| key specs |
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 24.3 MP | 12.2 MP |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Display Type | - | TFT |
| general |
| Brand | Sony | Sony |
| Model | SLT A99V 24.3MP DSLR Camera | ILCE 7S 12.2MP DSLR Camera |
| Model Name | SLT A99V | ILCE 7S |
| Model Number | SLT A99V | 7S |
| Series | Alpha | ILCE |
| Color | Black | Black |
| SLR Variant | Body Only | - |
| Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 24.3 MP | 12.2 MP |
| Tripod Socket | Yes | No |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 111.2 x 147 x 78.4 mm | 126.9 x 94.4 x 54.8 mm |
| Weight | 433 GM | 489 GM |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| Ports | HDMI | - |
| Face Detection | - | Yes |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor Size | 23.5 x 15.6 | 35.6 x 23.8 mm |
| Maximum ISO | 51200 ISO | 102400 ISO |
| ISO Rating | - | ISO 100 - 102400 |
| Sensor Technology | - | Exmor CMOS sensor |
| lens features |
| Lens Mount | Sony A-mount, Minolta and Konica Minolta AF Lenses | E-mount |
| Color Filter | Primary RGB Color Filter | - |
| Dust Reduction | Yes | - |
| Digital Zoom | - | 8x |
| Compatible Lens | - | Sony E-mount lenses |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | Yes | Yes |
| View Finder Type | Electronic | XGA OLED, 1.3 cm 0.5 type electronic viewfinder colour |
| Viewfinder Magnification | 0.71x with 50 mm Lens at Infinity | Approx. 0.71 x with 50 mm lens at infinity, -1 m-1 |
| Viewpoint Dioptric Adjustment | -4.0 - 3.0 m | -4.0 to +3.0 m -1 |
| Viewfinder Coverage | - | 100% |
| Viewfinder Eye Point | - | 27 mm |
| focus features |
| Focus Mode | Single-shot AF AF-S, Automatic AF AF-A, Continuous AF AF-C, Depth Map Assist Continuous AF AF-D Selectable | Single-shot AF AF-S, Continuous AF AF-C, Direct Manual Focus DMF, Manual Focus |
| Auto Focus | Yes | Yes |
| White Balancing | Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Flash, Color Temperature and Color Filter, Custom, White Balance Bracketing 3 Frames, High, Low Selectable | 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 |
| Other Focus Features | Focus Areas Selection Wide Area, 19-point Local Frame Selection, Fixed Centre Spot Focus, Predictive Focus for Moving Subjects, Auto-tracking Focus Point, Focus Lock, Eye-start AF, AF Syetem CCD Line Sensors, Sensitivity Range -1 - 18 EV ISO 100 Equivalent with F2.8 Lens Attached, AF Illuminator 1 - 7 m Range, Dual AF System 19 + 102 Points | - |
| Focus Range | - | Wide 25 points/Center-weighted/Flexible Spot S/M/L/Zone |
| Metering Modes | - | Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot |
| exposure features |
| Exposure Mode | Automatic | AUTO iAUTO, Superior Auto, Programmed AE P, Aperture priority A, Shutter-speed priority S, Manual M, Scene Selection, Sweep Panorama, Movie |
| AE Lock/Exposure Lock | Yes | Yes |
| Exposure Compensation | 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV Increments Selectable +/- 5 EV | +/-5.0 EV in 1/3 EV or 1/2 EV steps, with exposure compensation dial +/-3.0 EV in 1/3 EV steps |
| Other Exposure Features | Bracket Single, with 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV, 2/3 EV, 2.0 EV, 3.0 EV Increments, 3/5 Frames 2.0 EV, 3.0 EV 3 Frames Selectable | - |
| Spot Meter | - | Yes |
| Manual Exposure | - | Yes |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Type | Electronically-controlled, Vertical-traverse, Focal-plane Type | Electronically controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane type |
| Shutter Speed | 1/8000 sec | Jan-00 |
| Self-timer | No | - |
| Continuous Shots | Continuous Shooting Rate High 6 fps in Continuous Advance Priority AE Mode, Low 2.5 fps in Continuous Mode, Continuous Shooting Limit Extra Fine 14, Fine 18, STD 20, RAW 13, RAW + JPEG 11 | - |
| image features |
| Image Format | File Formar JPEG DCF 2.0, Exif 2.3, MPF Baseline Compliant, RAW Sony ARW 2.3 Format, RAW and JPEG | - |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| display features |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Other Display Features | Picture Effects Posterization Color, Black and White, Pop Color, Retro Photo, Partial Color Red, Yellow, Blue, Green, High Contrast Monochrome, Toy Camera, Soft High-key, Soft Focus, HDR Painting, Rich-tone Mono, Miniature, 100% Coverage | - |
| Display Type | - | TFT |
| Display Resolution | - | 921,600 dots |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | - | 921600 dots |
| connectivity features |
| HDMI | Yes | Yes |
| Wifi | No | 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 |
| storage and power features |
| Upgradable Memory | Yes | Yes |
| Card Type | Memory Stick Pro Duo Card | Memory Stick PRO Duo Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo |
| Batteries Included | Yes | - |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Other Storage Features | USB Mass Storage | - |
| Power Supply | - | AC-PW20 AC Adaptor |
| Number of Batteries | - | Approx. 320 shots viewfinder / Approx. 380 shots LCD screen CIPA standard*9 |
| audio and video features |
| Video Resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1280 x 720 |
| Video Format | AVCHD, MP4 | XAVC S / AVCHD format Ver. 2.0 compliant / MP4 |
| Microphone | - | stereo |
| Speaker | - | Monaural |
| Audio Features | - | XAVC S LPCM, 2ch, AVCHD Dolby Digital AC-3, 2ch, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator, MP4 MPEG-4 AAC-LC, 2ch |
| Video Quality | - | HD |
| Frame Rates in Video Modes | - | 30fps |
| flash features |
| Built-in Flash | - | Yes |
| External Flash | - | 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 Compensation | - | 3.0 EV switchable between 1/3 and 1/2 EV steps |
| Other Flash Features | - | Sony α System Flash compatible with Multi Interface Shoe, attach the shoe adaptor for flash compatible with Auto-lock accessory shoe |
| 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 |