a7S II Digital E-Mount Camera with Full Frame Sensor (Body only)

Specifications

• Focus

  • AF Mode Single-shot AF (AF-S), Continuous AF (AF-C), Direct Manual Focus (DMF), Manual Focus
  • Focus Area Wide (169 points for contrast-detection AF) / Center / Flexible Spot (S/M/L) / Zone / Expand Flexible Spot / Lock-on AF (Wide / Zone / Center / Flexible Spot (S/M/L) / Expand Flexible Spot)
  • Other Features Lock-on AF, Eye AF, Focus lock; Eye-Start AF and AF micro adjustment (both only available with optional LA-EA2 or LA-EA4 attached), AF illuminator (built-in, LED type, range: Approx. 0.30-3m), AF ON
  • Focus Type Contrast-detection AF
  • Focus Point 169 points (contrast-detection AF)
  • Focus Sensitivity Range EV -4 to EV 20 (at ISO 100 equivalent with F2.0 lens attached)

• Exposure

  • Metering Type 1200-zone evaluative metering
  • Metering Sensor Exmor CMOS sensor
  • Exposure Compensation +/-5.0 EV (in 1/3 EV or 1/2 EV steps), with exposure compensation dial: +/-3.0 EV (in 1/3 EV steps)
  • Auto (AE) Bracketing Bracket: Single/Bracket: Cont., 3/5/9 frames selectable. With 3 or 5 frames, in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1.0, 2.0 or 3.0 EV increments, with 9 frames, in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3 or 1.0 EV increments.
  • AE Lock Available with AE lock button. Locked when shutter button is pressed halfway. Can be disabled from the Menu.
  • ISO Sensitivity Still images: ISO 100-102400 (expandable to ISO 50-409600), AUTO (ISO 100-12800, selectable lower limit and upper limit), Movies: ISO 100-102400 equivalent (expandable to ISO 100-409600 equivalent), AUTO (ISO 100-12800 equivalent, selectable lower limit and upper limit)
  • Metering Sensitivity EV -3 to EV 20 (at ISO 100 equivalent with F2.0 lens attached)
  • Metering Mode Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot
  • Exposure Modes AUTO (iAUTO, Superior Auto), Programmed AE (P), Aperture priority (A), Shutter-speed priority (S), Manual (M), Scene Selection, Sweep Panorama, Movie / High Frame Rate (Programmed AE (P) / Aperture priority (A) / Shutter-speed priority (S) / Manual (M) )
  • Scene Selection Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sports Action, Sunset, Night Portrait, Night Scene, Hand-held Twilight, Anti Motion Blur

• Noise reduction

  • Multi Frame NR Auto/ISO 100 to 409600
  • Noise Reduction Long exposure NR: On/Off, available at shutter speeds longer than 1 sec., High ISO NR: Normal/Low/Off selectable

• White balance

  • White Balance Modes Auto WB / Daylight / Shade / Cloudy / Incandescent / Fluorescent (Warm White / Cool White / Day White / Daylight) / Flash / Colour Temperature (2500 to 9900K) & Colour Filter (G7 to M7: 57 steps, A7 to B7: 29 steps) / Custom / Underwater
  • AWB Micro Adjustment G7 to M7 (57 steps), A7 to B7 (29 steps)
  • Bracketing 3 frames, H/L selectable

• LCD Screen

  • Brightness Control (LCD) Manual (5 steps between -2 and +2), Sunny Weather mode
  • Adjustable Angle Up approx. 107 degrees, down approx. 41 degrees
  • Display Selecter (Finder/LCD) Auto/Manual
  • LCD Display Display Graphic Display / Display All Info. / No Disp. Info. / Histogram / Digital Level Gauge / Shooting information for viewfinder mode
  • Real-time Image Adjustment Display (LCD) On/Off
  • Focus Magnifier 35mm full frame: 4.2x, 8.3x, APS-C: 2.7x, 5.4x
  • Zebra Yes (selectable level + range or lower limit as custom setting)
  • Peaking MF Yes (Level setting: High/Mid/Low/Off, colour: White/Red/Yellow)
  • Screen Type 7.5cm (3.0 type) TFT drive
  • Total Number of Dots 1,228,800 dots

• Other Features

  • Face Detection On / On (Regist. Faces) / Off, Face registration, Face selection (Max. number of detectable faces: 8)
  • Auto Object Framing Yes
  • Clear Image Zoom Still / Movie: Approx. 2x
  • Smart zoom (Still Image) M: Approx. 1.5x, S: Approx. 2.0x
  • Digital zoom (Still Image) Approx. 4x
  • Digital zoom (Movie) Approx. 4x
  • PlayMemories Camera Apps Yes
  • Lens Compensation Peripheral shading, chromatic aberration, distortion
  • Zoom Ring Rotate Yes
  • Image Processor BIONZ X

