Blind Test: Sony A7IV vs Nikon Z5 (Can you guess all correctly?) 

for nikon z5 to even be able to hang with the sony a7iv says alot about how much value nikon put into this entry level nikon z5.....simply amazing job nikon!!!!

It's surprisingly easy to see where is Nikon - it's more contrasty and the bokeh is better (not swirly). Nikon just make better lenses.

Missed 2. I love my Z6ii. Of course tempted by new Sony tech but I always regret it when I import them into LR. I don’t do portraits or sports so don’t need crazy sticky AF. Just picked up the NIKKOR MC Z 105mm 2.8 S and am loving the images from it. I appreciate your work and videos. My take everywhere is an X100V.

Hi. Did you tweak WB setting on A7 IV or was it set to default AWB without any additional tweaks ? I ask because in this video Sony shifts visibly towards magenta when compared to your last comparisons with Canon and Fuji.

Hi Xing, thanks for your interesting video. I am considering buying the Sony A7 IV for video and I would like to ask you a question. If I activate all the stabilizations possible in the camera during the shooting phase (even in the zoom lens ), will the video I get slightly decrease in quality? I mean its definition, etc. Thank you.

It was hit and miss for the first few. Once I got situated, I got all of them correct. Colors seemed more accurate (or at least a greater differentiation of colors) and a bit sharper on the Nikon. The Sony seemed to have almost like a magenta color filter over it.

I'm a long time Nikon shooter that loves all the different systems. This is the first Sony sensor that I may prefer over my Z6ii (and over Nikon color science in general). Thanks for the comparison!

These two are almost indistinguishable, it's wild.

Sony is easy to guess, it has bad white balance with very strong magenta shift. Nikon is more neutral and looks better.

Xing liu can u tell me which picture control use on nikon setting ??

Which software did you use to edit these pics?

This was not one of the better showings from Sony. Your recent canon vs Sony video I was very impressed with Sony. In this video I’m questioning the purple tint that keeps showing up. Nikon for more than half the cost held its own in this comparison against Sony. I’m going to guess that maybe the Zeiss isn’t the best option for modern Sony cameras anymore. The GM and FE 1.8 probably render better.

i always love your compassion ❤ plz do a comparison between nikon Z5 and fuji XH2 🙏🙏🙏

Easy to identify . Sony has lighter tone and Nikon is more contrast. So if just for photo I would say Z5 is very good considering the price gap. Good job for the comparison video 😊

Gracias Xing, personalmente me ha servido para confirmar, que ninguna de las dos tienen la gestión de color que a mí me gusta

Thank you for this test! I love my nikon z5! Only 2 miss!

I don't know anything new about the camera, please answer my question I want to use this link Sigma 105mm f1.4 Can I use this lens with Nikon z5 without adapter now?...

Have you notice any striping lines from the Nikon Z5 from the phase detection?

My observations. 1. The Z5 is a lower range than the a7IV, a fairer comparison would be with the Z6ii 2.The a7IV has a sensor with more megapixels and is backlit, which is why it is sharper and manages to have a high dynamic range, which is why images from the Sony are clearer, but that does not mean that it has better dynamic range, because it loses many shadows, although Nikon always makes its RAW files more editable and you can get a lot of detail from the shadows and highlights. 3. Optically they look very good, Sony with Zeiss as an ally managed to reach the level of Nikon, which optically was the best in the DSLR era, but in Colors, Sony still tends to have a lot of Magenta. In fact it looks very magenta, Nikon is a little more balanced but still has a tendency towards green, but that's a thing of the past.

You can really tell the difference. I got the Z5. I love the color quality difference between these 2 cameras. Great test.

Nikon colours are just amazing and these S lenses are the best lenses in the market.

Most of the images I loved were taken by Nikon Z5, which looks like the big Z mount helps a lot

The Sony balances a little too cold and the Nikon a little too warm. Just compensating that temperature might resolve the tint shift. At 3:02 it looks like a comparison between Ektar 100 and Portra 400. Both are great styles, but neither looks particularly natural. Sony does look like it has more dynamic range and deeper contrast like positive film though, whereas Nikon has faded black tones like negative film. Sony seems to pull the white point down, whereas Nikon has true white, though.

