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Sony Alpha a7 24.3MP Digital Camera vs Ricoh Pentax K 3 II 23.35MP DSLR Camera

Sony Alpha a7 24.3MP Digital Camera vs Ricoh Pentax K-3 II 23.35MP DSLR Camera comparison

Show Only Differences Highlight Differences	Sony Alpha a7 24.3MP Digital Camera	Ricoh Pentax K-3 II 23.35MP DSLR Camera
key specs
Camera Type	Digital Camera	DSLR Camera
Effective Pixels	24.3 MP	23.35 MP
Sensor Type	CMOS	CMOS
Display Type	TFT	TFT LCD
Display Size	3 inch	3.2 inch
Battery Type	AAA Battery	Lithium ion
general
Brand	Sony	Ricoh
Model	Alpha a7 24.3MP Digital Camera	Pentax K-3 II 23.35MP DSLR Camera
Model Name	Alpha A7	Pentax K-3 II
Color	Black	Black
Type	Digital Camera	DSLR Camera
Effective Pixels	24.3 MP	23.35 MP
Dimensions(WxHxD)	126.9 x 94.4 x 54.8 mm	10 x 7.2 x 4.8 inch
Weight	474 GM	-
Face Detection	Yes	Yes
Temperature	0 to 40	10 to 40
Model Number	-	K-3 II
Series	-	Pentax
SLR Variant	-	Body Only
Tripod Socket	-	Yes
Lens Attachment	-	Body Only
Ports	-	DC in, Cable Switch, X-sync Socket, Video Out HD via HDMI, 3.5 mm Stereo Microphone
sensor features
Sensor Type	CMOS	CMOS
Sensor Size	35.8 x 23.9 mm	36 x 24 mm
Maximum ISO	25600 ISO	51200 ISO
Sensor Technology	Exmor CMOS sensor	-
Other Sensor Features	-	CMOS with Primary Color Filter and Integrated Shake / Dust Reduction Sensor Movement System, Color Depth 8-bits / Channel JPG, 14-bits / Channel RAW, Real Time Scene Analysis with 8600 Pixel Sensor
lens features
Lens Mount	E-mount	-
Compatible Lens	Sony E-mount lenses	-
Dust Reduction	Yes	Yes
Lens Type	-	Pentax KAF2 Bayonet Stainless Steel Mount
Color Filter	-	Primary color filter
viewfinder features
View Finder	Yes	Yes
View Finder Type	XGA OLED, 1.3 cm 0.5 type electronic viewfinder colour	Pentaprism Finder
Viewfinder Coverage	100%	100%
Viewfinder Magnification	Approx. 0.71 x with 50 mm lens at infinity, -1 m-1	0.92x with 50 mm F1.4 at Infinity
Viewpoint Dioptric Adjustment	-4.0 to +3.0 m -1	Diopter Adjustment -2.5 to +1.5 m
Viewfinder Eye Point	27 mm	-
Other Viewfinder Features	-	Standard Focusing Screen Natural-bright-matte III Interchangeable, Depth of Field Preview Optical Diaphragm Stop-down, Digital, Pentaprism Optical Viewfinder for 100% FOV and 0.95 Magnification
focus features
Focus Mode	Fast Hybrid AFphase-detection AF/contrast-detection AF	AF Single with Focus Lock, Focus / Shutter Priority Selectable, AF Continuous with Focus / FPS Priority Selectable Manual
Focus Range	EV 0 to EV 20 ISO100 equivalent with F2.8 lens attached	-
Auto Focus	Yes	Yes
Focus Points	35 mm full frame 117 points phase-detection AF, APS-C 99 points phase-detection AF / 25 points conotrast-detection AF	SAFOX 11 TTL Phase-matching - 27 Point 25 Cross Type Focus Points in the Center
Metering Modes	Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot	Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot
White Balancing	Auto WB, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent Warm White / Cool White / Day White / Daylight, Flash, Color Temperature 2500 to 9900K & Color Filter G7 to M7 15 steps, A7 to B7 15 steps, Custom / Underwater	White Balance Auto WB, Multi Auto WB, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Fluorescent Light D Daylight Color, N Daylight White, W Cool White, L Warm White, Tungsten Light, Flash, CTE
Panorama Type	Sweep Panorama	-
