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Sony a6300 Digital Camera
Sony a6300
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Sony a7 Digital Camera
Sony a7
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Sony a7 II Digital Camera
Sony a7 II
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4.2 out of 5
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Sensor

Sensor typeCMOSExmor CMOSExmor CMOS
Image sensor format
Advanced Photo System type-C
Full frameAPS-C
Sensor size0.93 in1.41 in1.41 in
Sensor photo detectors25.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx
Effective pixels24.0 Mpx24.0 Mpx24.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
3:23:2
Max resolution6000 x 4000 px6000 x 4000 px6000 x 4000 px
Other resolutions
  • 4240x2832
  • 3008x2000
  • 6000x3376
  • 4240x2400
  • 3008x1688
  • 6000x3376
  • 3936x2624
  • 3936x2216
  • 3008x1688
  • 3008x2000
  • 6000x3376
  • 3936x2624
  • 3936x2216
  • 3008x1688
  • 3008x2000
ProcessorBIONZ XBIONZ XBIONZ X

Image

ISO
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • 12800
  • 25600
  • 51200
  • 100
  • 200
  • 6400
  • 25600
  • 100
  • 51200
  • Auto
ISO Autoyes
N/A
N/A
ISO minimum10050100
ISO maximum512002560051200
Boosted ISO maximum51200
N/A
N/A
Maximum image resolution6000 x 4000 px6000 x 4000 px6000 x 4000 px
White balance presets101010
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Fluorescent H
  • Fluorescent L
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Fluorescent H
  • Fluorescent L
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Underwater
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Underwater
Custom white balanceyesyesyes
Supported image file formats
  • JPEG
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • EXIF
  • JPEG XR
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • RAW
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Negative film
  • Neutral
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • Sepia
  • Neutral
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
Image stabilizeryesnoyes
Image stabilization typeNoNoSensor-shift
Supported aspect ratios
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
3:2
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
Uncompressed formatRAWRAWRAW
HDRyesyesyes
AEB/HDR supportyesyesyes
Boosted ISO minimum
N/A
5050

Optics and focus

Lens mountSony ESony E-mountSony E
Optical zoom2.0 x
N/A
N/A
Digital zoom8.0 x8.0 x4.0 x
Magnification (Crop factor)1.5 x0.71 x0.71 x
Minimum aperture5.6
N/A
22
Maximum aperture4222
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)LampLampLamp
Focus adjustmentAuto/ManualManualAuto/Manual
Contrast autofocusyesyesyes
Contrast adjustmentyes
N/A
N/A
Saturation adjustmentyes
N/A
N/A
Brightness adjustmentyes
N/A
N/A
Focal length multiplier1.5x
N/A
1x
Autofocus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Contrast Detection Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Contrast Detection Auto Focus
  • Flexible Spot Auto Focus
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Contrast Detection Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Spot Auto Focus
Auto Focus (AF) lockyesyesyes
Manual focusyesyesyes
Auto Focus (AF) points selection
  • Auto
  • Manual
Auto
N/A
Number of focus points4252525
Max number of AF points (incl. assistant)425117117
Image stabiliserLens based onlyOpticalOptical
Filter diameter2.17 in2.17 in2.17 in
Phase detection autofocusyesyesyes
Number of AF points (contrast)1692525
Autofocus in recording mode
N/A
yesyes
Auto Focus (AF) assist beam
N/A
yes
N/A

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size2.95 in3.0 in3.0 in
Articulated LCDyesyesyes
Screen technologyLCDLCDLCD TFT
Screen dots92160012300001230000
Touch screennoyesno
Live viewyesyesyes
ViewfinderElectronicElectronicElectronic
Viewfinder screen size0.39 in0.5 in0.5 in
Viewfinder coverage100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %
Viewfinder resolution2359296.0 px2359296.0 px2359296.0 px
Viewfinder magnification1.07 x0.71 x0.71 x
Dioptre correctionyes
N/A
yes
Diopter adjustment (D-D)-4 - 3-4 - 3-4 - 3
Separate info displaynonono
Field of view
N/A
100.0 %100.0 %
Second display
N/A
no
N/A

