Re: A7SII ANNOUNCED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Re: A7SII ANNOUNCED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I think I may have to switch my A7RII pre-order over to this BAD BOY!!! A7SII!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Edit: Just noticed the SLOG3 in the SPECS!!!! HALLALOOYAAAA!!!

Edit 2: NO PHASE DETECTION!!!!!!! NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
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Here are the specs:

[TABLE="class: p3, width: 689"]
[TR]
[TH]General[/TH]
[TD="class: td-center"]Camera type[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]Interchangeable-lens digital camera[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: td-center"]Lens mount[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]E-mount[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]Image sensor[/TH]
[TD="class: td-center"]Type[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]35 mm full frame (35.6 x 23.8 mm), Exmor CMOS sensor[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: td-center"]Number of pixels (effective)[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]Approx. 12.2 megapixels[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: td-center"]Number of pixels (total)[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]Approx. 12.4 megapixels[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: td-center"]Image sensor aspect ratio[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]3:2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: td-center"]Anti-dust system[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]Charge protection coating on optical filter and image sensor shift mechanism[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]Recording system (still images)[/TH]
[TD="class: td-center"]Recording format[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]JPEG (DCF Ver. 2.0, Exif Ver. 2.3, MPF baseline compliant), RAW (Sony ARW 2.3 format)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: td-center"]Image size (pixels)[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"][3:2 aspect ratio] 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)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: td-right"][16:9 aspect ratio] 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)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: td-right"][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)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: td-center"]Image quality modes[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]RAW, RAW & JPEG, JPEG Extra fine, JPEG Fine, JPEG Standard[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: td-center"]RAW output[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]14 bit[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: td-center"]Picture Effect[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]13 modes: Posterization (Color, B/W), Pop Color, Retro Photo, Partial Color (R, G, B, Y), High Contrast Monochrome, Toy Camera, Soft High-key, Soft Focus, HDR Painting, Rich-tone Monochrome, Miniature, Watercolor, Illustration[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: td-center"]Creative Style[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]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)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: td-center"]Dynamic range functions[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]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)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: td-center"]Color space[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]sRGB standard (with sYCC gamut) and Adobe RGB standard compatible with TRILUMINOS™ Color[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]Recording system (movies)[/TH]
[TD="class: td-center"]Recording format[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]XAVC S / AVCHD format Ver. 2.0 compliant / MP4[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: td-center"]Video compression[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]XAVC S: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264
AVCHD: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264
MP4: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: td-center"]Audio recording format[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]XAVC S: LPCM, 2ch
AVCHD: Dolby Digital (AC-3), 2ch, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator
MP4: MPEG-4 AAC-LC, 2ch[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: td-center"]Image size (pixels)[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"][NTSC] 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, 24p/17Mbps/FH)
MP4: 1920 x 1080 (60p/28Mbps, 30p/16Mbps), 1280 x 720 (30p/6Mbps)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: td-right"][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)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: td-center"]High Frame Rate Recording[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"][NTSC] 1920 x 1080 (24p/12Mbps, 30p/16Mbps)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: td-right"][PAL] 1920 x 1080 (25p/16Mbps)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: td-center"]Picture Profile[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]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, Color Phase, Color Depth, Detail, Copy, Reset[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: td-center"]Movie functions[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]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[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: td-center"]Color space[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]xvYCC standard (x.v.Color when connected via HDMI cable) compatible with TRILUMINOS™ Color[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]Clean HDMI output[/TH]
[TD="class: td-center"][/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"][NTSC] 3840 x 2160 (30p/24p) / 1920 x 1080 (60p/24p) / 1920 x 1080 (60i), YCbCr 4:2:2 8bit/ RGB 8bit[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: td-right"][PAL] 3840 x 2160 (25p) / 1920 x 1080 (50p) / 1920 x 1080 (50i), YCbCr 4:2:2 8bit/ RGB 8bit[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]Media[/TH]
[TD="class: td-center"]Media[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]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[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: td-center"]Slot[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]Multi slot for Memory Stick Duo/ SD memory card[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]Noise reduction[/TH]
[TD="class: td-center"]Noise reduction[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]Long exposure NR: On/Off, available at shutter speeds longer than 1 sec., High ISO NR: Normal/Low/Off selectable[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: td-center"]Multi Frame NR[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]Auto/ISO 100 to 409600[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]White balance[/TH]
[TD="class: td-center"]Modes[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]Auto WB/Daylight/Shade/Cloudy/Incandescent/Fluorescent (Warm White/Cool White/Day White/Daylight)/Flash/Color Temperature (2500 to 9900K) & Color Filter (G7 to M7: 57 steps, A7 to B7: 29 steps)/Custom/Underwater[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: td-center"]AWB micro adjustment[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]G7 to M7 (57 steps), A7 to B7 (29 steps)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: td-center"]Bracketing[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]3 frames, H/L selectable[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]Focus system[/TH]
