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Sony a7 II vs Sony a7 III

5.0 in
3.77 in
Sony a7 II Digital Camera
Sony a7 II
5.1 in
2.9 in
Sony a7 III Digital Camera
Sony a7 III
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
42
4.4 out of 5
19 user ratings
5 stars
57 %
4 stars
42 %
3 stars
0 %
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38
4.6 out of 5
18 user ratings
5 stars
77 %
4 stars
22 %
3 stars
0 %
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0 %
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0 %
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User rating
53
4.2 out of 5
53 user ratings
5 stars
39 %
4 stars
41 %
3 stars
15 %
2 stars
3 %
1 stars
0 %
62
4.1 out of 5
62 user ratings
5 stars
40 %
4 stars
37 %
3 stars
16 %
2 stars
3 %
1 stars
3 %

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Sensor

Sony a7 IISony a7 II
Sony a7 IIISony a7 III
Sensor typeExmor CMOSCMOS
Image sensor formatAPS-CFull-frame
Sensor size1.41 in1.4 in
ProcessorBIONZ XBIONZ X

Image

Sony a7 IISony a7 II
Sony a7 IIISony a7 III
ISO
  • 100
  • 51200
  • Auto
  • 100
  • 12800
  • 51200
  • 102400
ISO minimum10050
ISO maximum51200204800
Boosted ISO minimum5050
Maximum image resolution6000 x 4000 px6000 x 4000 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
JPEG
Photo effects
  • Neutral
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
Image stabilizeryesyes
Supported aspect ratios
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
3:2

Optics and focus

Sony a7 IISony a7 II
Sony a7 IIISony a7 III
Lens mountSony ESony E
Digital zoom4.0 x8.0 x
Magnification (Crop factor)0.71 x0.78 x
Minimum aperture2236
Maximum aperture236
Focus adjustmentAuto/ManualAuto/Manual
Autofocus
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Contrast Detection Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Spot Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Contrast Detection Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • One Shot Focus
Auto Focus (AF) lockyesyes
Number of focus points25693
Image stabiliserOpticalOptical
Filter diameter2.17 in3.03 in

Screen and viewfinder

Sony a7 IISony a7 II
Sony a7 IIISony a7 III
Screen size3.0 in2.95 in
Screen technologyLCD TFTLCD
Touch screennoyes
Live viewyesyes
ViewfinderElectronicElectronic
Viewfinder screen size0.5 in0.51 in
Viewfinder resolution2359296.0 px2359296.0 px
Viewfinder magnification0.71 x0.78 x
Dioptre correctionyesyes
Diopter adjustment (D-D)-4 - 3-4 - 3

Photography features

Sony a7 IISony a7 II
Sony a7 IIISony a7 III
Minimum shutter speed30.0 s30.0 s
Maximum shutter speed (electronic)1/8000 sec1/8000 sec
Auto exposure lockyesyes
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
Histogramyesyes
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash off
  • Pre-flash
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • High-speed Sync
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
Scene modes
  • Close-up
  • Night
  • Night portrait
  • Portrait
  • Sports
  • Landscape
  • Close-up
  • Night
  • Night portrait
  • Portrait
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
Self-timeryesyes
Face detectionyesyes

Videography features

Sony a7 IISony a7 II
Sony a7 IIISony a7 III
Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px
Video recordingyesyes
Recording resolutions
  • 640 x 480
  • 1440 x 1080
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 3840 x 2160
HD typeFull HD4K Ultra HD
Supported video file formats
  • AVCHD
  • MP4
  • AVC
  • AVCHD
  • H.264
  • MPEG-4
  • XAVC S
Analog signal format system
  • NTSC
  • PAL
  • NTSC
  • PAL
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 10803840 x 2160
Max frame rate (highest resolution)60.0 fps30.0 fps

Audio features

Sony a7 IISony a7 II
Sony a7 IIISony a7 III
Built-in microphoneyesyes

Design

Sony a7 IISony a7 II
Sony a7 IIISony a7 III
Body typeMILCMILC
Colour of productBlackBlack
Anti-dust systemyesyes

Dimensions

Sony a7 IISony a7 II
Sony a7 IIISony a7 III
Weight14.67 oz22.93 oz
Width5.0 in5.1 in
Height3.77 in2.9 in
Depth2.35 in3.76 in

Storage

Sony a7 IISony a7 II
Sony a7 IIISony a7 III
Compatible memory cards
  • MS Pro Duo
  • MS Pro-HG Duo
  • MS XC-HG Duo
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • MS Duo
  • MS Pro-HG Duo
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC

Power

Sony a7 IISony a7 II
Sony a7 IIISony a7 III
Power source typeBatteryBattery
Battery life (CIPA)350610
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
AC adapter includedYY

Connectivity

Sony a7 IISony a7 II
Sony a7 IIISony a7 III
HDMIyesyes
HDMI connector typeMicroMicro
USB connector typeMicro-USB BUSB Type-C
USB version2.03.1
Microphone portyesyes
Supported WiFi types
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
NFCyesyes
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Bluetoothnoyes

Other features

Sony a7 IISony a7 II
Sony a7 IIISony a7 III
GPSnono

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