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Sony 7S II Digital Camera
Sony 7S II
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Sony a7 III Digital Camera
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Sony a7R Digital Camera
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Sony SLT-A99 Digital Camera
Sony SLT-A99
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Sensor

Sensor typeCMOSCMOSCMOSCMOS
Image sensor formatFull-frameFull-frameAPS-CFull frame
Sensor size1.41 in1.4 in1.41 in0.94 in
Sensor photo detectors12.0 Mpx
N/A
37.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx
Effective pixels12.0 Mpx
N/A
36.0 Mpx24.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
N/A
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
Max resolution4240 x 2832 px
N/A
7360 x 4912 px6000 x 4000 px
Other resolutions
  • 4240x2384
  • 2768x1848
  • 2768x1560
  • 2128x1416
  • 2128x1200
  • 1376x920
  • 1376x776
N/A
  • 7360x4144
  • 4800x3200
  • 4800x2704
  • 3680x2072
  • 2400x1600
  • 6000x3376
  • 3936x2624
  • 3936x2216
  • 2640x1760
  • 2640x1488
ProcessorBIONZBIONZ XBIONZ XBIONZ

Image

ISO
  • 102400
  • 50
  • 100
  • 12800
  • 409600
  • 100
  • 12800
  • 51200
  • 102400
  • 100
  • 125
  • 160
  • 200
  • 250
  • 320
  • 400
  • 500
  • 640
  • 800
  • 1000
  • 1250
  • 1600
  • 2000
  • 2250
  • 2500
  • 3200
  • 4000
  • 5000
  • 6400
  • 8000
  • 10000
  • 12800
  • 16000
  • 25600
  • 100
  • 25600
ISO Autoyes
N/A
N/A
yes
ISO minimum5050100100
ISO maximum4096002048002560025600
Boosted ISO minimum50505050
Boosted ISO maximum409600204800
N/A
25600
Maximum image resolution4240 x 2832 px6000 x 4000 px7360 x 4912 px6000 x 4000 px
White balance presets10
N/A
108
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Underwater
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Underwater
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Underwater
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
Custom white balanceyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Supported image file formats
  • JPG
  • RAW
JPEG
  • JPEG
  • RAW
  • EXIF
  • JPG
  • RAW
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Vivid
Image stabilizeryesyesnoyes
Image stabilization typeSensor-shift
N/A
NoSensor-shift
Image stabilization axis5-axis
N/A
N/A
N/A
Supported aspect ratios
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
3:2
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
N/A
Uncompressed formatRAW
N/A
RAWRAW
HDRyes
N/A
yesyes
AEB/HDR supportyes
N/A
yesyes

Optics and focus

Lens mountSony ESony EE mountSony A
Digital zoom4.0 x8.0 x4.0 x
N/A
Magnification (Crop factor)1.0 x0.78 x1.0 x1.0 x
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)Lamp
N/A
LampLamp
Focus adjustmentAuto/ManualAuto/ManualAuto/ManualAuto/Manual
Contrast autofocusyes
N/A
yesno
Contrast adjustmentyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Saturation adjustmentyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Autofocus in recording modeyes
N/A
yesyes
Focal length multiplier1x
N/A
N/A
N/A
Autofocus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Contrast Detection Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Contrast Detection Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • One Shot Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
Auto Focus (AF) lockyesyes
N/A
yes
Manual focusyes
N/A
yesyes
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyesyes
N/A
yes
Number of focus points16969311719
Image stabiliserBuilt-inOpticalLens based onlyBuilt-in
Phase detection autofocusno
N/A
noyes
Number of AF points (contrast)169
N/A
25
N/A
Minimum aperture
N/A
36
N/A
N/A
Maximum aperture
N/A
362.8
N/A
Filter diameter
N/A
3.03 in1.93 in
N/A
Brightness adjustment
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Max number of AF points (incl. assistant)
N/A
N/A
N/A
19

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size2.95 in2.95 in3.0 in3.0 in
Articulated LCDyes
N/A
yesyes
Screen technologyLCDLCDLCDLCD TFT
Screen dots1228800
N/A
12300001229000
Touch screennoyesnono
Live viewyesyesyesyes
ViewfinderElectronicElectronicElectronicElectronic
Viewfinder screen size0.5 in0.51 in0.5 in
N/A
Viewfinder coverage100.0 %
N/A
100.0 %100.0 %
Viewfinder resolution2359296.0 px2359296.0 px2359000.0 px2359000.0 px
Viewfinder magnification0.78 x0.78 x0.71 x0.77 x
Dioptre correctionyesyesyes
N/A
Diopter adjustment (D-D)-4 - 3-4 - 3
N/A
N/A
Eye relief0.91 in0.91 in
N/A
N/A
Separate info displayno
N/A
noyes
Second displayno
N/A
N/A
N/A
Flip-out screen
N/A
no
N/A
N/A
Field of view
N/A
N/A
100.0 %100.0 %

