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Nikon Z6 Digital Camera
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Sony a7 Digital Camera
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Sony a7 III Digital Camera
Sony a7 III
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Sensor

Sensor typeCMOSCMOSExmor CMOSCMOS
Image sensor formatFX
N/A
Full frameFull-frame
Sensor size
N/A
N/A
1.41 in1.4 in
Sensor photo detectors
N/A
N/A
25.0 Mpx
N/A
Effective pixels
N/A
N/A
24.0 Mpx
N/A
Image ratio w:h
N/A
N/A
3:2
N/A
Max resolution
N/A
N/A
6000 x 4000 px
N/A
Other resolutions
N/A
N/A
  • 6000x3376
  • 3936x2624
  • 3936x2216
  • 3008x1688
  • 3008x2000
N/A
Processor
N/A
N/A
BIONZ XBIONZ X

Image

ISO
  • 100
  • 51200
  • Auto
  • 64
  • 25600
  • 100
  • 200
  • 6400
  • 25600
  • 100
  • 12800
  • 51200
  • 102400
ISO minimum100645050
ISO maximum512002560025600204800
Maximum image resolution6048 x 4024 px8256 x 5504 px6000 x 4000 px6000 x 4000 px
White balance modes
  • 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
Supported image file formats
  • JPEG
  • RAW
  • JPEG
  • RAW
  • EXIF
  • JPEG XR
  • JPG
  • RAW
JPEG
Photo effects
  • Neutral
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
N/A
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • Sepia
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
Image stabilizeryes
N/A
noyes
Supported aspect ratios
N/A
  • 1:1
  • 3:2
  • 5:4
  • 16:9
3:23:2
Boosted ISO minimum
N/A
N/A
5050
White balance presets
N/A
N/A
10
N/A
Custom white balance
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Image stabilization type
N/A
N/A
No
N/A
Uncompressed format
N/A
N/A
RAW
N/A
HDR
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
AEB/HDR support
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Boosted ISO maximum
N/A
N/A
N/A
204800

Optics and focus

Lens mountNikon Z
N/A
Sony E-mountSony E
Minimum aperture22
N/A
N/A
36
Maximum aperture22
N/A
2236
Focus adjustmentAuto/ManualAuto/ManualManualAuto/Manual
Contrast adjustmentyesyes
N/A
N/A
Brightness adjustmentyesyes
N/A
N/A
Autofocus
  • 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) lockyes
N/A
yesyes
Auto Focus (AF) points selection
  • Auto
  • Manual
N/A
Auto
N/A
Number of focus points27349325693
Saturation adjustment
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
8.0 x8.0 x
Magnification (Crop factor)
N/A
N/A
0.71 x0.78 x
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)
N/A
N/A
Lamp
N/A
Contrast autofocus
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Autofocus in recording mode
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Manual focus
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Auto Focus (AF) assist beam
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Max number of AF points (incl. assistant)
N/A
N/A
117
N/A
Image stabiliser
N/A
N/A
OpticalOptical
Filter diameter
N/A
N/A
2.17 in3.03 in
Phase detection autofocus
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Number of AF points (contrast)
N/A
N/A
25
N/A

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size3.2 in3.2 in3.0 in2.95 in
Screen technologyLCD TFTLCDLCDLCD
Touch screenyesyesyesyes
Live viewyes
N/A
yesyes
ViewfinderElectronicElectronicElectronicElectronic
Viewfinder screen size0.5 in0.5 in0.5 in0.51 in
Viewfinder resolution369000000.0 px3690000.0 px2359296.0 px2359296.0 px
Viewfinder magnification0.8 x0.8 x0.71 x0.78 x
Diopter adjustment (D-D)-4 - 2-4 - 2-4 - 3-4 - 3
Eye relief0.83 in
N/A
N/A
0.91 in
Flip-out screenno
N/A
N/A
no
Articulated LCD
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Screen dots
N/A
N/A
1230000
N/A
Field of view
N/A
N/A
100.0 %
N/A
Viewfinder coverage
N/A
N/A
100.0 %
N/A
Separate info display
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
Second display
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
Dioptre correction
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Photography features

