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Nikon Z7 Digital Camera
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Pentax 645D Digital Camera
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Pentax 645Z Digital Camera
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Sony a7 Digital Camera
Sony a7
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Sensor

Sensor typeCMOSCCDCMOSExmor CMOS
Image sensor format
N/A
Medium formatMedium formatFull frame
Sensor size
N/A
1.73 in1.73 in1.41 in
Sensor photo detectors
N/A
40.0 Mpx53.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx
Effective pixels
N/A
40.0 Mpx51.0 Mpx24.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
N/A
4:34:33:2
Max resolution
N/A
7264 x 5440 px8256 x 6192 px6000 x 4000 px
Processor
N/A
PRIME IIPRIME IIIBIONZ X
Other resolutions
N/A
N/A
  • 6912x5184
  • 5376x4032
  • 1920x1080
  • 6000x3376
  • 3936x2624
  • 3936x2216
  • 3008x1688
  • 3008x2000

Image

ISO
  • 64
  • 25600
  • 100
  • 1600
Auto
  • 100
  • 200
  • 6400
  • 25600
ISO minimum6410010050
ISO maximum25600160020480025600
Maximum image resolution8256 x 5504 px
N/A
8256 x 6192 px6000 x 4000 px
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Fluorescent
  • Fluorescent H
  • Fluorescent L
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Fluorescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Tungsten
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Fluorescent L
  • Shade
  • Tungsten
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Fluorescent H
  • Fluorescent L
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Underwater
Supported image file formats
  • JPEG
  • RAW
  • DNG
  • EXIF
  • JPG
  • PEF
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • TIF
  • EXIF
  • JPEG XR
  • JPG
  • RAW
Supported aspect ratios
  • 1:1
  • 3:2
  • 5:4
  • 16:9
N/A
N/A
3:2
ISO Auto
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Boosted ISO minimum
N/A
100
N/A
50
White balance presets
N/A
81010
Custom white balance
N/A
yesyesyes
Image stabilization type
N/A
NoNoNo
Uncompressed format
N/A
RAWRAW + TIFFRAW
HDR
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
AEB/HDR support
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Photo effects
N/A
N/A
Black&White
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • Sepia
Image stabilizer
N/A
N/A
yesno

Optics and focus

Focus adjustmentAuto/ManualAutoAutoManual
Contrast adjustmentyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Saturation adjustmentyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Brightness adjustmentyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Autofocus
  • AI Focus
  • Multi Point Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Phase Detect
  • Multi-area
  • Selective single-point
  • Single
  • Continuous
  • Live View
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Spot Auto Focus
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Contrast Detection Auto Focus
  • Flexible Spot Auto Focus
Number of focus points493112725
Lens mount
N/A
Pentax 645AF2
  • Pentax KA
  • Pentax KAF
  • Pentax KAF2
Sony E-mount
Magnification (Crop factor)
N/A
1.3 x
N/A
0.71 x
Maximum aperture
N/A
2.82.822
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)
N/A
no
N/A
Lamp
Contrast autofocus
N/A
no
N/A
yes
Focal length multiplier
N/A
1x0.8x
N/A
Manual focus
N/A
yesyesyes
Max number of AF points (incl. assistant)
N/A
11
N/A
117
Image stabiliser
N/A
No
N/A
Optical
Filter diameter
N/A
2.64 in2.64 in2.17 in
Phase detection autofocus
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Auto Focus (AF) lock
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Auto Focus (AF) assist beam
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
N/A
8.0 x
Autofocus in recording mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Auto Focus (AF) points selection
N/A
N/A
N/A
Auto
Number of AF points (contrast)
N/A
N/A
N/A
25

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size3.2 in3.0 in3.2 in3.0 in
Screen technologyLCDLCD TFTLCDLCD
Touch screenyesnonoyes
ViewfinderElectronic
Optical
ElectronicElectronic
Viewfinder screen size0.5 in
N/A
N/A
0.5 in
Viewfinder resolution3690000.0 px
N/A
N/A
2359296.0 px
Viewfinder magnification0.8 x0.17 x0.17 x0.71 x
Diopter adjustment (D-D)-4 - 2
N/A
3.5 - 2-4 - 3
Articulated LCD
N/A
noyesyes
Screen dots
N/A
92100013700001230000
Viewfinder coverage
N/A
98.0 %98.0 %100.0 %
Separate info display
N/A
yesyesno
Flip-out screen
N/A
no
N/A
N/A
Field of view
N/A
N/A
98.0 %100.0 %
Live view
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Dioptre correction
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Second display
N/A
N/A
N/A
no

