Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3K + FE 28-70mm OSS vs. Sony Cinema Line ILME-FX3

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In depth comparison and review of Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3K + FE 28-70mm OSS and Sony Cinema Line ILME-FX3. 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 III ILCE-7M3K + FE 28-70mm OSS vs. Sony Cinema Line ILME-FX3 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3K + FE 28-70mm OSS Sony Cinema Line ILME-FX3
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included FE 28-70mm OSS lens Body only
Height 9.56 cm 7.78 cm
Width 12.69 cm 12.97 cm
Depth 7.37 cm 8.45 cm
Weight 650 g 640 g
Weight Details Camera with battery and memory card: 650 g Camera body only: 640 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 715 g
Body Material - Magnesium alloy
Enclosure Colour Black -
Protection Dust-resistant, moisture-resistant Weatherproof
Digital Zoom 4x -
SENSOR Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3K + FE 28-70mm OSS Sony Cinema Line ILME-FX3
Sensor Resolution 24.2 Megapixel 12.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Exmor R CMOS Exmor R CMOS
Total Pixels 25,300,000 pixels 12,900,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 24,200,000 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) 30 fps 120 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Anti-Dust coating Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration)
Image Stabiliser Optical (5-axis Steady Shot) Optical (Steady Shot with Active Mode)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes Yes
Sensors Digital level metre -
PROCESSOR Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3K + FE 28-70mm OSS Sony Cinema Line ILME-FX3
Image Processor BIONZ X BIONZ XR
LENS Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3K + FE 28-70mm OSS Sony Cinema Line ILME-FX3
Type Zoom lens 28 - 70 mm - f/3.5-5.6 FE OSS - zoom -
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual -
Min Focus Distance 30 cm -
Max View Angle 75 degree(s) -
Zoom Adjustment Manual -
Lens Construction 8 groups / 9 elements -
Filter Size 55 mm -
Lens Mounting Type Sony E-mount Sony E-mount
Features Internal focusing system, full-time manual focusing, ED glass, splashproof, aspherical lens, dustproof -
FOCUSING Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3K + FE 28-70mm OSS Sony Cinema Line ILME-FX3
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 693 759
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function -
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Touch Area AF Eye detection AF, Real-time Eye AF, Real-time Tracking AF
Face Detection Face-priority AF function Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function
VIEWFINDER Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3K + FE 28-70mm OSS Sony Cinema Line ILME-FX3
Viewfinder Type Electronic - OLED -
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour -
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.5" -
Viewfinder Resolution 2,359,296 pixels -
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% -
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.78x -
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +3 -
Features Viewfinder brightness control, colour temperature control -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3K + FE 28-70mm OSS Sony Cinema Line ILME-FX3
ISO (Max) 204800 409600
Native ISO 100-51200 -
Extended ISO (Max) 204800 -
Extended ISO (Min) 50 -
Light Sensitivity ISO 50, ISO 102400, ISO 204800, ISO 100-51200 ISO auto (80-12800), ISO 409600, ISO 80-102400, ISO 40
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot -
Exposure Metering Zones 1200 -
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes Flash Exposure Bracketing, white balance bracketing Dynamic Range Bracketing, white balance bracketing
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, macro, night portrait, night scene, sports mode, sunset -
Special Effects Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Vivid, sunset, landscape, portrait, clear, deep, light, autumn leaves, Retro, partial colour, Toy camera, Posterisation, High contrast monochrome, Pop Colour, Rich-tone monochrome, Soft High-key, Night Scene, Standard, Style Box, Posterisation (B/W) -
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Incandescent, fluorescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), Underwater, 2500K - 9900K, fluorescent light (daylight white) Incandescent, fluorescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, Underwater, 2500K - 9900K
Shutter Type Mechanical electronically-controlled Mechanical, 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 -
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3, 5, 9 steps in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1, 2 or 3 EV steps -
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
X-sync Speed 1/250sec 1/125sec
Exposure Range EV -3-20 (ISO 100) EV -3-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3K + FE 28-70mm OSS Sony Cinema Line ILME-FX3
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Format 921,600 pixels 1,440,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Rotating
Display Features Display brightness control -
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3K + FE 28-70mm OSS Sony Cinema Line ILME-FX3
Digital Video Format AVCHD, XAVC S H.264, XAVC S, XAVC HS, XAVC S-I
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, HEIF
Max Video Resolution 3840 x 2160 -
Audio Signal Format Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel), Linear PCM Linear PCM, AAC LC
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
MEMORY Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3K + FE 28-70mm OSS Sony Cinema Line ILME-FX3
Memory Card Slot Memory Stick PRO Duo card, SD card Dual CFexpress / SD card
Supported Memory Cards 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 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 6000 x 4000
3936 x 2624
3008 x 2000
1968 x 1312
6000 x 3376
3936 x 2216
3008 x 1688
1968 x 1112
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Video Capture 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 - 120 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
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 60 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 60 fps - 17Mbps
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
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 17Mbps
XAVC S-I - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 - 60 fps
XAVC S-I - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 - 60 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 - 60 fps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 - 60 fps
XAVC HS - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 - 120 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3K + FE 28-70mm OSS Sony Cinema Line ILME-FX3
Battery Type Sony NP-FZ100 Lithium Ion Sony NP-FZ100
Details Sony NP-FZ100 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 2280 mAh (included) Sony NP-FZ100 (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 710 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 610 shots (EVF on)
Video recording - 2.08 hours (LCD Monitor on)
Voice recording - 1.92 hours (EVF on)
Video recording - 135 minutes
Photo shooting - 600 shots (LCD Monitor on)
CONNECTIONS Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3K + FE 28-70mm OSS Sony Cinema Line ILME-FX3
Interface HDMI, USB 3.1, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication), Bluetooth 4.1 HDMI, USB-C, NFC (Near Field Communication), IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 5.0
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, Wireless Image Transfer -
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching Exif Print support
Tripod Mount Connection Point - 1/4"-20 screw
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type 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)
HDMI output (19 pin HDMI Type A)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Audio input (XLR / phone stereo 6.3 mm x 2)
USB-C 3.2 (USB Type-C)
USB (micro-USB)
FEATURES Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3K + FE 28-70mm OSS Sony Cinema Line ILME-FX3
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec -
Continuous Shooting Speed 8 frames per second, 10 frames per second 8 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 6 frames per second
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Additional Features Built-in speaker, sharpness control, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, saturation control, shadow point display, highlight point display, takes photos while film recording, contrast control, Dynamic Range Optimizer, USB charging, built-in help guide, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Clear Image Zoom, noise reduction over long exposures, Lens Distortion Correction, high ISO speed noise reduction, PlayMemories Camera Apps support, silent shooting, BRAVIA Sync function, PhotoTV HD, GPS via mobile, S-Log2 gamma setting, peripheral shading correction, chromatic aberration correction, anti-flicker, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) recording, S-Log3 gamma setting Built-in speaker, relay recording, fast motion recording, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, silent shooting, distortion correction function, S-Log2 gamma setting, slow motion recording, peripheral shading correction, chromatic aberration correction, double slot recording, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) recording, S-Log3 gamma setting, 4:2:2 10-bit internal rercording, Flickering Reduction function, assignable buttons, 16-bit RAW data output
OTHERS Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3K + FE 28-70mm OSS Sony Cinema Line ILME-FX3
Included Accessories Eyepiece cover, lens hood, dust cap, body cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, shoe cap, micro-USB cable Body cap, accessory shoe kit, USB-C cable, handle
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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