I got 11 right and 4 wrong. The Nikon is rather easy to spot. Their yellows and greens are different and some more (even too much at times) contrast and saturation.

Both camera's are on my shopping list

Hey, awesome portraits as always. Where all the shots in jpeg or raw?

Your comparison generating quite a buzz. I was actually choosing which images i find pleasing rather than identifying which is which. And to me they are both 50/50, where i found colour pops, details may suffer, or bokeh unpleasant etc. Sosmed may tint your preference towards magenta and landscape towards green. I would vote both of them to be perfect for photography depending on your colour preference. So it all come down to price..

They are almost Identical the only difference is the A7IV has a bit more color in pictures. but feel like this can be achieved in Photoshop or post editing software.

Great video, thank you, I'm just to decide between A7II and Z5, in Mexico, both cost the same, $1,100.00 uscy.

Sony skin tones got better but still to yellow in the face. Canon and Nikon are better.

This was a bit confusing at first but after identifying the character of each camera I just go one wrong.

Le Z5 s'en sort très bien ! Ce n'est pas la première fois que je le constate... Pour le prix victoire Nikon.

The batis 85 has gorgeous colors

The first 5-6 pictures are are tricky to guess, but then you see pretty clear, that the Nikon adds a bit more contrast and has a slight green hue, while the sony has a slight magenta bias and lifts middle-dark parts a bit more and holds more back on the contrast. I guess the last 10 pictures or so I got always right then. What I can not really see, is a quality difference between the pictures, not in colors, not in details - they are both very well pronounced and detailed with a similar bokeh - you could make the cameras probably behave like their repective countepart with some tweaking of the settings. You would have to go into technical detail in raw-mode and into pixel-peeping to make out any meaningful quality differences. The two cameras are definitely in the same ballpark, actually very close in quality. Every hobby- and semi-pro photographer will be just fine with any one of those very good cameras. The Sony A7-4 is more than double the price of the Z5 though...

Sony jpeg engine is adding warm/magenta hue all over. Almost looks like a filter in some of these and not natural. Maybe that’s desirable for jpeg output and social media.

Those Nikon colors look great .

The mere fact that nikon entry level ff camera are compared to A7IV ( a top-tier sony ff camera with superb af ) means that nikon z5 is that good with lesser the price, Im choosing between z5 & z6II.. my concern is its future proof aspect, since z5 uses old sensor and still no update regarding af improvements as of this posting.. Z6II is good but doubles the price than that of Z5. Im totally confused what to get.. I want my first camera to last for many years.. I'll mostly focus on photos (wedding,events,portraits) .. Any advice which one should i get? In terms of long time usage..thank you!

ok, it's easy to find from magenta one, but i still missed 2 😁

Obviously a huge difference in color tones, the comparison would be easier if the subject was a little closer

i am a nikon shooter past 6yrs and currently using z6ii but i can clearly see see that sony has better dynamic range,better colour science and are much easier to edit in lightroom with preset and lastly more lens option.

The bokeh gave it away for me. :D

im a7riv and a7sii user and i know very well wich one is sony, and i choose a right pict a whole time!

I think Sony got the slightly pink and softer look compare to Nikon which is pretty realistic looking pictures.

Спасибо за труд! Всё наглядно.

Отличное сравнение!Мне нравится Nikon,я узнаю снимки с него в этом ролике.Sony A7IV супер-камера!

Nikon 85 f1.8s lens is just sharp. It was more of a lens comparison.

Is it a raw file?

Sir i am thinking about purchasing z5 or sony alpha iii what should i purchase can you suggest me pls

For me the Zeiss lens was far better. I think both lens and sensor are superior on the Sony side, but I would never pay triple for them - I would get the sigma art 24-70 if I had a Sony. I just bought a z5 because I have Nikon lenses already… and I pray for sigma art lenses to come to the z mount….

Better lenses for sure, but I have the feeling that Nikon has already processed the raw‘s

Nikon best, nikon forever!)

La Z5 es la mejor cámara hoy, no solo de Nikon, atendiendo por supuesto a la ecuación precio-prestaciones. Con un buen entrenamiento y lentes nativos de esta fantástica montura, es posible cubrir prácticamente todos los escenarios.

