| key specs |
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 12.4 MP | 12.4 MP |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Display Type | TFT | TFT LCD |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Touchscreen | No | - |
| general |
| Brand | Sony | Ricoh |
| Model | ILCE 7SM2 12.4MP DSLR Camera | Pentax Q7 12.4MP DSLR Camera |
| Model Name | ILCE 7SM2 | Pentax Q7 |
| Model Number | ILCE-7SM2 | - |
| Series | ALFA | - |
| Color | Black | Black |
| SLR Variant | 16 Gb Memory Card & Carry Case | - |
| Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 12.4 MP | 12.4 MP |
| Tripod Socket | Yes | - |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 126.9 x 95.7 x 60.3 mm | 4 x 1.3 x 2.3 inch |
| Weight | 0.584 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 | CMOS |
| Sensor Size | 35.6 x 23.8 mm | - |
| ISO Rating | ISO 100 - 409600 | - |
| lens features |
| Lens Mount | E-mount | - |
| Compatible Lens | Sony E-mount lenses | - |
| Manual Focus | Yes | - |
| Dust Reduction | Yes | - |
| Other Lens Features | - | KAF4, KAF3, KAF2 (power zoom not compatible), KAF, KA mount lens |
| 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. 0.78 x with 50 mm lens at infinity, -1 m-1 | - |
| Viewpoint Dioptric Adjustment | -4.0 to +3.0 m-1 | - |
| Viewfinder Eye Point | 23 mm | - |
| focus features |
| Focus Mode | Single-shot AF AF-S, Continuous AF AF-C, Direct Manual Focus DMF, Manual Focus | - |
| Auto Focus | Yes | - |
| Focus Points | 169 points | - |
| Metering Modes | Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot | - |
| White Balancing | Auto WB, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Incandescent, Color Temperature 2500 to 9900K, Customs, Underwater | - |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Speed | 1/8000 sec | - |
| Self-timer | Yes | Yes |
| Shutter Type | - | Electronically controlled vertical-run focal plane shutter |
| image features |
| Image Format | UNCOMPRESSED RAW, JPEG | - |
| Image Processor | Smart, speedy BIONZ X image processing engine | - |
| Aspect Ratio | - | 30200 AM |
| Image Stabilizer | - | Yes |
| display features |
| Display Type | TFT | TFT LCD |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Touch Screen | No | - |
| connectivity features |
| Wifi | Yes | - |
| storage and power features |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| audio and video features |
| Video Resolution | 3840 x 2160 | - |
| Video Quality | Full HD | - |
| 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 | - | Auto Picture mode (Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Moving Object, Night Scene Portrait, Sunset, Blue Sky, Forest), Scene Mode (Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Moving Object, Night Scene Portrait, Sunset, Blue Sky, Forest, Night Scene, Night Scene HDR, Night Snap, Food, Pet, Kids, Surf & Snow, Backlight Silhouette, Candlelight, Stage Lighting, Museum), Program, Sensitivity Priority, Shutter Priority, Aperture Priority, Shutter & Aperture Priority, Manual, Bulb |
| AE Lock/Exposure Lock | - | Yes |
| Exposure Compensation | - | 5EV (1/2EV steps or 1/3EV steps can be selected) |
| Manual Exposure | - | Yes |
| flash features |
| External Flash | - | Yes |