Fujifilm X Series X-A5 + Fujinon XC 15-45mm OIS PZ vs. Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4

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In depth comparison and review of Fujifilm X Series X-A5 + Fujinon XC 15-45mm OIS PZ and Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4. 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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Fujifilm X Series X-A5 + Fujinon XC 15-45mm OIS PZ vs. Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Fujifilm X Series X-A5 + Fujinon XC 15-45mm OIS PZ Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Fujinon XC 15-45mm OIS PZ lens Body only
Height 6.77 cm 9.64 cm
Width 11.69 cm 13.13 cm
Depth 4.04 cm 7.98 cm
Weight 311 g 658 g
Weight Details Camera body only: 311 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 361 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 658 g
Body Material - Magnesium alloy
Enclosure Colour Brown | Silver | Pink -
Protection - Dust-resistant, moisture-resistant
Digital Zoom - 4x
Optical Zoom 3x -
SENSOR Fujifilm X Series X-A5 + Fujinon XC 15-45mm OIS PZ Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4
Sensor Resolution 24.2 Megapixel 33.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS Exmor R CMOS
Total Pixels - 34,100,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 24,200,000 pixels 33,000,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (23.5 x 15.7 mm) Full Frame (35.9 x 23.9 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 15 fps 60 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration) Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Anti-Dust coating
Image Stabiliser Optical Optical (Steady Shot with 5-axis Intelligent Active Mode)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes Yes
Sensors - Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Fujifilm X Series X-A5 + Fujinon XC 15-45mm OIS PZ Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4
Image Processor - BIONZ XR
LENS Fujifilm X Series X-A5 + Fujinon XC 15-45mm OIS PZ Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4
Type Fujinon zoom lens - 3x zoom - 15 - 45 mm - f/3.5-5.6 XC OIS PZ - zoom -
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 23 - 69mm -
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual -
Min Focus Distance 13 cm -
Macro Focus Range 5cm -
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive -
Lens Construction 9 groups / 10 elements -
Filter Size 52 mm -
Lens Mounting Type Fujifilm X Mount Sony E-mount
Features ED glass, aspherical lens, stepping motor -
FOCUSING Fujifilm X Series X-A5 + Fujinon XC 15-45mm OIS PZ Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty - 759
Auto Focus Features - Focus Peaking function, Predictive Focus Control
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 Detection Self-timer, face-priority AF function Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function
VIEWFINDER Fujifilm X Series X-A5 + Fujinon XC 15-45mm OIS PZ Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4
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 Fujifilm X Series X-A5 + Fujinon XC 15-45mm OIS PZ Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4
ISO (Max) 51200 204800
Native ISO 200-12800 100-51200
Extended ISO (Max) 25600 (H1), 51200 (H2) 204800
Extended ISO (Min) 100 50
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO auto, ISO 200-12800, ISO 51200, ISO 25600 ISO 50, ISO auto, ISO 204800, ISO 100-51200
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, spot, average Multi-segment, centre-weighted, average, highlight spot
Exposure Metering Zones 256 1200
Exposure Modes Bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes Dynamic Range Bracketing, Film Simulation Bracketing, ISO sensitivity bracketing, white balance bracketing Dynamic Range Bracketing, white balance bracketing
Shooting Programs Landscape, night mode, scene, panorama assist, sports mode, portrait enhancer -
Special Effects Fisheye, soft focus, miniature, Film Simulation, partial colour, Toy camera, High Key, Low Key, Pop Colour, Cross Screen, HDR Art, Dynamic tone Soft Skin, Creative Look presets
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Fine, incandescent, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), Underwater, 2500K - 10000K Incandescent, fluorescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, Underwater, 2500K - 9900K
Shutter Type Mechanical Mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/32000 sec 1/8000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 7 steps in 1/3, 2/3 or 1 EV steps 3, 5 or 9 steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes -
X-sync Speed 1/180 sec 1/250sec
Exposure Range - EV -3-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Fujifilm X Series X-A5 + Fujinon XC 15-45mm OIS PZ Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Format 1,040,000 pixels 1,036,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Folding
Display Features Display brightness control, display colour control Display brightness control
FLASH Fujifilm X Series X-A5 + Fujinon XC 15-45mm OIS PZ Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4
Camera Flash Pop-up flash -
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 4 -
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction -
Red-Eye Reduction Yes -
Features AF illuminator -
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Fujifilm X Series X-A5 + Fujinon XC 15-45mm OIS PZ Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4
Digital Video Format H.264, MOV MPEG-4, H.264, XAVC S, H.265, 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 Linear PCM Linear PCM, AAC
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features - Wind noise reduction
MEMORY Fujifilm X Series X-A5 + Fujinon XC 15-45mm OIS PZ Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4
Memory Card Slot SD card SD card, 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 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 -
Memory Card Max Supported Size 256 GB -
Image Storage 6000 x 4000
6000 x 3376
4000 x 4000
4240 x 2832
4240 x 2384
2832 x 2832
3008 x 2000
3008 x 1688
2000 x 2000
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
Video Capture H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 15 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 59.94 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 23.98 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 59.94 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 50 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 24 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 23.98 fps
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
BATTERY AND CHARGING Fujifilm X Series X-A5 + Fujinon XC 15-45mm OIS PZ Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4
Battery Type Fujifilm NP-W126S Lithium Ion Sony NP-FZ100 Lithium Ion
Details Fujifilm NP-W126S Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Sony NP-FZ100 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 2280 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 350 shots 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)
CONNECTIONS Fujifilm X Series X-A5 + Fujinon XC 15-45mm OIS PZ Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1 USB 2.0, USB-C, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.1
Connectivity Features Wireless Image Transfer Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, Wireless Image Transfer, wireless video upload to FTP server, PC Remote functions via Wi-Fi
Print Standard Exif Print support, PictBridge support Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (sub-mini phone stereo 2.5 mm)
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)
FEATURES Fujifilm X Series X-A5 + Fujinon XC 15-45mm OIS PZ Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 3 frames per second, 6 frames per second 8 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 6 frames per second
Additional Features RGB primary colour filter, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, in-camera red-eye removal, cropping an image, resizing an image, in-camera RAW processing, High Dynamic Range (HDR), Defog, Photobook assist 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
OTHERS Fujifilm X Series X-A5 + Fujinon XC 15-45mm OIS PZ Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4
Included Accessories Dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable, power plug adapter Eyepiece cover, body cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, shoe cap, USB-C to USB-A cable
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
Service & Support Limited warranty - 1 year -
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