| key specs |
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 12.2 MP | 20.3 MP |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | MOS |
| Display Type | TFT | - |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Touchscreen | - | Yes |
| general |
| Brand | Sony | Olympus |
| Model | ILCE 7S 12.2MP DSLR Camera | Pen F 20.3MP DSLR Camera |
| Model Name | ILCE 7S | Pen F |
| Model Number | 7S | PEN F |
| Series | ILCE | Pen |
| Color | Black | Black |
| Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 12.2 MP | 20.3 MP |
| Tripod Socket | No | - |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 126.9 x 94.4 x 54.8 mm | 124.8 x 72.1 x 37.3 mm |
| Weight | 489 GM | 427 GM |
| Face Detection | Yes | Yes |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| Minimum Illumination | - | Available |
| Accessory Shoe | - | Hot Shoe |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | MOS |
| Sensor Size | 35.6 x 23.8 mm | 4/3 inch |
| ISO Rating | ISO 100 - 102400 | - |
| Maximum ISO | 102400 ISO | - |
| Sensor Technology | Exmor CMOS sensor | Live MOS Sensor |
| lens features |
| Lens Mount | E-mount | - |
| Digital Zoom | 8x | - |
| Compatible Lens | Sony E-mount lenses | - |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | Yes | Yes |
| View Finder Type | XGA OLED, 1.3 cm 0.5 type electronic viewfinder colour | Eye-level electronic OLED viewfinder, approx. 2.36M-dot resolution |
| Viewfinder Coverage | 100% | 100% |
| Viewfinder Magnification | Approx. 0.71 x with 50 mm lens at infinity, -1 m-1 | Approx. 1.08x*1 - 1.23x*2 -1m-1, 50mm lens, Infinity |
| Viewpoint Dioptric Adjustment | -4.0 to +3.0 m -1 | -4 ~ +2m-1 |
| Viewfinder Eye Point | 27 mm | 20 mm |
| focus features |
| Focus Mode | Single-shot AF AF-S, Continuous AF AF-C, Direct Manual Focus DMF, Manual Focus | Single AF S-AF / Continuous AF C-AF / Manual Focus MF / S-AF + MF / AF tracking C-AF + TR |
| Focus Range | Wide 25 points/Center-weighted/Flexible Spot S/M/L/Zone | - |
| Auto Focus | Yes | - |
| Metering Modes | Multi-segment, 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 WB, 7 Preset WBs, 4 Capture WBs, Custom WBKelvin setting |
| Focus Points | - | 81-area multiple AF Contrast detection AF, 37- area multiple AF Phase-difference detection AF All target, Group target area 3x3-area, Single targetStandard Target Size/Small Target Size |
| 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 | i AutoLive Guide can be performed , P Program AE Program shift can be performed, A Aperture priority AE, S Shutter priority AE, M Manual Live Bulb, Live Time and Live Composite are available, Custom1~4, Photo Story*1,Scene select AE*2 *1 Photo Story can be set to C3 |
| AE Lock/Exposure Lock | Yes | Yes |
| Spot Meter | Yes | - |
| 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 | When using exposure compensation dial |
| Manual Exposure | Yes | Yes |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Type | Electronically controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane type | Computerized focal-plane, high-speed, mechanical shutter |
| Shutter Speed | Jan-00 | 1/8000 - 60 sec. 1/3, 1/2, or 1EV steps selectable 1/16000 60 sec. Silent Electronic Shutter Electronic first curtain shutter Anti-shock mode 1/320 60 sec. Bulb/Time default setting 8min. 1/2/4/8/15/20/25/30 min. selectable |
| Self-timer | - | Yes |
| Continuous Shots | - | [Sequential shooting H mode]approx 10 fps *IS OFF *Focus and exposure are fixed at the values for the first shot. [Sequential shooting L mode]approx 5 fps *When using the M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 12-50mm f/3.5-6.3 EZ [Sequential shooting H+ silent shutter mode] approx 20 fps *Shutter speed is limited 1/16000s - 1/25s |
| flash features |
| Built-in Flash | Yes | Yes |
| External Flash | Yes | Yes |
| Flash Modes | Flash off, Autoflash, Fill-flash, Rear Sync., Slow Sync., Red-eye reduction On/Off selectable, Hi-speed sync*3, Wireless*3 | Flash Auto, Redeye, Fill-in, Flash Off, Red-eye Slow sync.1st curtain, Slow sync.1st curtain, Slow sync.2nd curtain, Manual 1/1 FULL 1/64 |
| Flash Compensation | 3.0 EV switchable between 1/3 and 1/2 EV steps | Up to 3 EV in 0.3, 0.5, 1 EV steps selectable |
| Other Flash Features | Sony α System Flash compatible with Multi Interface Shoe, attach the shoe adaptor for flash compatible with Auto-lock accessory shoe | - |
| image features |
| Image Sizing | XAVC S 1920 x 1080 60p/50Mbps, 30p/50Mbps, 24p/50Mbps, 1280 x 720 120p/50Mbps AVCHD 1920 x 1080 60p/28Mbps/PS, 60i/24Mbps/FX, 60i/17Mbps/FH, 24p/24Mbps/FX, 24p/17Mbps/FH MP4 1440 x 1080 30fps/12Mbps, 640 x 480 30fps/3Mbps | 5184Hx3888 |
| Still Image Size | 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 | - |
| Image Processor | BIONZ X | - |
| Image Format | - | RAW 12-bit lossless compression, JPEG, RAW+JPEG, MPO3D still |
| Gross Pixel | - | 21.8 MP |
| HDR Support | - | HDR1,HDR2 painting like |
| display features |
| Display Type | TFT | - |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Display Resolution | 921,600 dots | Approx 1037k dots |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 921600 dots | Approx 1037k dots |
| Touch Screen | - | Yes |
| LCD Display | - | Vari-Angle LCD |
| connectivity features |
| HDMI | Yes | Yes |
| Wifi | Yes | Yes |
| Wireless Connectivity | Wi-Fi Compatible, IEEE802.11 b/g/n 2.4 GHz band*5 Playback of still images and movies on smartphones, PCs and TVs | Built-in IEEE 802.11b/g/n |
| USB | - | Yes |
| storage and power features |
| Upgradable Memory | Yes | - |
| Card Type | Memory Stick PRO Duo Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo | SD Memory Card SDHC, SDXC, UHS-I, II compatible, Eye-Fi Card compatible |
| Power Supply | AC-PW20 AC Adaptor | - |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Number of Batteries | Approx. 320 shots viewfinder / Approx. 380 shots LCD screen CIPA standard*9 | - |
| audio and video features |
| Microphone | stereo | Stereo |
| Speaker | Monaural | Mono |
| Audio Features | XAVC S LPCM, 2ch, AVCHD Dolby Digital AC-3, 2ch, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator, MP4 MPEG-4 AAC-LC, 2ch | Wave Format Stereo linear PCM/16-bit, Sampling frequency 48kHz |
| Video Resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1920x1080 |
| Video Quality | HD | Full HD |
| Video Format | XAVC S / AVCHD format Ver. 2.0 compliant / MP4 | MOVMPEG-4AVC/H.264 , AVIMotion JPEG |
| Frame Rates in Video Modes | 30fps | - |
| modes and functions features |
| Drive Modes | Single shooting, Continuous shooting, Speed Priority Continuous shooting, Self-timer 10/2 s delay selectable, Self-timer Cont. 10 s delay 3/5 exposures selectable, Bracketing Cont., Single, White Balance, DRO | - |
| Macro Mode | G7 to M7 15 steps, A7 to B7 15 steps | - |