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  1. Table of Contents
  2. Top
  3. Main Differences
  4. Design
    1. Portability
    2. Build Quality
    3. Body
    4. In The Box
    5. Ergonomics & Comfort
    6. Viewfinder
    7. Screen
    8. Menu System
    9. Built-In Lens
    10. Sensor
    11. Battery
  5. Photo General
    1. Photo Shooting Speed
    2. Photo AF-C Tracking
    3. Photo AF-C Center Point
    4. Photo Image Stabilization
  6. Photo Image Quality
    1. Photo RAW Dynamic Range
    2. Photo RAW Sharpness
    3. Photo RAW Noise
  7. Pictures Sample Gallery
    1. The Skate Park Picture
    2. The Polish Church Picture
    3. The Studio Picture
    4. The Stairway Picture
  8. Video General
    1. Video Features
    2. Audio
    3. Video File Format And Compression
  9. 4k Video
    1. 4k Video Frame Rate
    2. 4k Video Internal Recording
    3. 4k Video Autofocus Performance
    4. 4k Video Quality
    5. 4k Video Rolling Shutter Effect
  10. Full HD Video
    1. FHD Video Frame Rate
    2. FHD Video Internal Recording
    3. FHD Video Autofocus Performance
    4. FHD Video Quality
    5. FHD Video Rolling Shutter Effect
  11. Video Image Quality
    1. Video Dynamic Range
    2. Luminosity Patch Detection
  12. Storage And Connectivity
    1. Storage
    2. Inputs / Outputs
  13. Comments

Sony α7 IV vs Fujifilm X-H2S

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

Sony α7 IV
Fujifilm X-H2S

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Sony α7 IV Picture
Fujifilm X-H2S Picture

Variants

  • α7 IV (Black (Body Only))
  • α7 IV (Black W/ 24-105mm lens)
  • X-H2S (Black (Body Only))
  • X-H2S (Black W/ 16-55mm lens)

Our Verdict

Sony α7 IV

Fujifilm X-H2S

The Fujifilm X-H2S and the Sony α7 IV are excellent hybrid cameras with different-sized sensors. You'll get a higher resolution and more dynamic range in your photos with the Sony, thanks to its 33 MP full-frame sensor. On the other hand, the Fujifilm uses an APS-C sensor with a stacked design that allows for faster burst shooting with no EVF blackout and minimal rolling shutter effect. The Fujifilm is also the more capable video camera, with video recording in up to 6.2k, uncropped 4k at up to 60 fps, internal ProRes codecs, and RAW video output via HDMI. However, if you don't need all of these features, the Sony is still an excellent choice for video work. The Sony also has a slightly more reliable autofocus system.

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Main Differences for
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Threshold 

0.10

Travel Photography 

7.7
8.0

Minimum Shutter Speed Achieved 
 

1/30 s
1/5 s

Full Comparison

Design

Portability 
 

3.9
3.9

Portability Picture  

Sony α7 IV Portability Picture
Fujifilm X-H2S Portability Picture

Height 
 

3.8" (9.6 cm)
3.7" (9.5 cm)

Width 
 

5.6" (14.3 cm)
5.4" (13.7 cm)

Depth 
 

3.2" (8.1 cm)
3.3" (8.5 cm)

Volume 
 

67.9 in³ (1,112.0 cm³)
67.1 in³ (1,099.5 cm³)

Weight 
 

1.47 lbs (0.67 kg)
1.48 lbs (0.67 kg)
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Build Quality 
 

9.0
9.0

Build Quality Picture  

Sony α7 IV Build Quality Picture
Fujifilm X-H2S Build Quality Picture
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Body  

Body Picture  

Sony α7 IV Body Picture
Fujifilm X-H2S Body Picture

Body Type 
 

SLR-Style
SLR-Style

Water Resistance 
 

Weather-Sealed
Weather-Sealed

Mirrorless 
 

Yes
Yes

Rugged 
 

No
No

Hot Shoe 
 

Yes
Yes

Customizable Button 
 

Yes
Yes

Command Dial 
 

4
2

Tripod Mount 
 

Yes
Yes

Lens Mount 
 

E-Mount
X Mount

Built-In Flash 
 

No
No

Fastest Shutter Speed 
 

1/8,000 s
1/8,000 s
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In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

Sony α7 IV In The Box Picture
Fujifilm X-H2S In The Box Picture
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Ergonomics & Comfort 
 