Other Focus Features	Lock-on AF, Eye AF, Predictive control, Focus lock, Eye-start AF and AF micro adjustment both only available with optional LA-EA2 or LA-EA4 attached, AF illuminator built-in, LED type, range approx. 0.30-3 m, AF ON	Focus Point Adjustment Spot, Select, Expanded Area S, M, L, Zone Select, Auto 27 AF Points
exposure features
Exposure Mode	AUTO iAUTO, Superior Auto, Programmed AE P, Aperture priority A, Shutter-speed priority S, Manual M, Scene Selection, Sweep Panorama, Movie	-
AE Lock/Exposure Lock	Yes	Yes
Spot Meter	Yes	Yes
Exposure Compensation	+/- 5.0EV1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps selectable with exposure compensation dial +/- 3EV 1/3 EV steps	1/3, 1/2 EV Steps +/- 5 EV
Manual Exposure	-	Yes
Other Exposure Features	-	Multi-exposure Composite Mode Additive / Average / Bright Number of Shots 2 to 2000 Images, Interval 2000 Shots, 2 sec to 24 hrs, Time Delay Available
shutter features
Shutter Type	Electronically controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane type	Electronically-controlled, Vertical-run, Focal-plane Shutter
Shutter Speed	Still images1/8000 to 30 sec, Bulb, Movies 1/8000 to 1/4 1/3 steps, NTSC up to 1/60 in AUTO mode up to 1/30 in Auto slow shutter mode, PAL up to 1/50 in AUTO mode up to 1/25 in Auto Slow Shutter mode	1/8000 - 30 sec 1/3 or 1/2 Steps, Bulb
Self-timer	Yes	Yes
Continuous Shots	5fps in Speed Priority Continuous Shooting mode	Continuous fps Continuous H 8.3 fps 60 JPG, 23 RAW, Continuous M 4.5 fps 100 JPG, 32 RAW, Continuous L 3.0 fps 200 JPG, 52 RAW
flash features
Flash Modes	Flash off, Autoflash, Fill-flash, Slow Sync., Rear Sync., Red-eye reduction on/off selectable, Hi-speed sync.1, Wireless control1	Auto, On, Red-eye, Slow Sync, Slow Sync + Red-eye, Trailing Curtain Sync, High-speed sync, Wireless, Manual
Flash Compensation	3.0 EV switchable between 1/3 and 1/2 EV steps	1/2 Steps in -2 to 1 EV
Built-in Flash	-	Yes
External Flash	-	Yes
Other Flash Features	-	Type Retractable P-TTL Pop-up Flash, Guide number 13 m ISO 100, Coverage 28 mm Wide-angle Equivalent 35 mm, External Flash Hotshoe P-TTL, High-speed Sync and Wireless with Pentax Dedicated Flash, X-sync Socket, Synchronization Speed 1/180 sec
image features
Image Format	JPEG DCF Ver. 2.0, Exif Ver. 2.3, MPF baseline compliant, RAW Sony ARW 2.3 format	RAW PEF, DNG, JPG EXIF 2.30, DCF 2.0 Compliant
Maximum Resolution	6000 x 4000	-
Image Stabilizer	Yes	Yes
Image Sizing	35 mm full-frame L 6000 x 4000 24M M 3936 x 2624 10M S 3008 x 2000 6.0M, APS-C L 3936 x 2624 10M, M 3008 x 2000 6.0M, S 1968 x 1312 2.6M	-
Image Processor	BIONZ X	-
Gross Pixel	-	24.71 MP
Red Eye Reduction	-	Yes
Still Image Size	-	Still JPEG L 6016 x 4000 24 M, M 4608 x 3072 14 M, S 4608 x 3072 6 M, XS 1920 x 1280 2 M, RAW L 6016 x 4000 24 M
Live View Shooting	-	Yes
HDR Support	-	Yes
display features
Display Type	TFT	TFT LCD
Display Size	3 inch	3.2 inch
Display Resolution	921,600 dots	1,037,000 dots
LCD Display	TFT	TFT LCD
LCD Display Image Resolution	921600 dots	1037000 dots
Other Display Features	Graphic Display, Display All Info., No Disp. Info., Histogram, Digital Level Gauge, Shooting information for viewfinder mode	Type TFT Color LCD with Brightness / Saturation / Color Adjustment AR Coating and Air-gapless Glass, Wide-angle Viewable Yes, Digital Filters Capture Extract Color, Toy Camera, Retro, High Contrast, Shading, Invert Color, Unicolor Bold, Bold Monochrome, Data Record Folder Name Standard, Date, File Name Standard, Customizable, Embed Copyright, Playback Modes Mode Selection