Compare Sony A7S III vs Nikon Z7 II vs Nikon Coolpix A1000

Sony A7S III (Alpha 7S III) Full-Frame Mirrorless Camera (2020)

Nikon Z7 II Full-Frame Mirrorless Camera (2020)

Nikon Coolpix A1000 Compact Camera (2019)

Sony | Cameras

Nikon | Cameras

Connectivity

Ports

HDMI + Headphone + Microphone + Remote Control + USB 3.2 Gen 1

HDMI + Remote Control + USB 2.0

Wireless Connectivity

802.11ac (dual band) + Bluetooth

802.11ac + Bluetooth

802.11b/g

Construction

Adjustment | Tilt

Open to 176 deg, Rotate 270 deg

Aperture Blades

Form Factor

Mirrorless camera

Compact camera with zoom lens

Image Size

Full frame (35.6 x 23.8 mm)

Full frame (35.9 x 23.9 mm)

1/2.3" (6.17 x 4.55 mm)

Lens Mount

Sony E-mount

Nikon Z-mount

Material

Magnesium alloy

Microphone

Stereo

Optical Formula | Elements

13 elements

Optical Formula | Groups

11 groups

Sensor | Resolution

12 MP (4240 x 2832)

46 MP (8256 x 5504)

16 MP (4608 x 3456)

Sensor | Type

BSI-CMOS

CMOS

BSI-CMOS

Speakers

Mono

Dimensions

Size | Depth

81 mm / 3.19 in

70 mm / 2.76 in

41 mm / 1.61 in

Size | Height

97 mm / 3.82 in

101 mm / 3.98 in

72 mm / 2.83 in

Size | Width

129 mm / 5.08 in

134 mm / 5.28 in

114 mm / 4.49 in

Weight

699 g / 24.70 oz

705 g / 24.91 oz

330 g / 11.66 oz

Display

Display Diagonal

3 inch

3.2 inch

3 inch

Display Type

Fully articulated TFT LCD

Tilting TFT LCD

Resolution

1,440,000 dots

2,100,000 dots

921,000 dots

Viewfinder | Coverage

100%

98%

Viewfinder | Magnification

0.91x

0.8x

Viewfinder | Resolution

9,440,000 dots

3,690,000 dots

1,166,000 dots

Viewfinder | Type

Electronic

Function

AE Bracketing

±5 (3, 5 frames at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV, 2/3 EV, 1 EV steps)

Angle Of View

84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 3.0° Diagonal | 2.5° Horizontal | 1.6° Vertical (tele)

Aperture

f/3.4 (wide) ~ f/6.9 (tele)

Autofocus

759 focus points

493 focus points

Contrast-detect

Crop Factor

1.0

5.6

Exposure Compensation

±5 (at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps)

±3 (at 1/3 EV steps)

Exposure Mode

Auto / Aperture Priority / Shutter Priority / Manual

Flash

Built-in

Flash Sync Speed

1/250 s

1/200 s

Focal Length

4.3 mm ~ 150.0 mm

Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)

24 mm ~ 840 mm

GPS

ISO Range

80 ~ 102400 (expands to 40 ~ 409600)

64 ~ 25600 (expands to 32 ~ 102400)

125 ~ 6400

Image Stabilization

5-axis (5.5 stops)

5-axis, 5 stops

Optical, 3 stops

Intervalometer

Yes

Operating Temperature

32 to 104°F (0 to 40°C)

Processor

Bionz XR

Dual Expeed 6

Touch Screen

Yes

Video Codecs

MPEG-4, XAVC S, XAVC HS, XAVC S-I, H.264, H.265

MPEG-4, H.264

Video Recording

Up to 4K 120p 10bit 4:2:2, up to FHD 240p

4K 60p, FHD 120p

4K 30p / FHD 60p

Weather Resistance

Yes

Zoom

35x optical zoom, Digital zoom available

Performance

Battery Life

600 shots

420 shots

250 shots

Battery Life | Stills

510 shots (Viewfinder) / 600 shots (LCD)

Battery Life | Video

80 min (Viewfinder) / 95 min (LCD)

Dynamic Range

15 stops

Flash Range

6.00 m

Max Burst Rate

10.0 fps

10 fps

Min Focus Distance

10 mm / 0.39 in

Shutter Speed

1/8000 to 30 s

1/8000 - 30 s

1/4000 - 25 s

Storage

Dual SD/CFexpress Type A slots

CFexpress Type B / XQD, UHS-II SD

81MB built-in + Internal + SD/SDHC/SDXC card

Production

Availability

2020-09

2020-12

Battery

NP-FZ100 lithium-ion battery charger

EN-EL15c lithium-ion battery & charger

EN-EL12 lithium-ion battery & USB charger

Debut

2020-07-28

2020-10-14

2019-01-18

Model Name

ILCE-7SM3

Reviews

Neofiliac score

84%

86%

21%

Pros

Fully articulated LCD
Long battery life
80 base ISO
5.5 stops of IBIS
Good 10.0 fps burst rate
Rather compact
Weather-sealed
Supports CFExpress Type A card
Very high resolution EVF
Supports both WiFi and Bluetooth

64 base ISO
5 stops of IBIS
Good 10.0 fps burst rate
High 46 MP resolution
Weather-sealed
Supports CFExpress card
Supports both WiFi and Bluetooth

3 stops of IBIS
Very light
Very useful 35x super zoom

Cons

Very low 12 MP resolution

Viewfinder with low 0.8x magnification

Tiny 1/2.3-inch sensor
Poor battery life
125 base ISO
Low 16 MP resolution
Lacks weather sealing
Viewfinder coverage is cropped at 98%
Very low resolution EVF

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