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Sony a7 III vs Sony a7R II

5.1 in
2.9 in
Sony a7 III Digital Camera
Sony a7 III
5.0 in
3.77 in
Sony a7R II Digital Camera
Sony a7R II
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
38
4.6 out of 5
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4 stars
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4.6 out of 5
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4 stars
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User rating
62
4.1 out of 5
62 user ratings
5 stars
40 %
4 stars
37 %
3 stars
16 %
2 stars
3 %
1 stars
3 %
38
4.2 out of 5
38 user ratings
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Sensor

Sony a7 IIISony a7 III
Sony a7R IISony a7R II
Sensor typeCMOSExmor CMOS
Image sensor formatFull-frameFull frame
Sensor size1.4 in1.41 in
ProcessorBIONZ XBIONZ X

Image

Sony a7 IIISony a7 III
Sony a7R IISony a7R II
ISO
  • 100
  • 12800
  • 51200
  • 102400
  • 50
  • 100
  • 6400
  • 25600
  • Auto
ISO minimum5050
ISO maximum204800102400
Boosted ISO minimum5050
Boosted ISO maximum204800102400
Maximum image resolution6000 x 4000 px7952 x 5304 px
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Underwater
  • Incandescent
  • Cloudy
  • Flash
  • Daylight
  • Shade
  • Fluorescent
  • Fluorescent
  • Fluorescent
  • Fluorescent
Supported image file formatsJPEG
  • JPG
  • RAW
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
Image stabilizeryesyes
Supported aspect ratios3:2
  • 3:2
  • 16:9

Optics and focus

Sony a7 IIISony a7 III
Sony a7R IISony a7R II
Lens mountSony ESony E-mount
Digital zoom8.0 x4.0 x
Magnification (Crop factor)0.78 x0.78 x
Focus adjustmentAuto/ManualAuto/Manual
Autofocus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Contrast Detection Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • One Shot Focus
TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus (AF) lockyesyes
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyesyes
Number of focus points693399
Image stabiliserOpticalOptical

Screen and viewfinder

Sony a7 IIISony a7 III
Sony a7R IISony a7R II
Screen size2.95 in3.0 in
Screen technologyLCDLCD TFT
Touch screenyesno
Live viewyesyes
ViewfinderElectronicElectronic
Viewfinder screen size0.51 in0.5 in
Viewfinder resolution2359296.0 px2359296.0 px
Viewfinder magnification0.78 x0.78 x
Dioptre correctionyesyes
Diopter adjustment (D-D)-4 - 3-4 - 3
Eye relief0.91 in0.91 in

Photography features

Sony a7 IIISony a7 III
Sony a7R IISony a7R II
Shooting modes
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Movie
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Movie
  • Program
  • Scene
  • Shutter priority
Camera shutter typeElectronicMechanical
Minimum shutter speed30.0 s30.0 s
Maximum shutter speed (electronic)1/8000 sec1/8000 sec
Auto exposure lockyesyes
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 10
  • 2sec
Histogramyesyes
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • High-speed Sync
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash ON
  • High-speed Sync
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Second-curtain Sync
  • Slow Sync
Scene modes
  • Close-up
  • Night
  • Night portrait
  • Portrait
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
  • Night portrait
  • Portrait
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Twilight
  • Landscape
Self-timeryesyes
Face detectionyesyes

Videography features

Sony a7 IIISony a7 III
Sony a7R IISony a7R II
Maximum resolution3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Video recordingyesyes
Recording resolutions
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 3840 x 2160
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 3840 x 2160
HD type4K Ultra HD4K Ultra HD
Supported video file formats
  • AVC
  • AVCHD
  • H.264
  • MPEG-4
  • XAVC S
  • AVC
  • H.264
  • MPEG-4
Analog signal format system
  • NTSC
  • PAL
  • NTSC
  • PAL
Camera playback
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Single image
  • Slide show
Max resolution (highest frame rate)3840 x 21603840 x 2160
Max frame rate (highest resolution)30.0 fps30.0 fps

Audio features

Sony a7 IIISony a7 III
Sony a7R IISony a7R II
Built-in microphoneyesyes
Built-in speakersyesyes
Supported audio file formats
  • AC3
  • LPCM
  • AC3
  • LC-AAC
  • MP4
Noise reductionyesyes

Design

Sony a7 IIISony a7 III
Sony a7R IISony a7R II
Body typeMILCMILC
Colour of productBlackBlack
Anti-dust systemyesyes

Dimensions

Sony a7 IIISony a7 III
Sony a7R IISony a7R II
Weight22.93 oz20.53 oz
Width5.1 in5.0 in
Height2.9 in3.77 in
Depth3.76 in2.37 in

Storage

Sony a7 IIISony a7 III
Sony a7R IISony a7R II
Compatible memory cards
  • MS Duo
  • MS Pro-HG Duo
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • 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
Memory slots21
Camera file system
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF
  • Exif 2.31
  • RAW
  • DCF 2.0
  • MPF
  • RAW

Power

Sony a7 IIISony a7 III
Sony a7R IISony a7R II
Power source typeBatteryBattery
Battery life (CIPA)610340
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
AC adapter includedYyes

Connectivity

Sony a7 IIISony a7 III
Sony a7R IISony a7R II
HDMIyesyes
HDMI connector typeMicroMicro
USB connector typeUSB Type-CMicro-USB B
USB version3.12.0
Microphone portyesyes
Supported WiFi types
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
NFCyesyes
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes

Other features

Sony a7 IIISony a7 III
Sony a7R IISony a7R II
GPSnono

Pros & Cons

Pros
      Cons

          Often compared with Sony a7 III

          Often compared with Sony a7R II