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Sony 7S II vs Sony a7R III

5.0 in
3.77 in
Sony 7S II Digital Camera
Sony 7S II
5.0 in
3.76 in
Sony a7R III Digital Camera
Sony a7R III
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
38
4.6 out of 5
11 user ratings
5 stars
54 %
4 stars
45 %
3 stars
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76
4.7 out of 5
24 user ratings
5 stars
87 %
4 stars
12 %
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User rating
34
4.2 out of 5
34 user ratings
5 stars
44 %
4 stars
29 %
3 stars
26 %
2 stars
0 %
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35
3.9 out of 5
35 user ratings
5 stars
25 %
4 stars
42 %
3 stars
25 %
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Full Comparison

Sensor

Sony 7S IISony 7S II
Sony a7R IIISony a7R III
Sensor typeCMOSExmor R CMOS
Image sensor formatFull-frame
Advanced Photo System type-C
Sensor size1.41 in1.41 in
Effective pixels12.0 Mpx42.4 Mpx
Max resolution4240 x 2832 px7952 x 5304 px
ProcessorBIONZBIONZ X

Image

Sony 7S IISony 7S II
Sony a7R IIISony a7R III
ISO
  • 102400
  • 50
  • 100
  • 12800
  • 409600
  • 50
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • 12800
  • 25600
  • 51200
  • 102400
ISO minimum5050
ISO maximum409600102400
Maximum image resolution4240 x 2832 px7952 x 5304 px
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Underwater
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Underwater
Supported image file formats
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • RAW
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
Image stabilizeryesyes
Supported aspect ratios
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
HDRyesyes
AEB/HDR supportyesyes

Optics and focus

Sony 7S IISony 7S II
Sony a7R IIISony a7R III
Lens mountSony ESony E
Digital zoom4.0 x8.0 x
Magnification (Crop factor)1.0 x1.0 x
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)LampLamp
Focus adjustmentAuto/ManualAuto/Manual
Contrast autofocusyesyes
Contrast adjustmentyesyes
Saturation adjustmentyesyes
Autofocus in recording modeyesyes
Autofocus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Contrast Detection Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Single Auto Focus
Auto Focus (AF) lockyesyes
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyesyes
Number of focus points169399
Image stabiliserBuilt-inBuilt-in
Phase detection autofocusnoyes
Number of AF points (contrast)169425

Screen and viewfinder

Sony 7S IISony 7S II
Sony a7R IIISony a7R III
Screen size2.95 in3.0 in
Articulated LCDyesyes
Screen technologyLCDLCD TFT
Screen dots12288001440000
Touch screennoyes
ViewfinderElectronic
  • Electronic
  • Optical
Viewfinder screen size0.5 in0.5 in
Viewfinder coverage100.0 %100.0 %
Viewfinder resolution2359296.0 px3686400.0 px
Viewfinder magnification0.78 x0.78 x
Dioptre correctionyesyes
Diopter adjustment (D-D)-4 - 3-4 - 3
Separate info displaynono

Photography features

Sony 7S IISony 7S II
Sony a7R IIISony a7R III
Shooting modes
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Program
  • Shutter priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Program
Camera shutter typeElectronicElectronic
Auto exposure lockyesyes
Continuous shootingyesyes
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
Histogramyesyes
Flash sync speed1/250s1/250s
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Second-curtain Sync
  • Slow Sync
  • Fill-in
  • Forced OFF
  • High-speed Sync
  • Pre-flash
  • Redeye Reduction
External flash connectionHot shoe
  • Hot shoe
  • PC terminal
Scene modes
  • Night
  • Night portrait
  • Panorama
  • Portrait
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Twilight
  • Landscape
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
Self-timeryesyes
Manual settingsyesyes
Speed (JPEG)5.0 fps10.0 fps
Speed (RAW)5.0 fps10.0 fps

Videography features

Sony 7S IISony 7S II
Sony a7R IIISony a7R III
Maximum resolution3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Video recordingyesyes
Recording resolutions
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 3840 x 2160
  • 3840 x 2160
  • 1920 x 1080
HD type4K Ultra HD4K Ultra HD
Supported video file formats
  • AVC
  • AVCHD
  • H.264
  • MP4
  • MPEG-4
  • XAVC-I
  • AVC
  • AVCHD
  • H.264
  • MPEG-4
  • XAVC S
Analog signal format system
  • NTSC
  • PAL
  • NTSC
  • PAL
Camera playback
  • Highlights
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
Single image
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 10801920 x 1080
Max frame rate (highest resolution)30.0 fps30.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)120.0 fps120.0 fps

Audio features

Sony 7S IISony 7S II
Sony a7R IIISony a7R III
Built-in microphoneyesyes
Built-in speakersyesyes
Voice recordingyesyes
Supported audio file formats
  • AC3
  • LC-AAC
  • LPCM
  • AC3
  • LPCM

Design

Sony 7S IISony 7S II
Sony a7R IIISony a7R III
Body typeMILCMILC
Body materialAluminum-magnesiumAluminum-magnesium
Colour of productBlackBlack
Anti-dust systemyesyes
Environmentally sealedyesyes

Dimensions

Sony 7S IISony 7S II
Sony a7R IIISony a7R III
Weight20.6 oz23.17 oz
Width5.0 in5.0 in
Height3.77 in3.76 in
Depth2.37 in2.9 in

Storage

Sony 7S IISony 7S II
Sony a7R IIISony a7R III
Compatible memory cards
  • MS Duo
  • MS Micro
  • MS Pro Duo
  • MS Pro-HG Duo
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • MS Micro
  • Memory Stick
  • MicroSD
  • MicroSDHC
  • MicroSDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Memory slots12
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • Memory Stick Pro Duo
  • Memory Stick Duo
  • Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo
  • Memory Stick Pro Duo
  • SDHC
  • SD
  • SDXC
Camera file system
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3
  • MPF
  • RAW
  • Exif 2.31
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF
  • PRINT Image Matching III

Power

Sony 7S IISony 7S II
Sony a7R IIISony a7R III
Power source typeBatteryBattery
Battery life (CIPA)370640
Battery life (max)1.0 h3.0 h
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
AC adapter includedYY

Connectivity

Sony 7S IISony 7S II
Sony a7R IIISony a7R III
HDMIyesyes
HDMI connector typeMicroMicro
USB connector typeMicro-USBUSB Type-C
USB version2.0
3.2 Gen 1
Microphone portyesyes
Supported WiFi types
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
NFCyesno
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Firewirenono

Other features

Sony 7S IISony 7S II
Sony a7R IIISony a7R III
GPSnono

Pros & Cons

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