| key specs |
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 14.2 MP | 42.4 MP |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Display Type | TFT LCD | TFT |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Touchscreen | - | Yes |
| general |
| Brand | Sony | Sony |
| Model | NEX 3K 14.2MP DSLR Camera | ILCE 7RM3 42.4MP DSLR Camera |
| Model Name | NEX 3K | ILCE 7RM3 |
| Color | Black | Black |
| Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 14.2 MP | 42.4 MP |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 117.2 x 62.6 x 33.4 mm | 126.9 x 95.6 x 73.7 mm |
| Weight | 239 GM | 657 GM |
| Face Detection | Yes | Yes |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| Ports | HDMI, USB | Yes SuperSpeed USB USB 3.1 Gen 1 compatible |
| Model Number | - | ILCE 7RM3 |
| Series | - | Alpha |
| Minimum Illumination | - | Yes with Built-in LED type |
| Accessory Shoe | - | Auto-lock |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor Size | 23.4x15.6mm | 35.9 x 24 mm |
| Maximum ISO | 12800 ISO | 32000 ISO |
| Maximum FPS | 29.97 | 100 |
| Sensor Technology | APS HD CMOS | Exmor R CMOS sensor |
| lens features |
| Compatible Lens | Sony E-mount lenses | Sony E-mount lenses |
| Color Filter | Primary RGB Color Filter | - |
| Dust Reduction | Yes | - |
| Lens Mount | - | E-mount |
| Digital Zoom | - | 4x |
| focus features |
| Focus Mode | AF-S Single-shot AF / AF-C Continuous AF selectable | AF-A Automatic AF, AF-S Single-shot AF, AF-C Continuous AF, DMF Direct Manual Focus, Manual Focus |
| Focus Range | EV0-20 ISO100 equivalent, with F2.8 lens attached | EV-3 to EV20 ISO100 equivalent with F2.0 lens attached |
| Auto Focus | Yes | Yes |
| Focus Points | Multi 25 points / Center / Flexible spot selectable | 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 / Center / Spot selectable | Multi-segment, Centre-weighted, Spot, Spot Standard/Large, Entire Screen Avg., Highlight |
| White Balancing | Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Flash, C. temp./Filter 2500- 9900k with 19-step Magenta/Green compensation | 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 |
| Other Focus Features | Predictive control, Focus lock, Built-in AF illuminator Distance approx. 0.3-4.0m with E 16 F2.8 lens, approx. 0.5-3.0m with E 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 OSS | - |
| exposure features |
| Exposure Mode | Programmed AE iAUTO, P, Aperture priority A, Shutter-speed priority S, Manual M | 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 | +/-2.0EV in 1/3EV steps | +/- 5.0EV 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps selectable, with exposure compensation dial +/- 3EV 1/3 EV steps |
| Dynamic Range Adjustment | Yes | Yes |
| Manual Exposure | - | Yes |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Type | Electronically controlled, vertical traverse, focal-plane type | Electronically-controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane type |
| Shutter Speed | 1/4000 to 30 sec, Bulb | 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 mode max. 2.3 fps, Speed-priority continuous mode max 7 fps *3 | 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, Slow Sync., Rear Sync. | Flash off, Autoflash, Fill-flash, Slow Sync., Rear Sync., Red-eye reduction on/off selectable, Wireless4, Hi-speed sync.4 |
| Flash Compensation | 2EV in 1/3 EV steps | 3.0 EV switchable between 1/3 and 1/2 EV steps |
| Other Flash Features | External flash supplied, attachable to Smart Accessory Terminal | 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.2.3, MPF Baseline compliant, RAW Sony ARW 2.2 format, RAW & JPEG | JPEG DCF Ver. 2.0, Exif Ver.2.31, MPF Baseline compliant, RAW Sony ARW 2.3 format |
| Aspect Ratio | 32, 169 | 30200 AM |
| Gross Pixel | 14.6 MP | 43.6 MP |
| Red Eye Reduction | On/Off selectable for Autoflash and fill-flash mode | - |
| Image Sizing | L 4592 x 3056 14M, M 3344 x 2224 7.4M, S 2288 x 1520 3.5M | 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 | 1280 x 720 | - |
| Smile Detection | Selectable from 3 steps | - |
| Image Stabilizer | - | Yes |
| display features |
| Display Type | TFT LCD | TFT |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Display Resolution | 921,600 dots | 14,40,000 dots |
| LCD Display | Xtra Fine LCD | TFT |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 921600 dots | 1440000 dots |
| Touch Screen | - | Yes |
| 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 | - |
| 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 |
| storage and power features |
| Card Type | SD memory card / SDHC memory card / SDXC memory card | 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 | Battery charger BC-VW1supplied, AC Adaptor AC-PW20AM*5 | - |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Battery Life | Approx. 330 images CIPA standard | Approx. 530 shots Viewfinder / approx. 650 shots LCD monitor CIPA standard10 |
| Number of Batteries | 1 | 1 |
| Batteries Included | - | Yes |
| audio and video features |
| Audio Features | MPEG-4 AAC-LC | XAVC S LPCM 2ch, AVCHD Dolby Digital AC-3 2ch, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator |
| Video Format | MP4 | XAVC S, AVCHD format Ver. 2.0 compliant |
| Microphone | - | Built-in stereo microphone or XLR-K2M/XLR-K1M/ECM-XYST1M sold separately |
| Speaker | - | Built-in, monaural |
| modes and functions features |
| Shooting Modes | Single-shot, Continuous shooting, Speed-priority continuous shooting, Self-timer | - |
| Scene Modes | Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sports Action, Sunset, Night portrait, Night View, Hand-held Night Shot | - |
| 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 |
| 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 |