| key specs |
| Camera Type | Digital Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 24.3 MP | 20.1 MP |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Display Type | TFT | - |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3.2 inch |
| Battery Type | AAA Battery | Lithium ion |
| general |
| Brand | Sony | Sony |
| Model | Alpha a7 24.3MP Digital Camera | RX10 IV 20.1MP DSLR Camera |
| Model Name | Alpha A7 | RX10 IV |
| Color | Black | Black |
| Type | Digital Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 24.3 MP | 20.1 MP |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 126.9 x 94.4 x 54.8 mm | 22 x 16 x 16 cm |
| Weight | 474 GM | - |
| Face Detection | Yes | Yes |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| Series | - | Cyber-shot |
| Tripod Socket | - | Yes |
| Wide Angle | - | Yes |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor Size | 35.8 x 23.9 mm | - |
| Maximum ISO | 25600 ISO | 12800 ISO |
| Sensor Technology | Exmor CMOS sensor | - |
| ISO Rating | - | ISO 125 - 12800 |
| Other Sensor Features | - | Type Exmor RS CMOS Sensor, Size 1.0 Type, Stacked CMOS Sensor with DRAM Chip Brings Cutting Edge New Functions |
| lens features |
| Lens Mount | E-mount | - |
| Compatible Lens | Sony E-mount lenses | - |
| Dust Reduction | Yes | - |
| Optical Zoom | - | 2.9x |
| Aperture Range | - | F1.8 W - F2.8 T |
| Manual Focus | - | Yes |
| Other Lens Features | - | Focal Length 35 mm Conversion - Still Image 169 f = 26 - 76 mm, Focal Length 35 mm Conversion - Still Image 43 f = 25 - 73 mm, Focal Length 35 mm Conversion - Still Image 32 f = 24 - 70 mm, Focal Length 35 mm Conversion - Still Image 11 f = 30.5 - 89 mm, Focal Length 35 mm Conversion - Movie 169 f = 25.5 - 74 mm SteadyShot Standard, f = 30 - 86 mm SteadyShot Active, f = 33.5 - 95 mm SteadyShot Intelligent Active, Focal Length 35 mm Conversion - Movie 4K 169 f = 28 - 80 mm SteadyShot Standard, Focal Length 35 mm Conversion - HFR 960 fps f = 42 - 118 mmQuality Priority, f = 60 - 170 mm Shoot Time Priority, Focal Length 35 mm Conversion - HFR 480 fps f = 28 - 80 mm Quality Priority, f = 42 - 118 mm Shoot Time Priority, Focal Length 35 mm Conversion - HFR 240 fps f = 26 - 75 mm Quality Priority, f = 28 - 80 mm Shoot Time Priority, Optical Zoom 2.9x Optical Zoom During Movie Recording, Clear Image Zoom Still Image 20 M 5.8x / 10 M 8.2x / 5.0 M 11x / VGA 44x, Movie 5.8x, Precision Digital Zoom - Still Image Still Image 20 M 11x / 10 M 16x / 5.0 M 23x / VGA 44x, Movie Digital Zoom 10, Aperture iAuto F1.8 / F11 W / Program Auto F1.8 / F11 W / Manual F1.8 / F11 W / Shutter Priority F1.8 / F11 W / Aperture Priority F1.8 / F11 W |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | Yes | Yes |
| View Finder Type | XGA OLED, 1.3 cm 0.5 type electronic viewfinder colour | - |
| Viewfinder Coverage | 100% | - |
| Viewfinder Magnification | Approx. 0.71 x with 50 mm lens at infinity, -1 m-1 | 0.59x with 50 mm Lens at Infinity, -1 m-1 Diopter 35 mm Equivalent |
| Viewpoint Dioptric Adjustment | -4.0 to +3.0 m -1 | - |
| Viewfinder Eye Point | 27 mm | - |
| Other Viewfinder Features | - | Size 0.39 Type Electronic Viewfinder OLED, Number of dots 2,359,296 dots, Battery Life Viewfinder 230 / 115 min |
| focus features |
| Focus Mode | Fast Hybrid AFphase-detection AF/contrast-detection AF | Direct Manual Focus, Manual Focus, Single-shot AF AF-S, Continuous AF AF-C |
| Focus Range | EV 0 to EV 20 ISO100 equivalent with F2.8 lens attached | Focus Range iAuto 5 cm - Infinity W, 30 cm - Infinity T, Focus Range Program Auto 5 cm - Infinity W, 30 cm - Infinity T |
| 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 | - |
| Metering Modes | 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 | Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluor Warm White, Cool White, Day White, Daylight, Flash, C.Temp / Filter, Custom, White Balance Bracketing |
| Panorama Type | Sweep Panorama | Sweep Panorama Wide 12416 x 1856 / 5536 x 2160, Sweep Panorama Standard 8192 x 1856 / 3872 x 2160 |