Photography features

Camera shutter typeElectronicElectronic
N/A
Minimum shutter speed30.0 s30.0 s30.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s
Shutter priorityyesyesyes
Aperture priorityyesyesyes
Manual exposure modeyesyesyes
Number of exposures333
Exposure compensation plus555
Exposure compensation minus-5-5-5
Expousure compensation steps
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
Auto exposure lockyesyesyes
AE EV steps
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 2
Continuous shootingyesyesyes
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
3.0 s
  • 2
  • 10
Histogramyesyesyes
AE frames
  • 3
  • 5
  • 3
  • 5
  • 3
  • 5
WB BracketingYesYesYes
Subject / scene modesyesyesyes
Flash sync speed1/160s1/250s1/250s
Built-in flashyesyesno
Flash range6
N/A
N/A
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • High-speed Sync
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • High-speed Sync
  • Pre-flash
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash off
  • Pre-flash
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow sync
External flash connectionHot shoeHot shoeHot shoe
Flash metering systemTTLTTLTTL
External flashyesyesyes
Continuous drive11.0 fps5.0 fps5.0 fps
Scene modes
  • Night
  • Panorama
  • Portrait
  • Sports
  • Twilight
  • Landscape
  • Portrait
  • Sunset
  • Night portrait
  • Landscape
  • Close-up
  • Night
  • Night portrait
  • Portrait
  • Sports
  • Landscape
Self-timeryesyesyes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
Manual settingsyesyesyes
Speed (JPEG)11.0 fps5.0 fps5.0 fps
Speed (RAW)11.0 fps5.0 fps5.0 fps
Exposure bracketing0.3 - 3.0±EV0.3 - 2.0±EV0.3 - 2.0±EV
Shooting modes
N/A
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Movie
  • Program
  • Scene
  • Sensitivity priority
  • Shutter priority
N/A
Maximum shutter speed (electronic)
N/A
1/8000 sec1/8000 sec
Self-timer options
N/A
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 10
Face detection
N/A
yesyes

Videography features

Maximum resolution3840 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Video recordingyesyesyes
Recording resolutions
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 3840 x 2160
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1440 x 1080
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 640 x 480
  • 1440 x 1080
  • 1920 x 1080
HD type4K Ultra HDFull HDFull HD
Supported video file formats
  • AVC
  • H.264
  • MP4
  • MPEG-4
  • XAVC S
  • AVC
  • AVCHD
  • H.264
  • MP4
  • MPEG-4
  • AVCHD
  • MP4
Analog signal format system
  • NTSC
  • PAL
  • NTSC
  • PAL
  • NTSC
  • PAL
Camera playback
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 10801920 x 10801920 x 1080
Max frame rate (highest resolution)30.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)120.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate30.0 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps

Audio features

Built-in microphoneyesyesyes
Microphone typeStereoStereoStereo
Built-in speakersyesyes
N/A
Speaker typeMonoMonoMono
Voice recordingyesyes
N/A
Audio systemStereoStereoMono
Supported audio file formats
  • AAC
  • LPCM
  • MP4
AAC
N/A
Noise reduction
N/A
yes
N/A

Design

Body typeMILCMILCMILC
Body materialAluminum-magnesiumMagnesium alloyMagnesium alloy
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Silver
BlackBlack
Anti-dust systemyesyesyes
Environmentally sealedyesyesyes

Dimensions

Weight12.73 oz14.67 oz14.67 oz
Width2.63 in5.0 in5.0 in
Height2.63 in3.72 in3.77 in
Depth1.92 in1.9 in2.35 in

Storage

Compatible memory cards
  • MS Pro Duo
  • MS PRO Duo Mark 2
  • MS Pro-HG Duo
  • MicroSD
  • MicroSDHC
  • MicroSDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • MS Pro Duo
  • MS Pro-HG Duo
  • MS XC-HG Duo
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • MS Pro Duo
  • MS Pro-HG Duo
  • MS XC-HG Duo
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Memory slots11
N/A
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • Memory Stick Pro Duo
  • Memory Stick Duo
  • Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • Memory Stick Pro Duo
  • Memory Stick Duo
  • Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo
Camera file system
  • DPOF
  • Exif
  • RAW
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.3
  • RAW
N/A
Dual memory card slots
N/A
yes
N/A

Power

Power source typeBattery
  • AC
  • Battery
Battery
Battery life (CIPA)400270350
Battery life (max)2.0 h
N/A
N/A
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Battery capacity1020.0 mAh
N/A
N/A
Battery voltage7.3 V
N/A
N/A
Number of batteries supported11
N/A
AC adapter includedYyesY

Connectivity

HDMIyesyesyes
HDMI connector typeMicroMicroMicro
USB connector typeMicro-USBMicro-USB BMicro-USB B
USB version2.02.02.0
Headphone portnoyesyes
Microphone portyesyesyes
WirelessBuilt-InBuilt-InBuilt-In
Supported WiFi types
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
N/A
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
Remote controlyesyesyes
PictBridgenono
N/A
NFCyesyesyes
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Bluetoothno
N/A
no
Firewirenonono
DC-in jack
N/A
yes
N/A

Other features

Timelapse recordingyesnono
GPSnonono
Orientation sensoryesyesyes
Energy Star certified
N/A
nono

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