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Sony a7R III vs Sony a99 II

5.0 in
3.76 in
Sony a7R III Digital Camera
Sony a7R III
5.61 in
4.1 in
Sony a99 II Digital Camera
Sony a99 II
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
76
4.7 out of 5
24 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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28
4.5 out of 5
12 user ratings
5 stars
66 %
4 stars
33 %
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User rating
35
3.9 out of 5
35 user ratings
5 stars
25 %
4 stars
42 %
3 stars
25 %
2 stars
5 %
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38
4.1 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
42 %
4 stars
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3 stars
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Full Comparison

Sensor

Sony a7R IIISony a7R III
Sony a99 IISony a99 II
Sensor typeExmor R CMOSCMOS
Image sensor format
Advanced Photo System type-C
Full-frame
Sensor size1.41 in1.41 in
Effective pixels42.4 Mpx42.0 Mpx
Max resolution7952 x 5304 px7952 x 5304 px
ProcessorBIONZ XBIONZ X

Image

Sony a7R IIISony a7R III
Sony a99 IISony a99 II
ISO
  • 50
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • 12800
  • 25600
  • 51200
  • 102400
  • 50
  • 100
  • 6400
  • 25600
  • 102400
ISO minimum5050
ISO maximum102400102400
Maximum image resolution7952 x 5304 px7952 x 5304 px
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Underwater
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Underwater
Supported image file formats
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • ARW
  • JPG
  • RAW
Photo effects
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
Image stabilizeryesyes
Supported aspect ratios
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
AEB/HDR supportyesno

Optics and focus

Sony a7R IIISony a7R III
Sony a99 IISony a99 II
Lens mountSony ESony A
Digital zoom8.0 x8.0 x
Magnification (Crop factor)1.0 x1.0 x
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)LampFlash
Focus adjustmentAuto/ManualAuto/Manual
Contrast autofocusyesyes
Contrast adjustmentyesyes
Saturation adjustmentyesyes
Brightness adjustmentyesyes
Autofocus
  • Face detection
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Flexible Spot Auto Focus
  • One Shot Focus
Auto Focus (AF) lockyesyes
Number of focus points399399
Image stabiliserBuilt-inBuilt-in
Phase detection autofocusyesyes
Number of AF points (contrast)42579

Screen and viewfinder

Sony a7R IIISony a7R III
Sony a99 IISony a99 II
Screen size3.0 in2.95 in
Articulated LCDyesyes
Screen technologyLCD TFTLCD TFT
Screen dots14400001228800
Touch screenyesno
Viewfinder
  • Electronic
  • Optical
Electronic
Viewfinder screen size0.5 in0.51 in
Viewfinder coverage100.0 %100.0 %
Viewfinder resolution3686400.0 px2359296.0 px
Viewfinder magnification0.78 x0.78 x
Diopter adjustment (D-D)-4 - 3-4 - 3
Separate info displaynoyes
Flip-out screenyesyes

Photography features

Sony a7R IIISony a7R III
Sony a99 IISony a99 II
Shooting modes
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Program
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Movie
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
  • Fill-in
  • Forced OFF
  • High-speed Sync
  • Pre-flash
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • High-speed Sync
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
External flash connection
  • Hot shoe
  • PC terminal
PC terminal
Scene modes
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
  • Night
  • Panorama
  • Portrait
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
Self-timeryesyes
Manual settingsyesyes
Speed (JPEG)10.0 fps12.0 fps

Videography features

Sony a7R IIISony a7R III
Sony a99 IISony a99 II
Maximum resolution3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Video recordingyesyes
Recording resolutions
  • 3840 x 2160
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 3840 x 2160
HD type4K Ultra HD4K Ultra HD
Supported video file formats
  • AVC
  • AVCHD
  • H.264
  • MPEG-4
  • XAVC S
  • AVC
  • AVCHD
  • H.264
  • MP4
  • MPEG-4
Analog signal format system
  • NTSC
  • PAL
  • NTSC
  • PAL
Camera playbackSingle image
  • Single image
  • Slide show
Video recording limit115.0 min.135.0 min.
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 a7R IIISony a7R III
Sony a99 IISony a99 II
Built-in microphoneyesyes
Built-in speakersyesyes
Audio systemMonoMono
Supported audio file formats
  • AC3
  • LPCM
  • AAC
  • AC3
  • LPCM
  • MP4
Noise reductionyesyes

Design

Sony a7R IIISony a7R III
Sony a99 IISony a99 II
Body typeMILCSLR
Colour of productBlackBlack
Anti-dust systemyesyes
Environmentally sealedyesyes

Dimensions

Sony a7R IIISony a7R III
Sony a99 IISony a99 II
Weight23.17 oz27.16 oz
Width5.0 in5.61 in
Height3.76 in4.1 in
Depth2.9 in3.0 in

Storage

Sony a7R IIISony a7R III
Sony a99 IISony a99 II
Compatible memory cards
  • MS Micro
  • Memory Stick
  • MicroSD
  • MicroSDHC
  • MicroSDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • MS Micro
  • MS Pro Duo
  • MS Pro-HG Duo
  • MicroSD
  • MicroSDHC
  • MicroSDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Memory slots22
Storage types
  • Memory Stick Pro Duo
  • SDHC
  • SD
  • SDXC
Dual SD/SDHC/SDXC[UHS I]/MS Duo slots
Camera file system
  • Exif 2.31
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF
  • PRINT Image Matching III
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3
  • MPF

Power

Sony a7R IIISony a7R III
Sony a99 IISony a99 II
Power source typeBatteryBattery
Battery life (CIPA)640490
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Battery capacity2280.0 mAh1600.0 mAh
Battery voltage7.2 V7.2 V

Connectivity

Sony a7R IIISony a7R III
Sony a99 IISony a99 II
HDMIyesyes
HDMI connector typeMicroMicro
USB connector typeUSB Type-CMicro-USB
USB version
3.2 Gen 1
2.0
Microphone portyesyes
Supported WiFi types
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
NFCnoyes
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.1
Firewirenono

Other features

Sony a7R IIISony a7R III
Sony a99 IISony a99 II
GPSnono

Pros & Cons

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          Often compared with Sony a7R III