video file formats
N/A
  • AVC
  • AVCHD
  • H.264
  • MP4
  • MPEG-4
  • XAVC-I
  • AVC
  • AVCHD
  • H.264
  • MPEG-4
  • XAVC S
H.264
Analog signal format system
N/A
  • NTSC
  • PAL
  • NTSC
  • PAL
N/A
Camera playback
N/A
  • Highlights
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1920 x 10803840 x 21601920 x 1080
Max frame rate (highest resolution)
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps50.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)
N/A
120.0 fps
N/A
50.0 fps
Video recording limit
N/A
N/A
125.0 min.
N/A

Audio features

Built-in microphoneyesyesyesyes
Microphone type
N/A
Stereo
N/A
Stereo
Built-in speakers
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Speaker type
N/A
Mono
N/A
Mono
Voice recording
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Supported audio file formats
N/A
  • AC3
  • LC-AAC
  • LPCM
  • AC3
  • LPCM
  • AC3
  • LC-AAC
Noise reduction
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Design

Body typeCompactMILCMILCSLR
Colour of productSilverBlackBlackBlack
Body material
N/A
Aluminum-magnesium
N/A
Aluminum-magnesium
Anti-dust system
N/A
yesyesyes
Environmentally sealed
N/A
yes
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Weight3.88 oz20.6 oz22.93 oz25.86 oz
Width3.73 in5.0 in5.1 in5.79 in
Height2.4 in3.77 in2.9 in4.38 in
Depth0.84 in2.37 in3.76 in3.09 in

Storage

Internal storage11.5 mB
N/A
N/A
N/A
Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • MS Duo
  • MS Micro
  • MS Pro Duo
  • MS Pro-HG Duo
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • MS Duo
  • MS Pro-HG Duo
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Maximum memory card size32.0 GB
N/A
N/A
N/A
Memory slots1121
Storage types
N/A
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • Memory Stick Pro Duo
  • Memory Stick Duo
  • Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo
N/A
  • Memory Stick Pro Duo
  • Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Camera file system
N/A
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3
  • MPF
  • RAW
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF
  • Exif 2.31
  • RAW
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3
  • MPF
  • RAW
Dual memory card slots
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Power

Battery technologyAlkaline
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium
Number of batteries supported2
N/A
11
Power source type
N/A
BatteryBatteryBattery
Battery life (CIPA)
N/A
370610700
Battery life (max)
N/A
1.0 h3.5 h
N/A
AC adapter included
N/A
YY
N/A
Battery level indicator
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Battery capacity
N/A
N/A
N/A
1650.0 mAh
Battery voltage
N/A
N/A
N/A
7.2 V

Connectivity

USB version2.02.03.12.0
DC-in jackno
N/A
N/A
yes
PictBridgeyes
N/A
N/A
no
HDMI
N/A
yesyesyes
HDMI connector type
N/A
MicroMicroMini
USB connector type
N/A
Micro-USBUSB Type-C
N/A
Headphone port
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Microphone port
N/A
yesyesyes
Wireless
N/A
Built-In
N/A
N/A
Supported WiFi types
N/A
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
N/A
Remote control
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
NFC
N/A
yesyesno
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
N/A
yesyesno
Firewire
N/A
no
N/A
no
USB port
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Smartphone remote support
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Bluetooth
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Bluetooth version
N/A
N/A
4.1
N/A

Often compared with Sony 7S II

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Sonya7S
Sony 7S II Digital Camera
Sony a7 III
Sony7S II
Sonya7 III
Sony 7S II Digital Camera
Sony a7R
Sony7S II
Sonya7R

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