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Sony 7S II vs Sony SLT-A99

5.0 in
3.77 in
Sony 7S II Digital Camera
Sony 7S II
5.79 in
4.38 in
Sony SLT-A99 Digital Camera
Sony SLT-A99
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
38
4.6 out of 5
11 user ratings
5 stars
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4.0 out of 5
9 user ratings
5 stars
22 %
4 stars
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User rating
34
4.2 out of 5
34 user ratings
5 stars
44 %
4 stars
29 %
3 stars
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4.2 out of 5
35 user ratings
5 stars
42 %
4 stars
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3 stars
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Full Comparison

Sensor

Sony 7S IISony 7S II
Sony SLT-A99Sony SLT-A99
Sensor typeCMOSCMOS
Image sensor formatFull-frameFull frame
Sensor size1.41 in0.94 in
Sensor photo detectors12.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx
Effective pixels12.0 Mpx24.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
Max resolution4240 x 2832 px6000 x 4000 px
Other resolutions
  • 4240x2384
  • 2768x1848
  • 2768x1560
  • 2128x1416
  • 2128x1200
  • 1376x920
  • 1376x776
  • 6000x3376
  • 3936x2624
  • 3936x2216
  • 2640x1760
  • 2640x1488
ProcessorBIONZBIONZ

Image

Sony 7S IISony 7S II
Sony SLT-A99Sony SLT-A99
ISO
  • 102400
  • 50
  • 100
  • 12800
  • 409600
  • 100
  • 25600
ISO Autoyesyes
ISO minimum50100
ISO maximum40960025600
Boosted ISO minimum5050
Boosted ISO maximum40960025600
Maximum image resolution4240 x 2832 px6000 x 4000 px
White balance presets108
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Underwater
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
Supported image file formats
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • EXIF
  • JPG
  • RAW
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Vivid
Image stabilizeryesyes
Image stabilization typeSensor-shiftSensor-shift
Uncompressed formatRAWRAW
HDRyesyes
AEB/HDR supportyesyes

Optics and focus

Sony 7S IISony 7S II
Sony SLT-A99Sony SLT-A99
Lens mountSony ESony A
Magnification (Crop factor)1.0 x1.0 x
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)LampLamp
Focus adjustmentAuto/ManualAuto/Manual
Contrast autofocusyesno
Contrast adjustmentyesyes
Saturation adjustmentyesyes
Autofocus in recording modeyesyes
Autofocus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Contrast Detection Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
Auto Focus (AF) lockyesyes
Manual focusyesyes
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyesyes
Number of focus points16919
Image stabiliserBuilt-inBuilt-in
Phase detection autofocusnoyes

Screen and viewfinder

Sony 7S IISony 7S II
Sony SLT-A99Sony SLT-A99
Screen size2.95 in3.0 in
Articulated LCDyesyes
Screen technologyLCDLCD TFT
Screen dots12288001229000
Touch screennono
Live viewyesyes
ViewfinderElectronicElectronic
Viewfinder coverage100.0 %100.0 %
Viewfinder resolution2359296.0 px2359000.0 px
Viewfinder magnification0.78 x0.77 x
Separate info displaynoyes

Photography features

Sony 7S IISony 7S II
Sony SLT-A99Sony SLT-A99
Shooting modes
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Program
  • Shutter priority
  • Auto
  • Movie
  • 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 modesyesno
Flash sync speed1/250s1/250s
Built-in flashnono
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Second-curtain Sync
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
External flash connectionHot shoe
  • Hot shoe
  • PC terminal
Flash metering systemTTL
TTL
External flashyesyes
Continuous drive5.0 fps6.0 fps
Scene modes
  • Night
  • Night portrait
  • Panorama
  • Portrait
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Twilight
  • Landscape
  • Portrait
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
Self-timeryesyes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 10
Speed (RAW)5.0 fps6.0 fps
Exposure bracketing0.3 - 3.0±EV0.3 - 0.7±EV

Videography features

Sony 7S IISony 7S II
Sony SLT-A99Sony SLT-A99
Maximum resolution3840 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
Video recordingyesyes
Recording resolutions
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 3840 x 2160
  • 640 x 480
  • 1440 x 1080
  • 1920 x 1080
HD type4K Ultra HDFull HD
Supported video file formats
  • AVC
  • AVCHD
  • H.264
  • MP4
  • MPEG-4
  • XAVC-I
H.264
Camera playback
  • Highlights
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 10801920 x 1080
Max frame rate (highest resolution)30.0 fps50.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)120.0 fps50.0 fps

Audio features

Sony 7S IISony 7S II
Sony SLT-A99Sony SLT-A99
Built-in microphoneyesyes
Microphone typeStereoStereo
Speaker typeMonoMono
Voice recordingyesyes
Supported audio file formats
  • AC3
  • LC-AAC
  • LPCM
  • AC3
  • LC-AAC

Design

Sony 7S IISony 7S II
Sony SLT-A99Sony SLT-A99
Body typeMILCSLR
Body materialAluminum-magnesiumAluminum-magnesium
Colour of productBlackBlack
Anti-dust systemyesyes
Environmentally sealedyesyes

Dimensions

Sony 7S IISony 7S II
Sony SLT-A99Sony SLT-A99
Weight20.6 oz25.86 oz
Width5.0 in5.79 in
Height3.77 in4.38 in
Depth2.37 in3.09 in

Storage

Sony 7S IISony 7S II
Sony SLT-A99Sony SLT-A99
Compatible memory cards
  • MS Duo
  • MS Micro
  • MS Pro Duo
  • MS Pro-HG Duo
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Memory slots11
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • Memory Stick Pro Duo
  • Memory Stick Duo
  • Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo
  • 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
  • Exif 2.3
  • MPF
  • RAW

Power

Sony 7S IISony 7S II
Sony SLT-A99Sony SLT-A99
Power source typeBatteryBattery
Battery life (CIPA)370700
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium

Connectivity

Sony 7S IISony 7S II
Sony SLT-A99Sony SLT-A99
HDMIyesyes
HDMI connector typeMicroMini
USB version2.02.0
Microphone portyesyes
Remote controlyesyes
NFCyesno
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesno
Firewirenono

Other features

Sony 7S IISony 7S II
Sony SLT-A99Sony SLT-A99
Timelapse recordingnono
GPSnoyes
Orientation sensoryesyes

Pros & Cons

Pros
      Cons

          Often compared with Sony 7S II