[TD="class: td-center"]Type[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]Contrast-detection AF[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: td-center"]Focus point[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]169 points (contrast-detection AF)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: td-center"]Sensitivity range[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]EV -4 to EV 20 (at ISO 100 equivalent with F2.0 lens attached)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: td-center"]AF modes[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]Single-shot AF (AF-S), Continuous AF (AF-C), Direct Manual Focus (DMF), Manual Focus[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: td-center"]Focus area[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]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)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: td-center"]Other features[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]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[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]Exposure control[/TH]
[TD="class: td-center"]Metering type[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]1200-zone evaluative metering[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: td-center"]Metering sensor[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]Exmor CMOS sensor[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: td-center"]Metering sensitivity[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]EV -3 to EV 20 (at ISO 100 equivalent with F2.0 lens attached)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: td-center"]Metering modes[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: td-center"]Exposure modes[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]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) )[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: td-center"]Scene Selection[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sports Action, Sunset, Night Portrait, Night Scene, Hand-held Twilight, Anti Motion Blur[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: td-center"]Exposure compensation[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]+/-5.0 EV (in 1/3 EV or 1/2 EV steps), with exposure compensation dial: +/-3.0 EV (in 1/3 EV steps)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: td-center"]AE bracketing[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]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.[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: td-center"]AE lock[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]Available with AE lock button. Locked when shutter button is pressed halfway. Can be disabled from the Menu.[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: td-center"]ISO sensitivity (Recommended Exposure Index)[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]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), AUTO (ISO 100-12800 equivalent, selectable lower limit and upper limit)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]Viewfinder[/TH]
[TD="class: td-center"]Type[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]XGA OLED, 1.3 cm (0.5 type) electronic viewfinder (color)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: td-center"]Total number of dots[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]2,359,296 dots[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: td-center"]Brightness control[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]Auto/Manual (5 steps between -2 and +2)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: td-center"]Color temperature control[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]Manual (5 steps)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: td-center"]Field coverage[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]100%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: td-center"]Magnification[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]Approx. 0.78x (with 50 mm lens at infinity, -1 m-1)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: td-center"]Diopter adjustment[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]-4.0 to +3.0 m-1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: td-center"]Eye point[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]Approx. 23mm from the eyepiece lens, 18.5mm from the eyepiece frame at -1m-1(CIPA standard)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: td-center"]Display[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]Graphic Display / Display All Info. / No Disp. Info. / Histogram / Digital Level Gauge[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: td-center"]Real-time image-adjustment display[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]On/Off[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]LCD screen[/TH]
[TD="class: td-center"]Type[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]7.5 cm (3.0 type) TFT drive[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: td-center"]Total number of dots[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]1,228,800 dots[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: td-center"]Brightness control[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]Manual (5 steps between -2 and +2), Sunny Weather mode[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: td-center"]Adjustable Angle[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]Up approx. 107 degrees, down approx. 41 degrees[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: td-center"]Display selector (Finder/LCD)[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]Auto/Manual[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: td-center"]Display[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]Graphic Display / Display All Info. / No Disp. Info. / Histogram / Digital Level Gauge / Shooting information for viewfinder mode[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: td-center"]Real-time image-adjustment display[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]On/Off[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: td-center"]Focus magnifier[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]35 mm full frame: 4.2x, 8.3x, APS-C: 2.7x, 5.4x[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: td-center"]Zebra[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]Yes (selectable level + range or lower limit as custom setting)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: td-center"]Peaking MF[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]Yes (Level setting: High/Mid/Low/Off, Color: White/Red/Yellow)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]Other features[/TH]
[TD="class: td-center"]Face detection[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]On / On (Regist. Faces) / Off, Face registration, Face selection (Max. number of detectable faces: 8)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: td-center"]Auto Object Framing[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]Yes[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: td-center"]Clear Image Zoom[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"][Still Image/Movie] Approx. 2x[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: td-center"]Digital zoom[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]Smart zoom (still images) M: Approx. 1.5x, S: Approx. 2.0x
Digital zoom (still images) Approx. 4x
Digital zoom (movies) Approx. 4x[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: td-center"]PlayMemories Camera Apps[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]Yes[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: td-center"]Lens compensation[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]Peripheral shading, chromatic aberration, distortion[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: td-center"]Zoom Ring Rotate[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]Yes[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]Shutter[/TH]
