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Nikon D4 Digital Camera
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Sony a7 Digital Camera
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Sensor

Sensor typeCMOSCMOSExmor CMOSCMOS
Image sensor formatFull frameFXFull frameAPS-C
Sensor size1.42 in
N/A
1.41 in1.41 in
Sensor photo detectors17.0 Mpx
N/A
25.0 Mpx37.0 Mpx
Effective pixels16.0 Mpx
N/A
24.0 Mpx36.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 5:4
  • 3:2
N/A
3:2
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
Max resolution4928 x 3280 px
N/A
6000 x 4000 px7360 x 4912 px
Other resolutions
  • 4096x2720
  • 4096x3280
  • 3696x2456
  • 3200x2128
  • 3072x2456
  • 3072x2040
  • 2464x1640
  • 2400x1592
  • 2048x1360
  • 2048x1640
  • 1600x1064
N/A
  • 6000x3376
  • 3936x2624
  • 3936x2216
  • 3008x1688
  • 3008x2000
  • 7360x4144
  • 4800x3200
  • 4800x2704
  • 3680x2072
  • 2400x1600
ProcessorExpeed 3
N/A
BIONZ XBIONZ X

Image

ISO
  • 100
  • 12800
  • 100
  • 51200
  • Auto
  • 100
  • 200
  • 6400
  • 25600
  • 100
  • 125
  • 160
  • 200
  • 250
  • 320
  • 400
  • 500
  • 640
  • 800
  • 1000
  • 1250
  • 1600
  • 2000
  • 2250
  • 2500
  • 3200
  • 4000
  • 5000
  • 6400
  • 8000
  • 10000
  • 12800
  • 16000
  • 25600
ISO minimum10010050100
ISO maximum12800512002560025600
Boosted ISO minimum50
N/A
5050
Boosted ISO maximum204800
N/A
N/A
N/A
Maximum image resolution4928 x 3280 px6048 x 4024 px6000 x 4000 px7360 x 4912 px
White balance presets12
N/A
1010
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Direct sunlight
  • Fine
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Direct sunlight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Fluorescent H
  • Fluorescent L
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
  • Natural
  • 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
yesyes
Supported image file formats
  • JPG
  • NEF
  • RAW
  • TIF
  • JPEG
  • RAW
  • EXIF
  • JPEG XR
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPEG
  • RAW
Photo effects
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • Sepia
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
Image stabilizernoyesnono
Image stabilization typeNo
N/A
NoNo
Supported aspect ratios
  • 3:2
  • 5:4
  • 16:9
N/A
3:2
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
Uncompressed formatRAW
N/A
RAWRAW
HDRyes
N/A
yesyes
AEB/HDR supportyes
N/A
yesyes

Optics and focus

Lens mount
  • Nikon D
  • Nikon F
  • Nikon-AF
Nikon ZSony E-mountE mount
Magnification (Crop factor)1.0 x
N/A
0.71 x1.0 x
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)Flash
N/A
LampLamp
Focus adjustmentAuto/ManualAuto/ManualManualAuto/Manual
Contrast autofocusyes
N/A
yesyes
Autofocus in recording modeyes
N/A
yesyes
Focal length multiplier1x
N/A
N/A
N/A
Autofocus
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Multi Point Auto Focus
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Spot Auto Focus
  • Tracking Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Contrast Detection Auto Focus
  • Flexible Spot Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
Auto Focus (AF) lockyesyesyes
N/A
Manual focusyes
N/A
yesyes
Auto Focus (AF) points selection
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Auto
  • Manual
Auto
N/A
Number of focus points5127325117
Max number of AF points (incl. assistant)51
N/A
117
N/A
Image stabiliserLens based only
N/A
OpticalLens based only
Phase detection autofocusyes
N/A
yesno
Number of AF points (contrast)51
N/A
2525
Minimum aperture
N/A
22
N/A
N/A
Maximum aperture
N/A
22222.8
Contrast adjustment
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Brightness adjustment
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
8.0 x4.0 x
Auto Focus (AF) assist beam
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Filter diameter
N/A
N/A
2.17 in1.93 in

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size3.2 in3.2 in3.0 in3.0 in
Articulated LCDno
N/A
yesyes
Screen technologyLCD TFTLCD TFTLCDLCD
Display aspect ratio4:3
N/A
N/A
N/A
Screen dots921000
N/A
12300001230000
Touch screennoyesyesno
Live viewyesyesyesyes
ViewfinderOpticalElectronicElectronicElectronic
Viewfinder coverage100.0 %
N/A
100.0 %100.0 %
Viewfinder magnification0.7 x0.8 x0.71 x0.71 x
Diopter adjustment (D-D)3 - 1-4 - 2-4 - 3
N/A
Eye relief0.71 in0.83 in
N/A
N/A
Separate info displayyes
N/A
nono
Second displayno
N/A
no
N/A
Viewfinder screen size
N/A
0.5 in0.5 in0.5 in
Viewfinder resolution
N/A
369000000.0 px2359296.0 px2359000.0 px
Flip-out screen
N/A
no
N/A
N/A
Field of view
N/A
N/A
100.0 %100.0 %
Dioptre correction
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Photography features

