| key specs |
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 42.4 MP | 10.1 MP |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | MOS |
| Display Type | TFT | TFT LCD |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Touchscreen | Yes | - |
| general |
| Brand | Sony | Panasonic |
| Model | ILCE 7RM3 42.4MP DSLR Camera | Lumix DMC LX7 10.1MP Digital Camera |
| Model Name | ILCE 7RM3 | Lumix DMC LX7 |
| Model Number | ILCE 7RM3 | DMC LX7 |
| Series | Alpha | Lumix |
| Color | Black | White |
| Minimum Illumination | Yes with Built-in LED type | - |
| Type | DSLR Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 42.4 MP | 10.1 MP |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 126.9 x 95.6 x 73.7 mm | 110.5 x 67.1 x 45.6 mm |
| Weight | 657 GM | 269 GM |
| Face Detection | Yes | - |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| Ports | Yes SuperSpeed USB USB 3.1 Gen 1 compatible | - |
| Accessory Shoe | Auto-lock | - |
| Wide Angle | - | Yes |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | MOS |
| Sensor Size | 35.9 x 24 mm | 1/1.7 inch |
| Maximum ISO | 32000 ISO | 12800 ISO |
| Maximum FPS | 100 | - |
| Sensor Technology | Exmor R CMOS sensor | High Sensitivity MOS Sensor |
| lens features |
| Lens Mount | E-mount | 5 Aspherical Lenses / 9 Aspherical surfaces |
| Digital Zoom | 4x | 4x |
| Compatible Lens | Sony E-mount lenses | 2 ED Lenses 1 Aspherical ED lens |
| Lens Type | - | LEICA DC VARIO-SUMMILUX |
| Lens Construction | - | 11 elements in 10 groups |
| Focal Length | - | f=4.7 - 17.7mm 24 - 90mm in 35mm equiv. |
| Optical Zoom | - | 3.8x |
| Aperture Range | - | F1.4 - 2.3 / Multistage Iris Diaphragm F1.4 - 8.0 W, F2.3 - 8.0 T / ND filter 3steps |
| Manual Focus | - | Yes |
| Color Filter | - | Primary color filter |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | Yes | Yes |
| View Finder Type | 1.3 cm 0.5-type electronic viewfinder colour, Quad-VGA OLED | Optional DMW-LVF2 |
| Viewfinder Coverage | 100% | 100% |
| Viewfinder Magnification | approx. 0.78 x with 50 mm lens at infinity, -1 m-1 | - |
| Viewpoint Dioptric Adjustment | -4.0 to +3.0m-1 | - |
| Viewfinder Eye Point | 23 mm | - |
| focus features |
| Focus Mode | AF-A Automatic AF, AF-S Single-shot AF, AF-C Continuous AF, DMF Direct Manual Focus, Manual Focus | Normal / AF Macro / MF / Quick AF On/Off On in Intelligent Auto, Continuous AF only for motion picture / AF/AF Macro/MF Switchable, AF/AE Lock Button, Focus Lever, Manual Focus, One Shot AF, AF Area Select, AF Tracking |
| Focus Range | EV-3 to EV20 ISO100 equivalent with F2.0 lens attached | Normal Wide 50 cm - infinity / AF Macro / MF / Intelligent AUTO / motion picture Wide 1 cm - infinity /Tele 30cm - infinity |
| Auto Focus | Yes | - |
| Focus Points | 35 mm full frame 399 points phase-detection AF, APS-C mode with full frame lens 323 points phase-detection AF, with APS-C lens 255 points phase-detection AF / 425 points contrast-detection AF | - |
| Metering Modes | Multi-segment, Centre-weighted, Spot, Spot Standard/Large, Entire Screen Avg., Highlight | Intelligent Multiple / Center Weighted / Spot |
| White Balancing | Auto / Daylight / Shade / Cloudy / Incandescent / FluorescentWarm White / Cool White / Day White / Daylight/ Flash / Underwater/ Colour Temperature2500 to 9900K & colour filterG7 to M7 57-step, A7 to B7 29-step/ Custom | Auto / Daylight / Cloudy / Shade / Flash / Incandescent / White Set1 / White Set2 / Color Tempareture 2-axis adjustable |
| exposure features |
| Exposure Mode | AUTO iAuto, Programmed AE P, Aperture priority A, Shutter-speed priority S, Manual M, Movie Programmed AE P / Aperture priority A / Shutter-speed priority S / Manual M , Slow & Quick Motion Programmed AE P / Aperture priority A / Shutter-speed priority S / Manual M | Program AE, Aperture Priority AE, Shutter Priority AE, Manual |
| AE Lock/Exposure Lock | Yes | Yes |
| Spot Meter | Yes | Yes |
| Exposure Compensation | +/- 5.0EV 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps selectable, with exposure compensation dial +/- 3EV 1/3 EV steps | 1/3 EV step, +/-3 EV |
| Manual Exposure | Yes | Yes |
