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Nikon Z5 vs Sony a7C

The Nikon Z5 and the Sony a7C side by side, computed from this guide's catalogue.

Which to pick

Pick the Sony a7C if you want more lenses made for it in this guide (278 against 153) and a lighter body (509 g against 675 g). On these specs the Nikon Z5 has no clear advantage: choose it if the price, the handling or a lens you own decides it. If you already own Nikon Z or Sony E lenses, the camera on that mount saves you buying them again.

Still torn? Ask the guide about the Nikon Z5 and the Sony a7C

Specs side by side

Rows that differ are in full colour; the better value is marked where one is better by any measure.
SpecNikon Z5Sony a7C
MakerNikonSony
MountNikon ZSony E
SensorFull frame, 36 x 24 mmFull frame, 36 x 24 mm
Crop factor1×1×
Resolution24.3 MP24.2 MP
Stabilisationin the bodyin the body
Announced20202020
Typemirrorless cameramirrorless camera
Weight675 g509 glighter
Lenses in this guide153 for its sensor, 80 more with a crop278 for its sensor, 125 more with a cropmore lenses

Sensor size

Both camerasFull frame36 × 24 mmCrop factor 1×
Both sensors drawn to the same scale.

Crop factors: Nikon Z5 1×, Sony a7C 1×.

What a 50mm frames like

Both have the same sensor size, so a 50mm lens frames the same on each: like 50mm on full frame.

50mm on either · 40°
Horizontal angle of view on each.

Lenses

Different mounts (Nikon Z and Sony E): a lens for one does not fit the other without an adapter. 112 lens designs in this guide are made in both mounts, mostly from third-party makers.

The Nikon Z5: 153 Nikon Z lenses in this guide cover its sensor. The Sony a7C: 278 Sony E lenses in this guide cover its sensor.

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