The Sony A7 II is the first full-frame camera to feature 5-axis in-body image stabilisation. Its compact mirrorless design is combined with the versatility of interchangeable lenses and the image quality of a full-frame sensor to create a camera that will deliver professional quality images in a compact, lightweight package.
24.3 Megapixel Full-Frame Sensor
At its heart the a7 Mark II features a 24.3 megapixel Full Frame Exmor CMOS Sensor which produces bright, true-to-life images with extremely accurate colour reproduction. The sensor utilises 117 phase-detection points and 25 contrast-detection points in conjunction with an updated algorithm to deliver an approximate 30% improvement over the original A7.
XAVC S 50Mbps Video Quality
Video recording is also available at frames rates up to 60fps in Full High Definition quality, producing immersive, crystal clear movie clips with stereo sound. It features a XAVC S codec* and a 50Mbps bit rate to deliver improved image quality post-processing flexibility.
Suits Professional Video Workflows
A range of picture profiles can also be customised and include a S-Log2 and S-Gamut pre-set to equip you with dramatically improved dynamic range. When used in conjunction with an external recording device (sold separately) professional workflow features such as timecode, user bit and REC control are also made available.
SteadyShot INSIDE 5-Axis Image Stabiliser
Its revolutionary SteadyShot INSIDE in-body image stabiliser minimises camera shake across all 5-axis of movement to equip you with an astonishing 4.5 stop advantage. This delivers the creative flexibility to shoot in low-light and night time scenarios without compromising your exposure settings or resorting to shooting in a higher ISO.
Additionally, the stabiliser also works when shooting video, equipping you with the capability of shooting handheld run-and-gun style footage with silky smooth, ultra-steady results.
Compatible with 3rd Party Lenses
The in-built stabiliser also complements the impressive range of lens adapters available for the Sony E-Mount (sold separately, allowing you to shoot with your favourite lenses across a broad range of manufacturers whilst still retaining the image stabilisation capability. It even works on full-manual lenses, opening up a whole new world of photographic and cinematic opportunities.
5 FPS Continuous Burst Mode
A powerful Bionz X image processor handles the substantial amount of information captured by the sensor, delivering a fast 5 frames per second burst rate and a extended sensitivity of ISO51200 for impressively low-noise results.
3-inch LCD and 2.4 Million-dot EVF
Pixel perfect image compositions irrespective of the lighting conditions are achieved by utilising the 3-inch 1229k-dot tilt-able LCD screen or brilliant 2.4 megapixel digital viewfinder.
Weather Sealed Magnesium Alloy Body
The lightweight magnesium alloy body features improved ergonomic comfort and 10 customisable buttons to ensure your most commonly used modes and settings are immediately available. Weather sealing has been improved to better protect its internals against dust and water.
Wi-Fi and NFC for Instant Photo Sharing
Built-in WiFi and NFC connectivity in conjunction with Sony’s free PlayMemories Camera App allows your compatible smartphone or tablet to quickly connect to the camera for instant photo sharing with your friends, family and favourite social networks.
Thanks to its quality construction, ground breaking 5-axis stabilisation and extensive lens options, the Sony A7II (ILCE7BM2) is sure to satisfy the lofty demands of seasoned professional photographers and filmmakers alike.
