It could be safely acknowledged that the Sony Alpha a7II Mirrorless Digital Camera with FE 28-70mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS is arguably the best digital camera among its class to emerge in recent times from the Sony stable. Users are offered a truly incredible experience with many new and innovative features that have been included in the Sony Alpha a7II. Boasting of a durable structure, it comes in a captivating black color and is extremely light and easy to handle. It’s easy to accredit the camera’s potency to its superior quality 24.3 MP Full-Frame Exmor CMOS image sensor and the most recent BIONZ X image processor, along with countless other special features of this camera, which bring about astounding detailing and clarity in the images and videos that are shot. The a7II Mirrorless Digital Camera also displays many more enticing features and revolutionary functions to get any photography aficionado completely upbeat about its prospects.
The camera supports the ground-breaking Sony APS-C E-Mount lenses as well as the new E-mount full-frame Zeiss and Sony G-series lenses, which ensures that not even the faintest of details are missed. The 28.0 (W) – 70.0 (T) mm focal length of the lens provided with the camera kit covers wide expansive views with tremendous regularity. Another magnificent feature of this lens is its astounding f/3.5 (W) – f/5.6 (T) aperture range. The camera is also compatible with most levels of natural or artificial light and has a light sensitivity ranging from 100 ISO right up till 25,600 ISO.
Even as this digital camera's brilliant zoom lens is serenaded , it's prudent to also hark upon its awesome 24.3 MP Full-Frame Exmor CMOS image sensor. The accurate nature in which this sensor brings all the colors and pixels of the photos to life would leave anyone enamored and is the real explanation why this camera is envied by most of its competitors. The camera also comes with a 3.0-inch LCD touchscreen tilt-monitor. The screen offers a complete HD resolution of 1,228,000 dots, which deliver a high quality video output.
The camera boasts of the breathtaking BIONZ X image processing engine and an in-body 5-Axis SteadyShot INSIDE image stabilizer, which exponentially increase the speed and overall performance for shooting photos and videos. The processor and stabilizer come together to deliver an immensely rapid image capturing rate of 5 fps. When it comes to the video, it shouldn't come as a surprise that the camera delivers a full 1080p HD output at a range of 24 to 60 fps with humongous sound quality. Further supplementing the movie recording quality is the smart auto-focus technology. This feature facilitates easier shooting methods even from far off distances, or when the objects are moving pretty fast.
Some other amazing attributes of the Sony Alpha a7II Mirrorless Digital Camera with FE 28-70mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS also need to be factored in. This camera boasts of an extremely quick shutter response, myriad shooting modes, and a durable NP-FW50 1020 mAh rechargeable lithium-ion battery.
Shutter Speeds | Still images: 1/8000 to 30 sec., Bulb Movies: 1/8000 to 1/4 (1/3 step) 1080 60i compatible device: Up to 1/60 in AUTO mode (up to 1/30 in Auto Slow Shutter mode) 1080 50i compatible device: Up to 1/50 in AUTO mode (up to 1/25 in Auto Slow Shutter mode) |
Shutter Type | Electronically controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane type |
Color Space | sRGB standard (with sYCC gamut) and Adobe RGB standard compatible with TRILUMINOS™ Colour |
Image Formats | JPEG (DCF Ver. 2.0, Exif Ver. 2.3, MPF baseline compliant), RAW (Sony ARW 2.3 format) |
Maximum Diameter | 2-7/8 in. (72.5 mm) |
Dimensions | (W x H x D) Approx. 5 x 3 7/8 x 2 3/8 in. (126.9 x 95.7 x 59.7 mm) |
Color | Black |
Lens Type | Standard Zoom Lens |
Angle of View (diagonal) | Angle of view (APS-C): 54° - 23° Angle of view (35mm full frame ): 75° - 34° |
Minimum Aperture | (F) 22 - 36 |
Lens Filter Size | 55mm |
Mount Type | Sony E-mount |
Focus Type | Fast Hybrid AF (phase-detection AF / contrast-detection AF) |
Lens Min. Focus Distance | 0.3 - 0.45 (m) |
Length | 3-3/8 in. (83 mm) |
Weight | Approx. 10.5 oz. (295 g) |
Flash Modes | (with optional external flash) Flash off, Autoflash, Fill-flash, Rear Sync., Slow Sync., Red-eye reduction (On/Off selectable), Hi-speed sync, Wireless |
External Flash Connection | Sony Alpha System Flash compatible with Multi Interface Shoe. Attach the shoe adapter for flash compatible with Auto-lock Accessory Shoe |
Focus Modes | Single-shot AF (AF-S), Continuous AF (AF-C), Direct Manual Focus (DMF), Manual Focus |
AF Points | 35 mm full frame: 117 points (phase-detection AF) APS-C: 99 points (phase-detection AF) / 25 points (contrast-detection AF) |
Battery Type | Rechargeable battery pack NP-FW50 |
Battery Type | Rechargeable Li-Ion Battery Pack |
Drive Modes | Single shooting, Continuous shooting (Hi/Lo selectable), Self-timer (10/2 sec. delay selectable), Self-timer (Cont.) (10 sec. delay; 3/5 exposures selectable), Bracketing (Cont., Single, White Balance, DRO) |
Sensor Type | Exmor CMOS sensor |
Megapixels | Approx. 24.3 MP |
Coverage | 100% |
Compatible Media | Memory Stick PRO Duo, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, Memory Stick XC-HG Duo, SD memory card, SDHC memory card (UHS-I compliant), SDXC memory card (UHS-I compliant) |
Meter Modes | Multi-segment, Centre-weighted, Spot |
ISO Speed | "Still images: ISO 100-25600 (ISO numbers up from ISO 50 can be set as expanded ISO range), AUTO (ISO 100-6400, selectable lower limit and upper limit) Movies: ISO 200-25600 equivalent, AUTO (ISO 200-6400 selectable lower limit and upper limit)" |
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) |
Camera Type | Interchangeable-lens digital camera |
Image Sensor Size | 35 mm full frame (35.8 x 23.9 mm) |
Aspect Ratio | 3:2 |
Computer | Mass-storage, MTP, PC remote |
Screen Size | 3.0" (7.5 cm) |
Display Type | 7.5 cm (3.0 type) TFT drive |
Monitor Resolution | 1,228,800 dots |
White Balance | 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: 15 steps, A7 to B7: 15 steps) / Custom / Underwater |
Brand | Sony |
Single Lens Kits | Comes with 28-70mm Lens |
Viewfinder Type | XGA OLED, 1.3 cm (0.5 type) electronic viewfinder (colour) |