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September 2015
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The editors liked
Fantastic image quality
Internal 4K recording
Builtin image stabilization
Fully customizable buttons
Camera Review
Sony A7R II
NOVEMBER 09
2015
By Theano Nikitas
Digital devices often look good on paper but don't always follow through to meet the promises of their specifications. Not so with the Sony a7R II
Which is chock full of features
Technolo
Extremely high image quality
Dynamic range
Signal-to-noise ratio and resolution
Fantastic built-in image stabilization
Compact
Light (600-gram) camera with full-format sensor
High-quality 4K video (in particular in APS-C crop)
Incl. extra battery
For the most part
The Sony A7R II delivers terrific photo and video quality in a compact
Well-designed body
Superb image quality
Very high resolution
Surprisingly good high ISO performance
Fast autofocus
Comfortable body with lots of customization potential
Bright
Roomy and clear viewfinder
Tilting LCD display
Five-axis stabilization
Intuitive
Nice feel to the body
Though I want something a bit more retro and more dials
Class leading image quality
Solid autofocus performance
Lots of RAW file versatility though I want more
Excellent high ISO performance
42.4 million pixels
In-body image stabilization
4K video
Class-leading low light Raw performance
Thanks to the first-ever BSI full-frame CMOS
Impressive dynamic range in Raw
Even at high ISO
Dramatically improved JPEGs
With sophisticated sharpening and well-controlled noise reduction
DRO and S-Log2 offer
42.4 megapixel full-frame CMOS sensor
Backlighting on sensor for superb lowlight shooting
4K UHD video without pixel binning
Impressive color and dynamic range
Excellent HD video recording
Compatible with A-Mount
E-Mount and Canon lenses
ISO 102
4
The editors didn't like
Overheats in warm weather during extended recordings
Poor Battery Life
Not as Good in lowlight as a7S
Camera Review
Sony A7R II
Max 300 shots per battery
No touchscreen or rotating screen
Not completely dust- and splashwater-tight
Ergonomically not yet ideal
Video button difficult to operate
Front wheel deeply recessed
Menu options sometimes unclear
Terrible battery life and a mushy shutter mechanism may negatively impact your shooting experience. Also
There's general highlight clipping in still photos and artifacts in some high-ISO-sensitivity shots that we hope Sony can improve via a firmware upda
Movie button is poorly located
No touch screen
Not as fast to start up or shoot photos as a similarly-priced SLR
Rather slow buffer clearing
No built-in flash
Single card slot
Not weather-sealed to the same degree as some rivals
I want much more weather sealing
Give me a quicker way to select the AF point
A tilting screen that tilts all the way down would be very nice
Only 5fps continuous shooting
Previous generation AF
Limited battery life
No direct AF point control
Lock-on AF still remains unpredictable and often unreliable
Camera focuses stopped down in AF-C
Often crippling AF at small apertures or in low light
Eye-AF and Lock-on AF not available with 3rd party lenses
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The a7R II is essentially the culmination of all the previous a7 cameras that Sony has released to date. It expands upon the resolution and dynamic range found in the a7R, improves upon the AF and in-body image stabilization found in the a7II and pulls in...
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Superb image quality; Very high resolution; Surprisingly good high ISO performance; Fast autofocus; Compact, comfortable body with lots of customization potential; Bright, roomy and clear viewfinder; Tilting LCD display; Five-axis stabilization; Intuitive
Movie button is poorly located; No touch screen; Not as fast to start up or shoot photos as a similarly-priced SLR; Rather slow buffer clearing; No built-in flash; Single card slot; Not weather-sealed to the same degree as some rivals
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Published: 2017-01-23, Author: Thomas , review by: gadgetguy.com.au
Brilliant photos, solid construction, fast and accurate focus, fine features
Fiddly drive mode dial, no touch screen focus point select
As always, there's a trade-off between the different virtues of one camera versus another, and while the body of the Sony Alpha 7R II camera may be compact, its lenses won't be. So consider this the camera to buy not so much if you want compact, but if yo...
Abstract: If you've been using a digital SLR for the last couple of years, you might not have realised just how advanced new cameras have become. And Sony's a7R Mark II is just about the most advanced of them all — apart from one small but surprisingly annoying iss...
The α7R II overtakes its predecessor to provide the highest-resolution currently available in the most compact camera body. It has also introduced more professional video functions that could make it more appealing to some professional photographers and s...
Published: 2015-11-12, Author: terry , review by: dpexpert.com.au
This is a camera that is practically perfect. Image quality – jpeg, RAW and 4K video – is stellar. Sony has addressed a criticism of MkI for providing only compressed RAW images with reduced colour depth. The new camera, with a firmware upgrade, provides
Battery life is still a little restricted. An extra battery is a wise precaution. The EVF is not up to the standard set by Fujifilm and Olympus