* Recording movies in XAVC S format requires one of the following memory cards:
SDXC memory card with a capacity of at least 64 GB (Class 10 or faster)UHS-I or faster SDXC memory card with a capacity of at least 64 GBMemory Stick XC-HG Duo
Product Code: 1SonyA7MkII Body
GENERAL Camera type | Interchangeable lens digital camera |
Lens compatibility | Sony E-mount lenses |
IMAGE SENSOR Type | 35mm full frame (35.8×23.9mm), "Exmor" CMOS sensor |
Number of pixels (effective) | Approx. 24.3 megapixels |
Number of pixels (total) | Approx. 24.7 megapixels |
Image sensor aspect ratio | 3:02 |
Colour filter | R, G, B primary colour |
Anti-Dust function | Yes |
Anti-Dust system | Charge protection coating on optical filter and image sensor shift mechanism |
Anti-Dust operation (auto) | JPEG (DCF Ver. 2.0, Exif Ver.2.3, MPF Baseline compliant), RAW (Sony ARW 2.3 format) |
RECORDING SYSTEM (STILL IMAGE) Recording format | 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: 6000 x 4000 (24M), M: 3936 x 2624 (10M), S: 3008 x 2000 (6.0M); APS-C L: 3936 x 2624 (10M), M: 3008 x 2000 (6.0M), S: 1968 x 1312 (2.6M) |
Image size (pixels) [16:9] | 35mm full frame L: 6000 x 3376 (20M), M: 3936 x 2216 (8.7M), S: 3008 x 1688 (5.1M); APS-C L: 3936 x 2216 (8.7M), M: 3008 x 1688 (5.1M), S: 1968 x 1112 (2.2M) |
Image size (pixels) [Sweep Panorama] | Wide: horizontal 12,416 x 1,856 (23M), vertical 5,536 x 2,160 (12M), Standard: horizontal 8,192 x 1,856 (15M), vertical 3,872 x 2,160 (8.4M) |
Image quality modes | RAW, RAW & JPEG, JPEG Extra fine, JPEG Fine, JPEG Standard |
14bit RAW | Yes |
Picture Effect | Posterization (Colour), Posterization (B/W), Pop Colour, Retro Photo, Partial Colour (R/G/B/Y), High Contrast Monochrome, Toy Camera(Normal/Cool/Warm/Green/Magenta), Soft High-key |
| Soft Focus(High/Mid/Low), HDR Painting(High/Mid/Low), Rich-tone Monochrome, Miniature(Auto/Top/Middle(H)/Bottom/Right/Middle(V)/Left), Watercolour, Illustration(High/Mid/ Low) |
Picture Profile | Yes (Off / PP1-PP7) Parameters: Black level, Gamma (Movie, Still, Cine1-4, ITU709, ITU709 [800%], S-Log2), Black Gamma, Knee, Colour Mode, Saturation, Colour Phase, Colour Depth, Detail, Copy, Reset |
Dynamic Range functions | Off, Dynamic Range Optimizer (Auto/Level (1-5)), Auto High Dynamic Range (Auto Exposure Difference, Exposure Difference Level (1-6 EV, 1.0 EV step)) |
Colour space | sRGB standard (with sYCC gamut) and Adobe RGB standard compatible with TRILUMINOS Colour |
Delete | Yes |
RECORDING SYSTEM (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 | XAVC S:LPCM 2ch, AVCHD: Dolby Digital (AC-3) 2ch, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator, MP4: MPEG-4 AAC-LC 2ch |
Picture Effect | Posterization (Colour), Posterization (B/W), Pop Colour, Retro Photo, Partial Colour (R/G/B/Y), High Contrast Monochrome, Toy Camera(Normal/Cool/Warm/Green/Magenta), Soft High-key |
Creative Style | Standard, Vivid, Neutral, Clear, Deep, Light, Portrait, Landscape, Sunset, Night Scene, Autumn leaves, Black & White, Sepia, Style Box(1-6), (Contrast (-3 to +3 steps), Saturation (-3 to +3 steps), Sharpness (-3 to +3 steps)) |