• Shutter

  • Shutter Type Electronically controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane type
  • Shutter Speed Still images: 1/8000 to 30 sec., Bulb\nMovies: 1/8000 to 1/4 (1/3 step)\n NTSC: Up to 1/60 in AUTO mode (up to 1/30 in Auto Slow Shutter mode)\n PAL: Up to 1/50 in AUTO mode (up to 1/25 in Auto Slow Shutter mode)
  • Flash Sync. Speed 1/250 sec.
  • Electronic Front Shutter Curtain Yes, On/Off
  • Silent Shooting Yes, On/Off

• Image Stabilization

  • Steadyshot Image Sensor-Shift mechanism with 5-axis compensation (Compensation depends on lens specifications)
  • Compensation Effect 4.5 stops (Based on CIPA standard. Pitch/Yaw shake only. With Sonnar T* FE 55mm F1.8 ZA lens mounted. Long exposure NR off)

• Flash

  • Flash Control (with optional external flash) Pre-flash TTL
  • Flash Compensation +/-3.0 EV (switchable between 1/3 and 1/2 EV steps)
  • Flash Compensation 3/5/9 frames selectable. With 3 or 5 frames, in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 EV increments, with 9 frames, in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1.0 EV increments.
  • Flash Modes Flash off, Autoflash, Fill-flash, Rear Sync., Slow Sync., Red-eye reduction (On/Off selectable), Hi-speed sync , Wireless
  • External Flash Compatibility Sony a System Flash compatible with Multi Interface Shoe. Attach the shoe adaptor for flash compatible with Auto-lock Accessory Shoe.
  • FE Level Lock Yes

• Viewfinder Type

  • Viewfinder Type XGA OLED, 1.3cm (0.5 type) electronic viewfinder (colour)

• Screen Type

  • Screen Type 7.5cm (3.0 type) TFT drive

• Lens

  • Lens Mount E-mount
  • Lens Compatibility Sony E-mount lenses

• Sensor

  • Sensor Type 35 mm
  • Sensor 35mm full frame (35.6 x 23.8mm), Exmor CMOS sensor
  • Number Of Pixels (Effective) Approx.12.2 MP
  • Number of Pixels (total) Approx.12.4 MP
  • Image Sensor Aspect Ratio 3:2
  • Anti-Dust System Charge protection coating on optical filter and image sensor shift mechanism
  • Sensor 35mm full frame (35.6 x 23.8mm), Exmor CMOS sensor

• Recording (still images)

  • Recording Format (Still images) JPEG (DCF Ver. 2.0, Exif Ver. 2.3, MPF baseline compliant), RAW (Sony ARW 2.3 format)
  • Image Size (pixels), 3:2 35mm full frame L: 4240 x 2832 (12M), M: 2768 x 1848 (5.1M), S: 2128 x 1416 (3.0M)APS-C L: 2768 x 1848 (5.1M), M: 2128 x 1416 (3.0M), S: 1376 x 920 (1.3M)
  • Image Size (pixels), 16:9 35mm full frame L: 4240 x 2384 (10M), M: 2768 x 1560 (4.3M), S: 2128 x 1200 (2.6M)APS-C L: 2768 x 1560 (4.3M), M: 2128 x 1200 (2.6M), S: 1376 x 776 (1.1M)
  • Image Size (pixels), Sweep Panorama Wide: Horizontal 12416 x 1856 (23M), vertical 5536 x 2160 (12M), Standard: Horizontal 8192 x 1856 (15M), vertical 3872 x 2160 (8.4M)
  • Image Quality Modes RAW, RAW & JPEG, JPEG Extra fine, JPEG Fine, JPEG Standard
  • RAW Output 14 bit
  • Uncompressed RAW Yes
  • Picture Effect 13 modes: Posterization (Colour, B/W), Pop Colour, Retro Photo, Partial Colour (R, G, B, Y), High Contrast Monochrome, Toy Camera, Soft High-key, Soft Focus, HDR Painting, Rich-tone Monochrome, Miniature, Watercolour, Illustration
  • Creative Style Standard, Vivid, Neutral, Clear, Deep, Light, Portrait, Landscape, Sunset, Night Scene, Autumn Leaves, Black & White, Sepia (Contrast -3 to +3 steps, Saturation -3 to +3 steps, Sharpness -3 to +3 steps) (Style Box 1-6 also provided)
  • Dynamic Range Functions Off, Dynamic Range Optimizer (Auto/Level (1-5)), Auto High Dynamic Range: Auto Exposure Difference, Exposure Difference Level (1.0-6.0 EV, 1.0 EV step)
  • Colour Space sRGB standard (with sYCC gamut) and Adobe RGB standard compatible with TRILUMINOS Colour