[TD="class: td-center"]Type[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]Electronically controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane type[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: td-center"]Shutter speed[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]Still images: 1/8000 to 30 sec., 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)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: td-center"]Flash sync. speed[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]1/250 sec.[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: td-center"]Electronic front curtain shutter[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]Yes, On/Off[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: td-center"]Silent Shooting[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]Yes, On/Off[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]SteadyShot INSIDE (image stabilization)[/TH]
[TD="class: td-center"]Type[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]Image Sensor-Shift mechanism with 5-axis compensation (Compensation depends on lens specifications)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: td-center"]Compensation effect[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]4.5 steps (Based on CIPA standard. Pitch/Yaw shake only. With Sonnar T* FE 55 mm F1.8 ZA lens mounted. Long exposure NR off)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]Flash Control (with optional external flash)[/TH]
[TD="class: td-center"]Control[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]Pre-flash TTL[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: td-center"]Flash compensation[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]+/-3.0 EV (switchable between 1/3 and 1/2 EV stops)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: td-center"]Flash bracketing[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]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.[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: td-center"]Flash modes[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]Flash off, Autoflash, Fill-flash, Rear Sync., Slow Sync., Red-eye reduction (On/Off selectable), Hi-speed sync*1, Wireless*1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: td-center"]External flash[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]Sony α System Flash compatible with Multi Interface Shoe. Attach the shoe adaptor for flash compatible with Auto-lock Accessory Shoe.[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: td-center"]FE level lock[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]Yes[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]Drive[/TH]
[TD="class: td-center"]Drive modes[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]Single shooting, Continuous shooting, Speed Priority Continuous shooting, Self-timer, Self-timer (Cont.), Bracketing (Cont., Single, White Balance, DRO)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: td-center"]Self-timer[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]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)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: td-center"]Speed (approx., max.)*2[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]Speed Priority Continuous shooting: Max. 5fps, Continuous shooting: Max. 2.5fps[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: td-center"]No. of recordable frames*2(approx.)[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]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) 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)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]Playback[/TH]
[TD="class: td-center"]Modes[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]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[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]Interface[/TH]
[TD="class: td-center"]PC interface[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]Mass-storage, MTP, PC remote[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: td-center"]Multi/Micro USB Terminal[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]Yes*3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: td-center"]Wireless LAN (built-in)[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]Wi-Fi Compatible, IEEE802.11b/g/n (2.4GHz band)*4 Playback of still images and movies on smartphones, PCs and TVs[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: td-center"]NFC™[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]Yes (NFC Forum Type 3 Tag compatible, One-touch remote, One-touch sharing)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: td-center"]HD output[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]HDMI micro connector (Type-D), BRAVIA Sync (link menu), PhotoTV HD, 4K movie output, 4K still image playback[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: td-center"]Multi Interface Shoe[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]Yes[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: td-center"]Others[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]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[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]Audio[/TH]
[TD="class: td-center"]Microphone[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]Built-in stereo microphone or ECM-XYST1M / XLR-K2M (sold separately)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: td-center"]Speaker[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]Built-in, monaural[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]Print[/TH]
[TD="class: td-center"]Compatible standards[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]Exif Print, Print Image Matching III, DPOF setting[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]Custom function[/TH]
[TD="class: td-center"]Type[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]Custom key settings, Programmable setting[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: td-center"]Memory function[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]Yes (2 sets)[/TD]
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[TH]Power[/TH]
[TD="class: td-center"]Battery[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]Rechargeable battery pack NP-FW50[/TD]
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[TD="class: td-center"]Still images[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]Approx. 310 shots (viewfinder) / Approx. 370 shots (LCD screen) (CIPA standard)[/TD]
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[TD="class: td-center"]Movies[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]Actual*5*6: Approx. 55 min. (viewfinder) / Approx. 60 min. (LCD screen) (CIPA standard)
Continuous*5*7: Approx. 95 min. (viewfinder) / Approx. 95 min. (LCD screen) (CIPA standard)[/TD]
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[TD="class: td-center"]External power[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]AC Adaptor AC-PW20 (optional)[/TD]
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[TH]Operating temperature[/TH]
[TD="class: td-center"]Range[/TD]
[TD="class: td-right"]32–104°F/0–40°C[/TD]
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Specifications and features are subject to change without notice.
*1With compatible external flash.*2Approximate. May vary depending on shooting conditions and media.*3Supports Micro USB compatible device.*4Configuration 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)*5Continuous movie recording is possible for approximately 29 minutes (limited by product specifications).*6Indicated recording time is defined by repeating the following cycle: Power on, start recording, zoom, stand-by and power off.*7Indicated recording time is defined by repeating the following cycle: Pressing the MOVIE button. No other operations such as zoom are performed.
 
