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Leica Q vs Sony a7 III

    5.12 in
    3.15 in
    Leica Q Digital Camera
    Leica Q
      5.1 in
      2.9 in
      Sony a7 III Digital Camera
      Sony a7 III
      Available colors
      Editiorial reviews
      10
      4.3 out of 5
      6 user ratings
      5 stars
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      4 stars
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      38
      4.6 out of 5
      18 user ratings
      5 stars
      		77 %
      4 stars
      		22 %
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      User rating
      39
      4.3 out of 5
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      5 stars
      		48 %
      4 stars
      		35 %
      3 stars
      		15 %
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      62
      4.1 out of 5
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      5 stars
      		40 %
      4 stars
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      3 stars
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      2 stars
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      Full Comparison

      Units:

      Sensor

      Leica QLeica Q
      Sony a7 IIISony a7 III
      Sensor typeCMOSCMOS
      Image sensor formatFull frameFull-frame
      Sensor size1.42 in1.4 in
      ProcessorMaestro IIBIONZ X

      Image

      Leica QLeica Q
      Sony a7 IIISony a7 III
      ISO minimum10050
      ISO maximum50000204800

      Optics and focus

      Leica QLeica Q
      Sony a7 IIISony a7 III
      Digital zoom1.5 x8.0 x
      Minimum aperture1636
      Maximum aperture1.736
      Autofocus
      • 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
      Number of focus points49693
      Image stabiliserNoOptical
      Filter diameter1.93 in3.03 in

      Screen and viewfinder

      Leica QLeica Q
      Sony a7 IIISony a7 III
      Screen size3.0 in2.95 in
      Screen technologyLCD TFTLCD
      Touch screenyesyes
      Live viewyesyes
      ViewfinderElectronicElectronic
      Viewfinder resolution3680000.0 px2359296.0 px
      Viewfinder magnification0.77 x0.78 x

      Photography features

      Leica QLeica Q
      Sony a7 IIISony a7 III
      Minimum shutter speed30.0 s30.0 s
      Maximum shutter speed (electronic)1/16000 sec1/8000 sec
      Self-timeryesyes

      Videography features

      Leica QLeica Q
      Sony a7 IIISony a7 III
      Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px
      Supported video file formats
      • MPEG-4
      • H.264
      • AVC
      • AVCHD
      • H.264
      • MPEG-4
      • XAVC S

      Design

      Leica QLeica Q
      Sony a7 IIISony a7 III
      Body typeLarge sensor compactMILC
      Colour of productBlackBlack

      Dimensions

      Leica QLeica Q
      Sony a7 IIISony a7 III
      Weight22.58 oz22.93 oz
      Width5.12 in5.1 in
      Height3.15 in2.9 in
      Depth3.66 in3.76 in

      Power

      Leica QLeica Q
      Sony a7 IIISony a7 III
      Battery technology
      Lithium-Ion
      Lithium-Ion

      Connectivity

      Leica QLeica Q
      Sony a7 IIISony a7 III
      HDMIyesyes
      USB version2.03.1
      Microphone portnoyes
      Supported WiFi types
      • IEEE 802.11b
      • IEEE 802.11g
      • IEEE 802.11n
      • IEEE 802.11b
      • IEEE 802.11g
      • IEEE 802.11n
      NFCnoyes
      Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes

      Other features

      Leica QLeica Q
      Sony a7 IIISony a7 III
      GPSnono

      Pros & Cons

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