• Audio

  • Microphone Built-in stereo microphone or ECM-XYST1M / XLR-K2M (sold separately)
  • Speaker Built-in, monaural

• Print

  • Compatible Standards Exif Print, Print Image Matching III, DPOF setting

• Custom function

  • Custom Function Type Custom key settings, Programmable setting
  • Memory Function Yes (2 sets)

• Power

  • Supplied Battery Rechargeable battery pack NP-FW50
  • Battery Life (CIPA, Still Images) Approx. 310 shots (viewfinder) / Approx. 370 shots (LCD screen) (CIPA standard)
  • Battery Life (CIPA, Movies) Actual : Approx. 55 min. (viewfinder) / Approx. 60 min. (LCD screen) (CIPA standard); Continuous : Approx. 95 min. (viewfinder) / Approx. 100 min. (LCD screen) (CIPA standard)
  • External Power AC Adaptor AC-PW20 (optional)

• Size & Weight

  • Dimensions (W x H x D) 126.9 x 95.7 x 60.3 mm
  • Weight 584 g (Body Only) / 627g (With battery and Memory Stick PRO Duo)

• Others

  • Operating Temperature 32º-104ºF / 0-40ºC

• WiFi

  • Wireless & Network Capabilities NFC One-touch functionality

• Lens Compatibility

  • Lens Compatibility Sony E-mount lenses

• Sensor Type

  • Sensor Type 35 mm

• Number Of Pixels (Effective)

  • Number Of Pixels (Effective) Approx.12.2 MP

• ISO Sensitivity

  • ISO Sensitivity Still images: ISO 100-102400 (expandable to ISO 50-409600), AUTO (ISO 100-12800, selectable lower limit and upper limit), Movies: ISO 100-102400 equivalent (expandable to ISO 100-409600 equivalent), AUTO (ISO 100-12800 equivalent, selectable lower limit and upper limit)

• Battery Life (CIPA, Still Images)

  • Battery Life (CIPA, Still Images) Approx. 310 shots (viewfinder) / Approx. 370 shots (LCD screen) (CIPA standard)

• Viewfinder

  • Viewfinder Type XGA OLED, 1.3cm (0.5 type) electronic viewfinder (colour)
  • Number of Dots 2,359,296 dots
  • Brightness Control (Viewfinder) Auto/Manual (5 steps between -2 and +2)
  • Color Temperature Control Manual (5 steps)
  • Field Coverage 100%
  • Magnification Approx. 0.78x (with 50mm lens at infinity, -1m<lt/>style name=\sup\<gt/>-1<lt/>/style<gt/>)
  • Dioptre Adjustment -4.0 to +3.0m<lt/>style name=\sup\<gt/>-1<lt/>/style<gt/>
  • Eye Point Approx. 23mm from the eyepiece lens, 18.5mm from the eyepiece frame at -1m<lt/>style name=\sup\<gt/>-1<lt/>/style<gt/>(CIPA standard)
  • Viewfinder Display Graphic Display / Display All Info. / No Disp. Info. / Histogram / Digital Level Gauge
  • Real-time Image Adjustment Display On/Off

• Recording (movie)

