The A7 II shutter is quite loud, which may give the game away in street photography (Image credit: Future) The shutter button has also moved from the top of the camera body, to the top of the grip itself, and is now angled slightly downward. Its diameter has been increased slightly over that of the original a7.

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At the end of 2014, Sony released the Sony A7II, and the game changed a little… and for some of us, it changed a lot. Before we get to that though, let’s rewind for a minute. Despite crummy lighting, the a7 II did a remarkable job keeping the above guitarist in focus as he moved around the stage. I was shooting on AF-C and trying my best to keep him in the center portion of the frame were the phase detect points are. Shot at ISO 16,000, 1/320 sec, at f/1.4.I own a Leica M9 rangefinder and a few Leica lenses that are hands down the most impressive lenses I’ve ever shot. The Sony A7II offers me a camera body that has image stabilization with my Leica lenses, as well as an excellent sensor that can handle low light and high ISO better than any Leica rangefinder on the market. Does this make me want to sell my Leica? No, not a chance. Sony has also given the Alpha A7 II some of the video features of the A7S. For example, it can now record in the XAVC S, AVCHD or MP4 format. Plus, there's simultaneous dual format recording in MP4 and XAVC S or MP4 and AVCHD format to provide an easy format for sharing along with data-rich footage for editing. When we were shooting outside in bright winter sunshine and using the A7 II’s 1200-zone evaluative metering system, we found that many of our images benefitted from dialling in a little negative exposure compensation. The benefit of an electronic viewfinder is that you can see the impact of any exposure adjustments before taking the shot, so the need for exposure compensation isn’t a major drama. In-body Image Stabilization: This gives you up to a 4 stop advantage when shooting in low light. I’ve shot sharp images at 1/15 of a second with this camera.

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In addition, the Sony A7 II came with in-body image stabilization (IBIS), which interested me a lot – with so many different adapters available for other lens mounts, the A7 II looked rather promising as a versatile tool that could stabilize pretty much any lens on the market. And that in itself sounded really good, so off I went with my journey to assess the new Sony A7 II. Right now, the Sony A7II offers image quality just as good as any camera I own, along with image stabilization, and the ability to shoot my Leica glass. I’ll get into this Sony a7ii review in a minute, but first, let’s look at some of the history of Sony cameras. Thank you for the review of this camera. I was waiting for it to be online, because I really was thinking about buying this camera.The Sony a7 II is the fourth full frame ILC to feature in-camera image stabilization, (the three before it were the Sony a900, a850 and a99). The IS system in the a7 II works by compensating for movements along 5 different axis, X and Y as well as pitch, yaw and roll. The automatic white balance system is also a good performer, and can be relied upon in a wide range of lighting conditions. As usual, it struggles a bit under some artificial lighting, but it’s easy to set a Custom white balance value. Sony cameras have moved on a long way since the A7 Mark II was launched, with far superior autofocus systems, 10fps continuous shooting and 4K video. And yet for regular stills photography, the A7 Mark II still performs extremely well. It might struggle to compete with modern full frame mirrorless rivals in other respects, but at current prices it offers amazing value for money – and still has the performance to satisfy the majority of enthusiasts and hobbyists looking for an affordable route into full frame photography. Handling-wise, the A7 II resembles a downsized DSLR, with a forward-placed shutter release button and front control wheel. It also has a deeper, more comfortable handgrip than its forebear.

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The battery life if pretty good. I wouldn’t say its great, but it’s better than I expected, lasting over 4 hours of shooting no problem. Image quality is essentially the same as that of the Sony a7; both have nearly identical guts, IBIS aside. The 24.3MP sensor found in both is remarkably versatile, even if it's not the newest sensor around. And while it's not the same sensor as the one found in the D750, they do have very similar specs, masked pixels for on-sensor PDAF aside. October 16 of 2013 marks an important milestone in the history of photography, because it is the date when Sony announced world’s first full-frame mirrorless cameras, the Sony A7 and A7R. The Sony A7, being the cheaper model aimed for general use, sports a 24 MP sensor and offers hybrid autofocus, while the A7R with its high resolution 36 MP sensor is targeted at more specific types of photography including landscape, architecture, studio and product photography. Step-up to ISO 12,800 and 25,600, however, and the noise reduction applied to JPEGs starts to take its toll, with more noticeable loss of detail and smoothing at 100%. Simultaneously captured raw files offer the opportunity to fine-tune noise reduction to find an acceptable mid-ground, with some noise visible along with greater detail. For the most part, though, we recommend avoiding the top sensitivity setting if you want to make prints or view images at A4 size or larger. The a7 II is one of those cameras you'd be better off holding in your hand before buying. Our staff was fairly split down the middle between those who thought its design was better than the original a7's and those who thought it was worse.The a7 II performs admirably in good light, with bright pleasing colors and plenty of detail. Processed using Adobe Lightroom 5.7.1. Shot at ISO 100, 1/500 sec at f/5.6. The A7 II’s controls are sensibly arranged and the menu systems logically structured. Just below the shutter release, at the top of the grip, you’ll find a small protruding dial that’s used for exposure adjustments. There are also customisable buttons, but, oddly, the rear LCD here isn’t a touch-sensitive panel. He is a Fellow of The Royal Society of Arts, holds a Foundation Degree in Equitation Science and is a Master of Arts in Publishing. He is member of Nikon NPS and has been a Nikon user since the film days using a Nikon F5 and saw the digital transition with Nikon's D series cameras and is still to this day the youngest member to be elected in to BEWA, The British Equestrian Writers' Association.