| key specs |
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 14.2 MP | 12.2 MP |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Display Type | TFT LCD | TFT |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| general |
| Brand | Sony | Sony |
| Model | NEX 3K 14.2MP DSLR Camera | ILCE 7S 12.2MP DSLR Camera |
| Model Name | NEX 3K | ILCE 7S |
| Color | Black | Black |
| Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 14.2 MP | 12.2 MP |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 117.2 x 62.6 x 33.4 mm | 126.9 x 94.4 x 54.8 mm |
| Weight | 239 GM | 489 GM |
| Face Detection | Yes | Yes |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| Ports | HDMI, USB | - |
| Model Number | - | 7S |
| Series | - | ILCE |
| Tripod Socket | - | No |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor Size | 23.4x15.6mm | 35.6 x 23.8 mm |
| Maximum ISO | 12800 ISO | 102400 ISO |
| Maximum FPS | 29.97 | - |
| Sensor Technology | APS HD CMOS | Exmor CMOS sensor |
| ISO Rating | - | ISO 100 - 102400 |
| 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 | - | 8x |
| focus features |
| Focus Mode | AF-S Single-shot AF / AF-C Continuous AF selectable | Single-shot AF AF-S, Continuous AF AF-C, Direct Manual Focus DMF, Manual Focus |
| Focus Range | EV0-20 ISO100 equivalent, with F2.8 lens attached | Wide 25 points/Center-weighted/Flexible Spot S/M/L/Zone |
| Auto Focus | Yes | Yes |
| Focus Points | Multi 25 points / Center / Flexible spot selectable | - |
| Metering Modes | Multi / Center / Spot selectable | Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot |
| White Balancing | Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Flash, C. temp./Filter 2500- 9900k with 19-step Magenta/Green compensation | 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 |
| 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, Superior Auto, Programmed AE P, Aperture priority A, Shutter-speed priority S, Manual M, Scene Selection, Sweep Panorama, Movie |
| AE Lock/Exposure Lock | Yes | Yes |
| Spot Meter | Yes | Yes |
| Exposure Compensation | +/-2.0EV in 1/3EV steps | +/-5.0 EV in 1/3 EV or 1/2 EV steps, with exposure compensation dial +/-3.0 EV in 1/3 EV steps |
| Dynamic Range Adjustment | 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 | Jan-00 |
| Self-timer | Yes | - |
| Continuous Shots | Continuous mode max. 2.3 fps, Speed-priority continuous mode max 7 fps *3 | - |
| 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, Rear Sync., Slow Sync., Red-eye reduction On/Off selectable, Hi-speed sync*3, Wireless*3 |
| 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 compatible with 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 | - |
| Aspect Ratio | 32, 169 | - |
| Gross Pixel | 14.6 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 | 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 |
| Still Image Size | 1280 x 720 | 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 |
| Smile Detection | Selectable from 3 steps | - |
| Image Processor | - | BIONZ X |
| display features |
| Display Type | TFT LCD | TFT |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Display Resolution | 921,600 dots | 921,600 dots |
| LCD Display | Xtra Fine LCD | - |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 921600 dots | 921600 dots |
| connectivity features |
| HDMI | Yes | Yes |
| USB | Yes | - |
| Wifi | - | 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 |
| storage and power features |
| Card Type | SD memory card / SDHC memory card / SDXC memory card | Memory Stick PRO Duo Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo |
| Power Supply | Battery charger BC-VW1supplied, AC Adaptor AC-PW20AM*5 | AC-PW20 AC Adaptor |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Battery Life | Approx. 330 images CIPA standard | - |
| Number of Batteries | 1 | Approx. 320 shots viewfinder / Approx. 380 shots LCD screen CIPA standard*9 |
| Upgradable Memory | - | 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, MP4 MPEG-4 AAC-LC, 2ch |
| Video Format | MP4 | XAVC S / AVCHD format Ver. 2.0 compliant / MP4 |
| Microphone | - | stereo |
| Speaker | - | Monaural |
| Video Resolution | - | 1280 x 720 |
| Video Quality | - | HD |
| Frame Rates in Video Modes | - | 30fps |
| 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 | - |
| 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 |
| Macro Mode | - | G7 to M7 15 steps, A7 to B7 15 steps |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | - | Yes |
| View Finder Type | - | XGA OLED, 1.3 cm 0.5 type electronic viewfinder colour |
| Viewfinder Coverage | - | 100% |
| Viewfinder Magnification | - | Approx. 0.71 x with 50 mm lens at infinity, -1 m-1 |
| Viewpoint Dioptric Adjustment | - | -4.0 to +3.0 m -1 |
| Viewfinder Eye Point | - | 27 mm |