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Sony a6400 Digital Camera
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Sony a7 Digital Camera
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Sony a7 II Digital Camera
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Sony a7 III Digital Camera
Sony a7 III
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Sensor

Sensor typeCMOSExmor CMOSExmor CMOSCMOS
Image sensor format
Advanced Photo System type-C
Full frameAPS-CFull-frame
Sensor size0.93 in1.41 in1.41 in1.4 in
ProcessorBIONZ XBIONZ XBIONZ XBIONZ X
Sensor photo detectors
N/A
25.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx
N/A
Effective pixels
N/A
24.0 Mpx24.0 Mpx
N/A
Image ratio w:h
N/A
3:23:2
N/A
Max resolution
N/A
6000 x 4000 px6000 x 4000 px
N/A
Other resolutions
N/A
  • 6000x3376
  • 3936x2624
  • 3936x2216
  • 3008x1688
  • 3008x2000
  • 6000x3376
  • 3936x2624
  • 3936x2216
  • 3008x1688
  • 3008x2000
N/A

Image

ISO
  • 100
  • 6400
  • 32000
  • 102400
  • 100
  • 200
  • 6400
  • 25600
  • 100
  • 51200
  • Auto
  • 100
  • 12800
  • 51200
  • 102400
ISO minimum1005010050
ISO maximum1024002560051200204800
Boosted ISO maximum102400
N/A
N/A
204800
Maximum image resolution6000 x 4000 px6000 x 4000 px6000 x 4000 px6000 x 4000 px
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Fluorescent H
  • Fluorescent L
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Underwater
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Underwater
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Underwater
Supported image file formatsJPEG
  • EXIF
  • JPEG XR
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • RAW
JPEG
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • Sepia
  • Neutral
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
Image stabilizernonoyesyes
Supported aspect ratios
  • 1:1
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
3:2
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
3:2
Boosted ISO minimum
N/A
505050
White balance presets
N/A
1010
N/A
Custom white balance
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Image stabilization type
N/A
NoSensor-shift
N/A
Uncompressed format
N/A
RAWRAW
N/A
HDR
N/A
yesyes
N/A
AEB/HDR support
N/A
yesyes
N/A

Optics and focus

Lens mountSony E-mountSony E-mountSony ESony E
Optical zoom3.0 x
N/A
N/A
N/A
Digital zoom8.0 x8.0 x4.0 x8.0 x
Magnification (Crop factor)1.07 x0.71 x0.71 x0.78 x
Focus adjustmentManuaManualAuto/ManualAuto/Manual
Autofocus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Contrast Detection Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Tracking Auto Focus
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Contrast Detection Auto Focus
  • Flexible Spot Auto Focus
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Contrast Detection Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Spot Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Contrast Detection Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • One Shot Focus
Number of focus points4252525693
Image stabiliserOpticalOpticalOpticalOptical
Filter diameter1.59 in2.17 in2.17 in3.03 in
Maximum aperture
N/A
22236
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)
N/A
LampLamp
N/A
Contrast autofocus
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Autofocus in recording mode
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Auto Focus (AF) lock
N/A
yesyesyes
Manual focus
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Auto Focus (AF) points selection
N/A
Auto
N/A
N/A
Auto Focus (AF) assist beam
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Max number of AF points (incl. assistant)
N/A
117117
N/A
Phase detection autofocus
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Number of AF points (contrast)
N/A
2525
N/A
Minimum aperture
N/A
N/A
2236
Focal length multiplier
N/A
N/A
1x
N/A

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size7.5 in3.0 in3.0 in2.95 in
Screen technologyLCDLCDLCD TFTLCD
Touch screenyesyesnoyes
ViewfinderElectronicElectronicElectronicElectronic
Viewfinder screen size0.39 in0.5 in0.5 in0.51 in
Viewfinder resolution2359296.0 px2359296.0 px2359296.0 px2359296.0 px
Viewfinder magnification1.07 x0.71 x0.71 x0.78 x
Dioptre correctionyes
N/A
yesyes
Diopter adjustment (D-D)-4 - 3-4 - 3-4 - 3-4 - 3
Eye relief0.91 in
N/A
N/A
0.91 in
Flip-out screenyes
N/A
N/A
no
Articulated LCD
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Screen dots
N/A
12300001230000
N/A
Field of view
N/A
100.0 %100.0 %
N/A
Live view
N/A
yesyesyes
Viewfinder coverage
N/A
100.0 %100.0 %
N/A
Separate info display
N/A
nono
N/A
Second display
N/A
no
N/A
N/A