Picture Profile | Yes (Off / PP1-PP7) Parameters: Black level, Gamma (Movie, Still, Cine1-4, ITU709, ITU709 [800%], S-Log2), Black Gamma, Knee, Colour Mode, Saturation, Colour Phase, Colour Depth, Detail, Copy, Reset |
Colour space | xvYCC standard (x.v.Colour when connected via HDMI cable) compatible with TRILUMINOS Colour |
MOVIE RECORDING SYSTEM (XAVC S) 1920 x 1080 (60p, 50M) | Approx. 50Mbps (Average bit-rate) |
1920 x 1080 (50p, 50M) | Approx. 50Mbps (Average bit-rate) |
1920 x 1080 (30p, 50M) | Approx. 50Mbps (Average bit-rate) |
1920 x 1080(25p, 50M) | Approx. 50Mbps (Average bit-rate) |
1920 x 1080 (24p, 50M) | Approx. 50Mbps (Average bit-rate) |
MOVIE RECORDING SYSTEM (AVCHD) 1920 x 1080 (60p, 28M, PS) | Approx. 28Mbps (Maximum bit-rate) |
1920 x 1080 (50p, 28M, PS) | Approx. 28Mbps (Maximum bit-rate) |
1920 x 1080 (60i, 24M, FX) | Approx. 24Mbps (Maximum bit-rate) |
1920 x 1080 (50i, 24M, FX) | Approx. 24Mbps (Maximum bit-rate) |
1920 x 1080 (60i, 17M, FH) | Approx. 17Mbps (Average bit-rate) |
1920 x 1080 (50i, 17M, FH) | Approx. 17Mbps (Average bit-rate) |
1920 x 1080 (24p, 24M, FX) | Approx. 24Mbps (Maximum bit-rate) |
1920 x 1080 (25p, 24M, FX) | Approx. 24Mbps (Maximum bit-rate) |
1920 x 1080 (24p, 17M, FH) | Approx. 17Mbps (Average bit-rate) |
1920 x 1080 (25p, 17M, FH) | Approx. 17Mbps (Average bit-rate) |
MOVIE RECORDING SYSTEM (AVC MP4) 1440 x 1080 (30fps) | Approx.12Mbps (Average bit-rate) |
1440 x 1080 (25fps) | Approx. 12Mbps (Average bit-rate) |
VGA (640 x 480, 30fps) | Approx. 3Mbps (Average bit-rate) |
VGA (640 x 480, 25fps) | Approx. 3Mbps (Average bit-rate) |
MOVIE FUNCTION Audio Level Display | Yes |
Audio Rec Level | Yes |
PAL/NTSC Selector | Yes |
Dual Video REC | Yes |
TC/UB | Yes(TC Pre-set/UB Pre-set/TC Format/TC Run/TC Make/UB Time Rec) |
Auto Slow Shutter | Yes |
REC Control | Yes |
HDMI Info. Display | On/Off Selectable |
HDMI Output | 1920 x 1080(50p), 1920 x 1080(50i), 1920 x 1080(24p), 1920 x 1080(60p), 1920 x 1080(60i), YCbCr 4:2:2 8bit / RGB 8bit |
RECORDING SYSTEM 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) |
Noise reduction | Long exposure NR: On/Off, available at shutter speeds longer than 1 sec., High ISO NR: Normal/Low/Off |
Multi Frame NR | Auto/ISO 100 to 51200 |
WHITE BALANCE Modes | Auto/ Daylight/ Shade/ Cloudy/ Incandescent/ Fluorescent < Warm White/ Cool White/ Day White/ Daylight>/ Flash / Underwater/ Colour Temperature & colour filter / Custom |
AWB micro adjustment | Yes |
Bracketing | 3 frames, H/L selectable |
FOCUS SYSTEM Type | Fast Hybrid AF(phase-detection AF/contrast-detection AF)*5 |
Focus sensor | "Exmor" CMOS sensor |
Focus point | 35mm full frame: 117 points (phase-detection AF), APS-C: 99 points (phase-detection AF)/ 25 points (contrast-detection AF) |
Sensitivity range | EV-1 to EV20 (ISO100 equivalent with F2.0 lens attached) |
AF mode | AF-S (Single-shot AF), AF-C ( Continuous AF), DMF (Direct Manual Focus), Manual Focus |
Focus area | Wide (117 points (phase-detection AF), 25 points(contrast-detection AF))/ Zone/ Center/ Flexible Spot (S/M/L)/ Lock-on AF ( Wide/ Zone/ Center/ Flexible Spot (S/M/L)) |
Eye-start AF | Yes (only with LA-EA2 or LA-EA4 attached(Sold separately)) |
Lock-on AF | Yes |
Eye AF | Yes |
Other features | Predictive control, Focus lock |
AF Illuminator | Yes(with Built-in LED type) |
