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Leica CL Digital Camera
Leica CL
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Leica Q Digital Camera
Leica Q
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Sony a7 III Digital Camera
Sony a7 III
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Sensor

Sensor typeCMOSCMOSCMOS
Image sensor formatAPS-CFull frameFull-frame
Sensor size0.93 in1.42 in1.4 in
Effective pixels24.0 Mpx24.0 Mpx
N/A
Max resolution6016 x 4016 px6000 x 4000 px
N/A
Sensor photo detectors
N/A
26.0 Mpx
N/A
Image ratio w:h
N/A
3:2
N/A
Other resolutions
N/A
  • 4272x2848
  • 4800x3200
  • 3424x2288
  • 2384x1592
  • 1280x856
  • 3360x2240
  • 2400x1600
  • 1680x1120
  • 896x600
N/A
Processor
N/A
Maestro IIBIONZ X

Image

ISO
  • 100
  • 50000
N/A
  • 100
  • 12800
  • 51200
  • 102400
ISO minimum3010050
ISO maximum2560050000204800
Maximum image resolution6016 x 4014 px
N/A
6000 x 4000 px
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Halogen
N/A
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Underwater
Supported image file formatsJPEG
N/A
JPEG
HDRno
N/A
N/A
AEB/HDR supportyes
N/A
N/A
ISO Auto
N/A
yes
N/A
White balance presets
N/A
5
N/A
Custom white balance
N/A
yes
N/A
Image stabilization type
N/A
No
N/A
Uncompressed format
N/A
RAW
N/A
Boosted ISO minimum
N/A
N/A
50
Boosted ISO maximum
N/A
N/A
204800
Photo effects
N/A
N/A
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
Image stabilizer
N/A
N/A
yes
Supported aspect ratios
N/A
N/A
3:2

Optics and focus

Lens mountLeica T
N/A
Sony E
Magnification (Crop factor)1.5 x
N/A
0.78 x
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)LampLamp
N/A
Focus adjustmentAuto
N/A
Auto/Manual
Contrast autofocusyesyes
N/A
Autofocus
  • AI Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Contrast Detect
  • Multi-area
  • Center
  • Selective single-point
  • Single
  • Continuous
  • Touch
  • Face Detection
  • Live View
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Contrast Detection Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • One Shot Focus
Image stabiliserNoNoOptical
Phase detection autofocusnono
N/A
Optical zoom
N/A
1.0 x
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
1.5 x8.0 x
Minimum aperture
N/A
1636
Maximum aperture
N/A
1.736
Focal length equiv
N/A
< 28
N/A
Focal length multiplier
N/A
1x
N/A
Manual focus
N/A
yes
N/A
Normal focus range
N/A
11.81 in
N/A
Macro focus range
N/A
6.69 in
N/A
Number of focus points
N/A
49693
Filter thread
N/A
yes
N/A
Filter diameter
N/A
1.93 in3.03 in
Auto Focus (AF) lock
N/A
N/A
yes
Auto Focus (AF) assist beam
N/A
N/A
yes

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size3.0 in3.0 in2.95 in
Articulated LCDnono
N/A
Screen technologyLCDLCD TFTLCD
Display resolution128 x 58 px
N/A
N/A
Screen dots10400001040000
N/A
Touch screenyesyesyes
Viewfinder
  • Electronic
  • Screen
ElectronicElectronic
Viewfinder magnification0.74 x0.77 x0.78 x
Separate info displayyesno
N/A
Flip-out screenno
N/A
no
Live view
N/A
yesyes
Viewfinder coverage
N/A
100.0 %
N/A
Viewfinder resolution
N/A
3680000.0 px2359296.0 px
Viewfinder screen size
N/A
N/A
0.51 in
Dioptre correction
N/A
N/A
yes
Diopter adjustment (D-D)
N/A
N/A
-4 - 3
Eye relief
N/A
N/A
0.91 in

Videography features

Maximum resolution3840 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px
Video recordingyes
N/A
yes
Recording resolutions
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 3840 x 2160
N/A
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 3840 x 2160
HD type4K Ultra HD
N/A
4K Ultra HD
Supported video file formatsMP4
  • MPEG-4
  • H.264
  • AVC
  • AVCHD
  • H.264
  • MPEG-4
  • XAVC S
Video recording limit29.0 min.
N/A
125.0 min.
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080
N/A
3840 x 2160
Max frame rate (highest resolution)30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)60.0 fps
N/A
N/A
Motion JPEG frame rate30.0 fps
N/A
N/A
Analog signal format system
N/A
N/A
  • NTSC
  • PAL
Camera playback
N/A
N/A
  • Single image
  • Slide show

Design

Body typeSLRLarge sensor compactMILC
Body materialAluminum-magnesium
N/A
N/A
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Black,Silver
BlackBlack
Anti-dust systemno
N/A
yes
Environmentally sealednono
N/A

Dimensions

Weight12.45 oz22.58 oz22.93 oz
Width5.16 in5.12 in5.1 in
Height3.07 in3.15 in2.9 in
Depth1.77 in3.66 in3.76 in

Power

Battery life (CIPA)220
N/A
610
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Battery capacity1200.0 mAh
N/A
N/A
Battery voltage7.2 V
N/A
N/A
Power source type
N/A
N/A
Battery
Battery life (max)
N/A
N/A
3.5 h
Battery level indicator
N/A
N/A
yes
Number of batteries supported
N/A
N/A
1
AC adapter included
N/A
N/A
Y

Connectivity

HDMInoyesyes
Microphone portnonoyes
Supported WiFi types
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
DC-in jackyes
N/A
N/A
PictBridgeno
N/A
N/A
NFCnonoyes
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Bluetoothno
N/A
yes
Firewirenono
N/A
USB version
N/A
2.03.1
Headphone port
N/A
no
N/A
Wireless
N/A
Built-In
N/A
Remote control
N/A
yes
N/A
AV output
N/A
no
N/A
HDMI connector type
N/A
N/A
Micro
USB port
N/A
N/A
yes
USB connector type
N/A
N/A
USB Type-C
Smartphone remote support
N/A
N/A
yes
Bluetooth version
N/A
N/A
4.1

Other features

GPSnonono
Tripod mounting supportedyes
N/A
N/A
Tripod thread1.0 in
N/A
N/A
Timelapse recording
N/A
yes
N/A
Orientation sensor
N/A
yes
N/A

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