| key specs | 
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera | 
| Effective Pixels | 24.2 MP | 20.3 MP | 
| Sensor Type | CMOS | MOS | 
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch | 
| Battery Type | AA Alkaline Battery | Lithium ion | 
| Touchscreen | No | Yes | 
| general | 
| Brand | Sony | Olympus | 
| Model | ILCE 7M3K 24.2MP DSLR Camera | Pen F 20.3MP DSLR Camera | 
| Model Name | ILCE 7M3K | Pen F | 
| Color | Black | Black | 
| SLR Variant | Dslr | - | 
| Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera | 
| Effective Pixels | 24.2 MP | 20.3 MP | 
| Tripod Socket | Yes | - | 
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 12 x 6.69 x 4.88 mm | 124.8 x 72.1 x 37.3 mm | 
| Weight | 361 GM | 427 GM | 
| Face Detection | Yes | Yes | 
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 | 
| Model Number | - | PEN F | 
| Series | - | Pen | 
| Minimum Illumination | - | Available | 
| Accessory Shoe | - | Hot Shoe | 
| sensor features | 
| Sensor Type | CMOS | MOS | 
| Sensor Size | 23.5 x 15.6 mm | 4/3 inch | 
| Other Sensor Features | Sensor Type APS-C | - | 
| Sensor Technology | - | Live MOS Sensor | 
| lens features | 
| Compatible Lens | Sony E-mount Lenses | - | 
| Manual Focus | Yes | - | 
| Dust Reduction | Yes | - | 
| viewfinder features | 
| View Finder | Yes | Yes | 
| Viewfinder Coverage | 100% | 100% | 
| Viewpoint Dioptric Adjustment | -4.0 to +3.0 | -4 ~ +2m-1 | 
| Viewfinder Eye Point | 23 mm | 20 mm | 
| View Finder Type | - | Eye-level electronic OLED viewfinder, approx. 2.36M-dot resolution | 
| Viewfinder Magnification | - | Approx. 1.08x*1 - 1.23x*2 -1m-1, 50mm lens, Infinity | 
| focus features | 
| Auto Focus | Yes | - | 
| Focus Mode | - | Single AF S-AF / Continuous AF C-AF / Manual Focus MF / S-AF + MF / AF tracking C-AF + TR | 
| Focus Points | - | 81-area multiple AF Contrast detection AF, 37- area multiple AF Phase-difference detection AF  All target, Group target area 3x3-area,  Single targetStandard Target Size/Small Target  Size | 
| White Balancing | - | Auto WB, 7 Preset WBs, 4 Capture WBs, Custom WBKelvin setting | 
| exposure features | 
| Exposure Compensation | +/-5.0 EV (in 1/3 EV or 1/2 EV steps) | When using exposure compensation dial | 
| Exposure Mode | - | i AutoLive Guide can be performed , P Program AE Program shift can be performed, A Aperture priority AE, S Shutter priority AE, M Manual Live Bulb, Live Time and Live Composite are available, Custom1~4, Photo Story*1,Scene select AE*2 *1 Photo Story can be set to C3 | 
| AE Lock/Exposure Lock | - | Yes | 
| Manual Exposure | - | Yes | 
| shutter features | 
| Shutter Speed | 1/4000 - 30 sec | 1/8000 - 60 sec. 1/3, 1/2, or 1EV steps selectable 1/16000  60 sec. Silent Electronic Shutter Electronic first curtain shutter Anti-shock mode 1/320  60 sec. Bulb/Time default setting 8min. 1/2/4/8/15/20/25/30 min. selectable | 
| Self-timer | Yes | Yes | 
| Continuous Shots | Yes | [Sequential shooting H mode]approx 10 fps  *IS OFF *Focus and exposure are fixed at the values for the first shot. [Sequential shooting L mode]approx 5 fps  *When using the M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 12-50mm f/3.5-6.3 EZ  [Sequential shooting H+ silent shutter mode] approx 20 fps  *Shutter speed is limited  1/16000s - 1/25s | 
| Shutter Type | - | Computerized focal-plane, high-speed, mechanical shutter | 
| flash features | 
| Built-in Flash | Yes | Yes | 
| External Flash | Yes | Yes | 
| Flash Modes | - | Flash Auto, Redeye, Fill-in, Flash Off, Red-eye Slow sync.1st curtain, Slow sync.1st curtain, Slow sync.2nd curtain, Manual 1/1 FULL 1/64 | 
| Flash Compensation | - | Up to 3 EV in 0.3, 0.5, 1 EV steps selectable | 
| image features | 
| Image Format | RAW & JPEG | RAW 12-bit lossless compression, JPEG, RAW+JPEG, MPO3D still | 
| Aspect Ratio | 30200 AM | - | 
| Gross Pixel | - | 21.8 MP | 
| Image Sizing | - | 5184Hx3888 | 
| HDR Support | - | HDR1,HDR2 painting like | 
| display features | 
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch | 
| Touch Screen | No | Yes | 
| Display Resolution | - | Approx 1037k dots | 
| LCD Display | - | Vari-Angle LCD | 
| LCD Display Image Resolution | - | Approx 1037k dots | 
| connectivity features | 
| USB | Yes | Yes | 
| Wifi | No | Yes | 
| HDMI | - | Yes | 
| Wireless Connectivity | - | Built-in IEEE 802.11b/g/n | 
| storage and power features | 
| Batteries Included | Yes | - | 
| Battery Type | AA Alkaline Battery | Lithium ion | 
| Card Type | - | SD Memory Card SDHC, SDXC, UHS-I, II compatible, Eye-Fi Card compatible | 
| audio and video features | 
| Speaker | Built-in, Monaural | Mono | 
| Video Resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920x1080 | 
| Microphone | - | Stereo | 
| Audio Features | - | Wave Format Stereo linear PCM/16-bit, Sampling frequency 48kHz | 
| Video Quality | - | Full HD | 
| Video Format | - | MOVMPEG-4AVC/H.264 , AVIMotion JPEG | 
| modes and functions features | 
| HD Support | Yes | - |