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Nikon 1 V2 Digital Camera
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Nikon Z6 Digital Camera
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Nikon Z7 Digital Camera
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Sony a7 Digital Camera
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Sony a7 III Digital Camera
Sony a7 III
Available colors

Sensor

Sensor typeCMOSCMOSCMOSExmor CMOSCMOS
Image sensor formatCXFX
N/A
Full frameFull-frame
Sensor size0.52 in
N/A
N/A
1.41 in1.4 in
Effective pixels14.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
24.0 Mpx
N/A
Image ratio w:h
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
N/A
N/A
3:2
N/A
Max resolution4608 x 3072 px
N/A
N/A
6000 x 4000 px
N/A
ProcessorExpeed 3A
N/A
N/A
BIONZ XBIONZ X
Sensor photo detectors
N/A
N/A
N/A
25.0 Mpx
N/A
Other resolutions
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • 6000x3376
  • 3936x2624
  • 3936x2216
  • 3008x1688
  • 3008x2000
N/A

Image

ISO
  • 160
  • 200
  • 250
  • 320
  • 400
  • 500
  • 640
  • 800
  • 1000
  • 1250
  • 1600
  • 2000
  • 2250
  • 2500
  • 3200
  • 4000
  • 5000
  • 6400
  • Auto
  • 100
  • 51200
  • Auto
  • 64
  • 25600
  • 100
  • 200
  • 6400
  • 25600
  • 100
  • 12800
  • 51200
  • 102400
ISO minimum160100645050
ISO maximum6400512002560025600204800
Maximum image resolution4608 x 3072 px6048 x 4024 px8256 x 5504 px6000 x 4000 px6000 x 4000 px
White balance presets6
N/A
N/A
10
N/A
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Sunny
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Direct sunlight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Fluorescent H
  • Fluorescent L
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
  • Natural
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Fluorescent
  • Fluorescent H
  • Fluorescent L
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Fluorescent H
  • Fluorescent L
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Underwater
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Underwater
Custom white balanceyes
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Supported image file formats
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPEG
  • RAW
  • JPEG
  • RAW
  • EXIF
  • JPEG XR
  • JPG
  • RAW
JPEG
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
N/A
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • Sepia
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
Image stabilizernoyes
N/A
noyes
Image stabilization typeNo
N/A
N/A
No
N/A
Supported aspect ratios3:2
N/A
  • 1:1
  • 3:2
  • 5:4
  • 16:9
3:23:2
Uncompressed formatRAW
N/A
N/A
RAW
N/A
Boosted ISO minimum
N/A
N/A
N/A
5050
HDR
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
AEB/HDR support
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Boosted ISO maximum
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
204800

Optics and focus

Lens mountNikon 1Nikon Z
N/A
Sony E-mountSony E
Optical zoom3.0 x
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Maximum aperture3.522
N/A
2236
Focus adjustmentAutoAuto/ManualAuto/ManualManualAuto/Manual
Focal length multiplier2.7x
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Autofocus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • AI Focus
  • Multi Point Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Contrast Detection Auto Focus
  • Flexible Spot Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Contrast Detection Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • One Shot Focus
Auto Focus (AF) lockyesyes
N/A
yesyes
Manual focusyes
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyes
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Number of focus points7327349325693
Filter diameter1.59 in
N/A
N/A
2.17 in3.03 in
Minimum aperture
N/A
22
N/A
N/A
36
Contrast adjustment
N/A
yesyes
N/A
N/A
Brightness adjustment
N/A
yesyes
N/A
N/A
Auto Focus (AF) points selection
N/A
  • Auto
  • Manual
N/A
Auto
N/A
Saturation adjustment
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
N/A
8.0 x8.0 x
Magnification (Crop factor)
N/A
N/A
N/A
0.71 x0.78 x
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lamp
N/A
Contrast autofocus
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Autofocus in recording mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Max number of AF points (incl. assistant)
N/A
N/A
N/A
117
N/A
Image stabiliser
N/A
N/A
N/A
OpticalOptical
Phase detection autofocus
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Number of AF points (contrast)
N/A
N/A
N/A
25
N/A