Photography features

Shooting modes
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Program
  • Shutter priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Movie
N/A
  • Auto
  • Movie
  • Program
Camera shutter typeElectronicElectronicElectronicElectronic
Minimum shutter speed30.0 s30.0 s30.0 s30.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s
N/A
1.0 s1.0 s
Shutter priorityyes
N/A
yesyes
Aperture priorityyes
N/A
yesyes
Manual exposure modeyes
N/A
yesyes
Number of exposures3
N/A
33
Exposure compensation plus5
N/A
55
Exposure compensation minus-5
N/A
-5-5
Expousure compensation steps
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
N/A
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
Auto exposure lockyesyes
N/A
yes
AE EV steps
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 2
N/A
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 2
Continuous shootingyes
N/A
yesyes
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 10
Histogramyesyesyesyes
AE frames
  • 3
  • 5
N/A
  • 3
  • 5
  • 3
  • 5
WB BracketingYes
N/A
YesYes
Subject / scene modesyes
N/A
yesno
Flash sync speed1/250s
N/A
1/160s1/250s
Built-in flashno
N/A
nono
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Second-curtain Sync
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • High-speed Sync
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Pre-flash
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
External flash connectionHot shoe
N/A
Hot shoe
  • Hot shoe
  • PC terminal
Flash metering systemTTL
N/A
TTL
TTL
External flashyes
N/A
yesyes
Continuous drive5.0 fps
N/A
4.0 fps6.0 fps
Scene modes
  • Night
  • Night portrait
  • Panorama
  • Portrait
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Twilight
  • Landscape
  • Close-up
  • Night
  • Night portrait
  • Portrait
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
  • Night
  • Night portrait
  • Portrait
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
  • Portrait
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
Self-timeryesyesyesyes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
N/A
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
Manual settingsyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 10
N/A
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 10
Speed (JPEG)5.0 fps
N/A
4.0 fps
N/A
Speed (RAW)5.0 fps
N/A
4.0 fps6.0 fps
Exposure bracketing0.3 - 3.0±EV
N/A
0.3 - 2.0±EV0.3 - 0.7±EV
Maximum shutter speed (electronic)
N/A
1/8000 sec
N/A
N/A
Face detection
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A

Videography features

Maximum resolution3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Recording resolutions
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 3840 x 2160
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 3840 x 2160
  • 640 x 480
  • 1440 x 1080
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 640 x 480
  • 1440 x 1080
  • 1920 x 1080
HD type4K Ultra HD4K Ultra HDFull HDFull HD
Supported video file formats
  • AVC
  • AVCHD
  • H.264
  • MP4
  • MPEG-4
  • XAVC-I
  • AVC
  • AVCHD
  • H.264
  • MPEG-4
  • XAVC S
  • AVCHD
  • MP4
H.264
Analog signal format system
  • NTSC
  • PAL
  • NTSC
  • PAL
  • NTSC
  • PAL
N/A
Camera playback
  • Highlights
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
  • Single image
  • Slide show
N/A
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 10803840 x 21601920 x 10801920 x 1080
Max frame rate (highest resolution)30.0 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps50.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)120.0 fps
N/A
60.0 fps50.0 fps
Video recording limit
N/A
125.0 min.
N/A
N/A
Motion JPEG frame rate
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps
N/A

Audio features

Built-in microphoneyesyesyesyes
Microphone typeStereo
N/A
StereoStereo
Built-in speakersyesyes
N/A
N/A
Speaker typeMono
N/A
MonoMono
Voice recordingyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Supported audio file formats
  • AC3
  • LC-AAC
  • LPCM
  • AC3
  • LPCM
N/A
  • AC3
  • LC-AAC
Noise reduction
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Audio system
N/A
N/A
Stereo
N/A

Design

Body typeMILCMILCMILCSLR
Body materialAluminum-magnesium
N/A
Aluminum-magnesiumAluminum-magnesium
Colour of productBlackBlackBlackBlack
Anti-dust systemyesyesyesyes
Environmentally sealedyes
N/A
yesyes

Dimensions

Weight20.6 oz22.93 oz14.36 oz25.86 oz
Width5.0 in5.1 in5.0 in5.79 in
Height3.77 in2.9 in3.72 in4.38 in
Depth2.37 in3.76 in1.9 in3.09 in

Storage

Compatible memory cards
  • MS Duo
  • MS Micro
  • MS Pro Duo
  • MS Pro-HG Duo
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • MS Duo
  • MS Pro-HG Duo
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • MS Pro Duo
  • MS Pro-HG Duo
  • MS XC-HG Duo
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Memory slots12
N/A
1
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • Memory Stick Pro Duo
  • Memory Stick Duo
  • Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo
N/A
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • Memory Stick Pro Duo
  • Memory Stick Duo
  • Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo
  • Memory Stick Pro Duo
  • Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Camera file system
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3
  • MPF
  • RAW
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF
  • Exif 2.31
  • RAW
N/A
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3
  • MPF
  • RAW
Dual memory card slots
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Power

Power source typeBatteryBatteryBatteryBattery
Battery life (CIPA)370610340700
Battery life (max)1.0 h3.5 h
N/A
N/A
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
LithiumLithium
AC adapter includedYYyes
N/A
Battery level indicator
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Number of batteries supported
N/A
1
N/A
1
Battery capacity
N/A
N/A
1080.0 mAh1650.0 mAh
Battery voltage
N/A
N/A
7.2 V7.2 V

Connectivity

HDMIyesyesyesyes
HDMI connector typeMicroMicroMicroMini
USB connector typeMicro-USBUSB Type-CMicro-USB B
N/A
USB version2.03.12.02.0
Headphone portyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Microphone portyesyesyesyes
WirelessBuilt-In
N/A
Built-In
N/A
Supported WiFi types
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
N/A
N/A
Remote controlyes
N/A
yesyes
NFCyesyesyesno
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesno
Firewireno
N/A
nono
USB port
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Smartphone remote support
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Bluetooth
N/A
yesno
N/A
Bluetooth version
N/A
4.1
N/A
N/A
DC-in jack
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
PictBridge
N/A
N/A
N/A
no

Other features

Timelapse recordingno
N/A
nono
GPSnononoyes
Orientation sensoryes
N/A
yesyes
Energy Star certified
N/A
N/A
nono
On Screen Display (OSD) languages
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • TUR
Image editing modes
N/A
N/A
N/A
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