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Sony 7S II Digital Camera
Sony 7S II
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Sony a7 III Digital Camera
Sony a7 III
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Sony SLT-A99 Digital Camera
Sony SLT-A99
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4.6 out of 5
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4.6 out of 5
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34
4.2 out of 5
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5 stars
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4 stars
29 %
3 stars
26 %
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4.1 out of 5
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Sensor

Sensor typeCMOSCMOSCMOS
Image sensor formatFull-frameFull-frameFull frame
Sensor size1.41 in1.4 in0.94 in
Sensor photo detectors12.0 Mpx
N/A
25.0 Mpx
Effective pixels12.0 Mpx
N/A
24.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
N/A
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
Max resolution4240 x 2832 px
N/A
6000 x 4000 px
Other resolutions
  • 4240x2384
  • 2768x1848
  • 2768x1560
  • 2128x1416
  • 2128x1200
  • 1376x920
  • 1376x776
N/A
  • 6000x3376
  • 3936x2624
  • 3936x2216
  • 2640x1760
  • 2640x1488
ProcessorBIONZBIONZ XBIONZ

Image

ISO
  • 102400
  • 50
  • 100
  • 12800
  • 409600
  • 100
  • 12800
  • 51200
  • 102400
  • 100
  • 25600
ISO Autoyes
N/A
yes
ISO minimum5050100
ISO maximum40960020480025600
Boosted ISO minimum505050
Boosted ISO maximum40960020480025600
Maximum image resolution4240 x 2832 px6000 x 4000 px6000 x 4000 px
White balance presets10
N/A
8
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
Custom white balanceyes
N/A
N/A
Supported image file formats
  • JPG
  • RAW
JPEG
  • EXIF
  • JPG
  • RAW
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Vivid
Image stabilizeryesyesyes
Image stabilization typeSensor-shift
N/A
Sensor-shift
Image stabilization axis5-axis
N/A
N/A
Supported aspect ratios
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
3:2
N/A
Uncompressed formatRAW
N/A
RAW
HDRyes
N/A
yes
AEB/HDR supportyes
N/A
yes

Optics and focus

Lens mountSony ESony ESony A
Digital zoom4.0 x8.0 x
N/A
Magnification (Crop factor)1.0 x0.78 x1.0 x
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)Lamp
N/A
Lamp
Focus adjustmentAuto/ManualAuto/ManualAuto/Manual
Contrast autofocusyes
N/A
no
Contrast adjustmentyes
N/A
yes
Saturation adjustmentyes
N/A
yes
Autofocus in recording modeyes
N/A
yes
Focal length multiplier1x
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
Auto Focus (AF) lockyesyesyes
Manual focusyes
N/A
yes
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyesyesyes
Number of focus points16969319
Image stabiliserBuilt-inOpticalBuilt-in
Phase detection autofocusno
N/A
yes
Number of AF points (contrast)169
N/A
N/A
Minimum aperture
N/A
36
N/A
Maximum aperture
N/A
36
N/A
Filter diameter
N/A
3.03 in
N/A
Brightness adjustment
N/A
N/A
yes
Max number of AF points (incl. assistant)
N/A
N/A
19

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size2.95 in2.95 in3.0 in
Articulated LCDyes
N/A
yes
Screen technologyLCDLCDLCD TFT
Screen dots1228800
N/A
1229000
Touch screennoyesno
Live viewyesyesyes
ViewfinderElectronicElectronicElectronic
Viewfinder screen size0.5 in0.51 in
N/A
Viewfinder coverage100.0 %
N/A
100.0 %
Viewfinder resolution2359296.0 px2359296.0 px2359000.0 px
Viewfinder magnification0.78 x0.78 x0.77 x
Dioptre correctionyesyes
N/A
Diopter adjustment (D-D)-4 - 3-4 - 3
N/A
Eye relief0.91 in0.91 in
N/A
Separate info displayno
N/A
yes
Second displayno
N/A
N/A
Flip-out screen
N/A
no
N/A
Field of view
N/A
N/A
100.0 %

