| key specs |
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 12.4 MP | 20.4 MP |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | MOS |
| Display Type | TFT | - |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Touchscreen | No | Yes |
| general |
| Brand | Sony | Olympus |
| Model | ILCE 7SM2 12.4MP DSLR Camera | OMD EM1 Mark 2 20.4MP DSLR Camera |
| Model Name | ILCE 7SM2 | OMD EM1 Mark 2 |
| Model Number | ILCE-7SM2 | EM1 Mark 2 |
| Series | ALFA | OMD |
| Color | Black | Black |
| SLR Variant | 16 Gb Memory Card & Carry Case | - |
| Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 12.4 MP | 20.4 MP |
| Tripod Socket | Yes | - |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 126.9 x 95.7 x 60.3 mm | 134.1 x 90.9 x 68.9 mm |
| Weight | 0.584 GM | 574 GM |
| Face Detection | Yes | - |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| Ports | CLEAN HDMI OUTPUT, PC INTERFACE, WIRELESS LAN BUILT-IN, Headphone terminal 3.5 mm Stereo minijack | - |
| Accessory Shoe | Auto-lock Accessory Shoe compatible with supplied shoe adaptor | - |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | MOS |
| Sensor Size | 35.6 x 23.8 mm | 17.4 mm x 13.0 mm |
| ISO Rating | ISO 100 - 409600 | - |
| Sensor Technology | - | 4/3 Live MOS Sensor |
| lens features |
| Lens Mount | E-mount | Micro Four Thirds Mount |
| Compatible Lens | Sony E-mount lenses | - |
| Manual Focus | Yes | - |
| Dust Reduction | Yes | Yes |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | Yes | Yes |
| View Finder Type | XGA OLED, 1.3 cm 0.5 type electronic viewfinder colour | Eye-level electronic viewfinder |
| Viewfinder Coverage | 100% | 100% |
| Viewfinder Magnification | Approx. 0.78 x with 50 mm lens at infinity, -1 m-1 | Approx. 1.30x - 1.48x |
| Viewpoint Dioptric Adjustment | -4.0 to +3.0 m-1 | -4 ~ +2m-1 |
| Viewfinder Eye Point | 23 mm | 21 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 / Preset MF |
| Auto Focus | Yes | - |
| Focus Points | 169 points | 121-point cross-type phase detection AF and 121-point contrast AF |
| Metering Modes | Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot | Digital ESP metering 324-area multi pattern metering, centre-weighted average metering, spot metering[*], spot metering with highlight control, spot metering with shadow control |
| White Balancing | Auto WB, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Incandescent, Color Temperature 2500 to 9900K, Customs, Underwater | Auto WB, 7 Preset WBs, 4 Capture WBs, Custom WBKelvin setting |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Speed | 1/8000 sec | 1/8000 - 60 sec., with selectable EV adjustment steps 1/3, 1/2, 1 |
| Self-timer | Yes | Yes |
| Shutter Type | - | Focal-plane shutter mechanical shutter |
| image features |
| Image Format | UNCOMPRESSED RAW, JPEG | RAW 12-bit lossless compression, JPEG, RAW+JPEG |
| Image Processor | Smart, speedy BIONZ X image processing engine | - |
| Aspect Ratio | - | 40300 AM |
| Gross Pixel | - | 21.8 MP |
| Image Stabilizer | - | Yes |
| Image Sizing | - | 5184 x 3888 |
| Still Image Size | - | 1024 x 768 |
| HDR Support | - | HDR1, HDR2 painting-like |
| display features |
| Display Type | TFT | - |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Touch Screen | No | Yes |
| Display Resolution | - | Approx. 1037k dots |
| LCD Display | - | Vari-Angle |
| connectivity features |
| Wifi | Yes | - |
| HDMI | - | Yes |
| USB | - | Yes |
| storage and power features |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Upgradable Memory | - | Yes |
| Card Type | - | SD, SDHC, SDXC, Eye-Fi Card compatible |
| Batteries Included | - | Yes |
| audio and video features |
| Video Resolution | 3840 x 2160 | - |
| Video Quality | Full HD | - |
| Microphone | - | stereo |
| Speaker | - | Monaural |
| modes and functions features |
| HD Support | Yes | - |
| Shooting Modes | 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 | - |
| Drive Modes | - | [Sequential shooting H] approx. 15 fps with selectable 10-15 fps |
| exposure features |
| Exposure Mode | - | iAuto Live Guide can be used, P program AE programme shift can be performed, A aperture priority AE, S Shutter priority AE, M Manual Live Bulb, Live Time and Live Composite are available, Custom 1~3, Art Filter, Underwater wide / Underwater macro to be assigned to the Fn1 button |
| AE Lock/Exposure Lock | - | Yes |
| Spot Meter | - | Yes |
| Manual Exposure | - | Yes |
| flash features |
| Built-in Flash | - | Yes |
| External Flash | - | Yes |
| Flash Modes | - | 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 |