AF Illuminator range | Approx. 0.3m - approx. 3.0m (with FE 28-70mm F3.5-5.6 OSS attached) |
AF micro adjustment | Yes, (Sold separately) with LA-EA2 or LA-EA4 |
EXPOSURE CONTROL Metering type | 1200-zone evaluative metering |
Metering sensor | "Exmor" CMOS sensor |
Metering sensitivity | EV-1 to EV20 (at ISO100 equivalent with F2.0 lens attached) |
Modes | Multi-segment, Centre-weighted, Spot |
Exposure modes | AUTO(iAuto/Superior Auto), Programmed AE(P), Aperture priority(A), Shutter-speed priority(S), Manual(M), Movie (Programmed AE(P)/ Aperture priority(A)/ Shutter-speed priority(S)/ Manual (M)), Sweep Panorama, Scene Selection |
Scene Selection | Portrait, Sports Action, Macro, Landscape, Sunset, Night Scene, Hand-held Twilight, Night Portrait, Anti Motion Blur |
Exposure compensation | +/- 5.0EV(1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps selectable)(with exposure compensation dial : +/- 3EV (1/3 EV steps)) |
Bracketing | Bracket: Cont./Bracket: Single, With 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV, 2/3 EV, 1.0 EV, 2.0 EV, 3.0 EV increments, 3/5 frames selectable |
AE Lock | Locked when shutter button is pressed halfway. Available with AE lock button. (On/Off/Auto) |
ISO sensitivity (Recommended Exposure Index) | Still images: ISO 100-25600 equivalent (1/3 EV step), (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 (1/3 EV step)/ AUTO (ISO 200-6400, selectable lower limit and upper limit) |
VIEWFINDER Type | 1.3 cm (0.5 type) electronic viewfinder (colour) |
Number of dots | 2,359,296 dots |
Brightness control | Auto/Manual (5 steps between -2 and +2) |
Colour temperature control | Manual (5 steps) |
Field coverage | 100% |
Magnification | Approx. 0.71 x (with 50mm lens at infinity, -1m-1) |
Diopter adjustment | -4.0 to +3.0m-1 |
Eye point | Approx. 27mm from the eyepiece lens, 22mm from the eyepiece frame at -1m-1 (CIPA standard) |
Display Contents | Graphic Display, Display All Info., No Disp. Info., Digital Level Gauge, Histogram |
LCD SCREEN Type | 7.5cm (3.0-type) type TFT |
Number of dots (total) | 1,228,800 dots |
Brightness control | Manual (5 steps between -2 and +2), Sunny Weather mode |
Adjustable angle | Up by approx. 107 degrees, Down by approx. 41 degrees |
White Magic | Yes |
Display Contents | Graphic Display, Display All Info, No Disp. Info, Digital Level Gauge, Histogram for viewfinder |
Real-time image-adjustment display | On/Off |
Quick Navi | Yes |
Focus Check | Yes Focus Magnifier (35mm full frame: 5.9x, 11.7x, APS-C: 3.8x, 7.7x) |
Zebra | Yes |
Peaking MF | Yes (Level setting: High/Mid/Low/Off, Colour: White/Red/Yellow) |
Marker Display | Yes (Centre/Aspect/Safety Zone/Guide frame) |
Grid Line | Yes (Rule of 3rds Grid/Square Grid/Diag. + Square Grid/Off) |
FACE DETECTION Modes | On/On (Regist. Faces)/Off |
Face registration | Yes |
Face selection | Yes |
Max. number of detectable | 8 |
AUTO OBJECT FRAMING OTHER FEATURES Smile Shutter | Smile shutter (selectable from 3 steps) |
Play Memories Camera Apps | Yes |
Help guide | Yes |
Clock Function, Setting | Yes |
Area Setting | Yes |
Shop Front Mode | Yes |
Zoom Ring Rotate | Yes |
Eye-Fi ready | Yes*6 |
CLEAR IMAGE ZOOM Still images | Approx. 2x |
Movies | Approx. 2x |
