Sony Alpha7s III ILCE-7SM3 vs. Sony Alpha ZV-E1

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In depth comparison and review of Sony Alpha7s III ILCE-7SM3 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 Alpha7s III ILCE-7SM3 vs. Sony Alpha ZV-E1 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Alpha7s III ILCE-7SM3 Sony Alpha ZV-E1
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 9.69 cm 7.19 cm
Width 12.89 cm 12.1 cm
Depth 8.08 cm 5.43 cm
Weight 699 g 399 g
Weight Details Camera with battery and memory card: 699 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 Alpha7s III ILCE-7SM3 Sony Alpha ZV-E1
Sensor Resolution 12.1 Megapixel 12.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Exmor R CMOS Exmor R CMOS
Total Pixels 12,900,000 pixels -
Effective Sensor Resolution 12,100,000 pixels 12,100,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Full Frame (35.6 x 23.8 mm) Full Frame (35.6 x 23.8 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 120 fps 59.94 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes -
Sensor Features Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Anti-Dust coating -
Image Stabiliser Optical (5-axis Steady Shot) Optical (5-axis Steady Shot)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes Yes
Sensors Digital level metre -
PROCESSOR Sony Alpha7s III ILCE-7SM3 Sony Alpha ZV-E1
Image Processor BIONZ XR BIONZ XR
LENS Sony Alpha7s III ILCE-7SM3 Sony Alpha ZV-E1
Lens Mounting Type Sony E-mount Sony E-mount
FOCUSING Sony Alpha7s III ILCE-7SM3 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 Flex Focus Point, Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF -
Face Detection Face Recognition, face-priority AF function Eye Detect AF, Face Detection AF/AE
VIEWFINDER Sony Alpha7s III ILCE-7SM3 Sony Alpha ZV-E1
Viewfinder Type Built-in - electronic -
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour -
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.64" -
Viewfinder Resolution 9,437,184 pixels -
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% -
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.9x -
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +3 -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Sony Alpha7s III ILCE-7SM3 Sony Alpha ZV-E1
ISO (Max) 409600 409600
Extended ISO (Max) 409600 409600
Extended ISO (Min) 40 40
Light Sensitivity ISO 204800, ISO 409600, ISO 80-102400, ISO 40 ISO auto (80-12800), ISO 409600, ISO 80-102400, ISO 40
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot -
Exposure Metering Zones 1200 1200
Exposure Modes Bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority -
Bracketing Modes Dynamic Range Bracketing -
Special Effects - 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 Alpha7s III ILCE-7SM3 Sony Alpha ZV-E1
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Format 1,440,000 pixels 1,036,800 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Folding (176°) / rotating (270°)
Display Features Display brightness control -
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Sony Alpha7s III ILCE-7SM3 Sony Alpha ZV-E1
Digital Video Format 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 JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, HEIF, RAW + HEIF
Max Video Resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format AAC Linear PCM
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo (3-Capsule directional)
MEMORY Sony Alpha7s III ILCE-7SM3 Sony Alpha ZV-E1
Memory Card Slot Dual SD card, dual CFexpress 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 No
Image Storage 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
4240 x 2832
2768 x 1848
2128 x 1416
Video Capture 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
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 Alpha7s III ILCE-7SM3 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 - 510 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 600 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Video recording - 80 minutes (EVF on)
Video recording - 135 minutes (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 570 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Video recording - 95 minutes (LCD Monitor on)
CONNECTIONS Sony Alpha7s III ILCE-7SM3 Sony Alpha ZV-E1
Interface HDMI, USB-C, Wireless LAN, NFC (Near Field Communication), Bluetooth 5.0 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, Wireless Image Transfer, 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 (USB Type-C)
HDMI output (19 pin HDMI Type A)
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 Alpha7s III ILCE-7SM3 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, 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 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 Alpha7s III ILCE-7SM3 Sony Alpha ZV-E1
Included Accessories - 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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