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Sony a7C II vs Sony ZV-E1

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Specification Sony a7C II Sony ZV-E1
General
Brand Sony Sony
Model a7C II ZV-E1
Year 2023 2023
Body
Dimensions 124 x 71.1 x 63.4 mm 121 x 71.9 x 54.3 mm
Weight 514 g 483 g
Sensor
Sensor type CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 35.9 x 23.9 mm 35.6 x 23.8 mm
Sensor resolution 7152 x 4768 4260 x 2840
Crop factor 1.0 1.01
Total megapixels 33.0 —
Megapixels — 12.1
Effective megapixels 34.1 —
Image
Max. image resolution 7008 x 4672 4240 x 2832
ISO Auto, 100-51200 (extends to 50-204800) Auto, 80-102400 (extends to 40-409600)
Exposure & Shutter
Min. shutter speed 30 sec 30 sec
Max. shutter speed 1/8000 sec 1/8000 sec
Metering Evaluative Multi, Center-weighted, Highlight-weighted, Spot
Exposure compensation ±5 EV (in 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps) ±5 EV (in 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps)
Aperture priority Yes Yes
Shutter priority Yes Yes
White balance presets 7.0 7.0
Autofocus & Drive
Autofocus type Fast Hybrid AF (phase + contrast detection) —
AF phase-detection points 759 (stills), 627 (video) —
Max burst (mechanical shutter) 10 fps —
Stabilization
In-body stabilization (IBIS) Yes, 5-axis sensor shift —
Rated stops 7 stops —
Video
Max. video mode 4K 60p (3840 x 2160) 3840x2160 (60p/50p/30p/25p/24p)
Display & Viewfinder
Screen size 3" 3"
Screen resolution 1,036,800 dots 1,036,800 dots
Viewfinder Electronic —
Storage & Connectivity
Storage types SD/SDHC/SDXC (UHS-II) SD/SDHC/SDXC (UHS-II)
USB USB 3.0 (5 GBit/sec) USB 3.2 (10 GBit/sec)
Power
Battery NP-FZ100 lithium-ion battery NP-FZ100 lithium-ion battery
CIPA rated shots (EVF) 530 shots —
CIPA rated shots (LCD) 560 shots —
Lens & Focus
Digital zoom Yes Yes