Sigma SD Quattro + 30mm F1.4 DC HSM | Art vs. Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4K + FE 28-70mm OSS

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In depth comparison and review of Sigma SD Quattro + 30mm F1.4 DC HSM | Art and Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4K + FE 28-70mm OSS. 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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Sigma SD Quattro + 30mm F1.4 DC HSM | Art vs. Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4K + FE 28-70mm OSS Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sigma SD Quattro + 30mm F1.4 DC HSM | Art Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4K + FE 28-70mm OSS
Product Type Digital camera - mirrorless system Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included 30mm F1.4 DC HSM | Art lens FE 28-70mm OSS lens
Height 9.51 cm 9.64 cm
Width 14.7 cm 13.13 cm
Depth 9.08 cm 7.98 cm
Weight 625 g 658 g
Weight Details - Camera with battery and memory card: 658 g
Body Material Magnesium alloy Magnesium alloy
Protection Splashproof, dust-resistant Dust-resistant, moisture-resistant
Digital Zoom - 4x
SENSOR Sigma SD Quattro + 30mm F1.4 DC HSM | Art Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4K + FE 28-70mm OSS
Sensor Resolution 29.5 Megapixel 33.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type X3 CMOS Exmor R CMOS
Total Pixels 33,200,000 pixels 34,100,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 29,500,000 pixels 33,000,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (23.4 x 15.5 mm) Full Frame (35.9 x 23.9 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) - 60 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)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
Sensors - Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Sigma SD Quattro + 30mm F1.4 DC HSM | Art Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4K + FE 28-70mm OSS
Image Processor - BIONZ XR
LENS Sigma SD Quattro + 30mm F1.4 DC HSM | Art Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4K + FE 28-70mm OSS
Type 30 f/1.4 DC HSM | Art Zoom lens 28 - 70 mm - f/3.5-5.6 FE OSS - zoom
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 45mm -
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 30 cm 30 cm
Max View Angle 50.7 degree(s) 75 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment - Manual
Lens Construction 8 groups / 9 elements 8 groups / 9 elements
Filter Size 62 mm 55 mm
Lens Mounting Type Sigma SA Sony E-mount
Features Full-time manual focusing, rear focusing system, Hyper Sonic Motor (HSM), aspherical lens, Sigma USB dock compatible Internal focusing system, full-time manual focusing, ED glass, splashproof, aspherical lens, dustproof
FOCUSING Sigma SD Quattro + 30mm F1.4 DC HSM | Art Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4K + FE 28-70mm OSS
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 9 759
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 Face-priority AF function Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function
VIEWFINDER Sigma SD Quattro + 30mm F1.4 DC HSM | Art Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4K + FE 28-70mm OSS
Viewfinder Type Electronic - LCD Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size - 0.5"
Viewfinder Resolution 2,360,000 pixels 3,686,400 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 1.1x 0.78x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +2 -4 to +3
Field of View Crop Factor 1.5 -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Sigma SD Quattro + 30mm F1.4 DC HSM | Art Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4K + FE 28-70mm OSS
ISO (Max) - 204800
Native ISO 100-6400 100-51200
Extended ISO (Max) - 204800
Extended ISO (Min) - 50
Light Sensitivity - ISO 50, ISO auto, ISO 204800, ISO 100-51200
Exposure Metering Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, average, highlight spot
Exposure Metering Zones - 1200
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes - Dynamic Range Bracketing, white balance bracketing
Special Effects - Soft Skin, Creative Look presets
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets - Incandescent, fluorescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, Underwater, 2500K - 9900K
Shutter Type Mechanical electronically-controlled Mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 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 - 3, 5 or 9 steps
X-sync Speed 1/180 sec 1/250sec
Exposure Range EV 0-17 (ISO 100) EV -3-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Sigma SD Quattro + 30mm F1.4 DC HSM | Art Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4K + FE 28-70mm OSS
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 1,620,000 pixels 1,036,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Folding
Display Features - Display brightness control
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Sigma SD Quattro + 30mm F1.4 DC HSM | Art Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4K + FE 28-70mm OSS
Digital Video Format - MPEG-4, H.264, XAVC S, H.265, XAVC HS
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, HEIF, RAW + HEIF
Max Video Resolution - 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format - Linear PCM, AAC
Microphone Operation Mode - Stereo
Microphone Features - Wind noise reduction
MEMORY Sigma SD Quattro + 30mm F1.4 DC HSM | Art Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4K + FE 28-70mm OSS
Memory Card Slot SD card SD card, CFexpress / SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC 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 5440 x 3616
2720 x 1808
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 - 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 Sigma SD Quattro + 30mm F1.4 DC HSM | Art Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4K + FE 28-70mm OSS
Battery Type Sigma BP-61 Lithium Ion Sony NP-FZ100 Lithium Ion
Details Li-ion rechargeable battery (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)
CONNECTIONS Sigma SD Quattro + 30mm F1.4 DC HSM | Art Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4K + FE 28-70mm OSS
Interface HDMI, USB 3.0 USB 2.0, USB-C, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.1
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
Print Standard - Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 3.0 (9 pin USB Type B)
HDMI output (19 pin mini HDMI Type C)
Remote control input
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 Sigma SD Quattro + 30mm F1.4 DC HSM | Art Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4K + FE 28-70mm OSS
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec
Continuous Shooting Speed - 8 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 6 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
OTHERS Sigma SD Quattro + 30mm F1.4 DC HSM | Art Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4K + FE 28-70mm OSS
Included Accessories Carrying strap, battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, USB cable Eyepiece cover, lens hood, dust cap, body cap, lens 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
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