Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4 vs. Sony Alpha ZV-E1

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In depth comparison and review of Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4 and Sony Alpha ZV-E1. 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.

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Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4 vs. Sony Alpha ZV-E1 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4 Sony Alpha ZV-E1
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 9.64 cm 7.19 cm
Width 13.13 cm 12.1 cm
Depth 7.98 cm 5.43 cm
Weight 658 g 399 g
Weight Details Camera with battery and memory card: 658 g Camera body only: 399 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 485 g
Body Material Magnesium alloy SORPLAS
Enclosure Colour - Black
Protection Dust-resistant, moisture-resistant Dust-resistant, moisture-resistant
Digital Zoom 4x 2x
SENSOR Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4 Sony Alpha ZV-E1
Sensor Resolution 33.0 Megapixel 12.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Exmor R CMOS Exmor R CMOS
Total Pixels 34,100,000 pixels -
Effective Sensor Resolution 33,000,000 pixels 12,100,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Full Frame (35.9 x 23.9 mm) Full Frame (35.6 x 23.8 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 60 fps 59.94 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes -
Sensor Features Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Anti-Dust coating -
Image Stabiliser Optical (Steady Shot with 5-axis Intelligent Active Mode) Optical (5-axis Steady Shot)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes Yes
Sensors Digital level metre -
PROCESSOR Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4 Sony Alpha ZV-E1
Image Processor BIONZ XR BIONZ XR
LENS Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4 Sony Alpha ZV-E1
Lens Mounting Type Sony E-mount Sony E-mount
FOCUSING Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4 Sony Alpha ZV-E1
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 759 759
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function, Predictive Focus Control Focus Peaking function
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Zone AF, Real-time Eye AF, Real-time Tracking AF, Wide-area AF, Expanded area AF, animal eye detection, bird eye detection, right/left eye select -
Face Detection Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function Eye Detect AF, Face Detection AF/AE
VIEWFINDER Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4 Sony Alpha ZV-E1
Viewfinder Type Electronic - OLED -
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour -
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.5" -
Viewfinder Resolution 3,686,400 pixels -
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% -
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.78x -
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +3 -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4 Sony Alpha ZV-E1
ISO (Max) 204800 409600
Native ISO 100-51200 -
Extended ISO (Max) 204800 409600
Extended ISO (Min) 50 40
Light Sensitivity ISO 50, ISO auto, ISO 204800, ISO 100-51200 ISO auto (80-12800), ISO 409600, ISO 80-102400, ISO 40
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, average, highlight spot -
Exposure Metering Zones 1200 1200
Exposure Modes Automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority -
Bracketing Modes Dynamic Range Bracketing, white balance bracketing -
Special Effects Soft Skin, Creative Look presets Soft Skin, Background defocus, Time Lapse, Creative Look presets
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Automatic
White Balance Presets Incandescent, fluorescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, Underwater, 2500K - 9900K 2500K - 9900K
Shutter Type Mechanical electronically-controlled Electronic
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, 5 or 9 steps -
X-sync Speed 1/250sec 1/60sec, 1/30 sec
Exposure Range EV -3-20 (ISO 100) EV -3-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4 Sony Alpha ZV-E1
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Format 1,036,000 pixels 1,036,800 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Folding (176°) / rotating (270°)
Display Features Display brightness control -
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4 Sony Alpha ZV-E1
Digital Video Format MPEG-4, H.264, XAVC S, H.265, XAVC HS H.264, XAVC S, HEVC, H.265, MPEG-4 AVC, XAVC HS
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, HEIF, RAW + HEIF JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, HEIF, RAW + HEIF
Max Video Resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format Linear PCM, AAC Linear PCM
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo (3-Capsule directional)
Microphone Features Wind noise reduction -
MEMORY Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4 Sony Alpha ZV-E1
Memory Card Slot SD card, CFexpress / SD card SD card