Photography features

Camera shutter typeElectronicElectronic
N/A
Electronic
Minimum shutter speed30.0 s30.0 s30.0 s30.0 s
Maximum shutter speed (electronic)1/4000 sec1/8000 sec1/8000 sec1/8000 sec
Auto exposure lockyesyesyesyes
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
3.0 s
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash off
  • Redeye Reduction
  • 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
  • Slow sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • High-speed Sync
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
Scene modes
  • Close-up
  • Landscape
  • Night landscape
  • Night portrait
  • Portrait
  • Self-portrait
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Twilight
  • Portrait
  • Sunset
  • Night portrait
  • Landscape
  • Close-up
  • Night
  • Night portrait
  • Portrait
  • Sports
  • Landscape
  • Close-up
  • Night
  • Night portrait
  • Portrait
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
Face detectionyesyesyesyes
Shooting modes
N/A
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Movie
  • Program
  • Scene
  • Sensitivity priority
  • Shutter priority
N/A
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Movie
Maximum shutter speed
N/A
1.0 s1.0 s
N/A
Shutter priority
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Aperture priority
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Manual exposure mode
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Number of exposures
N/A
33
N/A
Exposure compensation plus
N/A
55
N/A
Exposure compensation minus
N/A
-5-5
N/A
Expousure compensation steps
N/A
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
N/A
AE EV steps
N/A
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 2
N/A
Continuous shooting
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Histogram
N/A
yesyesyes
AE frames
N/A
  • 3
  • 5
  • 3
  • 5
N/A
WB Bracketing
N/A
YesYes
N/A
Subject / scene modes
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Flash sync speed
N/A
1/250s1/250s
N/A
Built-in flash
N/A
yesno
N/A
External flash connection
N/A
Hot shoeHot shoe
N/A
Flash metering system
N/A
TTLTTL
N/A
External flash
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Continuous drive
N/A
5.0 fps5.0 fps
N/A
Self-timer
N/A
yesyesyes
Metering modes
N/A
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
N/A
Manual settings
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Self-timer options
N/A
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 10
N/A
Speed (JPEG)
N/A
5.0 fps5.0 fps
N/A
Speed (RAW)
N/A
5.0 fps5.0 fps
N/A
Exposure bracketing
N/A
0.3 - 2.0±EV0.3 - 2.0±EV
N/A

Videography features

Maximum resolution3840 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Recording resolutions
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 3840 x 2160
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1440 x 1080
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 640 x 480
  • 1440 x 1080
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 3840 x 2160
HD type4K Ultra HDFull HDFull HD4K Ultra HD
Supported video file formats
  • AVCHD
  • H.264
  • MPEG-4
  • XAVC
  • AVC
  • AVCHD
  • H.264
  • MP4
  • MPEG-4
  • AVCHD
  • MP4
  • AVC
  • AVCHD
  • H.264
  • MPEG-4
  • XAVC S
Analog signal format system
  • NTSC
  • PAL
  • NTSC
  • PAL
  • NTSC
  • PAL
  • NTSC
  • PAL
Camera playback
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
N/A
  • Single image
  • Slide show
Video recording limit125.0 min.
N/A
N/A
125.0 min.
Max resolution (highest frame rate)3840 x 21601920 x 10801920 x 10803840 x 2160
Max frame rate (highest resolution)30.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps30.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)
N/A
60.0 fps60.0 fps
N/A
Motion JPEG frame rate
N/A
30.0 fps60.0 fps
N/A

Audio features

Built-in microphoneyesyesyesyes
Built-in speakersyesyes
N/A
yes
Voice recordingyesyes
N/A
N/A
Audio systemMonoStereoMono
N/A
Supported audio file formatsLPCMAAC
N/A
  • AC3
  • LPCM
Microphone type
N/A
StereoStereo
N/A
Speaker type
N/A
MonoMono
N/A
Noise reduction
N/A
yes
N/A
yes

Design

Body typeMILCMILCMILCMILC
Body materialMagnesium alloyMagnesium alloyMagnesium alloy
N/A
Colour of productBlackBlackBlackBlack
Anti-dust systemyesyesyesyes
Environmentally sealed
N/A
yesyes
N/A

Dimensions

Weight14.22 oz14.67 oz14.67 oz22.93 oz
Width4.72 in5.0 in5.0 in5.1 in
Height2.35 in3.72 in3.77 in2.9 in
Depth2.63 in1.9 in2.35 in3.76 in

Storage

Compatible memory cards
  • MS Micro
  • MS Pro-HG Duo
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • 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
  • MS Duo
  • MS Pro-HG Duo
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Camera file system
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.31
  • PRINT Image Matching III
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.3
  • RAW
N/A
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF
  • Exif 2.31
  • RAW
Dual memory card slots
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Memory slots
N/A
1
N/A
2
Storage types
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
N/A

Power

Power source typeBattery
  • AC
  • Battery
BatteryBattery
Battery life (CIPA)410270350610
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
AC adapter includedYyesYY
Number of batteries supported
N/A
1
N/A
1
Battery life (max)
N/A
N/A
N/A
3.5 h
Battery level indicator
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

HDMIyesyesyesyes
HDMI connector typeMicroMicroMicroMicro
USB connector typeMicro-USBMicro-USB BMicro-USB BUSB Type-C
USB version2.02.02.03.1
Microphone portyesyesyesyes
Supported WiFi types
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
N/A
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
Smartphone remote supportyes
N/A
N/A
yes
NFCyesyesyesyes
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Bluetoothyes
N/A
noyes
Bluetooth version4.1 BLE
N/A
N/A
4.1
Headphone port
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Wireless
N/A
Built-InBuilt-In
N/A
DC-in jack
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Remote control
N/A
yesyes
N/A
PictBridge
N/A
no
N/A
N/A
Firewire
N/A
nono
N/A
USB port
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

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Often compared with Sony a7 II

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Pentax K-1
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Often compared with Sony a7 III

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