| key specs |
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 24.3 MP | 12.4 MP |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Display Type | - | TFT |
| Touchscreen | - | No |
| general |
| Brand | Sony | Sony |
| Model | SLT A99V 24.3MP DSLR Camera | ILCE 7SM2 12.4MP DSLR Camera |
| Model Name | SLT A99V | ILCE 7SM2 |
| Model Number | SLT A99V | ILCE-7SM2 |
| Series | Alpha | ALFA |
| Color | Black | Black |
| SLR Variant | Body Only | 16 Gb Memory Card & Carry Case |
| Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 24.3 MP | 12.4 MP |
| Tripod Socket | Yes | Yes |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 111.2 x 147 x 78.4 mm | 126.9 x 95.7 x 60.3 mm |
| Weight | 433 GM | 0.584 GM |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| Ports | HDMI | CLEAN HDMI OUTPUT, PC INTERFACE, WIRELESS LAN BUILT-IN, Headphone terminal 3.5 mm Stereo minijack |
| Face Detection | - | Yes |
| Accessory Shoe | - | Auto-lock Accessory Shoe compatible with supplied shoe adaptor |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor Size | 23.5 x 15.6 | 35.6 x 23.8 mm |
| Maximum ISO | 51200 ISO | - |
| ISO Rating | - | ISO 100 - 409600 |
| lens features |
| Lens Mount | Sony A-mount, Minolta and Konica Minolta AF Lenses | E-mount |
| Color Filter | Primary RGB Color Filter | - |
| Dust Reduction | Yes | Yes |
| Compatible Lens | - | Sony E-mount lenses |
| Manual Focus | - | Yes |
| 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. 0.78 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 | - | 23 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, Incandescent, Color Temperature 2500 to 9900K, Customs, 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 Points | - | 169 points |
| Metering Modes | - | Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot |
| exposure features |
| Exposure Mode | Automatic | - |
| AE Lock/Exposure Lock | Yes | - |
| Exposure Compensation | 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV Increments Selectable +/- 5 EV | - |
| 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 | - |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Type | Electronically-controlled, Vertical-traverse, Focal-plane Type | - |
| Shutter Speed | 1/8000 sec | 1/8000 sec |
| Self-timer | No | Yes |
| 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 | UNCOMPRESSED RAW, JPEG |
| Image Processor | - | Smart, speedy BIONZ X image processing engine |
| 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 |
| Touch Screen | - | No |
| connectivity features |
| HDMI | Yes | - |
| Wifi | No | Yes |
| storage and power features |
| Upgradable Memory | Yes | - |
| Card Type | Memory Stick Pro Duo Card | - |
| Batteries Included | Yes | - |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Other Storage Features | USB Mass Storage | - |
| audio and video features |
| Video Resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Video Format | AVCHD, MP4 | - |
| 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 |