No PDAF means no fast autofocus for Canon lenses. Damn.

SLOG3/SGAMUT3 is nice. Hopefully this will fix the sickly sgamut colour from the A7s. No 10bit output does undercut the usefulness of LOG shooting though :(

Mention of full pixel readout for 120fps HD suggests this sensor can read faster = less rolling shutter. Hopefully a lot less.

Assuming it's the same sensor. If it makes a nicer picture that would be a bonus.

With the price jump I'm thinking purchasing a PIX-E5H may be a better way to spend my upgrade money.
 
bags said:
With the price jump I'm thinking purchasing a PIX-E5H may be a better way to spend my upgrade money.
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You are wise to think that. An external monitor/recorder is a much better investment then upgrading cameras
 
8-bit is definitely enough for slog2, but slog3 is a lot flatter. At 8-bit, you go from 29 values per stop of light with slog2 to 20 values per stop of light with slog3. That's prone to banding. People are going to complain. And I'm not going to care at all: I'd rather fight banding than clipped highlights.

If you shoot using a monitor, an external recorder is amost a must: they are so great and so cheap today that it's difficult to pass on them. And if you're getting an external recorder anyway, then the a7S II "just" adds slog3, IBIS and better images at high frame rates. Which is a very relative "just" because slog3 is a big deal: the a7S II probably has a couple of stops better DR than the a7S. Slog3 is Alexa territory (with everything else compromised, because, yes, 8-bit).
 
Other than the ibis (and maybe internal 4k), I feel a lot of this could have been given to the a7s in a firmware upgrade. Of course I don't know that, but I mean a new picture profile certainly could, and 1080/120 certainly seems feasible even if it's just HDMI out. Starting to feel more and more that Sony, while innovative, isn't a company I want to heavily invest in at this level of camera. They'd rather just release a new camera than improve the one that's already out. I assume many people will disagree.
 
Instead of two different cameras with two different sensors but roughly the same output, Sony should have made one camera with 10-bit, SLog3, 220 Mbps XAVC-I. Maybe it will come on FSII or some other camera above it in the $12,000-$15,000 range.
 
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Other than the ibis (and maybe internal 4k), I feel a lot of this could have been given to the a7s in a firmware upgrade. Of course I don't know that, but I mean a new picture profile certainly could, and 1080/120 certainly seems feasible even if it's just HDMI out. Starting to feel more and more that Sony, while innovative, isn't a company I want to heavily invest in at this level of camera. They'd rather just release a new camera than improve the one that's already out. I assume many people will disagree.
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I still can't get over the fact that they omitted phase detection. If they had just given the A7SII what the A7RII had for focus points, this camera would have been a no brainer. But I enjoy PDAF so much that I really can't go with the A7SII. I never find myself shooting above 12,800 ISO anyways.

I'm waiting to hear back about the rolling shutter performance. I have an A7RII on pre-order and the rolling shutter will determine if I switch my pre-order.
 
Does phase detection af only matter when the entire sensor area is used for auto focus? The only auto focus I ever use on my current A7S is the large size square in the middle of the screen where I quickly af on that then let go of the focus button and leave focus locked. So I'm wondering if the lack of phase detection af would even matter to me since perhaps it doesn't benefit that style of af use. Aside from that, I'd the A7SII is a likely buy for me.
 
Samuel H said:
8-bit is definitely enough for slog2, but slog3 is a lot flatter. At 8-bit, you go from 29 values per stop of light with slog2 to 20 values per stop of light with slog3. That's prone to banding. People are going to complain. And I'm not going to care at all: I'd rather fight banding than clipped highlights.

If you shoot using a monitor, an external recorder is amost a must: they are so great and so cheap today that it's difficult to pass on them. And if you're getting an external recorder anyway, then the a7S II "just" adds slog3, IBIS and better images at high frame rates. Which is a very relative "just" because slog3 is a big deal: the a7S II probably has a couple of stops better DR than the a7S. Slog3 is Alexa territory (with everything else compromised, because, yes, 8-bit).
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If sensor or the way it is read from hasn't changed I don't think we will see an improvement in DR. SLOG2 on the A7s already holds more DR than is usable. Heck there is barely a difference in useable DR between CINE4 and SLOG2.
SLOG3 will just waste more precious 8bit data recording unusable shadow noise at the expense of important midtones.
 
Reality Studio said:
Does phase detection af only matter when the entire sensor area is used for auto focus? The only auto focus I ever use on my current A7S is the large size square in the middle of the screen where I quickly af on that then let go of the focus button and leave focus locked. So I'm wondering if the lack of phase detection af would even matter to me since perhaps it doesn't benefit that style of af use. Aside from that, I'd the A7SII is a likely buy for me.
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Phase Detection is quicker (instant!) and more decisive than Contrast Detection, from my experiences anyways. For the original A7S for example, using 25 Contrast Detect Points, when you drive focus there is a delay, it is not instant. And in some cases it doesn't drive at all! Yes Phase Detection has its weaknesses, but I have always enjoyed Phase Detection over Contrast Detection.

I use it mainly for documentary work where I need to pre-focus in an instant.

Here is a great example:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nK3NWG7hEFY
 
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