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Leica Q vs Sony a7R II

5.12 in
3.15 in
Leica Q Digital Camera
Leica Q
5.0 in
3.77 in
Sony a7R II Digital Camera
Sony a7R II
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
10
4.3 out of 5
6 user ratings
5 stars
66 %
4 stars
33 %
3 stars
0 %
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55
4.6 out of 5
18 user ratings
5 stars
72 %
4 stars
27 %
3 stars
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User rating
39
4.3 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
48 %
4 stars
35 %
3 stars
15 %
2 stars
0 %
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38
4.2 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
26 %
4 stars
65 %
3 stars
7 %
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Sensor

Leica QLeica Q
Sony a7R IISony a7R II
Sensor typeCMOSExmor CMOS
Image sensor formatFull frameFull frame
Sensor size1.42 in1.41 in
Sensor photo detectors26.0 Mpx44.0 Mpx
Effective pixels24.0 Mpx42.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h3:2
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
Max resolution6000 x 4000 px7952 x 5304 px
Other resolutions
  • 4272x2848
  • 4800x3200
  • 3424x2288
  • 2384x1592
  • 1280x856
  • 3360x2240
  • 2400x1600
  • 1680x1120
  • 896x600
  • 5168x3448
  • 3984x2656
  • 5168x3448
  • 3984x2656
  • 2592x1728
  • 7952x4472
  • 5168x2912
  • 3984x2240
  • 5168x2912
  • 3984x2240
  • 2592x1456
ProcessorMaestro IIBIONZ X

Image

Leica QLeica Q
Sony a7R IISony a7R II
ISO Autoyesyes
ISO minimum10050
ISO maximum50000102400
White balance presets510
Custom white balanceyesyes
Image stabilization typeNoSensor-shift
Uncompressed formatRAWRAW

Optics and focus

Leica QLeica Q
Sony a7R IISony a7R II
Digital zoom1.5 x4.0 x
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)LampLamp
Contrast autofocusyesyes
Focal length multiplier1x1x
Autofocus
  • Contrast Detect
  • Multi-area
  • Center
  • Selective single-point
  • Single
  • Continuous
  • Touch
  • Face Detection
  • Live View
TTL contrast and phase detection
Manual focusyesyes
Number of focus points49399
Image stabiliserNoOptical
Phase detection autofocusnoyes

Screen and viewfinder

Leica QLeica Q
Sony a7R IISony a7R II
Screen size3.0 in3.0 in
Articulated LCDnoyes
Screen technologyLCD TFTLCD TFT
Screen dots10400001228800
Touch screenyesno
Live viewyesyes
ViewfinderElectronicElectronic
Viewfinder coverage100.0 %100.0 %
Viewfinder resolution3680000.0 px2359296.0 px
Viewfinder magnification0.77 x0.78 x
Separate info displaynono

Photography features

Leica QLeica Q
Sony a7R IISony a7R II
Minimum shutter speed30.0 s30.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s1.0 s
Maximum shutter speed (electronic)1/16000 sec1/8000 sec
Shutter priorityyesyes
Aperture priorityyesyes
Manual exposure modeyesyes
Number of exposures103
Exposure compensation plus35
Exposure compensation minus-3-5
Expousure compensation steps1/3
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
AE EV steps1/3
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 2
Continuous shootingyesyes
AE frames3
  • 3
  • 5
Subject / scene modesyesyes
Flash sync speed1/500s1/250s
Built-in flashnono
External flashyesyes
Continuous drive10.0 fps5.0 fps
Self-timeryesyes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 12
  • 2
  • 10

Videography features

Leica QLeica Q
Sony a7R IISony a7R II
Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px
Supported video file formats
  • MPEG-4
  • H.264
  • AVC
  • H.264
  • MPEG-4

Audio features

Leica QLeica Q
Sony a7R IISony a7R II
Microphone typeStereoStereo
Speaker typeMonoMono

Design

Leica QLeica Q
Sony a7R IISony a7R II
Body typeLarge sensor compactMILC
Colour of productBlackBlack
Environmentally sealednoyes

Dimensions

Leica QLeica Q
Sony a7R IISony a7R II
Weight22.58 oz20.53 oz
Width5.12 in5.0 in
Height3.15 in3.77 in
Depth3.66 in2.37 in

Storage

Leica QLeica Q
Sony a7R IISony a7R II
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • Memory Stick Pro Duo
  • Memory Stick Duo
  • Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo

Power

Leica QLeica Q
Sony a7R IISony a7R II
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion

Connectivity

Leica QLeica Q
Sony a7R IISony a7R II
HDMIyesyes
USB version2.02.0
Headphone portnoyes
Microphone portnoyes
WirelessBuilt-InBuilt-In
Supported WiFi types
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
Remote controlyesyes
NFCnoyes
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Firewirenono

Other features

Leica QLeica Q
Sony a7R IISony a7R II
Timelapse recordingyesyes
GPSnono
Orientation sensoryesyes

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