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Alpha 7R II
A 42.4 MP full-frame E-mount mirrorless camera with five-axis sensor-shift stabilisation, hybrid autofocus and internal 4K video.
- Type
- Mirrorless
- Sensor
- Full frame
- Megapixels
- 42.4
- Lens
- Sony E-mount
- Video
- 3840 × 2160 at 30 fps
- Body weight
- 582 g
What reviewers say
Reviewers praised the detailed images, effective stabilisation, improved grip and broad lens adaptability. Autofocus improved substantially but remained less dependable with low-contrast subjects and demanding action. PhotographyBlog criticised battery life, the menus and lack of a touchscreen; Digital Camera World found high-ISO JPEG processing less natural than RAW results.
Specifications
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- Camera type
- Mirrorless
- Sensor format
- Full frame
- Sensor type
- Back-illuminated Exmor R CMOS
- Sensor dimensions
- 35.9 × 24 mm
- Effective resolution
- 42.4 MP
- Largest image
- 7952 × 5304
- RAW recording
- Yes
- Standard ISO range
- 100–25600
- Sensor detail
- Approximately 43.6 million total pixels; 3:2 back-illuminated sensor without an optical low-pass filter.
- Image formats
- JPEG, RAW and RAW+JPEG; Sony ARW 2.3. Current maker specifications include uncompressed RAW and 14-bit output.
- ISO detail
- Standard still-image ISO 100–25600; expanded ISO 50–102400. Multi Shot NR combines images separately from single-image sensitivity.
Lens and shooting
- Lens mount
- Sony E-mount
- Stabilisation
- Sensor shift
- Maximum continuous burst
- 5 fps
- Autofocus
- Fast Hybrid AF with 399 full-frame phase-detection points and 25 contrast points; 357 phase points in APS-C mode. Eye AF and continuous AF supported.
- Shutter
- Focal-plane shutter; 30 seconds to 1/8000 second plus Bulb; flash sync 1/250 second. Electronic first curtain and silent shooting supported.
- Burst detail
- Up to approximately 5 fps in Continuous Hi with AF tracking, as Sony's launch announcement specifies; approximately 2.5 fps in Lo. Maker buffers include 23 compressed RAW or nine uncompressed RAW frames; speed depends on conditions.
- Stabilisation detail
- Five-axis sensor shift; Sony claims 4.5 stops under CIPA pitch/yaw conditions with Sonnar T* FE 55mm F1.8 ZA and long-exposure noise reduction off. Correction depends on lens compatibility.
Video
- Highest video resolution
- 3840 × 2160 at 30 fps
- Video detail
- Japanese specification lists XAVC S 4K at 30p or 24p and up to 100 Mbps; headline maximum reflects the Japanese/NTSC mode. Full-pixel readout without binning applies to Super 35mm 4K, not every full-frame recording mode. S-Log2; 8-bit 4:2:2 HDMI output. Full HD 60p and HD 720p120 are separate lower-resolution modes.
- Audio
- Stereo microphone; 3.5 mm microphone and headphone sockets.
Screen and viewfinder
- Viewfinder
- Electronic
- Screen size
- 3″
- Screen dots
- 1,228,800
- Touchscreen
- No
- Tilting screen
- Yes
- Display detail
- TFT LCD tilts approximately 107° up and 41° down; no touchscreen.
- Viewfinder detail
- 0.5-inch electronic viewfinder with 2,359,296 dots, 100% coverage and approximately 0.78× magnification with a 50 mm lens at infinity.
Connections and design
- Wi-Fi
- Yes
- Battery life (maker's claim)
- 340 photographs
- Body weight
- 582 g
- Release detail
- Sony Japan specifies 7 August 2015 for the ILCE-7RM2 body; this is the Japanese sale date, not a UK release claim.
- Recording media
- Single slot supports SD, SDHC and SDXC including UHS-I, plus compatible Memory Stick formats.
- Ports
- Multi/Micro USB, Micro HDMI, microphone and headphone sockets and Multi Interface Shoe.
- Wireless connections
- Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11b/g/n at 2.4 GHz and NFC.
- Battery life detail
- NP-FW50; CIPA approximately 340 photographs using the LCD or 290 using the viewfinder. In-camera charging and USB power supported.
- Dimensions
- Approximately 126.9 × 95.7 × 60.3 mm (width × height × depth, grip to monitor).
- Weight detail
- Approximately 582 g body only; 625 g with battery and memory card; lens excluded.
- In the box
- Two NP-FW50 batteries, strap, cable protector, AC-UUD11 adaptor, BC-VW1 battery charger and Micro USB cable, according to Sony Japan.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Full-frame back-illuminated sensor without an optical low-pass filter
- Five-axis sensor-shift stabilisation
- Internal 4K recording and microphone and headphone sockets
Cons
- No touchscreen
- One memory-card slot
Closest rivals
Model | Type | Sensor | Megapixels | Lens | Video | Body weight | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mirrorless | Full frame | 12.2 | Sony E-mount | 3840 × 2160 at 30 fps | 584 g | Oct 2015 | |
| Mirrorless | Full frame | 24.3 | Sony E-mount | 1920 × 1080 at 60 fps | 556 g | Dec 2014 | |
| Mirrorless | Full frame | 12.2 | Sony E-mount | 1920 × 1080 at 60 fps | 446 g | Jun 2014 |
Sources
Photo: sony.jp
- Sony Alpha 7R II, front view with optional vertical grip and lens: Sony, official exact-model Japan product feature photograph; camera shown with optional VG-C2EM vertical grip and lens, sold separately