Shooting modesAuto
  • 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
ElectronicElectronic
Auto exposure lockyesyesyesyes
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
3.0 s
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
Histogramyes
N/A
yesyes
Flash modes
  • 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
Scene modes
  • Landscape
  • Portrait
  • Landscape
  • Night portrait
  • Portrait
  • Sports
  • Sunrise
  • Sunset
  • Twilight
  • Portrait
  • Sunset
  • Night portrait
  • Landscape
  • Close-up
  • Night
  • Night portrait
  • Portrait
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
Minimum shutter speed
N/A
N/A
30.0 s30.0 s
Maximum shutter speed
N/A
N/A
1.0 s
N/A
Maximum shutter speed (electronic)
N/A
N/A
1/8000 sec1/8000 sec
Shutter priority
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Aperture priority
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Manual exposure mode
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Number of exposures
N/A
N/A
3
N/A
Exposure compensation plus
N/A
N/A
5
N/A
Exposure compensation minus
N/A
N/A
-5
N/A
Expousure compensation steps
N/A
N/A
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
N/A
AE EV steps
N/A
N/A
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 2
N/A
Continuous shooting
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
AE frames
N/A
N/A
  • 3
  • 5
N/A
WB Bracketing
N/A
N/A
Yes
N/A
Subject / scene modes
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Flash sync speed
N/A
N/A
1/250s
N/A
Built-in flash
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
External flash connection
N/A
N/A
Hot shoe
N/A
Flash metering system
N/A
N/A
TTL
N/A
External flash
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Continuous drive
N/A
N/A
5.0 fps
N/A
Self-timer
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Metering modes
N/A
N/A
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
N/A
Manual settings
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Self-timer options
N/A
N/A
  • 2
  • 10
N/A
Face detection
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Speed (JPEG)
N/A
N/A
5.0 fps
N/A
Speed (RAW)
N/A
N/A
5.0 fps
N/A
Exposure bracketing
N/A
N/A
0.3 - 2.0±EV
N/A

Videography features

Maximum resolution3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Recording resolutions
  • 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 type4K Ultra HD4K Ultra HDFull HD4K Ultra HD
Supported video file formats
  • 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
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Single image
  • Slide show
Video recording limit30.0 min.29.59 min.
N/A
125.0 min.
Motion JPEG frame rate30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
Analog signal format system
N/A
N/A
  • NTSC
  • PAL
  • NTSC
  • PAL
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1920 x 10803840 x 2160
Max frame rate (highest resolution)
N/A
N/A
60.0 fps30.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
60.0 fps
N/A

Audio features

Built-in microphoneyesyesyesyes
Built-in speakersyes
N/A
yesyes
Voice recordingyesyesyes
N/A
Audio systemStereoStereoStereo
N/A
Supported audio file formats
  • AAC
  • PCM
N/A
AAC
  • AC3
  • LPCM
Microphone type
N/A
N/A
Stereo
N/A
Speaker type
N/A
N/A
Mono
N/A
Noise reduction
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Design

Body typeSLRMILCMILCMILC
Colour of productBlackBlackBlackBlack
Anti-dust systemyes
N/A
yesyes
Body material
N/A
N/A
Magnesium alloy
N/A
Environmentally sealed
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Dimensions

Weight20.64 oz20.64 oz14.67 oz22.93 oz
Width5.28 in5.28 in5.0 in5.1 in
Height3.96 in3.96 in3.72 in2.9 in
Depth2.66 in2.66 in1.9 in3.76 in

Storage

Compatible memory cardsXQD
  • 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 slots1112
Camera file system
  • 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
yes
N/A
Storage types
N/A
N/A
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • Memory Stick Pro Duo
  • Memory Stick Duo
  • Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo
N/A

Power

Power source typeBatteryBattery
  • AC
  • Battery
Battery
Battery life (CIPA)310
N/A
270610
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Number of batteries supported1
N/A
11
AC adapter includedYYyesY
Battery life (max)
N/A
N/A
N/A
3.5 h
Battery level indicator
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

HDMIyesyesyesyes
USB connector typeUSB Type-CUSB Type-CMicro-USB BUSB Type-C
USB version
3.2 Gen 1
3.2 Gen 1
2.03.1
Microphone portyesyesyesyes
Supported WiFi types
  • 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
PictBridgeyesyesno
N/A
NFCno
N/A
yesyes
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Bluetoothyesyes
N/A
yes
Bluetooth version4.24.2
N/A
4.1
HDMI connector type
N/A
N/A
MicroMicro
Headphone port
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Wireless
N/A
N/A
Built-In
N/A
DC-in jack
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Remote control
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Firewire
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
USB port
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Smartphone remote support
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

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