| key specs |
| Camera Type | Digital Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 24.3 MP | 16.2 MP |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Display Type | TFT | LCD |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Battery Type | AAA Battery | Lithium ion |
| general |
| Brand | Sony | Ricoh |
| Model | Alpha a7 24.3MP Digital Camera | Gr 2 16.2MP Digital Camera |
| Model Name | Alpha A7 | Gr 2 |
| Color | Black | Black |
| Type | Digital Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 24.3 MP | 16.2 MP |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 126.9 x 94.4 x 54.8 mm | 117 x 62.8 x 34.7 mm |
| Weight | 474 GM | 251 GM |
| Face Detection | Yes | Yes |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| Model Number | - | GR II |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor Size | 35.8 x 23.9 mm | 23.7 x 15.7mm |
| Maximum ISO | 25600 ISO | 25600 ISO |
| Sensor Technology | Exmor CMOS sensor | - |
| lens features |
| Lens Mount | E-mount | - |
| Compatible Lens | Sony E-mount lenses | - |
| Dust Reduction | Yes | - |
| Lens Construction | - | 7 elements in 5 groups 2 aspherical lens elements |
| Focal Length | - | 18.3mm |
| Aperture Range | - | F2.8-F16 |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | Yes | - |
| View Finder Type | XGA OLED, 1.3 cm 0.5 type electronic viewfinder colour | - |
| Viewfinder Coverage | 100% | - |
| Viewfinder Magnification | Approx. 0.71 x with 50 mm lens at infinity, -1 m-1 | - |
| Viewpoint Dioptric Adjustment | -4.0 to +3.0 m -1 | - |
| Viewfinder Eye Point | 27 mm | - |
| focus features |
| Focus Mode | Fast Hybrid AFphase-detection AF/contrast-detection AF | Multi AF, Spot AF, Pinpoint AF,Subject tracking AF, MF,Snap, Infinity, Face detection priority AF in Auto shooting mode / when Portrait of Effect is set, Continuous AF, Full Press Snap |
| Focus Range | EV 0 to EV 20 ISO100 equivalent with F2.8 lens attached | Approx. 0.3m to infinity from the front edge of the lens Approx. 0.1m to infinity Macro shooting, from the front edge of the lens Approx. 0.98ft to infinity from the front edge of the lens Approx. 0.33ft to infinity Macro shooting, from the front edge of the lens |
| Auto Focus | Yes | - |
| Focus Points | 35 mm full frame 117 points phase-detection AF, APS-C 99 points phase-detection AF / 25 points conotrast-detection AF | - |
| Metering Modes | Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot | Multi, Center-weighted, Spot |
| White Balancing | 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 15 steps, A7 to B7 15 steps, Custom / Underwater | Auto, Multi-P AUTO, Outdoors, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent 1, Incandescent 2, Daylight, Neutral White, Cool White, Warm White, CTE, CTDetails, MManual |
| Panorama Type | Sweep Panorama | - |
| Other Focus Features | Lock-on AF, Eye AF, Predictive control, 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 features |
| Exposure Mode | AUTO iAUTO, Superior Auto, Programmed AE P, Aperture priority A, Shutter-speed priority S, Manual M, Scene Selection, Sweep Panorama, Movie | Program AE, Aperture priority AE, Shutter priority AE, Shutter/Aperture priority AE, Manual exposure |
| AE Lock/Exposure Lock | Yes | - |
| Spot Meter | Yes | Yes |
| Exposure Compensation | +/- 5.0EV1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps selectable with exposure compensation dial +/- 3EV 1/3 EV steps | - |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Type | Electronically controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane type | - |
| Shutter Speed | Still images1/8000 to 30 sec, Bulb, Movies 1/8000 to 1/4 1/3 steps, 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 | 1/4000-300sec,Bulb,Time |
| Self-timer | Yes | - |
| Continuous Shots | 5fps in Speed Priority Continuous Shooting mode | - |
| flash features |
| Flash Modes | Flash off, Autoflash, Fill-flash, Slow Sync., Rear Sync., Red-eye reduction on/off selectable, Hi-speed sync.*1, Wireless control*1 | Auto, Flash On, Flash Synchro., Manual Flash, Red-Eye Flash Auto, Red-Eye Flash On, Red-Eye Flash Synchro., Wireless |
| Flash Compensation | 3.0 EV switchable between 1/3 and 1/2 EV steps | - |
| image features |
| Image Format | JPEG DCF Ver. 2.0, Exif Ver. 2.3, MPF baseline compliant, RAW Sony ARW 2.3 format | JPEGconforms to Exif 2.3,RAWDNG |
| Maximum Resolution | 6000 x 4000 | - |
| Image Stabilizer | Yes | - |
| Image Sizing | 35 mm 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 Processor | BIONZ X | - |
| Still Image Size | - | [32] 4928 |
| display features |
| Display Type | TFT | LCD |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Display Resolution | 921,600 dots | Approx. 1,230K dots |
| LCD Display | TFT | Yes |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 921600 dots | Approx 1230K dots |
| Other Display Features | Graphic Display, Display All Info., No Disp. Info., Histogram, Digital Level Gauge, Shooting information for viewfinder mode | - |
| storage and power features |
| Upgradable Memory | Yes | Yes |
| Card Type | 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 | SD/SDHC memory card, SDXC memory card |
| Batteries Included | Yes | - |
| Battery Type | AAA Battery | Lithium ion |
| Battery Life | Approx. 270 shots viewfinder / Approx. 340 shots LCD screen CIPA standard*11 | Still image* Approx. 320 shots |
| Inbuilt Memory | - | 54 MB |
| audio and video features |
| Microphone | Built-in stereo microphone or ECM-CG50/XLR-K1M sold separately | - |
| Speaker | Built-in, monaural | - |
| Audio Features | AVCHD Dolby Digital AC-3 2ch, MP4 MPEG-4 AAC-LC 2ch | - |
| Video Format | AVCHD format Ver. 2.0 compliant / MP4 | MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 |
| Video Resolution | - | 1920 |
| modes and functions features |
| Drive Modes | Single shooting, Continuous shooting, Speed Priority Continuous shooting, Self-timer 10/2 sec.. delay selectable, Self-timer Cont. 10 sec.. delay, 3/5 exposures selectable, Bracketing Cont., Single, White Balance, DRO | - |
| Scene Modes | Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sports Action, Sunset, Night Portrait, Night Scene, Hand-held Twilight, Anti Motion Blur | - |
| Macro Mode | G7 to M7 15 steps, A7 to B7 15 steps | - |
| Shooting Modes | - | Auto shooting mode, Program shift mode, Aperture priority mode, Shutter priority mode, Shutter/Aperture priority mode, Manual exposure mode, Movie, My Settings Mode |
| connectivity features |
| HDMI | - | Yes |
| USB | - | Yes |
| Wifi | - | Yes |
| Wireless Connectivity | - | IEEE 802.11b/g/n standard wireless LAN protocol |