DIGITAL ZOOM Smart zoom (Still images) | 35mm full frame: M:approx 1.5x, S:approx 2x, APS-C: M:approx 1.3x, S:approx 2x |
Digital zoom (Still images) | 35mm full frame: L:approx 4x, M:approx 6.1x, S:approx 8x, APS-C: L:approx 4x, M:approx 5.2x, S:approx 8x |
Digital zoom (Movie) | 35mm full frame: approx 4x, APS-C: approx 4x |
SHUTTER Type | Electronically-controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane type |
Shutter speed | Still images:1/8000 to 30 sec, Bulb, Movies: 1/8000 to 1/4(1/3 steps), up to 1/60 in AUTO mode (up to 1/30 in Auto slow shutter mode) |
Flash sync. speed | 1/250 sec.*7 |
Electronic Front Curtation shutter | Yes(On/Off) |
STEADYSHOT INSIDE (IMAGE STABILIZATION) Type | Image Sensor-Shift mechanism with 5-axis compensation (Compensation depends on lens specifications) |
Compensation effect | 4.5 steps (based on CIPA standard. Pitch/yaw shake only. With Sonnar T* FE 55mm F1.8 ZA lens mounted. Long exposure NR off.) |
FLASH Control | Pre-flash TTL |
Flash compensation | +/- 3.0 EV (switchable between 1/3 and 1/2 EV steps) |
Flash bracketing | 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 EV steps, 3/5 frames selectable |
Flash modes | Flash off, Autoflash, Fill-flash, Slow Sync., Rear Sync., Red-eye reduction (on/off selectable), Wireless*8 , Hi-speed sync.*8 |
External flash | 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 (Hi/Lo selectable), Self-timer (10/2 sec delay selectable), Self-timer (Cont.)(with 10 sec delay 3/5 frames selectable), Bracket: Single, Bracket: Cont., White Balance bracket, DRO bracket |
Speed (Approx., max.) | Continuous shooting: Hi: max. 5 fps, Lo: max. 2.5 fps*9 |
No. of frame recordable* (approx.) | (Continuous shooting Hi: JPEG Extra fine L: 50 frames, Continuous mode Lo: JPEG Extra fine L: 69 frames, Continuous shooting Hi: JPEG Fine L: 77 frames, Continuous mode Lo: JPEG Fine L: 200 frames, Continuous shooting Hi: JPEG Standard L: 80 frames)*9 *10 |
| (Continuous mode Lo: JPEG Standard L: 200 frames, Continuous shooting Hi: RAW: 25 frames, Continuous mode Lo: RAW: 30 frames, Continuous shooting Hi: RAW&JPG: 23 frames, Continuous mode Lo: RAW&JPG: 27 frames)*9 *10 |
PLAYBACK Modes | Single (with or without shooting information Y RGB histogram & highlight/shadow warning), 9/25-frame index view, Enlarged display mode (L: 18.8x, M: 12.3x, S: 9.4x, Panorama (Standard): 25.6x, Panorama (Wide): 38.8x) |
| Auto Review (10/5/2 sec,Off), Image orientation (Auto/Manual/Off selectable), Slideshow, Panorama scrolling, Folder selection (Date/ Still/ MP4/ AVCHD/XAVC S), Forward/Rewind (movie), Delete, Protect |
WI-FI View on Smartphone | Yes |
Send to Computer | Yes |
View on TV | Yes |
NFC One-touch remote | Yes |
One-touch sharing | Yes |
INTERFACE PC interface | Mass-storage, MTP, PC remote |
Multi / Micro USB Terminal | Yes*11 |
NFC | Yes (NFC forum Type 3 Tag compatible) |
Wireless LAN(built-in) | Yes(Wi-Fi Compatible, IEEE 802.11b/g/n(2.4GHz band))*12 |
HD output | HDMI micro connector (Type-D), BRAVIA Sync(Control for HDMI), PhotoTV HD, 4K Still Image PB |
Multi Interface Shoe | Yes*13 |
Mic Terminal | Yes(3.5 mm Stereo mini jack) |
Remote Control | Yes(RMT-DSLR2 (sold separately)) |