Photography features

Shooting modes
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Program
  • Shutter priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Movie
  • Auto
  • Movie
  • Program
Camera shutter typeElectronicElectronicElectronic
Minimum shutter speed30.0 s30.0 s30.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s
N/A
1.0 s
Shutter priorityyes
N/A
yes
Aperture priorityyes
N/A
yes
Manual exposure modeyes
N/A
yes
Number of exposures3
N/A
3
Exposure compensation plus5
N/A
5
Exposure compensation minus-5
N/A
-5
Expousure compensation steps
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
N/A
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
Auto exposure lockyesyesyes
AE EV steps
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 2
N/A
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 2
Continuous shootingyes
N/A
yes
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 2
  • 10
Histogramyesyesyes
AE frames
  • 3
  • 5
N/A
  • 3
  • 5
WB BracketingYes
N/A
Yes
Subject / scene modesyes
N/A
no
Flash sync speed1/250s
N/A
1/250s
Built-in flashno
N/A
no
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
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
External flash connectionHot shoe
N/A
  • Hot shoe
  • PC terminal
Flash metering systemTTL
N/A
TTL
External flashyes
N/A
yes
Continuous drive5.0 fps
N/A
6.0 fps
Scene modes
  • Night
  • Night portrait
  • Panorama
  • Portrait
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Twilight
  • Landscape
  • Close-up
  • Night
  • Night portrait
  • Portrait
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
  • Portrait
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
Self-timeryesyesyes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
N/A
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
Manual settingsyes
N/A
N/A
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 10
N/A
  • 2
  • 10
Speed (JPEG)5.0 fps
N/A
N/A
Speed (RAW)5.0 fps
N/A
6.0 fps
Exposure bracketing0.3 - 3.0±EV
N/A
0.3 - 0.7±EV
Maximum shutter speed (electronic)
N/A
1/8000 sec
N/A
Face detection
N/A
yes
N/A

Videography features

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

Audio features

Built-in microphoneyesyesyes
Microphone typeStereo
N/A
Stereo
Built-in speakersyesyes
N/A
Speaker typeMono
N/A
Mono
Voice recordingyes
N/A
yes
Supported audio file formats
  • AC3
  • LC-AAC
  • LPCM
  • AC3
  • LPCM
  • AC3
  • LC-AAC
Noise reduction
N/A
yes
N/A

Design

Body typeMILCMILCSLR
Body materialAluminum-magnesium
N/A
Aluminum-magnesium
Colour of productBlackBlackBlack
Anti-dust systemyesyesyes
Environmentally sealedyes
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Weight20.6 oz22.93 oz25.86 oz
Width5.0 in5.1 in5.79 in
Height3.77 in2.9 in4.38 in
Depth2.37 in3.76 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
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Memory slots121
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • Memory Stick Pro Duo
  • Memory Stick Duo
  • Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo
N/A
  • 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
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3
  • MPF
  • RAW
Dual memory card slots
N/A
N/A
yes

Power

Power source typeBatteryBatteryBattery
Battery life (CIPA)370610700
Battery life (max)1.0 h3.5 h
N/A
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium
AC adapter includedYY
N/A
Battery level indicator
N/A
yesyes
Number of batteries supported
N/A
11
Battery capacity
N/A
N/A
1650.0 mAh
Battery voltage
N/A
N/A
7.2 V

Connectivity

HDMIyesyesyes
HDMI connector typeMicroMicroMini
USB connector typeMicro-USBUSB Type-C
N/A
USB version2.03.12.0
Headphone portyes
N/A
N/A
Microphone portyesyesyes
WirelessBuilt-In
N/A
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
Remote controlyes
N/A
yes
NFCyesyesno
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesno
Firewireno
N/A
no
USB port
N/A
yes
N/A
Smartphone remote support
N/A
yes
N/A
Bluetooth
N/A
yes
N/A
Bluetooth version
N/A
4.1
N/A
DC-in jack
N/A
N/A
yes
PictBridge
N/A
N/A
no

Other features

Timelapse recordingno
N/A
no
GPSnonoyes
Orientation sensoryes
N/A
yes
Energy Star certified
N/A
N/A
no
On Screen Display (OSD) languages
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
Rotating

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