8.5
9.0

Hand Grip Picture  

Sony α7 IV Hand Grip Picture
Fujifilm X-H2S Hand Grip Picture

Hand Grip: Small Hand 
 

Yes
Yes

Hand Grip: Medium Hand 
 

Yes
Yes

Hand Grip: Large Hand 
 

Yes
Yes

Hand Grip: Extra-Large Hand 
 

Yes
Yes
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Viewfinder 
 

EVF Menu Picture  

Sony α7 IV EVF Menu Picture
Fujifilm X-H2S EVF Menu Picture

Viewfinder Type 
 

Electronic
Electronic

Advertised Coverage 
 

100%
100%

Advertised Resolution 
 

3.69 million dots
5.76 million dots

Advertised Magnification 
 

0.78
0.8
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Screen 
 

9.2
9.0

Screen Picture  

Sony α7 IV Screen Picture
Fujifilm X-H2S Screen Picture

Screen Articulation Type 
 

Fully-Articulated
Fully-Articulated

Screen Max Brightness 
 

800 cd/m²
902 cd/m²

Advertised Resolution 
 

1.04 million dots
1.62 million dots

Size 
 

3.0" (7.5 cm)
3.0" (7.5 cm)

Touchscreen 
 

Yes
Limited
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Menu System 
 

9.0
8.0

Screen Menu Picture  

Sony α7 IV Screen Menu Picture
Fujifilm X-H2S Screen Menu Picture

Guide Mode 
 

Yes
Yes

App Name 
 

Creators' App
Fujifilm XApp
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Built-In Lens 
 

0.0
0.0

Aperture Vs Focal Length  

Sony α7 IV Aperture Vs Focal Length
Fujifilm X-H2S Aperture Vs Focal Length

Maximum Aperture 
 

No built-in lens
No built-in lens

Max Aperture (Full-Frame Equivalent) 
 

N/A
N/A

Minimum Focal Length 
 

N/A
N/A

Maximum Focal Length 
 

N/A
N/A

Max Focal Length (Full-Frame Equivalent) 
 

N/A
N/A

Optical Image Stabilization 
 

No
No

Light Falloff Picture  

Sony α7 IV Light Falloff Picture
Fujifilm X-H2S Light Falloff Picture

Luminance 
 

N/A
N/A

Light Falloff 
 

N/A
N/A

Sensor 
 

Sensor Type 
 

BSI CMOS
Stacked BSI CMOS

Advertised Effective Pixels 
 

33 MP
26.16 MP

Processor 
 

BIONZ XR
X-Processor 5

Sensor Size 
 

Full Frame
APS-C

Extended ISO Minimum 
 

50
80

Native ISO Minimum (Base ISO) 
 

100
160

Native ISO Maximum 
 

51,200
12,800

Tested Firmware 
 

Version 1.10
5.00
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Battery 
 

8.6
9.1

Battery Type 
 

Sony NP-FZ100
Fujifilm NP-W235

USB Charging 
 

Yes
Yes

Power Delivery While Recording 
 

Yes
Yes

Advertised Battery Life In Photo 
 

580 photos
580 photos

Tested Battery Life In Video 
 

105 min
125 min
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Photo General

Photo Shooting Speed 
 

7.9
8.4

Low Speed Continuous 
 

4 fps
3 fps

High Speed Continuous 
 

10 fps
15 fps

Silent Shooting Continuous 
 

10 fps
40 fps

Raw Buffer Size 
 

10,000 Photos
180 Photos

JPEG Buffer Size 
 

10,000 Photos
10,000 Photos

Buffer Empty Time 
 

0 s
11 s
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Photo AF-C Tracking 
 

8.7
7.5

Autofocus Tracking Shots  

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Run 01
AF-C Tracking 01
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Run 01
AF-C Tracking 01

Perfect Focus Hit Rate 
 

77%
62%

Usable Focus Hit Rate 
 

94%
78%
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Photo AF-C Center Point 
 

9.7
9.7

Autofocus Center Point Shots  

center-point-run-01-01
Run 01
AF-C Center Point 01
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Run 01
AF-C Center Point 01

Perfect Focus Hit Rate 
 

96%
96%

Usable Focus Hit Rate 
 

99%
100%
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Photo Image Stabilization 
 