Supported Memory Cards 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 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
Memory Card Included - No
Image Storage 7008 x 4672
4608 x 3072
3504 x 2336
4608 x 3072 - APS-C mode
3504 x 2336 - APS-C mode
6224 x 4672
4096 x 3072
3120 x 2336
4096 x 3072 - APS-C mode
3120 x 2336 - APS-C mode
7008 x 3944
4608 x 2592
3504 x 1968
4608 x 2592 - APS-C mode
3504 x 1968 - APS-C mode
4672 x 4672
3072 x 3072
2336 x 2336
3072 x 3072 - APS-C mode
2336 x 2336 - APS-C mode
4240 x 2832
2768 x 1848
2128 x 1416
Video Capture XAVC HS - 3840 x 2160 p - 60 fps
XAVC HS - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps
XAVC HS - 3840 x 2160 p - 50 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 - 50 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps
XAVC HS - 3840 x 2160 p - 59.94 fps
XAVC HS - 3840 x 2160 p - 50 fps
XAVC HS - 3840 x 2160 p - 23.98 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 59.94 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 50 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 29.97 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 23.98 fps
XAVC HS - 1920 x 1080 p - 119.88 fps
XAVC HS - 1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps
XAVC HS - 1920 x 1080 p - 59.94 fps
XAVC HS - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps
XAVC HS - 1920 x 1080 p - 29.97 fps
XAVC HS - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps
XAVC HS - 1920 x 1080 p - 23.98 fps
XAVC S-I - 3840 x 2160 p - 59.94 fps
XAVC S-I - 3840 x 2160 p - 50 fps
XAVC S-I - 3840 x 2160 p - 29.97 fps
XAVC S-I - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps
XAVC S-I - 3840 x 2160 p - 23.98 fps
XAVC S-I - 1920 x 1080 p - 59.94 fps
XAVC S-I - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps
XAVC S-I - 1920 x 1080 p - 29.97 fps
XAVC S-I - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps
XAVC S-I - 1920 x 1080 p - 23.98 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4 Sony Alpha ZV-E1
Battery Type Sony NP-FZ100 Lithium Ion Sony NP-FZ100 Lithium Ion
Details Sony NP-FZ100 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 2280 mAh (included) Sony NP-FZ100 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 2280 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 520 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 580 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Video recording - 100 minutes (EVF on)
Video recording - 110 minutes (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 570 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Video recording - 95 minutes (LCD Monitor on)
CONNECTIONS Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4 Sony Alpha ZV-E1
Interface USB 2.0, USB-C, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.1 HDMI, USB 3.2, NFC (Near Field Communication), IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.2
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, Wireless Image Transfer, wireless video upload to FTP server, PC Remote functions via Wi-Fi Remote control via mobile devices, Live streaming, remote control via Bluetooth
Print Standard Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching Exif Print support
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (USB Type-C)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
USB-C 3.2 (USB Type-C)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
FEATURES Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4 Sony Alpha ZV-E1
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec -
Continuous Shooting Speed 8 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 6 frames per second 10 frames per second
Additional Features Built-in speaker, camera orientation detection, histogram display, shadow point display, highlight point display, Dynamic Range Optimizer, USB charging, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), fast motion recording, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, silent shooting, BRAVIA Sync function, distortion correction function, S-Log2 gamma setting, slow motion recording, peripheral shading correction, chromatic aberration correction, anti-flicker, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) recording, S-Log3 gamma setting, 4:2:2 10-bit internal rercording, simultaneous streaming & recording mode, focus breathing compensation, USB streaming, 14-bit RAW Built-in speaker, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), Lens Distortion Compensation (LDC), slow motion recording, auto-framing, 4:2:2 10-bit internal rercording, Lens Shading Correction, Picture Profile Preset, focus breathing compensation, 14-bit RAW, proxy recording, Framing Stabilizer, Product Showcase Setting, Multiple Face Recognition, quick motion
OTHERS Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4 Sony Alpha ZV-E1
Included Accessories Eyepiece cover, body cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, shoe cap, USB-C to USB-A cable Body cap, wind screen, shoulder strap, shoe cap, wind screen adapter
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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