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size3.0 in3.2 in3.2 in3.0 in2.95 in
Articulated LCDno
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Screen technologyLCDLCD TFTLCDLCDLCD
Screen dots921000
N/A
N/A
1230000
N/A
Touch screennoyesyesyesyes
Live viewyesyes
N/A
yesyes
ViewfinderElectronicElectronicElectronicElectronicElectronic
Viewfinder screen size0.47 in0.5 in0.5 in0.5 in0.51 in
Viewfinder coverage100.0 %
N/A
N/A
100.0 %
N/A
Viewfinder resolution1440000.0 px369000000.0 px3690000.0 px2359296.0 px2359296.0 px
Dioptre correctionyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Diopter adjustment (D-D)3 - 2-4 - 2-4 - 2-4 - 3-4 - 3
Eye relief0.71 in0.83 in
N/A
N/A
0.91 in
Viewfinder magnification
N/A
0.8 x0.8 x0.71 x0.78 x
Flip-out screen
N/A
no
N/A
N/A
no
Field of view
N/A
N/A
N/A
100.0 %
N/A
Separate info display
N/A
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
Second display
N/A
N/A
N/A
no
N/A

Photography features

Shooting modes
  • Aperture priority
  • Manual
  • Movie
  • Scene
  • Shutter priority
Auto
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Sensitivity priority
  • Shutter priority
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Movie
  • Program
  • Scene
  • Sensitivity priority
  • Shutter priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Movie
Camera shutter type
  • Electronic
  • Mechanical
  • Electronic
  • Mechanical
  • Electronic
  • Mechanical
ElectronicElectronic
Minimum shutter speed30.0 s
N/A
N/A
30.0 s30.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s
N/A
N/A
1.0 s
N/A
Maximum shutter speed (electronic)1/16000 sec
N/A
N/A
1/8000 sec1/8000 sec
Shutter priorityyes
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Aperture priorityyes
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Manual exposure modeyes
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Exposure compensation plus5
N/A
N/A
5
N/A
Exposure compensation minus-3
N/A
N/A
-5
N/A
Expousure compensation steps1/3
N/A
N/A
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
N/A
Auto exposure lockyesyesyesyesyes
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
3.0 s
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
Histogramyesyes
N/A
yesyes
Subject / scene modesyes
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Built-in flashyes
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Flash modes
  • Fill-in
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Second-curtain Sync
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Flash off
  • Flash on
  • Manual
  • Slow sync
  • Auto
  • Flash off
  • Flash on
  • Manual
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • High-speed Sync
  • Pre-flash
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • High-speed Sync
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
External flashyes
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Continuous drive15.0 fps
N/A
N/A
5.0 fps
N/A
Scene modes
  • Portrait
  • self-portrait
  • Landscape
  • Landscape
  • Portrait
  • Landscape
  • Night portrait
  • Portrait
  • Sports
  • Sunrise
  • Sunset
  • Twilight
  • Portrait
  • Sunset
  • Night portrait
  • Landscape
  • Close-up
  • Night
  • Night portrait
  • Portrait
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
Self-timeryes
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
N/A
N/A
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
N/A
Number of exposures
N/A
N/A
N/A
3
N/A
AE EV steps
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 2
N/A
Continuous shooting
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
AE frames
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • 3
  • 5
N/A
WB Bracketing
N/A
N/A
N/A
Yes
N/A
Flash sync speed
N/A
N/A
N/A
1/250s
N/A
External flash connection
N/A
N/A
N/A
Hot shoe
N/A
Flash metering system
N/A
N/A
N/A
TTL
N/A
Manual settings
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Self-timer options
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • 2
  • 10
N/A
Face detection
N/A
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Speed (JPEG)
N/A
N/A
N/A
5.0 fps
N/A
Speed (RAW)
N/A
N/A
N/A
5.0 fps
N/A
Exposure bracketing
N/A
N/A
N/A
0.3 - 2.0±EV
N/A

