| key specs |
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 42.4 MP | 20.1 MP |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Display Type | TFT | TFT LCD |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Touchscreen | Yes | - |
| general |
| Brand | Sony | Ricoh |
| Model | ILCE 7RM3 42.4MP DSLR Camera | Pentax K-S1 20.1MP DSLR Camera |
| Model Name | ILCE 7RM3 | Pentax K-S1 |
| Model Number | ILCE 7RM3 | - |
| Series | Alpha | Pentax |
| 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 | 121 x 93 x 70 mm |
| Weight | 657 GM | 558 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 | - |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor Size | 35.9 x 24 mm | 23.5 x 15.6 mm |
| Maximum ISO | 32000 ISO | - |
| Maximum FPS | 100 | - |
| Sensor Technology | Exmor R CMOS sensor | - |
| lens features |
| Lens Mount | E-mount | - |
| Digital Zoom | 4x | - |
| Compatible Lens | Sony E-mount lenses | - |
| Lens Type | - | Pentax KAF2 |
| Focal Length | - | 18 - 55 mm / 50 - 200 mm |
| Aperture Range | - | F3.5 (W) - F5.6 (T) / F4.0 (W) - F5.6 (T) |
| Manual Focus | - | Yes |
| Color Filter | - | Primary RGB Color Filter |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | Yes | - |
| View Finder Type | 1.3 cm 0.5-type electronic viewfinder colour, Quad-VGA OLED | - |
| Viewfinder Coverage | 100% | 100% |
| Viewfinder Magnification | approx. 0.78 x with 50 mm lens at infinity, -1 m-1 | 0.95x |
| Viewpoint Dioptric Adjustment | -4.0 to +3.0m-1 | -2.5m to +1.5m |
| Viewfinder Eye Point | 23 mm | 20.5 mm |
| Other Viewfinder Features | - | Standard focusing screen (Natural-Bright-Matte III)Depth Of Field Preview (Optical (diaphragm stop-down), digital) |
| focus features |
| Focus Mode | AF-A Automatic AF, AF-S Single-shot AF, AF-C Continuous AF, DMF Direct Manual Focus, Manual Focus | - |
| Focus Range | EV-3 to EV20 ISO100 equivalent with F2.0 lens attached | - |
| 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 | Multi, 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 | Daylight White, W Cool White, L Warm White), Tungsten Light, Flash, CTE, Manual WB, Color |
| Other Focus Features | - | Interchangeable Lens Features [Min. Aperture (F22.0 - F32.0), Number of diaphragm blades (6), Lens Optics (11 Elements & 10 Groups), Min. Focus (1.1 m), Maximum magnification (0.24x), Full Time Manual Focus, Filter Thread (49 mm), Rotary Zoom Method |
| 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 | - |
| AE Lock/Exposure Lock | Yes | - |
| Spot Meter | Yes | - |
| Exposure Compensation | +/- 5.0EV 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps selectable, with exposure compensation dial +/- 3EV 1/3 EV steps | - |
| Manual Exposure | 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 | 1/6000 sec (Max) & 30 sec (Min) |
| Self-timer | Yes | Yes |
| Continuous Shots | Continuous shooting Hi+ max. 10 fps, Hi max. 8 fps, Mid max. 6fps, Lo max. 3 fps 5 | Hi 5.4 fps, Lo 3.0 fps |
| 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 + redeye, on, on + redeye reduction, slow sync, trailing curtain sync, manual |
| 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 | JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG |
| Aspect Ratio | 30200 AM | - |
| Gross Pixel | 43.6 MP | - |
| Image Stabilizer | Yes | 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 | - |
| Maximum Resolution | - | 5472 x 3648 |
| Picture Angle | - | 28 mm Ultra Wide-angle |
| display features |
| Display Type | TFT | TFT LCD |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Display Resolution | 14,40,000 dots | 921K dots |
| Touch Screen | Yes | - |
| LCD Display | TFT | Fixed Articulated LCD |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 1440000 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 | 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 | - |
| HDMI | - | Yes |
| 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, SDHC, SDXC (UHS-1 compliant), Eye-Fi Card, FLU Card |
| Batteries Included | Yes | - |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Battery Life | Approx. 530 shots Viewfinder / approx. 650 shots LCD monitor CIPA standard10 | 480 |
| Number of Batteries | 1 | - |
| Upgradable Memory | - | Yes |
| Power Supply | - | AC adapter K-AC128 |
| audio and video features |
| Microphone | Built-in stereo microphone or XLR-K2M/XLR-K1M/ECM-XYST1M sold separately | Built-in stereo microphone |
| Speaker | Built-in, monaural | Mono Speaker |
| Audio Features | XAVC S LPCM 2ch, AVCHD Dolby Digital AC-3 2ch, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator | Adjustable recording sound level |
| Video Format | XAVC S, AVCHD format Ver. 2.0 compliant | H.264 |
| 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 | - |
| Shooting Modes | - | EFFECT Mode (Faded Color, Clear Tone, Brilliant Color, Unicolor Bold, Vintage Color, Cross Processing, Warm Fade, Tone Expansion, Bold Monochrome, Infrared Filter, Vibrant Color Enhance), Custom Image modes (Bright, Natural, Portrait, Landscape, Vibrant, Radiant, Muted, Bleach Bypass, Reversal Film, Monochrome, Cross Processing |