| key specs |
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 12.4 MP | 20.3 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 | Pen F 20.3MP DSLR Camera |
| Model Name | ILCE 7SM2 | Pen F |
| Model Number | ILCE-7SM2 | PEN F |
| Series | ALFA | Pen |
| Color | Black | Black |
| SLR Variant | 16 Gb Memory Card & Carry Case | - |
| Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 12.4 MP | 20.3 MP |
| Tripod Socket | Yes | - |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 126.9 x 95.7 x 60.3 mm | 124.8 x 72.1 x 37.3 mm |
| Weight | 0.584 GM | 427 GM |
| Face Detection | Yes | 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 | Hot Shoe |
| Minimum Illumination | - | Available |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | MOS |
| Sensor Size | 35.6 x 23.8 mm | 4/3 inch |
| ISO Rating | ISO 100 - 409600 | - |
| Sensor Technology | - | Live MOS Sensor |
| lens features |
| Lens Mount | E-mount | - |
| Compatible Lens | Sony E-mount lenses | - |
| Manual Focus | Yes | - |
| Dust Reduction | Yes | - |
| 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. 0.78 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 | 23 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 |
| Auto Focus | Yes | - |
| Focus Points | 169 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 |
| Metering Modes | Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot | - |
| 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. 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 | Yes |
| Shutter Type | - | Computerized focal-plane, high-speed, mechanical shutter |
| 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 |
| image features |
| Image Format | UNCOMPRESSED RAW, JPEG | RAW 12-bit lossless compression, JPEG, RAW+JPEG, MPO3D still |
| Image Processor | Smart, speedy BIONZ X image processing engine | - |
| Gross Pixel | - | 21.8 MP |
| Image Sizing | - | 5184Hx3888 |
| 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 LCD |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | - | Approx 1037k dots |
| connectivity features |
| Wifi | Yes | Yes |
| HDMI | - | Yes |
| USB | - | Yes |
| Wireless Connectivity | - | Built-in IEEE 802.11b/g/n |
| storage and power features |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Card Type | - | SD Memory Card SDHC, SDXC, UHS-I, II compatible, Eye-Fi Card compatible |
| audio and video features |
| Video Resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 1920x1080 |
| Video Quality | Full HD | Full HD |
| Microphone | - | Stereo |
| Speaker | - | Mono |
| Audio Features | - | Wave Format Stereo linear PCM/16-bit, Sampling frequency 48kHz |
| Video Format | - | MOVMPEG-4AVC/H.264 , AVIMotion JPEG |
| 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 | - |
| exposure features |
| Exposure Mode | - | 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 |
| Exposure Compensation | - | When using exposure compensation dial |
| Manual Exposure | - | Yes |
| flash features |
| Built-in Flash | - | Yes |
| External Flash | - | Yes |
| Flash Modes | - | 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 | - | Up to 3 EV in 0.3, 0.5, 1 EV steps selectable |