6.6
9.0

Stabilization Slideshow  

Minimum Shutter Speed Achieved 
 

1/30 s
1/5 s

In-Body Image Stabilization 
 

Yes
Yes
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Photo Image Quality

Photo RAW Dynamic Range 
 

8.7
8.0

Dynamic Range Scene  

Sony α7 IV Dynamic Range Scene
Fujifilm X-H2S Dynamic Range Scene

Dynamic Range At Base ISO 
 

11.0 f-stops
10.2 f-stops

Dynamic Range At 1/500s Exposure Time 
 

9.6 f-stops
8.8 f-stops

Dynamic Range At 1/2000s Exposure Time 
 

7.5 f-stops
7.4 f-stops

Dynamic Range At 1/4000s Exposure Time 
 

6.9 f-stops
6.7 f-stops
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Photo RAW Sharpness 
 

9.0
8.0

Sharpness Scene Crop  

Sony α7 IV Sharpness Scene Crop
Fujifilm X-H2S Sharpness Scene Crop

MTF Graph  

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Vertical Edge MTF50 At Base ISO 
 

2,116 LW/PH
1,827 LW/PH

Horizontal Edge MTF50 At Base ISO 
 

2,630 LW/PH
1,825 LW/PH
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Photo RAW Noise 
 

7.7
7.4

Noise Scene Crop  

Sony α7 IV Noise Scene Crop
Fujifilm X-H2S Noise Scene Crop

Noise Vs Exposure Time  

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SNR 18% At 1/8 Exposure Time (125 ms) 
 

34.5 dB
34.2 dB

SNR 18% At 1/30 Exposure Time (33 ms) 
 

32.2 dB
31.6 dB

SNR 18% At 1/125 Exposure Time (8 ms) 
 

27.7 dB
27.3 dB

SNR 18% At 1/500 Exposure Time (2 ms) 
 

22.3 dB
21.7 dB
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Pictures Sample Gallery

The Skate Park Picture 
 

Sample Gallery - Skate Park   

Sony α7 IV Sample Gallery - Skate Park
Fujifilm X-H2S Sample Gallery - Skate Park

JPEG Skate Park Picture  

RAW Skate Park Picture  

The Polish Church Picture 
 

Sample Gallery - Church  

Sony α7 IV Sample Gallery - Church
Fujifilm X-H2S Sample Gallery - Church

JPEG Polish Church Picture  

RAW Polish Church Picture  

The Studio Picture 
 

Sample Gallery - Studio  

Sony α7 IV Sample Gallery - Studio
Fujifilm X-H2S Sample Gallery - Studio

JPEG Studio Picture  

RAW Studio Picture  

The Stairway Picture 
 

Sample Gallery - Stairway  

Sony α7 IV Sample Gallery - Stairway
Fujifilm X-H2S Sample Gallery - Stairway

JPEG Stairway Picture  

RAW Stairway Picture  

Video General

Video Features  

Full HD Video 
 

Yes
Yes

4k Video 
 

Yes
Yes

6k Video 
 

No
Yes

Clean HDMI Output 
 

Yes
Yes

Advertised Max Chroma Sampling Over HDMI 
 

4:2:2
4:2:2

Advertised Max Bit Depth Over HDMI 
 

10 bits
12 bits

Log Picture Profile 
 

Yes
Yes

Recording Light  
 

No
Yes
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Audio  

Audio Test Sample 
 

Audio Recording 
 

Stereo
Stereo

Microphone Level Display 
 

Yes
Yes

Video File Format And Compression  

MP4 H.264 / MPEG-4 AVC 
 

Yes
Yes

MP4 H.265 / HEVC 
 

Yes
No

MOV H.264 / MPEG-4 AVC 
 

No
Yes

MOV H.265 / HEVC 
 

No
Yes

AVCHD H.264 / MPEG-4 AVC 
 

Yes
No

All-I Compression 
 

Yes
Yes
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4k Video

4k Video Frame Rate 
 

9.0
9.8

240 fps In 4k 
 

No
No

120 fps In 4k 
 

No
Yes, with a Crop

60 fps In 4k 
 

Yes, with a Crop
Yes

30 fps In 4k 
 

Yes
Yes

24 fps In 4k 
 

Yes
Yes

4k Crop At Max Available fps 
 

1.5 x
1.29 x
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4k Video Internal Recording 
 

10
9.0

Bitrate Maximum In 4k 
 

567 Mbps
1,822 Mbps

Bitrate Minimum In 4k 
 

60 Mbps
729 Mbps

Chroma Sampling In 4k 
 

4:2:2
4:2:2

Bit Depth In 4k 
 

10 Bit
10 Bit

Record Time Limit In 4k 
 

N/A
N/A

Overheat Recording Interruptions in 4k 
 

0
2
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4k Video Autofocus Performance 
 