| 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 Area Wide, Center, Flexible Spot S / M / L, Expanded Flexible Spot, Lock on AF Yes Wide / Center / Flexible SpotS / M / L / Expanded Flexible Spot, Auto Focus Illuminator Auto / Off, Face Detection Mode Off / On Regist Faces / On, Face Selection Yes Key, Selected Face Memory, Max Number of Detectable Faces 8 Faces |
| 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 | - |
| 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 Steps in +/- 3.0 EV |
| Manual Exposure | - | Yes |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Type | Electronically controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane type | - |
| 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 | - |
| Self-timer | Yes | Yes |
| Continuous Shots | 5fps in Speed Priority Continuous Shooting mode | - |
| Other Shutter Features | - | Shutter Release Time Lag 0.009 sec |
| flash features |
| Flash Modes | Flash off, Autoflash, Fill-flash, Slow Sync., Rear Sync., Red-eye reduction on/off selectable, Hi-speed sync.*1, Wireless control*1 | Auto, Flash On, Slow Synchro, Rear Sync, Flash Off |
| Flash Compensation | 3.0 EV switchable between 1/3 and 1/2 EV steps | - |
| Built-in Flash | - | Yes |
| Other Flash Features | - | Built-In Flash Manual Pop-up |
| image features |
| Image Format | JPEG DCF Ver. 2.0, Exif Ver. 2.3, MPF baseline compliant, RAW Sony ARW 2.3 format | - |
| Maximum Resolution | 6000 x 4000 | 1080 |
| 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 | - |
| Aspect Ratio | - | 169, 43, 32, 11 |
| Gross Pixel | - | 21 MP |
| Still Image Size | - | 17 M 5472 x 3080, 7.5 M 3648 x 2056, 4.2 M 2720 x 1528 |
| display features |
| Display Type | TFT | - |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3.2 inch |
| Display Resolution | 921,600 dots | - |
| LCD Display | TFT | - |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 921600 dots | 1228800 dots |
| Other Display Features | Graphic Display, Display All Info., No Disp. Info., Histogram, Digital Level Gauge, Shooting information for viewfinder mode | LCD Xtra Fine, Adjustable Angle Up by 180deg and Down by 45deg, Brightness Setting Sunny Weather, Picture Effect HDR Painting, Rich-tone Monochrome, Miniature, Toy Camera, Pop Color, Partial Color, Soft High-key, Water Color, Posterization, Retro Photo, Soft Focus, High Contrast Monochrome, Illustration |
| 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 | Memory Stick Duo Still Image / Movies / Memory Stick PRO Duo Still Image / Movies / Memory Stick PRO Duo - High Speed / Memory Stick PRO HG Duo / SD Memory Card / SDHC Memory Card / SDXC Memory Card / Memory Stick Micro / Memory Stick Micro Mark2 / microSD Memory Card / microSDHC Memory Card / microSDXC Memory Card |
| Batteries Included | Yes | - |
| Battery Type | AAA Battery | Lithium ion |
| Battery Life | Approx. 270 shots viewfinder / Approx. 340 shots LCD screen CIPA standard*11 | - |
| Power Supply | - | Battery Pack NP-BX1, Output Voltage DC 5 V, 0.5 A |
| Power Requirement | - | AC 100 - 240 V, 50 / 60 Hz, 70 mA |
| 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 | AVCHD, MP4, XAVC S |
| 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 | - |
| Scene Modes | Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sports Action, Sunset, Night Portrait, Night Scene, Hand-held Twilight, Anti Motion Blur | High Sensitivity, Night Scene, Night Portrait, Portrait, Landscape, Fireworks, Gourmet, Pet, Handheld Twilight, Anti Motion Blur, Sports Action, Macro, Sunset |
| Macro Mode | G7 to M7 15 steps, A7 to B7 15 steps | - |
| Shooting Modes | - | Superior Auto, Intelligent Auto, Shutter Speed Priority, Aperture Priority, Movie Mode Program Auto, Aperture Priority, Shutter Speed Priority, Manual Exposure, HFR Mode Program Auto, Aperture Priority, Shutter Speed Priority, Manual Exposure, Panorama, Scene Selection, MR Memory Recall 1,2,3, Manual Exposure |
| connectivity features |
| Wifi | - | Yes |
| Wireless Connectivity | - | Yes |