Photography features

Shooting modes
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Sensitivity priority
  • Shutter priority
N/A
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Program
  • Shutter priority
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Movie
  • Program
  • Scene
  • Sensitivity priority
  • Shutter priority
Camera shutter type
  • Electronic
  • Mechanical
N/A
ElectronicElectronic
Auto exposure lockyes
N/A
yesyes
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
N/A
  • 2
  • 12
3.0 s
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Flash off
  • Flash on
  • Manual
  • Auto
  • Flash ON
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Rear-curtain Sync
  • Flash ON
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • High-speed Sync
  • Pre-flash
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
Scene modes
  • Landscape
  • Night portrait
  • Portrait
  • Sports
  • Sunrise
  • Sunset
  • Twilight
N/A
  • Portrait
  • Snow
  • Landscape
  • Portrait
  • Sunset
  • Night portrait
  • Landscape
Minimum shutter speed
N/A
30.0 s30.0 s30.0 s
Maximum shutter speed
N/A
1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s
Shutter priority
N/A
yesyesyes
Aperture priority
N/A
yesyesyes
Manual exposure mode
N/A
yesyesyes
Exposure compensation plus
N/A
555
Exposure compensation minus
N/A
-5-5-5
Expousure compensation steps
N/A
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
AE EV steps
N/A
  • 1/7
  • 1/5
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1
  • 2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 2
Continuous shooting
N/A
yesyesyes
AE frames
N/A
  • 3
  • 5
  • 2
  • 3
  • 5
  • 3
  • 5
Subject / scene modes
N/A
nonoyes
Flash sync speed
N/A
1/125s1/125s1/250s
Built-in flash
N/A
noyesyes
External flash connection
N/A
  • Hot shoe
  • PC terminal
  • Hot shoe
  • PC terminal
Hot shoe
Flash metering system
N/A
P-TTLP-TTLTTL
External flash
N/A
yesyesyes
Continuous drive
N/A
1.1 fps3.0 fps5.0 fps
Self-timer
N/A
yesyesyes
Metering modes
N/A
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
Manual settings
N/A
yesyesyes
Self-timer options
N/A
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 10
Speed (JPEG)
N/A
1.1 fps3.0 fps5.0 fps
Speed (RAW)
N/A
1.1 fps3.0 fps5.0 fps
Histogram
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Maximum shutter speed (electronic)
N/A
N/A
N/A
1/8000 sec
Number of exposures
N/A
N/A
N/A
3
WB Bracketing
N/A
N/A
N/A
Yes
Face detection
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Exposure bracketing
N/A
N/A
N/A
0.3 - 2.0±EV

Videography features

Maximum resolution3840 x 2160 px
N/A
1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Video recordingyesnoyesyes
Recording resolutions
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 3840 x 2160
N/A
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1440 x 1080
  • 1920 x 1080
HD type4K Ultra HD
N/A
Full HDFull HD
Supported video file formats
  • MOV
  • MP4
N/A
  • AVI
  • H.264
  • M-JPEG
  • MPEG-4
  • AVC
  • AVCHD
  • H.264
  • MP4
  • MPEG-4
Camera playback
  • Movie
  • Single image
N/A
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
Video recording limit29.59 min.
N/A
N/A
N/A
Motion JPEG frame rate30.0 fps
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps
Analog signal format system
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • NTSC
  • PAL
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
N/A
1920 x 1080
Max frame rate (highest resolution)
N/A
N/A
N/A
60.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
N/A
60.0 fps

Design

Body typeMILCSLRSLRMILC
Colour of productBlackBlackBlackBlack
Body material
N/A
Aluminum-magnesiumAluminum-magnesiumMagnesium alloy
Anti-dust system
N/A
yesyesyes
Environmentally sealed
N/A
yesyesyes

Dimensions

Weight20.64 oz49.38 oz51.85 oz14.67 oz
Width5.28 in6.14 in6.14 in5.0 in
Height3.96 in4.61 in4.61 in3.72 in
Depth2.66 in4.69 in4.84 in1.9 in

Storage

Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • Eye-Fi
  • FLU
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • MS Pro Duo
  • MS Pro-HG Duo
  • MS XC-HG Duo
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Memory slots1
N/A
21
Storage types
N/A
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • Dual SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • Memory Stick Pro Duo
  • Memory Stick Duo
  • Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo
Camera file system
N/A
N/A
  • DCF
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3
  • RAW
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.3
  • RAW
Dual memory card slots
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Power

Power source typeBatteryBattery
  • Battery
  • USB
  • AC
  • Battery
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
AC adapter includedY
N/A
N/A
yes
Battery life (CIPA)
N/A
800650270
Number of batteries supported
N/A
N/A
11

Connectivity

HDMIyesyesyesyes
USB connector typeUSB Type-CMini-USB BMicro-USB BMicro-USB B
USB version
3.2 Gen 1
2.03.12.0
Microphone portyes
N/A
yesyes
Supported WiFi types
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11ac
N/A
N/A
N/A
PictBridgeyes
N/A
N/A
no
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesnonoyes
Bluetoothyesno
N/A
N/A
Bluetooth version4.2
N/A
N/A
N/A
Remote control
N/A
yesyesyes
NFC
N/A
nonoyes
Firewire
N/A
no
N/A
no
HDMI connector type
N/A
N/A
MicroMicro
Headphone port
N/A
N/A
noyes
DC-in jack
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Wireless
N/A
N/A
N/A
Built-In

Often compared with Nikon Z7

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Sony a7
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Sonya7
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Nikon D5
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Often compared with Pentax 645D

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Nikon D850
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Often compared with Pentax 645Z

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Pentax645Z
FujifilmGFX 50S

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