9.7
9.7

4k Object Tracking Video  

Object Tracking In 4k 
 

9.7
10

4k Face Tracking Video  

Face Tracking In 4k 
 

9.5
9.4

Face Detection In 4k 
 

Yes
Yes

Eye Detection In 4k 
 

Yes
Yes
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4k Video Quality 
 

8.8
8.8

4k Sample Low Light Video  

Low Light Capability In 4k  

8.5
8.0

4k Test Scene Extract  

Sony α7 IV 4k Test Scene Extract
Fujifilm X-H2S 4k Test Scene Extract

Test Scene Extract In 4k  

9.0
9.5
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4k Video Rolling Shutter Effect 
 

5.5
8.2

Rolling Shutter Video in 4k  

4k Rolling Shutter 
 

7.3°
2.0°
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Full HD Video

FHD Video Frame Rate 
 

9.5
9.7

240 fps In FHD 
 

No
Yes, with a Crop

120 fps In FHD 
 

Yes
Yes, with a Crop

60 fps In FHD 
 

Yes
Yes

30 fps In FHD 
 

Yes
Yes

24 fps In FHD 
 

Yes
Yes

FHD Crop At Max Available fps 
 

1 x
1.3 x
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FHD Video Internal Recording 
 

10
10

Bitrate Maximum In FHD 
 

207 Mbps
453 Mbps

Bitrate Minimum In FHD 
 

14 Mbps
181 Mbps

Chroma Sampling In FHD 
 

4:2:2
4:2:2

Bit Depth In FHD 
 

10 Bit
10 Bit

Record Time Limit in FHD 
 

N/A
N/A
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FHD Video Autofocus Performance 
 

9.5
9.8

Object Tracking Video  

Object Tracking In FHD 
 

9.0
10

FHD Face Tracking Video  

Face Tracking In FHD 
 

9.8
9.5

Face Detection In FHD 
 

Yes
Yes

Eye Detection In FHD 
 

Yes
Yes
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FHD Video Quality 
 

8.5
8.5

FHD Sample Low Light Video  

Low Light Capability In FHD  

8.5
7.5

FHD Test Scene Extract In FHD  

Sony α7 IV FHD Test Scene Extract In FHD
Fujifilm X-H2S FHD Test Scene Extract In FHD

Test Scene Extract In FHD  

8.5
9.5
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FHD Video Rolling Shutter Effect 
 

8.2
8.5

Rolling Shutter Video in FHD  

FHD Rolling Shutter 
 

2.0°
1.7°
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Video Image Quality

Video Dynamic Range 
 

8.9
8.9

Video Dynamic Range Waveform  

Sony α7 IV Video Dynamic Range Waveform
Fujifilm X-H2S Video Dynamic Range Waveform

Video Dynamic Range Slideshow  

Strict SNR Max Dynamic Range 
 

10.50 stops
9.33 stops

Lenient SNR Max Dynamic Range 
 

11.51 stops
11.01 stops

Background Floor Max Dynamic Range 
 

13.92 stops
15.04 stops
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Luminosity Patch Detection 
 

8.3
8.1

Luminosity Patch Detection Chart  

Sony α7 IV Luminosity Patch Detection Chart
Fujifilm X-H2S Luminosity Patch Detection Chart

Above Middle Gray 
 

5.17 stops
4.84 stops

Below Middle Gray 
 

9.98 stops
9.98 stops
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Storage And Connectivity

Storage  

Card Slot Picture  

Sony α7 IV Card Slot Picture
Fujifilm X-H2S Card Slot Picture

Card 1 Slot 
 

CFexpress Type A and UHS-II
CFexpress

Card 2 Slot 
 

SD Card UHS-II
SD Card UHS-II
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Inputs / Outputs 
 

10
10

Input Picture  

Sony α7 IV Input Picture
Fujifilm X-H2S Input Picture

USB 
 

USB-C
USB-C

HDMI 
 

Full Size (Type A)
Full Size (Type A)

Headphones 
 

Yes
Yes

Microphone 
 

Stereo
Stereo

Wi-Fi 
 

Yes
Yes

Bluetooth 
 

Yes
Yes
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α7 IV
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X-H2S
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α7 IV
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X-H2S
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