see also:

• Sony Alpha dSLR system
• Sony a7R II full frame mirrorless camera

• introduced in 2016

• 42mp back illuminated full frame sensor
• 5 axis image stabiliser
• SLT style - EVF no moving mirror
• 4K video with no pixel binning
• 12fps with C-AF
• 8fps with minimal black out
• 79 PDAF points on dedicated sensor plus 399 on-senor PDAF points - hybrid Cross AF points
• tilting non-touch LCD
• RRP $US3200
• selling for $AU4299 in 2017
• https://www.dpreview.com/news/5855300360/sony-announces-42mp-a99-mark-ii-with-5-axis-stabilization

• Super 35mm 4K with clean low light up to 12,800 and EOSHD Pro Color, as well as S-LOG 2 and 3
• Superb autofocus for stills
• 1D X Mark II style ergonomics but with an EVF and articulated screen making it much nicer to shoot video with
• Much smaller 4K file sizes than the 1D X Mark II and 5D Mark IV
• Superior resolution stills at 42MP vs 12MP (A7S II) and 24MP (A9)
• 5 axis image stabilisation vs none on the Canon 1D X Mark II
• Make use of the lovely Sony A-mount range of lenses
• see http://www.eoshd.com/2017/06/inspired-insane-switching-a7s-ii-a99-ii/