Camera shutter typeElectronic
  • Electronic
  • Mechanical
ElectronicElectronic
Minimum shutter speed30.0 s
N/A
30.0 s30.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s
N/A
1.0 s1.0 s
Shutter priorityyes
N/A
yesyes
Aperture priorityyes
N/A
yesyes
Manual exposure modeyes
N/A
yesyes
Number of exposures3
N/A
33
Exposure compensation plus5
N/A
55
Exposure compensation minus-5
N/A
-5-5
Expousure compensation steps
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1
N/A
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
AE EV steps
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
N/A
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 2
Continuous shootingyes
N/A
yesyes
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
3.0 s
  • 2
  • 10
Histogramyesyesyesyes
AE frames
  • 2
  • 3
  • 5
  • 7
N/A
  • 3
  • 5
  • 3
  • 5
WB Bracketing
Yes
N/A
YesYes
Flash sync speed1/250s
N/A
1/250s1/160s
Built-in flashno
N/A
yesno
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Flash off
  • Flash on
  • Manual
  • Slow sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • High-speed Sync
  • Pre-flash
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Pre-flash
  • Redeye Reduction
External flash connectionHot shoe
N/A
Hot shoeHot shoe
Flash metering systemi-TTL
N/A
TTLTTL
External flashyes
N/A
yesyes
Continuous drive11.0 fps
N/A
5.0 fps4.0 fps
Scene modes
  • Portrait
  • Landscape
  • Landscape
  • Portrait
  • Portrait
  • Sunset
  • Night portrait
  • Landscape
  • Night
  • Night portrait
  • Portrait
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
Self-timeryes
N/A
yesyes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
N/A
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
Manual settingsyes
N/A
yesyes
Self-timer optionscustom
N/A
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 10
Speed (JPEG)11.0 fps
N/A
5.0 fps4.0 fps
Speed (RAW)11.0 fps
N/A
5.0 fps4.0 fps
Exposure bracketing0.3 - 1.0±EV
N/A
0.3 - 2.0±EV0.3 - 2.0±EV
Shooting modes
N/A
Auto
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Movie
  • Program
  • Scene
  • Sensitivity priority
  • Shutter priority
N/A
Auto exposure lock
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Maximum shutter speed (electronic)
N/A
N/A
1/8000 sec
N/A
Subject / scene modes
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Face detection
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Videography features

Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Recording resolutions
  • 640 x 424
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 3840 x 2160
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1440 x 1080
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 640 x 480
  • 1440 x 1080
  • 1920 x 1080
HD typeFull HD4K Ultra HDFull HDFull HD
Supported video file formatsMOV
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MP4
  • MPEG-4
  • AVC
  • AVCHD
  • H.264
  • MP4
  • MPEG-4
  • AVCHD
  • MP4
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720
N/A
1920 x 10801920 x 1080
Max frame rate (highest resolution)30.0 fps
N/A
60.0 fps60.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)60.0 fps
N/A
60.0 fps60.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate50.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Camera playback
N/A
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
N/A
Video recording limit
N/A
30.0 min.
N/A
N/A
Analog signal format system
N/A
N/A
  • NTSC
  • PAL
  • NTSC
  • PAL

Audio features

Built-in microphoneyesyesyesyes
Microphone typeMono
N/A
StereoStereo
Speaker typeMono
N/A
MonoMono
Voice recordingyesyesyes
N/A
Supported audio file formatsLPCM
  • AAC
  • PCM
AAC
N/A
Built-in speakers
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Audio system
N/A
StereoStereoStereo
Noise reduction
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Design

Body typeSLRSLRMILCMILC
Body materialAluminum-magnesium
N/A
Magnesium alloyAluminum-magnesium
Colour of productBlackBlackBlackBlack
Anti-dust systemyesyesyesyes
Environmentally sealedyes
N/A
yesyes

Dimensions

Weight41.69 oz20.64 oz14.67 oz14.36 oz
Width6.3 in5.28 in5.0 in5.0 in
Height6.16 in3.96 in3.72 in3.72 in
Depth3.56 in2.66 in1.9 in1.9 in

Storage

Compatible memory cards
  • CF
  • XQD
XQD
  • MS Pro Duo
  • MS Pro-HG Duo
  • MS XC-HG Duo
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • MS Pro Duo
  • MS Pro-HG Duo
  • MS XC-HG Duo
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Dual memory card slotsyes
N/A
yesyes
Storage types
  • Compact Flash
  • XQD
N/A
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • Memory Stick Pro Duo
  • Memory Stick Duo
  • Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • Memory Stick Pro Duo
  • Memory Stick Duo
  • Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo
Camera file system
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.3
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.31
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.3
  • RAW
N/A
Memory slots
N/A
11
N/A

Power

Power source typeBatteryBattery
  • AC
  • Battery
Battery
Battery life (CIPA)2600310270340
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium
Number of batteries supported111
N/A
AC adapter included
N/A
Yyesyes
Battery capacity
N/A
N/A
N/A
1080.0 mAh
Battery voltage
N/A
N/A
N/A
7.2 V

Connectivity

HDMIyesyesyesyes
HDMI ports quantity1
N/A
N/A
N/A
HDMI connector typeMini
N/A
MicroMicro
USB version2.0
3.2 Gen 1
2.02.0
Microphone portyesyesyesyes
WirelessOptional
N/A
Built-InBuilt-In
Remote controlyes
N/A
yesyes
PictBridgeyesyesno
N/A
NFCnonoyesyes
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)noyesyesyes
Firewireno
N/A
nono
USB connector type
N/A
USB Type-CMicro-USB BMicro-USB B
Supported WiFi types
N/A
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11ac
N/A
N/A
Bluetooth
N/A
yes
N/A
no
Bluetooth version
N/A
4.2
N/A
N/A
Headphone port
N/A
N/A
yesyes
DC-in jack
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

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