Sony a7S II full frame mirrorless camera
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Firmware update 2.10 in Aug 2016 has introduced a bug that “eats” stars in RAW and JPG astrophoto images when exposure time is 4 secs or longer, or BULB
introduction
specs
12.2 mp sensor
no PDAF
ISO range of 50 up to 409,600 (100-102,400 native)
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5fps burst
shutter 30sec - 1/8000th sec but loud
electronic first curtain mode, which allows for a quieter shutter, and reduces the potential for 'shutter shock' vibration
electronic silent mode also works in 5fps burst mode
flash sync 1/250th sec
no built-in flash but multi-interface flash shoe
exp. compensation ±5 EV
Auto ISO usable in manual mode via exposure compensation dial
awesome high ISO performance:
3“ tilting 1.23m dot LCD but not touch sensitive
XGA OLED TRU-FINDER EVF:
0.78x magnification
ZEISS T* Coating
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awesome video capabilities:
excellent high ISO videos
1st full frame camera with full pixel read out in movie mode (ie. no pixel binning) which allows videos with much reduced aliasing, moiré and false color artifacts
4K (QFHD 3840 x 2160 pixels 4:2:2 8-bit) video using the full width of the sensor in the XAVC S format
1080 HD video at 120p at 100Mbps (can give 4-5x slow motion footage internally and can be played back), 60p, 60o, 30p and 24p direct to memory card, and uses full pixel readout without pixel binning
video can be cropped to Super 35mm (APS-C) and at this crop can shoot at 120fps
S-Log2 gamma for expanded dynamic range
XAVC S recording format at 50Mbps in HD video mode in addition to AVCHD and MP4 codecs
video mode picture profile that can adjust settings like gamma, black, level and color adjustment
time code/user bit
various marker and zebra displays on both the LCD screen and viewfinder
new S-Gamut3.Cine/S-Log3 and S-Gamut3/S-Log3 profiles (14 stop dynamic range)
a new Gamma Display Assist function and improved Zebra function
no timelapse recording
USB 2.0
weather sealed, composite body
WiFi with NFC
489g
126.9 x 94.4 x 48.2mm (approx. 5 x 3 3/4 x 1 15/16 in.)
NB. does not ship with a proper battery charger, instead it comes with a Micro USB cable and the AC-UUD11 AC Battery Charging Adapter (a USB to AC converter)
issues
resolution challenged at only 12mp
AF is not great, particularly AF tracking in video mode
ergonomics not great
range of dedicated E-mount lenses is not great
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