| key specs |
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 12.2 MP | 42.4 MP |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Display Type | TFT | TFT |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Touchscreen | - | Yes |
| general |
| Brand | Sony | Sony |
| Model | ILCE 7S 12.2MP DSLR Camera | ILCE 7RM3 42.4MP DSLR Camera |
| Model Name | ILCE 7S | ILCE 7RM3 |
| Model Number | 7S | ILCE 7RM3 |
| Series | ILCE | Alpha |
| Color | Black | Black |
| Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 12.2 MP | 42.4 MP |
| Tripod Socket | No | - |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 126.9 x 94.4 x 54.8 mm | 126.9 x 95.6 x 73.7 mm |
| Weight | 489 GM | 657 GM |
| Face Detection | Yes | Yes |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| Minimum Illumination | - | Yes with Built-in LED type |
| Ports | - | Yes SuperSpeed USB USB 3.1 Gen 1 compatible |
| Accessory Shoe | - | Auto-lock |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor Size | 35.6 x 23.8 mm | 35.9 x 24 mm |
| ISO Rating | ISO 100 - 102400 | - |
| Maximum ISO | 102400 ISO | 32000 ISO |
| Sensor Technology | Exmor CMOS sensor | Exmor R CMOS sensor |
| Maximum FPS | - | 100 |
| lens features |
| Lens Mount | E-mount | E-mount |
| Digital Zoom | 8x | 4x |
| Compatible Lens | Sony E-mount lenses | Sony E-mount lenses |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | Yes | Yes |
| View Finder Type | XGA OLED, 1.3 cm 0.5 type electronic viewfinder colour | 1.3 cm 0.5-type electronic viewfinder colour, Quad-VGA OLED |
| Viewfinder Coverage | 100% | 100% |
| Viewfinder Magnification | Approx. 0.71 x with 50 mm lens at infinity, -1 m-1 | approx. 0.78 x with 50 mm lens at infinity, -1 m-1 |
| Viewpoint Dioptric Adjustment | -4.0 to +3.0 m -1 | -4.0 to +3.0m-1 |
| Viewfinder Eye Point | 27 mm | 23 mm |
| focus features |
| Focus Mode | Single-shot AF AF-S, Continuous AF AF-C, Direct Manual Focus DMF, Manual Focus | AF-A Automatic AF, AF-S Single-shot AF, AF-C Continuous AF, DMF Direct Manual Focus, Manual Focus |
| Focus Range | Wide 25 points/Center-weighted/Flexible Spot S/M/L/Zone | EV-3 to EV20 ISO100 equivalent with F2.0 lens attached |
| Auto Focus | Yes | Yes |
| Metering Modes | Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot | Multi-segment, Centre-weighted, Spot, Spot Standard/Large, Entire Screen Avg., Highlight |
| White Balancing | Auto WB, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent Warm White/Cool White/Day White/Daylight, Flash, Color Temperature 2500 to 9900K & Color Filter G7 to M7 15 steps, A7 to B7 15 steps, Custom, Underwater | 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 |
| 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 |
| exposure features |
| Exposure Mode | AUTO iAUTO, Superior Auto, Programmed AE P, Aperture priority A, Shutter-speed priority S, Manual M, Scene Selection, Sweep Panorama, Movie | 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 | Yes |
| Spot Meter | Yes | Yes |
| Exposure Compensation | +/-5.0 EV in 1/3 EV or 1/2 EV steps, with exposure compensation dial +/-3.0 EV in 1/3 EV steps | +/- 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 |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Type | Electronically controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane type | Electronically-controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane type |
| Shutter Speed | Jan-00 | 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 |
| flash features |
| Built-in Flash | Yes | Yes |
| External Flash | Yes | Yes |
| Flash Modes | Flash off, Autoflash, Fill-flash, Rear Sync., Slow Sync., Red-eye reduction On/Off selectable, Hi-speed sync*3, Wireless*3 | Flash off, Autoflash, Fill-flash, Slow Sync., Rear Sync., Red-eye reduction on/off selectable, Wireless4, Hi-speed sync.4 |
| Flash Compensation | 3.0 EV switchable between 1/3 and 1/2 EV steps | 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 compatible with Auto-lock accessory shoe | 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 Sizing | XAVC S 1920 x 1080 60p/50Mbps, 30p/50Mbps, 24p/50Mbps, 1280 x 720 120p/50Mbps AVCHD 1920 x 1080 60p/28Mbps/PS, 60i/24Mbps/FX, 60i/17Mbps/FH, 24p/24Mbps/FX, 24p/17Mbps/FH MP4 1440 x 1080 30fps/12Mbps, 640 x 480 30fps/3Mbps | 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 | 35 mm full frame L 4240 x 2832 12M, M 2768 x 1848 5.1M, S 2128 x 1416 3.0M, APS-C L 2768 x 1848 5.1M, M 2128 x 1416 3.0M, S 1376 x 920 1.3M | - |
| Image Processor | BIONZ X | - |
| Image Format | - | JPEG DCF Ver. 2.0, Exif Ver.2.31, MPF Baseline compliant, RAW Sony ARW 2.3 format |
| Aspect Ratio | - | 30200 AM |
| Gross Pixel | - | 43.6 MP |
| Image Stabilizer | - | Yes |
| display features |
| Display Type | TFT | TFT |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Display Resolution | 921,600 dots | 14,40,000 dots |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 921600 dots | 1440000 dots |
| Touch Screen | - | Yes |
| LCD Display | - | TFT |
| 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 |
| HDMI | Yes | - |
| Wifi | Yes | Yes |
| Wireless Connectivity | Wi-Fi Compatible, IEEE802.11 b/g/n 2.4 GHz band*5 Playback of still images and movies on smartphones, PCs and TVs | Wi-Fi Compatible, IEEE 802.11b/g/n2.4GHz band, View on Smartphone Yes, Send to Computer Yes, View on TV 8 |
| USB | - | Yes |
| storage and power features |
| Upgradable Memory | Yes | - |
| Card Type | Memory Stick PRO Duo Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo | 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 |
| Power Supply | AC-PW20 AC Adaptor | - |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Number of Batteries | Approx. 320 shots viewfinder / Approx. 380 shots LCD screen CIPA standard*9 | 1 |
| Batteries Included | - | Yes |
| Battery Life | - | Approx. 530 shots Viewfinder / approx. 650 shots LCD monitor CIPA standard10 |
| audio and video features |
| Microphone | stereo | Built-in stereo microphone or XLR-K2M/XLR-K1M/ECM-XYST1M sold separately |
| Speaker | Monaural | Built-in, monaural |
| Audio Features | XAVC S LPCM, 2ch, AVCHD Dolby Digital AC-3, 2ch, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator, MP4 MPEG-4 AAC-LC, 2ch | XAVC S LPCM 2ch, AVCHD Dolby Digital AC-3 2ch, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator |
| Video Resolution | 1280 x 720 | - |
| Video Quality | HD | - |
| Video Format | XAVC S / AVCHD format Ver. 2.0 compliant / MP4 | XAVC S, AVCHD format Ver. 2.0 compliant |
| Frame Rates in Video Modes | 30fps | - |
| modes and functions features |
| Drive Modes | Single shooting, Continuous shooting, Speed Priority Continuous shooting, Self-timer 10/2 s delay selectable, Self-timer Cont. 10 s delay 3/5 exposures selectable, Bracketing Cont., Single, White Balance, DRO | 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 | G7 to M7 15 steps, A7 to B7 15 steps | Yes G7 to M7,57-stepA7 to B7,29-step |
| HD Support | - | Yes |
| Silent Shooting | - | Yes ON/OFF |