Sony A7S ii

Sony A7S II

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

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

35 mm 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

35 mm 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

Recording (movie)

RECORDING FORMAT

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

AVCHD: Dolby® Digital (AC-3), 2ch, Dolby® Digital Stereo Creator, MP4: MPEG-4 AAC-LC, 2ch, XAVC S: LPCM, 2ch

IMAGE SIZE (PIXELS), NTSC

AVCHD: 1920 x 1080 (60p/28 Mbps/PS, 60i/24 Mbps/FX, 60i/17 Mbps/FH, 24p/24 Mbps/FX, 24p/17 Mbps/FH), MP4: 1920 x 1080 (60p/28 Mbps, 30p/16 Mbps), 1280 x 720 (30p/6 Mbps), XAVC S 4K: 3,840 x 2,160 (30p/100 Mbps, 30p/60 Mbps, 24p/100 Mbps, 24p/60 Mbps), XAVC S HD: 1920 x 1080 (60p/50 Mbps, 30p/50 Mbps, 24p/50 Mbps, 120p/100 Mbps, 120p/60 Mbps)

IMAGE SIZE (PIXELS), PAL

AVCHD: 1920 x 1080 (50p/28 Mbps/PS, 50i/24 Mbps/FX, 50i/17 Mbps/FH, 25p/24 Mbps/FX, 25p/17 Mbps/FH), MP4: 1920 x 1080 (50p/28 Mbps, 25p/16 Mbps), 1280 x 720 (25p/6 Mbps), XAVC S 4K: 3840 x 2160 (25p/100 Mbps, 25p/60 Mbps), XAVC S HD: 1920 x 1080 (50p/50 Mbps, 25p/50 Mbps, 100p/100 Mbps, 100p/60 Mbps)

HIGH FRAME RATE RECORDING

NTSC: 1920 x 1080 (24p/12 Mbps, 30p/16 Mbps), PAL: 1920 x 1080 (25p/16 Mbps)

PICTURE PROFILE

Yes (Off / PP1-PP9) Parameters: Black level, Gamma (Movie, Still, Cine1-4, ITU709, ITU709 [800%], S-Log2, S-Log3), Black Gamma, Knee, Color 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

Clean HDMI output

CLEAN HDMI OUTPUT

NTSC: 3840 x 2160 (30p/24p) / 1920 x 1080 (60p/24p) / 1920 x 1080 (60i),YCbCr 4:2:2 8 bit / RGB 8 bit, PAL: 3840 x 2160 (25p) / 1920 x 1080 (50p) / 1920 x 1080 (50i),YCbCr 4:2:2 8 bit / RGB 8 bit

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

Noise Reduction

NOISE REDUCTION

Long exposure NR: On/Off, available at shutter speeds longer than 1 s, High ISO NR: Normal/Low/Off selectable

MULTI FRAME NR

Auto/ISO 100 to 409600

White Balance

WHITE BALANCE MODES

Auto WB / Daylight / Shade / Cloudy / Incandescent / Fluorescent (Warm White / Cool White / Day White / Daylight) / Flash / Colour Temperature (2500 to 9900 K) & 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

Focus

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)

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) / Centre / Flexible Spot (S/M/L) / Zone / Expand Flexible Spot / Lock-on AF (Wide / Zone / Centre / 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. 0.30–3 m), AF ON

Exposure

METERING TYPE

1200-zone evaluative metering

METERING SENSOR

Exmor CMOS sensor

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

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 (RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE INDEX)

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)

Viewfinder

VIEWFINDER TYPE

XGA OLED, 1.3 cm (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 50 mm lens at infinity, -1mstyle name=”sup”-1/style)

DIOPTRE ADJUSTMENT

-4.0 to +3.0mstyle name=”sup”-1/style

EYE POINT

Approx. 23 mm from the eyepiece lens, 18.5 mm from the eyepiece frame at -1 mstyle name=”sup”-1/style(CIPA standard)

VIEWFINDER DISPLAY

Graphic Display / Display All Info. / No Disp. Info. / Histogram / Digital Level Gauge

REAL-TIME IMAGE ADJUSTMENT DISPLAY

On/Off

LCD Screen

MONITOR TYPE

7.5cm (3.0 type) TFT drive

TOTAL NUMBER OF DOTS

1,228,800 dots

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)

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 s, Bulb Movies: 1/8000 to 1/4 (1/3 step) NTSC: Up to 1/60 in AUTO mode (up to 1/30 in Auto Slow Shutter mode) 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 CURTAIN SHUTTER

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 55 mm F1.8 ZA lens mounted. Long exposure NR off)

Flash Control

FLASH CONTROL

Pre-flash TTL

FLASH COMPENSATION

+/-3.0 EV (switchable between 1/3 and 1/2 EV steps)

FLASH BRACKETING

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 α System Flash compatible with Multi Interface Shoe. Attach the shoe adaptor for flash compatible with Auto-lock Accessory Shoe.

FE LEVEL LOCK

Yes

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 s delay/5 s delay/2 s delay/Continuous self-timer (3 frames after 10 s delay/5 frames after 10 s delay/3 frames after 5 s delay/5 frames after 5 s delay/3 frames after 2 s delay/5 frames after 2 s delay)/Bracketing self-timer (Off/2 s delay/5 s delay/10 s. 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 s, 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)

Playback of still images and movies on smartphones, PCs and TVs, Wi-Fi® Compatible, IEEE802.11b/g/n (2.4 GHz band)

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 (3.5 mm Stereo minijack), Headphone terminal (3.5 mm Stereo minijack), Vertical Grip Connector

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 (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 (WITH BATTERY AND MEMORY CARD INCLUDED)

584 g (Body Only)/627 g (With battery and Memory Stick PRO Duo™)

Others

OPERATING TEMPERATURE

32°-104°F / 0-40°C

Wi-Fi®

WIRELESS & NETWORK CAPABILITIES

NFC One-touch functionality