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Leica Q Digital Camera
Leica Q
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Leica X Vario Digital Camera
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Sony a7 III Digital Camera
Sony a7 III
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4.3 out of 5
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3.9 out of 5
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Sensor

Sensor typeCMOSCMOSCMOS
Image sensor formatFull frameAPS-CFull-frame
Sensor size1.42 in0.93 in1.4 in
Sensor photo detectors26.0 Mpx17.0 Mpx
N/A
Effective pixels24.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
N/A
Image ratio w:h3:23:2
N/A
Max resolution6000 x 4000 px4928 x 3272 px
N/A
Other resolutions
  • 4272x2848
  • 4800x3200
  • 3424x2288
  • 2384x1592
  • 1280x856
  • 3360x2240
  • 2400x1600
  • 1680x1120
  • 896x600
  • 4944x3272
  • 4288x2856
  • 3264x2160
  • 2144x1424
  • 1632x1080
N/A
ProcessorMaestro II
N/A
BIONZ X

Image

ISO Autoyesyes
N/A
ISO minimum10010050
ISO maximum5000012500204800
White balance presets55
N/A
Custom white balanceyesyes
N/A
Image stabilization typeNoNo
N/A
Uncompressed formatRAWRAW
N/A
ISO
N/A
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • Auto
  • 100
  • 12800
  • 51200
  • 102400
Maximum image resolution
N/A
4928 x 3274 px6000 x 4000 px
White balance modes
N/A
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Halogen
  • Shade
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Underwater
Supported image file formats
N/A
  • DNG
  • JPG
JPEG
Image stabilizer
N/A
yesyes
Supported aspect ratios
N/A
3:23:2
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

Optics and focus

Optical zoom1.0 x3.0 x
N/A
Digital zoom1.5 x
N/A
8.0 x
Minimum aperture163.536
Maximum aperture1.73.536
Focal length equiv< 2828 - 70
N/A
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)Lamp
N/A
N/A
Contrast autofocusyes
N/A
N/A
Focal length multiplier1x
N/A
N/A
Autofocus
  • Contrast Detect
  • Multi-area
  • Center
  • Selective single-point
  • Single
  • Continuous
  • Touch
  • Face Detection
  • Live View
Contrast Detection Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Contrast Detection Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • One Shot Focus
Manual focusyesyes
N/A
Normal focus range11.81 in11.81 in
N/A
Macro focus range6.69 in
N/A
N/A
Number of focus points4911693
Image stabiliserNo
N/A
Optical
Filter threadyes
N/A
N/A
Filter diameter1.93 in
N/A
3.03 in
Phase detection autofocusno
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
AutoAuto/Manual
Lens mount
N/A
N/A
Sony E
Magnification (Crop factor)
N/A
N/A
0.78 x
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 technologyLCD TFTLCDLCD
Screen dots1040000920000
N/A
Touch screenyes
N/A
yes
Live viewyesnoyes
ViewfinderElectronic
Electronic
Electronic
Viewfinder coverage100.0 %
N/A
N/A
Viewfinder resolution3680000.0 px
N/A
2359296.0 px
Viewfinder magnification0.77 x
N/A
0.78 x
Separate info displayno
N/A
N/A
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
Flip-out screen
N/A
N/A
no

Photography features

Minimum shutter speed30.0 s30.0 s30.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s1.0 s
N/A
Maximum shutter speed (electronic)1/16000 sec
N/A
1/8000 sec
Shutter priorityyesyes
N/A
Aperture priorityyesyes
N/A
Manual exposure modeyesyes
N/A
Number of exposures10
N/A
N/A
Exposure compensation plus33
N/A
Exposure compensation minus-3-3
N/A
Expousure compensation steps1/31/3
N/A
AE EV steps1/31/3
N/A
Continuous shootingyes
N/A
N/A
AE frames33
N/A
Subject / scene modesyes
N/A
N/A
Flash sync speed1/500s
N/A
N/A
Built-in flashnoyes
N/A
External flashyesyes
N/A
Continuous drive10.0 fps5.0 fps
N/A
Self-timeryesyesyes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
N/A
3D supportno
N/A
N/A
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 12
  • 2
  • 12
N/A
Self-timer delay
N/A
  • 2
  • 12
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
Flash modes
N/A
  • Auto
  • Forced OFF
  • Forced ON
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • High-speed Sync
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
Shooting modes
N/A
N/A
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Movie
Camera shutter type
N/A
N/A
Electronic
Auto exposure lock
N/A
N/A
yes
Histogram
N/A
N/A
yes
Scene modes
N/A
N/A
  • Close-up
  • Night
  • Night portrait
  • Portrait
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
Face detection
N/A
N/A
yes

Videography features

Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px
Supported video file formats
  • MPEG-4
  • H.264
MP4
  • AVC
  • AVCHD
  • H.264
  • MPEG-4
  • XAVC S
Video recording
N/A
yesyes
Recording resolutions
N/A
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 3840 x 2160
HD type
N/A
Full HD4K Ultra HD
Analog signal format system
N/A
  • NTSC
  • PAL
  • NTSC
  • PAL
Motion JPEG frame rate
N/A
30.0 fps
N/A
Camera playback
N/A
N/A
  • Single image
  • Slide show
Video recording limit
N/A
N/A
125.0 min.
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
3840 x 2160
Max frame rate (highest resolution)
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps

Design

Body typeLarge sensor compactMILCMILC
Colour of productBlackBlackBlack
Environmentally sealedno
N/A
N/A
Anti-dust system
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Weight22.58 oz22.15 oz22.93 oz
Width5.12 in5.24 in5.1 in
Height3.15 in3.74 in2.9 in
Depth3.66 in2.87 in3.76 in

Power

Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Power source type
N/A
BatteryBattery
Battery life (CIPA)
N/A
350610
Battery capacity
N/A
1600.0 mAh
N/A
Battery voltage
N/A
3.7 V
N/A
AC adapter included
N/A
yesY
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

Connectivity

HDMIyesyesyes
USB version2.02.03.1
Headphone portno
N/A
N/A
Microphone portno
N/A
yes
WirelessBuilt-In
N/A
N/A
Supported WiFi types
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
N/A
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
Remote controlyes
N/A
N/A
NFCno
N/A
yes
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
N/A
yes
AV outputno
N/A
N/A
Firewireno
N/A
N/A
HDMI ports quantity
N/A
1
N/A
HDMI connector type
N/A
MiniMicro
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
N/A
N/A
yes
Bluetooth version
N/A
N/A
4.1

Other features

Timelapse recordingyes
N/A
N/A
GPSnonono
Orientation sensoryes
N/A
N/A
Energy Star certified
N/A
no
N/A
Tripod mounting supported
N/A
yes
N/A

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