Single Frame, Multi-image Display 6, 12, 20, 35, 80 Segmentation, Display Magnification Upto 16, 100% Display and Quick Magnification Available, Rotating, Histogram Y Histogram, RGB Histogram, Bright Area Warning, Auto Image Rotation, Detailed Info, Copyright Information Photographer, Copyright Holder, Folder Display, Calendar Filmstrip Display, Slide Show Mode Pallet Image Rotation, Digital Filter, Resize, Cropping, Slideshow, Save as Manual WB, RAW Development, Index Print, Protect, Movie Edit, Extract JPG from Movie, Magnification Upto 16X, Scrollable, Quick Magnification, Digital Filters Playback Base Parameter Adj, Extract Color, Toy Camera, Retro, High Contrast, Shading, Invert Color, Unicolor Bold, Bold Monochrome, Tone Expansion, Sketch, Water Color, Pastel, Posterization, Miniature, Soft, Starburst, Fish-eye, Slim
LCD Display Video Resolution	-	1920 x 1080
storage and power features
Upgradable Memory	Yes	Yes
Card Type	Memory Stick PRO Duo Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo Memory Stick XC-HG Duo SD memory card, SDHC memory card UHS-I compliant, SDXC memory card UHS-I compliant	SD / SDHC / SDXC / EyeFi / FLU
Batteries Included	Yes	-
Battery Type	AAA Battery	Lithium ion
Battery Life	Approx. 270 shots viewfinder / Approx. 340 shots LCD screen CIPA standard*11	720 hours
audio and video features
Microphone	Built-in stereo microphone or ECM-CG50/XLR-K1M sold separately	Stereo
Speaker	Built-in, monaural	-
Audio Features	AVCHD Dolby Digital AC-3 2ch, MP4 MPEG-4 AAC-LC 2ch	-
Video Format	AVCHD format Ver. 2.0 compliant / MP4	Movie MPEG-4 AVC / H.264, MOV - JPEG AVI for Internal Movie Record
Video Resolution	-	1920 x 1080
Video Quality	-	Full HD
Audio Video Interface	-	Video Output NTSC, PAL
Frame Rates in Video Modes	-	30fps
modes and functions features
Drive Modes	Single shooting, Continuous shooting, Speed Priority Continuous shooting, Self-timer 10/2 sec.. delay selectable, Self-timer Cont. 10 sec.. delay, 3/5 exposures selectable, Bracketing Cont., Single, White Balance, DRO	Mode Selection - Single, Continuous H, M, L, Self-timer 12 sec, 2 sec, Remote 0 sec, 3 sec, Continuous, Exp Bracketing Standard, Timer, Remote, Mirror up Standard, Remote, HDR Capture 3 Shots at 1 EV, 2 EV or 3 EV, 3 Blend Settings Plus Auto, Pixel Alignment
Scene Modes	Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sports Action, Sunset, Night Portrait, Night Scene, Hand-held Twilight, Anti Motion Blur	-
Macro Mode	G7 to M7 15 steps, A7 to B7 15 steps	-
HD Support	-	Yes
Shooting Modes	-	Capture Modes Mode Selection Green, Hyper Program P, Sensitivity Priority Sv, Shutter Priority Tv, Aperture Priority Av, Shutter and Aperture Priority TAv, Metered Manual, Bulb, X-speed, USER 5 Presets, Custom Image Modes Bright, Natural, Portrait, Landscape, Vibrant, Radiant, Muted, Bleach Bypass, Reversal Film, Monochrome, Cross Processing, HDR Auto, HDR1, HDR2, HDR3, Exposure Bracket Value Adjustable, Automatic Composition Correction Function - All Include Gamut Radar and Fine Adjustment of Saturation, Hue, High / Low Key, Contrast, Sharpness Regular and Fine Adjustment Scales, Monochrome Mode Includes Adjustments for Filter Effects Green, Yellow, Orange, Red, Magenta, Blue, Cyan, Infrared, Toning Sepia, Warm, Cool, High / Low Key, Contrast and Sharpness Regular, Fine, Extra Sharp Adjustment Scales
connectivity features
HDMI	-	Yes
USB	-	Yes
Wifi	-	No

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