| key specs |
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 42.4 MP | 20.1 MP |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | MOS |
| Display Type | TFT | TFT LCD |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Touchscreen | Yes | Yes |
| general |
| Brand | Sony | Panasonic |
| Model | ILCE 7RM3 42.4MP DSLR Camera | Lumix FZ 2500 20.1MP DSLR Camera |
| Model Name | ILCE 7RM3 | Lumix FZ 2500 |
| Model Number | ILCE 7RM3 | FZ 2500 |
| Series | Alpha | Lumix |
| Color | Black | Black |
| Minimum Illumination | Yes with Built-in LED type | - |
| Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 42.4 MP | 20.1 MP |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 126.9 x 95.6 x 73.7 mm | 137.6 x 101.9 x 134.7 mm |
| Weight | 657 GM | 966 GM |
| Face Detection | Yes | - |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 32 to 104 |
| Ports | Yes SuperSpeed USB USB 3.1 Gen 1 compatible | - |
| Accessory Shoe | Auto-lock | Hot Shoe |
| Maximum Burst | - | Yes |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | MOS |
| Sensor Size | 35.9 x 24 mm | 1 inch |
| Maximum ISO | 32000 ISO | 25600 ISO |
| Maximum FPS | 100 | - |
| Sensor Technology | Exmor R CMOS sensor | High Sensitivity MOS |
| lens features |
| Lens Mount | E-mount | - |
| Digital Zoom | 4x | - |
| Compatible Lens | Sony E-mount lenses | 5 aspherical lenses |
| Lens Type | - | LEICA DC VARIO-ELMARIT |
| Lens Construction | - | 16 elements in 11 groups |
| Focal Length | - | f = 8.8 - 176mm |
| Optical Zoom | - | 20x |
| Aperture Range | - | F2.8 - 4.5 |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | Yes | Yes |
| View Finder Type | 1.3 cm 0.5-type electronic viewfinder colour, Quad-VGA OLED | OLED Live View Finder 2,360k dots |
| Viewfinder Coverage | 100% | 100% |
| Viewfinder Magnification | approx. 0.78 x with 50 mm lens at infinity, -1 m-1 | Approx. 2.18x / 0.74x 35mm camera equiv. in 43 |
| Viewpoint Dioptric Adjustment | -4.0 to +3.0m-1 | -4.0 - +4.0 dpt |
| Viewfinder Eye Point | 23 mm | 20 mm |
| focus features |
| Focus Mode | AF-A Automatic AF, AF-S Single-shot AF, AF-C Continuous AF, DMF Direct Manual Focus, Manual Focus | AF / AF Macro / Macro Zoom * Each available with AFS Single / AFF Flexible / AFC Continuous / MF |
| Focus Range | EV-3 to EV20 ISO100 equivalent with F2.0 lens attached | Normal Wide 30 cm - infinity / Tele 100 cm - infinity |
| Auto Focus | Yes | 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 | 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 / Incandescent / Flash / White Set 1, 2, 3, 4 / Color temperature setting 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Panorama Type | - | Yes Standard / Wide |
| 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 / Sutter-Priority / Manual Exposure |
| 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 |
| 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 | - |
| Self-timer | Yes | Yes |
| Continuous Shots | Continuous shooting Hi+ max. 10 fps, Hi max. 8 fps, Mid max. 6fps, Lo max. 3 fps 5 | AVCHD [FHD/60i] [FHD/50i] Approx. 115 min rear monitor, 105 min LVF |
| flash features |
| Built-in Flash | Yes | Yes |
| External Flash | Yes | 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, Forced On/Red-eye Reduction, Slow Sync., Slow Sync./Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off *For iA, iA+ only. |
| Flash Compensation | 3.0 EV switchable between 1/3 and 1/2 EV steps | 1/3EV step 3EV |
| 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 | JPEG DCF, Exif 2.3, RAW, DPOF |
| Aspect Ratio | 30200 AM | 43, 32, 169, 11 |
| Gross Pixel | 43.6 MP | 20.9 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 | 4864x3648L / 3456x2592M / 2432x1824S |
| Still Image Size | - | 4864x3648 |
| Other Image Features | - | Standard / Vivid / Natural / Monochrome / Scenery / Portrait / Custom / Cinelike D* / Cinelike V* / V-Log L*/** |
| display features |
| Display Type | TFT | TFT LCD |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Display Resolution | 14,40,000 dots | Approx. 1,040k dots |
| Touch Screen | Yes | Yes |
| LCD Display | TFT | TFT LCD |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 1440000 dots | Approx 1040k dots |
| Other Display Features | Rule of 3rds Grid/Square Grid/Diag. + Square Grid/Off, Movie Marker, Centre/Aspect/Safety Zone/Guideframe, WhiteMagic Grid Line | Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, Red-Green, Blue-Yellow |
| connectivity features |
| USB | Yes | - |
| Wifi | Yes | 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 | IEEE 802.11b/g/n, 2412 MHz - 2462 MHz 1-11 ch, Wi-Fi / WPA / WPA2, Infrastructure mode |
| 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 | - |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Battery Life | Approx. 530 shots Viewfinder / approx. 650 shots LCD monitor CIPA standard10 | - |
| Number of Batteries | 1 | - |
| Upgradable Memory | - | Yes |
| audio and video features |
| Microphone | Built-in stereo microphone or XLR-K2M/XLR-K1M/ECM-XYST1M sold separately | Stereo |
| Speaker | Built-in, monaural | m |
| 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 | MOV, MP4, AVCHD |
| Video Resolution | - | 3840x2160 |
| Video Quality | - | Full HD |
| Looping Video | - | Yes in 4K Burst S/S mode |
| Frame Rates in Video Modes | - | 96fps |
| modes and functions features |
| HD Support | 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 | - |