Headphone Terminal | Yes(3.5 mm Stereo mini jack) |
Vertical Grip Connector | Yes |
PC Remote | Yes |
AUDIO Microphone | Built-in stereo microphone or XLR-K2M/ECM-XYST1M(sold separately) |
Speaker | Built-in, monaural |
PRINT Compatible standards | Exif Print, Print Image Matching III, DPOF setting |
CUSTOM FUNCTION Custom key settings | Yes |
Programmable Setting | Yes (Body 2 sets /memory card 4 sets) |
LENS COMPENSATION Lens compensation | Peripheral Shading, Chromatic Aberration, Distortion |
POWER Battery | One rechargeable battery pack NP-FW50 |
Still images | Approx. 270 shots (Viewfinder)/ Approx. 350 shots (LCD monitor)(CIPA standard)*14 |
Movies (actual recording) | Approx. 60 min (Viewfinder)/ Approx. 65 min (LCD monitor)(CIPA standard)*15 *16 |
Movies (continuous recording) | Approx. 100 min (Viewfinder)/ Approx. 100 min (LCD monitor)(CIPA standard)*15 *17 |
Internal battery charge | Yes |
External power | AC Adaptor AC-PW20 (sold separately) |
POWER CONSUMPTION With Viewfinder | Still images: approx. 3.5W(with FE 28-70mm F3.5-5.6 OSS lens attached), Movies: approx. 4.2W(with FE 28-70mm F3.5-5.6 OSS lens attached) |
With LCD screen | Still images: approx. 2.6W(with FE 28-70mm F3.5-5.6 OSS lens attached), Movies: approx. 4.2W(with FE 28-70mm F3.5-5.6 OSS lens attached) |
WEIGHT With battery and Memory Stick PRO Duo included (g) | Approx. 599 g |
Body only (g) | Approx. 556 g |
DIMENSIONS Excluding protrusions (WxHxD) (mm) | Approx. 126.9 x 95.7 x 59.7 mm |
SUPPLIED ACCESSORY Power cord | Yes |
Rechargeable Battery NP-FW50 | Yes |
AC Adaptor AC-UD10 | Yes |
Shoulder strap | Yes |
Body cap | Yes |
Accessory shoe cap | Yes |
Eyepiece cup | Yes |
Micro USB cable | Yes |
Features and specifications are subject to change without notice.
*5 When using phase-detection AF, limited lenses will be compatible initially. Expansion is planned by body firmware update.
*6 Eye-Fi cards can be used only in the countries where they are purchased. Use Eye-Fi cards in accordance with the law of the countries where the cards were purchased.
*7 With compatible Sony external flash
*8 With compatible external flash
*9 Varies according to shooting conditions or memory card used
*10 Continuous drive (Hi) in Drive mode
*11 Supports Micro USB compatible device.
*12 (Configuration method/Access method) WPS or manually /infrastructure mode. When connecting to smartphones, the camera can always work as a base without a wireless access point. (Security: WEP/WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK)
*13 Sony accessories for the Accessory Shoe can be attached.
*14 The LCD screen is turned on, shot once every 30 seconds, operate zoom alternately between W and T ends, flash strobe once every two times, turn power off and on once every ten times.
*15 Continuous movie recording is possible for approximately 29 minutes (limited by product specifications).
*16 Indication recording time, which is defined by repeating the cycle: Power on, start recording, zoom , stand-by and power off.
*17 The total movie recording time. When the limit of the continuous movie recording time (29 minutes) is reached, let the camera continue movie recording by pressing the MOVIE button again. No other operation such as zoom are performed.