| key specs |
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 42.4 MP | 12.4 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 Q10 12.4MP DSLR Camera |
| Model Name | ILCE 7RM3 | Pentax Q10 |
| Model Number | ILCE 7RM3 | Q10 |
| Series | Alpha | Pentax |
| Color | Black | Black |
| Minimum Illumination | Yes with Built-in LED type | - |
| Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 42.4 MP | 12.4 MP |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 126.9 x 95.6 x 73.7 mm | 102 x 58 x 33.5 mm |
| Weight | 657 GM | 200 GM |
| Face Detection | Yes | - |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| Ports | Yes SuperSpeed USB USB 3.1 Gen 1 compatible | USB 2.0 high-speed compatible / AV output terminal, HDMI output terminal Type D |
| Accessory Shoe | Auto-lock | Hot Shoe |
| Wide Angle | - | Yes |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor Size | 35.9 x 24 mm | 1/2.3 inch |
| Maximum ISO | 32000 ISO | 6400 ISO |
| Maximum FPS | 100 | - |
| Sensor Technology | Exmor R CMOS sensor | - |
| lens features |
| Lens Mount | E-mount | PENTAX bayonet Q-mount |
| Digital Zoom | 4x | - |
| Compatible Lens | Sony E-mount lenses | Q-mount lenses |
| Color Filter | - | Primary 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% | - |
| 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 | Face Detection, Tracking, AF Select 25 Points, Select, Spot |
| Focus Range | EV-3 to EV20 ISO100 equivalent with F2.0 lens attached | EV 1 to 18 ISO100 |
| 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 | TTL image sensor metering, multi-segment metering, center-weighted metering and spot metering |
| 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, Shade, Cloudy, Fluorescent Light D Daylight Color,N Daylight White, W Cool White, L Warm White, Tungsten, Flash,CTE, Manual |
| 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 | Auto Picture Mode automatic selection of Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Night Scene Portrait, Night Scene, Blue Sky, Forest, Scene Mode Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Moving Object, Night Scene Portrait, Sunset, Blue Sky, Night Scene, Night Scene HDR, Night Snap, Food, Quick Macro, Pet, Kids, Forest, Surf & Snow, HDR, Backlight Silhouette, Candlelight, Stage Lighting, Museum, Program, Shutter Priority, Aperture Priority, Manual, Bulb, Blur Control HDR, Quick Macro, Night Scene HDR and Blur Control are JPEG only. |
| 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 | - |
| Manual Exposure | Yes | Yes |
| Dynamic Range Adjustment | Yes | 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 | - |
| Continuous Shots | Continuous shooting Hi+ max. 10 fps, Hi max. 8 fps, Mid max. 6fps, Lo max. 3 fps 5 | Approx. 5 fps, JPEG 12M/ |
| 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 | P-TTL, Red-eye Reduction, Slow-speed Sync, Trailing Curtain Sync |
| 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 | RAW DNG, JPEG Exif 2.3 compliant, DCF 2.0 compliant |
| Aspect Ratio | 30200 AM | - |
| Gross Pixel | 43.6 MP | 12.76 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 | 12M4000x3000 |
| Maximum Resolution | - | 4000 x 3000 |
| HDR Support | - | Auto, HDR 1, HDR 2 |
| display features |
| Display Type | TFT | TFT LCD |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Display Resolution | 14,40,000 dots | Approx. 460,000 dots |
| Touch Screen | Yes | - |
| LCD Display | TFT | TFT Color LCD |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 1440000 dots | Approx 460000 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 and SDXC memory cards |
| Batteries Included | Yes | - |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Battery Life | Approx. 530 shots Viewfinder / approx. 650 shots LCD monitor CIPA standard10 | Number of recordable images approx. 250 with 50% flash usage, approx. 270 without ash usage Playback time approx. 160 minutes Tested in compliance with CIPA standards using a new rechargeable lithium-ion battery at 23 A DegreeC. Actual results may vary depending on shooting conditions. |
| Number of Batteries | 1 | - |
| Power Supply | - | AC Adapter Kit K-AC115 |
| audio and video features |
| Microphone | Built-in stereo microphone or XLR-K2M/XLR-K1M/ECM-XYST1M sold separately | Monaural |
| Speaker | Built-in, monaural | - |
| 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 | MPEG4 AVC/H.264 |
| Video Resolution | - | 1920x1080 |
| Video Quality | - | Full HD |
| Frame Rates in Video Modes | - | 30fps |
| 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 | Single frame, Continuous Hi, Lo, Self-timer 12 sec., 2 sec., Remote Control 0 sec., 3 sec., continuous, Auto Bracketing 3 frames, remote control |
| Macro Mode | Yes G7 to M7,57-stepA7 to B7,29-step | - |
| Delete Function | - | Yes |