In depth comparison and review of Sony Alpha7 ILCE-7 and Sony Alpha7s III ILCE-7SM3. Compare design, sensors, proximity features, memory capacities and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right camera for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the digital camera that will best fit your needs.
| DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS | Sony Alpha7 ILCE-7 | Sony Alpha7s III ILCE-7SM3 |
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| Product Type | Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system | Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system |
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| Lens Included | Body only | Body only |
| Height | 9.44 cm | 9.69 cm |
| Width | 12.69 cm | 12.89 cm |
| Depth | 4.82 cm | 8.08 cm |
| Weight | 416 g | 699 g |
| Weight Details | - | Camera with battery and memory card: 699 g |
| Body Material | Magnesium alloy | Magnesium alloy |
| Enclosure Colour | Black | - |
| Protection | Splashproof, dust-resistant | Dust-resistant, moisture-resistant |
| Digital Zoom | 4x | 4x |
| SENSOR | Sony Alpha7 ILCE-7 | Sony Alpha7s III ILCE-7SM3 |
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| Sensor Resolution | 24.3 Megapixel | 12.1 Megapixel |
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| Optical Sensor Type | Exmor CMOS | Exmor R CMOS |
| Total Pixels | 24,700,000 pixels | 12,900,000 pixels |
| Effective Sensor Resolution | 24,300,000 pixels | 12,100,000 pixels |
| Optical Sensor Size | Full Frame (35.8 x 23.9 mm) | Full Frame (35.6 x 23.8 mm) |
| Frame Rate (Max Resolution) | 60 fps | 120 fps |
| Sensor Dust Reduction | Yes | Yes |
| Sensor Features | Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Anti-Dust coating | Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Anti-Dust coating |
| Image Stabiliser | - | Optical (5-axis Steady Shot) |
| Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser | - | Yes |
| Sensors | Digital level metre | Digital level metre |
| PROCESSOR | Sony Alpha7 ILCE-7 | Sony Alpha7s III ILCE-7SM3 |
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| Image Processor | BIONZ X | BIONZ XR |
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| LENS | Sony Alpha7 ILCE-7 | Sony Alpha7s III ILCE-7SM3 |
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| Lens Mounting Type | Sony E-mount | Sony E-mount |
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| FOCUSING | Sony Alpha7 ILCE-7 | Sony Alpha7s III ILCE-7SM3 |
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| Auto Focus | TTL contrast and phase detection | TTL contrast and phase detection |
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| Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty | 25 | 759 |
| Auto Focus Features | Focus Peaking function, Manual Focus Check Live View | Focus Peaking function, Predictive Focus Control |
| AE/AF Control | Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF | Flex Focus Point, Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF |
| Face Detection | Face Detection AF/AE/FE/WB, Smile Shutter | Face Recognition, face-priority AF function |
| VIEWFINDER | Sony Alpha7 ILCE-7 | Sony Alpha7s III ILCE-7SM3 |
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| Viewfinder Type | Electronic - OLED | Built-in - electronic |
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| Viewfinder Colour Support | Colour | Colour |
| Viewfinder Diagonal Size | 0.5" | 0.64" |
| Viewfinder Resolution | 2,359,296 pixels | 9,437,184 pixels |
| Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage | 100% | 100% |
| Optical Viewfinder Magnification | 0.71x | 0.9x |
| Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range | -4 to +3 | -4 to +3 |
| Features | Viewfinder brightness control | - |
| EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE | Sony Alpha7 ILCE-7 | Sony Alpha7s III ILCE-7SM3 |
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| ISO (Max) | 25600 | 409600 |
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| Extended ISO (Max) | - | 409600 |
| Extended ISO (Min) | - | 40 |
| Light Sensitivity | ISO 50, ISO auto (100-6400), ISO 100-25600 | ISO 204800, ISO 409600, ISO 80-102400, ISO 40 |
| Exposure Metering | Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot | Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot |
| Exposure Metering Zones | 1200 | 1200 |
| Exposure Modes | Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority | Bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority |
| Bracketing Modes | - | Dynamic Range Bracketing |
| Shooting Programs | Landscape, portrait mode, macro, night portrait, night scene, sports mode, sunset, handheld twilight, anti-motion blur | - |
| Special Effects | Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Vivid, sunset, soft focus, illustration, landscape, portrait, Water Colour, miniature, clear, deep, light, autumn leaves, Retro, partial colour, Toy camera, Posterisation, High contrast monochrome, Pop Colour, HDR Painting, Rich-tone monochrome, Soft High-key, Night Scene | - |
| White Balance | Custom, automatic, presets | Custom, automatic, presets |
| White Balance Presets | Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), 2500K - 9900K, fluorescent light (daylight white) | Incandescent, fluorescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, Underwater, 2500K - 9900K |
| Shutter Type | - | Mechanical electronically-controlled |
| Max Shutter Speed | 1/8000 sec | 1/8000 sec |
| Min Shutter Speed | 30 sec | 30 sec |
| Exposure Compensation | ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps | ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps |
| Auto Exposure Bracketing | 3 or 5 steps | 3, 5 or 9 steps |
| White Balance Bracketing | Yes | - |
| X-sync Speed | - | 1/250sec |
| Exposure Range | EV 0-20 (ISO 100) | EV -3-20 (ISO 100) |
| DISPLAY | Sony Alpha7 ILCE-7 | Sony Alpha7s III ILCE-7SM3 |
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| Type | 3" LCD display | 3" LCD display |
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| Touch Screen | - | Yes |
| Display Format | 921,600 pixels | 1,440,000 pixels |
| Display Form Factor | Folding | Folding |
| Display Features | Contrast control, display brightness control, TRILUMINOS Colour technology | Display brightness control |
| FLASH | Sony Alpha7 ILCE-7 | Sony Alpha7s III ILCE-7SM3 |
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| Features | AF illuminator | - |
