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Sony 7S II vs Sony a6000

5.0 in
3.77 in
Sony 7S II Digital Camera
Sony 7S II
4.72 in
2.62 in
Sony a6000 Digital Camera
Sony a6000
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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4.5 out of 5
22 user ratings
5 stars
63 %
4 stars
31 %
3 stars
4 %
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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
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48
3.9 out of 5
48 user ratings
5 stars
29 %
4 stars
39 %
3 stars
22 %
2 stars
6 %
1 stars
2 %

Full Comparison

Sensor

Sony 7S IISony 7S II
Sony a6000Sony a6000
Sensor typeCMOSCMOS
Image sensor formatFull-frame
Advanced Photo System type-C
Sensor size1.41 in0.93 in
Sensor photo detectors12.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx
Effective pixels12.0 Mpx24.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
3:2
Max resolution4240 x 2832 px6000 x 4000 px
Other resolutions
  • 4240x2384
  • 2768x1848
  • 2768x1560
  • 2128x1416
  • 2128x1200
  • 1376x920
  • 1376x776
  • 6000x3376
  • 4240x2832
  • 4240x2400
  • 3008x2000
  • 3008x1688
ProcessorBIONZBIONZ X

Image

Sony 7S IISony 7S II
Sony a6000Sony a6000
ISO
  • 102400
  • 50
  • 100
  • 12800
  • 409600
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • 12800
  • 25600
  • 51200
  • Auto
ISO Autoyesyes
ISO minimum50100
ISO maximum40960051200
Boosted ISO maximum40960051200
Maximum image resolution4240 x 2832 px6000 x 4000 px
White balance presets1010
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Underwater
  • Auto
  • Daylight
  • Shade
  • Cloudy
  • Incandescent
  • Flash
Custom white balanceyesyes
Supported image file formats
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • RAW
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
Image stabilizeryesyes
Image stabilization typeSensor-shiftNo
Supported aspect ratios
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
Uncompressed formatRAWRAW
HDRyesyes
AEB/HDR supportyesyes

Optics and focus

Sony 7S IISony 7S II
Sony a6000Sony a6000
Lens mountSony ESony E
Digital zoom4.0 x4.0 x
Magnification (Crop factor)1.0 x1.07 x
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)LampLamp
Focus adjustmentAuto/ManualManua
Contrast autofocusyesyes
Contrast adjustmentyesyes
Saturation adjustmentyesyes
Autofocus in recording modeyesyes
Focal length multiplier1x1.5x
Autofocus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Contrast Detection Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Contrast Detection Auto Focus
  • Face detection
Auto Focus (AF) lockyesyes
Manual focusyesyes
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyesyes
Number of focus points169125
Image stabiliserBuilt-inOptical
Phase detection autofocusnoyes
Number of AF points (contrast)16925

Screen and viewfinder

Sony 7S IISony 7S II
Sony a6000Sony a6000
Screen size2.95 in3.0 in
Articulated LCDyesyes
Screen technologyLCDLCD TFT
Screen dots1228800921600
Touch screennono
Live viewyesyes
ViewfinderElectronicElectronic
Viewfinder screen size0.5 in0.39 in
Viewfinder coverage100.0 %100.0 %
Viewfinder resolution2359296.0 px2359296.0 px
Viewfinder magnification0.78 x1.07 x
Dioptre correctionyesyes
Diopter adjustment (D-D)-4 - 3-4 - 3
Eye relief0.91 in0.83 in
Separate info displaynono

Photography features

Sony 7S IISony 7S II
Sony a6000Sony a6000
Shooting modes
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Program
  • Shutter priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Program
Camera shutter typeElectronicElectronic
Minimum shutter speed30.0 s30.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s1.0 s
Shutter priorityyesyes
Aperture priorityyesyes
Manual exposure modeyesyes
Number of exposures33
Exposure compensation plus55
Exposure compensation minus-5-5
Expousure compensation steps
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
Auto exposure lockyesyes
AE EV steps
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 2
Continuous shootingyesyes
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 2
  • 10
Histogramyesyes
AE frames
  • 3
  • 5
  • 3
  • 5
WB BracketingYesYes
Subject / scene modesyesyes
Flash sync speed1/250s1/160s
Built-in flashnoyes
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Second-curtain Sync
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
External flash connectionHot shoeHot shoe
Flash metering systemTTLTTL
External flashyesyes
Continuous drive5.0 fps11.0 fps
Scene modes
  • Night
  • Night portrait
  • Panorama
  • Portrait
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Twilight
  • Landscape
  • Portrait
  • Sunset
  • Night portrait
  • Landscape
Self-timeryesyes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
Manual settingsyesyes
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 10
Speed (JPEG)5.0 fps11.0 fps
Speed (RAW)5.0 fps11.0 fps
Exposure bracketing0.3 - 3.0±EV0.3 - 3.0±EV

Videography features

Sony 7S IISony 7S II
Sony a6000Sony a6000
Maximum resolution3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Video recordingyesyes
Recording resolutions
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 3840 x 2160
1920.0 px
HD type4K Ultra HD4K Ultra HD
Supported video file formats
  • AVC
  • AVCHD
  • H.264
  • MP4
  • MPEG-4
  • XAVC-I
  • AVC
  • AVCHD
  • H.264
  • MP4
  • MPEG
Camera playback
  • Highlights
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
  • Movie
  • Single image
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 10801920 x 1080
Max frame rate (highest resolution)30.0 fps60.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)120.0 fps60.0 fps

Audio features

Sony 7S IISony 7S II
Sony a6000Sony a6000
Built-in microphoneyesyes
Microphone typeStereoStereo
Built-in speakersyesyes
Speaker typeMonoMono
Voice recordingyesyes
Supported audio file formats
  • AC3
  • LC-AAC
  • LPCM
AAC

Design

Sony 7S IISony 7S II
Sony a6000Sony a6000
Body typeMILCSLR
Body materialAluminum-magnesiumAluminum-magnesium
Colour of productBlack
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • White
Anti-dust systemyesyes
Environmentally sealedyesno

Dimensions

Sony 7S IISony 7S II
Sony a6000Sony a6000
Weight20.6 oz10.02 oz
Width5.0 in4.72 in
Height3.77 in2.62 in
Depth2.37 in1.78 in

Storage

Sony 7S IISony 7S II
Sony a6000Sony a6000
Compatible memory cards
  • MS Duo
  • MS Micro
  • MS Pro Duo
  • MS Pro-HG Duo
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • MS Pro Duo
  • MS Pro-HG Duo
  • MS XC-HG Duo
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Memory slots11
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • Memory Stick Pro Duo
  • Memory Stick Duo
  • Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • Memory Stick Pro Duo
  • Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo
Camera file system
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3
  • MPF
  • RAW
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3
  • RAW

Power

Sony 7S IISony 7S II
Sony a6000Sony a6000
Power source typeBatteryBattery
Battery life (CIPA)370720
Battery life (max)1.0 h1.5 h
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
AC adapter includedYY

Connectivity

Sony 7S IISony 7S II
Sony a6000Sony a6000
HDMIyesyes
HDMI connector typeMicroMicro
USB connector typeMicro-USBMicro-USB B
USB version2.02.0
Headphone portyesno
Microphone portyesyes
WirelessBuilt-InBuilt-In
Supported WiFi types
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
Remote controlyesyes
NFCyesyes
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Firewirenono

Other features

Sony 7S IISony 7S II
Sony a6000Sony a6000
GPSnono
Orientation sensoryesyes

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