Videography features

Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px
Video recordingyesyesyesyesyes
Recording resolutions1280.0 px
  • 3840 x 2160
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 3840 x 2160
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1440 x 1080
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 3840 x 2160
HD typeFull HD4K Ultra HD4K Ultra HDFull HD4K Ultra HD
Supported video file formats
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MP4
  • MPEG-4
  • MOV
  • MP4
  • AVC
  • AVCHD
  • H.264
  • MP4
  • MPEG-4
  • AVC
  • AVCHD
  • H.264
  • MPEG-4
  • XAVC S
Camera playback
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Single image
  • Slide show
Motion JPEG frame rate30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
Video recording limit
N/A
30.0 min.29.59 min.
N/A
125.0 min.
Analog signal format system
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • NTSC
  • PAL
  • NTSC
  • PAL
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
N/A
1920 x 10803840 x 2160
Max frame rate (highest resolution)
N/A
N/A
N/A
60.0 fps30.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
N/A
60.0 fps
N/A

Audio features

Built-in microphoneyesyesyesyesyes
Microphone typeStereo
N/A
N/A
Stereo
N/A
Built-in speakersyesyes
N/A
yesyes
Speaker typeMono
N/A
N/A
Mono
N/A
Voice recordingyesyesyesyes
N/A
Supported audio file formatsAAC
  • AAC
  • PCM
N/A
AAC
  • AC3
  • LPCM
Audio system
N/A
StereoStereoStereo
N/A
Noise reduction
N/A
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Design

Body typeMILCSLRMILCMILCMILC
Colour of product
  • Black
  • White
BlackBlackBlackBlack
Anti-dust systemyesyes
N/A
yesyes
Environmentally sealedno
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Body material
N/A
N/A
N/A
Magnesium alloy
N/A

Dimensions

Weight9.81 oz20.64 oz20.64 oz14.67 oz22.93 oz
Width4.24 in5.28 in5.28 in5.0 in5.1 in
Height3.21 in3.96 in3.96 in3.72 in2.9 in
Depth1.81 in2.66 in2.66 in1.9 in3.76 in

Storage

Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
XQD
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • MS Pro Duo
  • MS Pro-HG Duo
  • MS XC-HG Duo
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • MS Duo
  • MS Pro-HG Duo
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Memory slots11112
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
N/A
N/A
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • Memory Stick Pro Duo
  • Memory Stick Duo
  • Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo
N/A
Camera file system
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.3
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.31
N/A
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.3
  • RAW
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF
  • Exif 2.31
  • RAW
Dual memory card slots
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Power

Power source typeBatteryBatteryBattery
  • AC
  • Battery
Battery
Battery life (CIPA)310310
N/A
270610
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Battery capacity1485.0 mAh
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Battery voltage7.2 V
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Number of batteries supported11
N/A
11
AC adapter includedyesYYyesY
On/off switchyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Battery life (max)
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
3.5 h
Battery level indicator
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

HDMIyesyesyesyesyes
HDMI ports quantity1
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
HDMI connector typeMini
N/A
N/A
MicroMicro
USB version2.0
3.2 Gen 1
3.2 Gen 1
2.03.1
WirelessOptional
N/A
N/A
Built-In
N/A
Remote controlyes
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
PictBridgeyesyesyesno
N/A
USB connector type
N/A
USB Type-CUSB Type-CMicro-USB BUSB Type-C
Microphone port
N/A
yesyesyesyes
Supported WiFi types
N/A
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11ac
N/A
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
NFC
N/A
no
N/A
yesyes
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
N/A
yesyesyesyes
Bluetooth
N/A
yesyes
N/A
yes
Bluetooth version
N/A
4.24.2
N/A
4.1
Headphone port
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
DC-in jack
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Firewire
N/A
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
USB port
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Smartphone remote support
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Often compared with Nikon 1 V2

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Often compared with Nikon Z7

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