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| VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER | Sony Alpha7 ILCE-7 | Sony Alpha7s III ILCE-7SM3 |
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| Digital Video Format | AVCHD, H.264 | H.264, XAVC S, H.265, XAVC HS |
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| Image Recording Format | JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG | JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG |
| Max Video Resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Audio Signal Format | - | AAC |
| Surround Sound | Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording | - |
| Microphone Operation Mode | Stereo | Stereo |
| MEMORY | Sony Alpha7 ILCE-7 | Sony Alpha7s III ILCE-7SM3 |
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| Memory Card Slot | Memory Stick PRO Duo card, SD card | Dual SD card, dual CFexpress |
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| Supported Memory Cards | SD Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO Duo, SDXC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo HX, SDHC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card | SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card, SDHC UHS-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II Memory Card, CFexpress |
| Memory Card Included | - | No |
| Image Storage | 6000 x 4000 6000 x 3376 3936 x 2624 3936 x 2216 3008 x 2000 3008 x 1688 1968 x 1312 1968 x 1112 |
JPEG 4240 x 2832 JPEG 2768 x 1848 JPEG 2128 x 1416 JPEG 1376 x 920 JPEG 3776 x 2832 JPEG 2464 x 1848 JPEG 1888 x 1416 JPEG 1232 x 920 JPEG 4240 x 2348 JPEG 2768 x 1550 JPEG 2128 x 1200 JPEG 1376 x 776 JPEG 2832 x 2832 JPEG 1840 x 1840 JPEG 1408 x 1408 JPEG 912 x 912 |
| Video Capture | AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 28Mbps AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 24Mbps AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 17Mbps AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 24Mbps AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 17Mbps H.264 - 1440 x 1080 - 12Mbps H.264 - 640 x 480 - 3Mbps |
XAVC HS - 3840 x 2160 p - 120 fps XAVC HS - 3840 x 2160 p - 60 fps XAVC HS - 3840 x 2160 p - 100 fps - 200Mbps XAVC HS - 3840 x 2160 p - 50 fps XAVC HS - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 120 fps XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 60 fps XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 100 fps XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 50 fps XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 120 fps XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps |
| BATTERY AND CHARGING | Sony Alpha7 ILCE-7 | Sony Alpha7s III ILCE-7SM3 |
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| Battery Type | Sony NP-FW50 Lithium Ion | Sony NP-FZ100 Lithium Ion |
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| Details | Sony NP-FW50 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1080 mAh (included) | Sony NP-FZ100 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 2280 mAh (included) |
| Battery Life | Photo shooting - 340 shots (LCD Monitor on) | Photo shooting - 510 shots (EVF on) Photo shooting - 600 shots (LCD Monitor on) Video recording - 80 minutes (EVF on) Video recording - 135 minutes (LCD Monitor on) |
| CONNECTIONS | Sony Alpha7 ILCE-7 | Sony Alpha7s III ILCE-7SM3 |
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| Interface | Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN, NFC (Near Field Communication) | HDMI, USB-C, Wireless LAN, NFC (Near Field Communication), Bluetooth 5.0 |
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| Connectivity Features | Remote control via mobile devices | Remote control via mobile devices, Wireless Image Transfer, PC Remote functions via Wi-Fi |
| Print Standard | DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support, PRINT Image Matching | Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching |
| Flash Terminal | Hot shoe | Hot shoe |
| Connector Type | USB 2.0 HDMI output Composite video/audio output Microphone Headphones |
USB (USB Type-C) HDMI output (19 pin HDMI Type A) Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm) Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm) |
| FEATURES | Sony Alpha7 ILCE-7 | Sony Alpha7s III ILCE-7SM3 |
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| Self-Timer Delay | 10 sec, 2sec | 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec |
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| Continuous Shooting Speed | 2.5 frames per second, 5 frames per second | 8 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 6 frames per second |
| HDR Mode | Auto HDR mode | - |
| Additional Features | Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, sharpness control, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, saturation control, Sweep Panorama technology, in-camera red-eye fix, shadow point display, highlight point display, Dynamic Range Optimizer, face detection, USB charging, built-in help guide, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), Anti-motion Blur Mode, x.v.Colour technology, Shade Correction, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Lens Distortion Compensation (LDC), Superior Auto mode, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, PlayMemories Camera Apps support, BRAVIA Sync function, PhotoTV HD | Built-in speaker, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, shadow point display, interval shooting mode, highlight point display, Dynamic Range Optimizer, USB charging, built-in help guide, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), HDR image enhancement technology, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), fast motion recording, Lens Distortion Compensation (LDC), noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, silent shooting, BRAVIA Sync function, PhotoTV HD, GPS via mobile, slow motion recording, peripheral shading correction, anti-flicker, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) recording |
| OTHERS | Sony Alpha7 ILCE-7 | Sony Alpha7s III ILCE-7SM3 |
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| Included Accessories | Body cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable | - |
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| Software | Sony PlayMemories Home, Sony Image Data Converter 4.0 | - |
| Max Operating Temperature | 40 °C | 40 °C |
| Min Operating Temperature | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| Service & Support | Limited warranty - 1 year | - |
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