  • Recording Format (Movie) XAVC S / AVCHD format Ver. 2.0 compliant / MP4
  • Video Compression XAVC S: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264; AVCHD: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264; MP4: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264
  • Audio Recording Format XAVC S: LPCM, 2chAVCHD: Dolby Digital (AC-3), 2ch, Dolby Digital Stereo CreatorMP4: MPEG-4 AAC-LC, 2ch
  • Image Size (pixels), PAL* XAVC S 4K: 3840 x 2160 (30p/100Mbps, 30p/60Mbps, 24p/100Mbps, 24p/60Mbps); XAVC S HD: 1920 x 1080 (60p/50Mbps, 30p/50Mbps, 24p/50Mbps, 120p/100Mbps, 120p/60Mbps); AVCHD: 1920 x 1080 (60p/28Mbps/PS, 60i/24Mbps/FX, 60i/17Mbps/FH, 24p/24Mbps/FX,\n24p/17Mbps/FH); MP4: 1920 x 1080 (60p/28Mbps, 30p/16Mbps), 1280 x 720 (30p/6Mbps)
  • Image Size (pixels), PAL XAVC S 4K: 3840 x 2160 (25p/100Mbps, 25p/60Mbps); XAVC S HD: 1920 x 1080 (50p/50Mbps, 25p/50Mbps, 100p/100Mbps, 100p/60Mbps); AVCHD: 1920 x 1080 (50p/28Mbps/PS, 50i/24Mbps/FX, 50i/17Mbps/FH,25p/24Mbps/FX, 25p/17Mbps/FH); MP4: 1920 x 1080 (50p/28Mbps, 25p/16Mbps), 1280 x 720 (25p/6Mbps)
  • High Frame Rate Recording NTSC: 1920 x 1080 (24p/12Mbps, 30p/16Mbps), PAL: 1920 x 1080 (25p/16Mbps)
  • Picture Profile Yes (Off / PP1-PP9) Parameters: Black level, Gamma (Movie, Still, Cine1-4, ITU709, ITU709 [800%], S-Log2, S-Log3), Black Gamma, Knee, Colour Mode (Movie, Still, Cinema, Pro, ITU709 Matrix, White&Black, S-Gamut, S-Gamut3.Cine, S-Gamut3), Saturation, Colour Phase, Colour Depth, Detail, Copy, Reset
  • Movie Functions Audio Level Display, Audio Rec Level, Auto Slow Shutter, HDMI info. Display (On/Off selectable), Time Code/User Bit, Picture Profile, Creative Style, Picture Effect, Rec Control, Dual Video Rec, Marker Setting, PAL/NTSC Selector,Gamma Display Assist
  • Colour Space xvYCC standard (x.v.Colour when connected via HDMI cable) compatible with TRILUMINOS Colour

• Storage Media

  • Compatible Recording Media Memory Stick PRO Duo, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo,Memory Stick Micro (M2),SD memory card, SDHC memory card (UHS-I compliant), SDXC memory card (UHS-I compliant), microSD memory card, microSDHC memory card, microSDXC memory card
  • Storage Media Slot Multi slot for Memory Stick Duo/ SD memory card

• Drive

  • Drive Modes Single shooting, Continuous shooting,Speed Priority Continuous shooting, Self-timer, Self-timer (Cont.), Bracketing (Cont., Single, White Balance, DRO)
  • Self-Timer 10 sec. delay/5 sec. delay/2 sec. delay/Continuous self-timer (3 frames after 10 sec. delay/5 frames after 10 sec. delay/3 frames after 5 sec. delay/5 frames after 5 sec. delay/3 frames after 2 sec. delay/5 frames after 2 sec. delay)/Bracketing self-timer (Off/2 sec. delay/5 sec. delay/10 sec. delay)
  • Speed (approx. max.) Speed Priority Continuous shooting: Max. 5fps, Continuous shooting: Max. 2.5fps
  • No. of recordable frames (approx.) Speed Priority Continuous shooting: 64 frames (JPEG Extra Fine L), 200 frames (JPEG Fine L), 200 frames (JPEG Standard L), 31 frames (RAW), 26 frames (RAW & JPEG), XX frames (RAW(uncompressed)), XX frames (RAW(uncompressed) & JPEG), Continuous shooting: 100 frames (JPEG Extra Fine L), 200 frames (JPEG Fine L), 200 frames (JPEG Standard L), 59 frames (RAW), 34 frames (RAW & JPEG), XX frames (RAW(uncompressed)), XX frames (RAW(uncompressed) & JPEG)

• Playback

  • Playback Modes Single (with or without shooting information, Y RGB histogram & highlight/shadow warning), 9/25-frame index view, Enlarged display mode (Maximum magnification L: 13.3x, M: 8.7x, S: 6.7x), Auto Review (10/5/2 sec, off), Image orientation (Auto/Manual/Off selectable), Slideshow, Panorama scrolling, Folder selection (Still / Date / MP4 / AVCHD / XAVC S HD / XAVC S 4K), Forward/Rewind (Movie), Delete, Protect

• Interface

  • PC Interface Mass-storage, MTP, PC remote
  • Multi / Micro USB Terminal Yes
  • Wireless LAN (Built-In) Wi-Fi Compatible, IEEE802.11b/g/n (2.4GHz band); Playback of still images and movies on smartphones, PCs and TVs
  • NFC Yes (NFC Forum Type 3 Tag compatible, One-touch remote, One-touch sharing)
  • HD Output HDMI micro connector (Type-D), BRAVIA Sync (link menu), PhotoTV HD, 4K movie output, 4K still image playback
  • Multi Interface Shoe Yes
  • Others Auto-lock Accessory Shoe compatible with supplied shoe adaptor, Microphone terminal (3.5mm Stereo minijack), Headphone terminal (3.5mm Stereo minijack), Vertical Grip Connector