| Dynamic Range Adjustment | Yes | - |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Type | Electronically-controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane type | - |
| Shutter Speed | Still images1/8000 to 30 seconds, Bulb, Movies 1/8000 to 1/4 1/3 steps up to 1/60 in AUTO mode up to 1/30 in Auto slow shutter mode | approx. 250 - 1/4000 sec |
| Self-timer | Yes | Yes |
| Continuous Shots | Continuous shooting Hi+ max. 10 fps, Hi max. 8 fps, Mid max. 6fps, Lo max. 3 fps 5 | Full- Resolution Image 11 frames/sec Max.12 images / with AF Tracking 5 frames/sec, 2 frames/sec / High- speed Burst approx. 60 frames/sec recorded in 2.5M / approx. 40 frames/sec recorded in 5M |
| flash features |
| Built-in Flash | Yes | Yes |
| External Flash | Yes | - |
| Flash Modes | Flash off, Autoflash, Fill-flash, Slow Sync., Rear Sync., Red-eye reduction on/off selectable, Wireless4, Hi-speed sync.4 | Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Slow Sync./Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off, Flash Synchro1st/2nd Slow Sync / 0.8 - 8.5m Wide/ISO Auto, 0.3 - 5.2m Tele/ISO Auto |
| Flash Compensation | 3.0 EV switchable between 1/3 and 1/2 EV steps | - |
| Other Flash Features | Sony α System Flash compatible with Multi Interface Shoe, attach the shoe adaptor for flash compatibility with the Auto-lock accessory shoe | - |
| image features |
| Image Format | JPEG DCF Ver. 2.0, Exif Ver.2.31, MPF Baseline compliant, RAW Sony ARW 2.3 format | JPEGDCF/Exif2.3 / RAW / MPO / Motion picture AVCHD, MP4 |
| Aspect Ratio | 30200 AM | - |
| Gross Pixel | 43.6 MP | - |
| Image Stabilizer | Yes | - |
| Image Sizing | 35 mm full-frame L 7952 x 5304 42M, M 5168 x 3448 18M, S 3984 x 2656 11M, APS-C L 5168 x 3448 18M, M 3984 x 2656 11M, S 2592 x 1728 4.5M | - |
| Still Image Size | - | 2736x2736 |
| display features |
| Display Type | TFT | TFT LCD |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Display Resolution | 14,40,000 dots | 920K dots |
| Touch Screen | Yes | - |
| LCD Display | TFT | TFT LCD |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 1440000 dots | 920K dots |
| Other Display Features | Rule of 3rds Grid/Square Grid/Diag. + Square Grid/Off, Movie Marker, Centre/Aspect/Safety Zone/Guideframe, WhiteMagic Grid Line | - |
| connectivity features |
| USB | Yes | - |
| Wifi | Yes | - |
| Wireless Connectivity | Wi-Fi Compatible, IEEE 802.11b/g/n2.4GHz band, View on Smartphone Yes, Send to Computer Yes, View on TV 8 | - |
| storage and power features |
| Card Type | Memory Stick PRO Duo Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo Memory Stick Micro M2, SD memory card, SDHC memory card UHS-I/II compliant, SDXC memory card UHS-I/II compliant, microSD memory card, microSDHC memory card, microSDXC memory card | SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card |
| Batteries Included | Yes | Yes |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Battery Life | Approx. 530 shots Viewfinder / approx. 650 shots LCD monitor CIPA standard10 | 330 pictures CIPA Standard*1 |
| Number of Batteries | 1 | - |
| Inbuilt Memory | - | 70 MB |
| Upgradable Memory | - | Yes |
| Power Supply | - | 1250 mAh |
| Power Requirement | - | 3.6V |
| audio and video features |
| Microphone | Built-in stereo microphone or XLR-K2M/XLR-K1M/ECM-XYST1M sold separately | Stereo |
| Speaker | Built-in, monaural | Mono |
| Audio Features | XAVC S LPCM 2ch, AVCHD Dolby Digital AC-3 2ch, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator | - |
| Video Format | XAVC S, AVCHD format Ver. 2.0 compliant | AVCHD, MP4 |
| Video Resolution | - | 1920 x 1080 |
| Video Quality | - | HD |
| modes and functions features |
| HD Support | Yes | Yes |
| Silent Shooting | Yes ON/OFF | - |
| Drive Modes | Single Shooting, Continuous shooting Hi+/Hi/Mid/Lo selectable, Self-timer, Self-timer Cont., Bracket Single, Bracket Cont., White Balance bracket, DRO bracket | - |
| Macro Mode | Yes G7 to M7,57-stepA7 to B7,29-step | - |
| Still Image Mode | - | Portrait, Soft Skin, Scenery, Panorama shot, Sports, Night Portrait, Night Scenery, Handheld Night Shot, HDR, Food, Baby1, Baby2, Pet, Sunset, Glass Through, 3D Photo, |