I am guessing the videos are from the A7IV, am I right ?

This is the first test where I have consistently preferred the Sony over the competitor. Very surprised (as a Fuji and Canon shooter)

I hit the 1st right and then it was easy !

I have both Nikon & Canon. Nikon for me thank you!

Bro SOOc shots say it all 😅😅 . Sony's skin tone speaks out loud 😅 The 1.8S' color science is also easily recognizable... There should be a blind test of edited pictures... Please don't forget to include handheld video clips(like you used to add in fuji xt4 videos etc)

😍😍😍❤️

Sony меня приятно удивляет с цветом. Меню ещё изменили, так я точно бы её купил.

Nikon has better colour accuracy but the Sony has better dynamic range. The blacks are too dark on the nikon and overall the image looks too contrasty straight out of the camera especially in low light situations.

EL RANGO DINAMICO LO UNICO. VEO MEJOR EN SONY . LO DEMAS ES IGUAL O SE CAMBIA EN LA EDICION

Além da tonalidade entre elas ser diferente e os reflexos, também tem a proporção que é levemente mais exagerada na nikon. Percebe-se isso pelo formato mais avantajado do queixo da modelo, onde a nikon deixa a proporção maior. Não sei explicar se é por conta da marca da lente, pelo sensor ou pós processamento.

Sacramento?

A have a new name for this video - “Fight between green and magenta” 😅 Sony wins for the info in shadows 😎 Beautiful girl wins, though 😅

Nikon has cold but more saturated greens, whereas Sony's greens are slightly flat or warmer.

Nikon always blows out the lights, check rhe ridge of the building, the metering matrix isn't good as sony or other manufacturers. Otherwise the z5 is a great little camera for the price. Nikon should really works on it's metering algo

sony corazon

Nikon just killed it!

Z5❤

i find jpegs from nikon look more interesting

Nikon is much sharper? Is it because the lens?

Угадывал все размытию боке, и передачи цветов .

10bit (sony) vs 8 bit is like night and day when it comes to colour grading!!

Nikon means warm and Sony means cool. ; ) as simple as that.

Nikon Z5 📷 👍🏼

I think the most significant difference between these two cameras is in video. The a7 IV just stomps all over the Z5, but, given the price difference, it should. The other important difference is the burst rate. If you're just doing portraits like this, then that probably won't matter so much. But, if you're trying to capture sports or wildlife, the burst rate on the a7 IV can make all the difference in capturing that perfect moment.

Different color of her dress, i can choose ez

i only faulted about 2 pictures 😁

Easy. I look in the "more green" photo. And missed no one.

Guessed all of them correctly. Nikon has a strong yellow/green tint, even when compared with Sony, which is quite an achievement (in a negative way). But at least it's consistent with tint, so it might be possible to negate it with some AWB bias adjustment. On the other hand, Nikon less is way more resistant to flare, although I find Sony bokeh a bit more pleasing.

This was very very underwhelming photoshoot. It became ridiculously obvious which was which right from the first picture. Photoshoot done in different setting would have been a little challenging. It is obvious Nikon does some stuff to make the subject colours pop.

nikon green sony magenta ez

Request with under, over, and normal..

Sony and leica m10 please

Sony and canon cameras have the best colours

honestly, sony's pursuit to copy canon's color science made its color too warm and orangey. the shadow also isn't as marvellous as nikon's. see the crevices on the sweater.

Sony, as usual, gives out a purple color! The camera didn't show anything new. Nikon is twice as cheap - and the quality is the same. Nikon is definitely not inferior in price and quality. It is necessary to invest in lenses!

NIKON Z5 !!!

Missed 2

Too bad Nikon is going out of business :( such great IQ.

Im shocked at how bad nikons colours made the model look…always thought nikon had good colours…to lose this hard vs. Sony is shocking to me..

Where the swirl is, that’s zeiss (sony) lol

I prefer the Sony better in this comparison.

I gues it wrong only one, I think Nikon is more accurate soc

Its easy, blue cokor sony, magenta nikon lol

z5 is not bad

Nikon for the Win

Sony always has trouble with mixed lighting and skin tones

Sorry bro but you didn’t expose the Nikon properly of it underexposed naturally you have to fix that.

nikon top!