Leica M10 vs. Sony Alpha7R III ILCE-7RM3

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Detailed comparison and review of Leica M10 and Sony Alpha7R III ILCE-7RM3. With our comprehensive overview, you can simply compare design, sensors, proximity characteristics, memory capacities, but also other key features of both cameras and easily decide which one is the right choice for you. Our goal is to help you identify the main differences between products and find the camera that best fits your needs and expectations.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Leica M10 vs. Sony Alpha7R III ILCE-7RM3 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Leica M10 Sony Alpha7R III ILCE-7RM3
Product Type Digital camera - rangefinder with Live View mode Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 8 cm 9.56 cm
Width 13.9 cm 12.69 cm
Depth 3.85 cm 7.37 cm
Weight 660 g 572 g
Weight Details Camera with battery: 660 g Camera body only: 572 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 675 g
Body Material Synthetic leather, magnesium alloy, brass Magnesium alloy
Enclosure Colour Silver | Black Black
Protection - Dust-resistant, moisture-resistant
Digital Zoom - 4x
SENSOR Leica M10 Sony Alpha7R III ILCE-7RM3
Sensor Resolution 24.0 Megapixel 42.4 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS Exmor R CMOS
Total Pixels - 43,600,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution - 42,400,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Full Frame (36 x 24 mm) Full Frame (35.9 x 24 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) - 30 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction - Yes
Sensor Features - 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
PROCESSOR Leica M10 Sony Alpha7R III ILCE-7RM3
Image Processor - BIONZ X
LENS Leica M10 Sony Alpha7R III ILCE-7RM3
Lens Mounting Type Leica M Sony E-mount
FOCUSING Leica M10 Sony Alpha7R III ILCE-7RM3
Auto Focus - TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty - 399
Auto Focus Features - Focus Peaking function, Predictive Focus Control
AE/AF Control - Flex Focus Point, Eye detection AF, Zone AF
Face Detection - Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function
VIEWFINDER Leica M10 Sony Alpha7R III ILCE-7RM3
Viewfinder Type Optical - real-image 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 0.73x 0.78x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -3 to +3 -4 to +3
Features Automatic parallax compensation Viewfinder brightness control, colour temperature control
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Leica M10 Sony Alpha7R III ILCE-7RM3
ISO (Max) 50000 102400
Light Sensitivity ISO 100-50000 ISO 50, ISO 102400, ISO auto (100-12800), ISO 100-32000
Exposure Metering Average Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones - 1200
Exposure Modes Bulb, manual, aperture-priority Bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes - Dynamic Range Bracketing, white balance bracketing
Special Effects Black & White Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Vivid, sunset, landscape, portrait, clear, deep, light, autumn leaves, Retro, partial colour, Toy camera, Posterisation, High contrast monochrome, Pop Colour, Soft High-key, Night Scene, Standard, Style Box, Posterisation (B/W)
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (warm white), 2000K - 13100K Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), Underwater, 2500K - 9900K, fluorescent light (daylight white)
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec 1/8000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 8 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3, 5 steps in 1/3, 2/3, 1, 2 or 3 EV steps 3, 5, 9 steps in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1, 2 or 3 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing - Yes
X-sync Speed 1/180 sec 1/250sec
Exposure Range EV 1-20 EV -3-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Leica M10 Sony Alpha7R III ILCE-7RM3
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 1,036,000 pixels 1,440,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Folding
Display Features - Display brightness control, Peaking AF display, Touch AF
FLASH Leica M10 Sony Alpha7R III ILCE-7RM3
Features - AF illuminator
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Leica M10 Sony Alpha7R III ILCE-7RM3
Digital Video Format - AVCHD, XAVC S
Image Recording Format JPEG, DNG (RAW) JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution - 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format - Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel), Linear PCM
Microphone Operation Mode - Stereo
MEMORY Leica M10 Sony Alpha7R III ILCE-7RM3
Memory Card Slot SD card Memory Stick PRO Duo card, SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card SD Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO Duo, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, 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
Memory Card Max Supported Size 2 TB -
Image Storage DNG (RAW) 5976 x 3992
JPEG 5952 x 3968
JPEG 4256 x 2832
JPEG 2976 x 1984
7952 x 5304
7952 x 4472
5168 x 3448
5168 x 2912
3984 x 2656
3984 x 2240
2592 x 1728
2592 x 1456
Video Capture - AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 60 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 60 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 17Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 120 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps - 25Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps - 16Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 25Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 16Mbps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Leica M10 Sony Alpha7R III ILCE-7RM3
Battery Type Leica BP-SCL5 Lithium Ion Sony NP-FZ100 Lithium Ion
Details Leica BP-SCL5 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1300 mAh (included) Sony NP-FZ100 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 2280 mAh (included)
Battery Life - Photo shooting - 650 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 530 shots (EVF on)
Video recording - 1.92 hours (LCD Monitor on)
Video recording - 1.67 hours (EVF on)
CONNECTIONS Leica M10 Sony Alpha7R III ILCE-7RM3
Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n HDMI, USB 2.0, USB-C, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication), Bluetooth 4.1
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, Wireless Image Transfer Remote live view
Print Standard - DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching
Tripod Mount Connection Point 1/4" socket -
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe, PC terminal
Connector Type - USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
USB 3.1 (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 Leica M10 Sony Alpha7R III ILCE-7RM3
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec
Continuous Shooting Speed - 8 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 6 frames per second
HDR Mode - HDR Movie mode
Additional Features Auto power save, histogram display, GPS ready Built-in speaker, sharpness control, camera orientation detection, histogram display, saturation control, contrast control, Dynamic Range Optimizer, USB charging, built-in help guide, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator, x.v.Colour technology, HDR image enhancement technology, Clear Image Zoom, noise reduction over long exposures, Lens Distortion Correction, silent shooting, GPS via mobile, S-Log2 gamma setting, Pixel Shift Resolution technology, peripheral shading correction, chromatic aberration correction, anti-flicker, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) recording, S-Log3 gamma setting
OTHERS Leica M10 Sony Alpha7R III ILCE-7RM3
Included Accessories Carrying strap, battery charger, body cap, car power adapter, shoe cap Eyepiece cover, battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, shoe cap, cable protector, USB-C cable
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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