α7R Full Frame Mirrorless Camera

Software

• Operating System Compatibility : Image Data Converter 4.0: Microsoft Windows^® Vista^® SP2, Windows^® 7 SP1, Windows^® 8 (Pentium 4 or faster) Mac OS X (10.6-10.8) (Intel Core Solo/Core Duo/Core 2 Duo or faster) PlayMemories Home: Microsoft Windows^® Vista^® SP2, Windows^® 7 SP1, Windows^® 8 (Pentium III 800 MHz or faster; for playing/editing HD movies: Intel Core Duo 1.66 GHz or faster/Intel Core 2 Duo 1.66 GHz or faster, Intel Core 2 Duo 2.26 GHz or faster (AVC HD (FX/FH)) Mac OS X (10.6-10.8) (Intel Core Solo/Core Duo/Core 2 Duo or faster)
• Supplied Software : Supplied Software: PlayMemories Home, Image Data Converter Version 4

Advanced Features

• Image Stabilization : Lens-based (where applicable)
• Auto High Dynamic Range : Yes, (Auto Exposure Difference, Exposure difference Level (1-6 EV at 1.0 EV step), off)
• Sweep Panorama : Horizontal (Wide / Standard), Vertical (Wide / Standard)
• Anti Motion Blur : Yes
• Intelligent Auto : Yes
• Face Detection : On, Off, Face Registration, Face Selection; maximum eight faces detected
• Smile Shutter™ technology : Smile shutter (selectable from 3 steps)
• Priority Setting (for Face Detection) : Yes (eight faces max)
• Superior Auto : Yes
• Tracking Focus : Yes

Camera

• Camera Type : Mirrorless Interchangeable Lens Camera
• Lens Compatibility : Sony E-mount Full Frame, operation with Minolta / Konica Minolta Maxxum A-mount lenses confirmed via optional LA-EA3/LA-EA4 adaptor⁹
• Lens Mount Type : Sony E-mount Full Frame

• Color : Black

Convenience Features

• Media/Battery Indicator : Yes
• Still Image Playback Options : Single (with or without shooting information, RGB histogram & highlight/shadow warning), 9/25-frame index view, Enlarged display mode (Maximum magnification L: 23.0x, M: 15.0x, S: 11.5x), Auto Review (10 / 5 / 2 sec, off), Image orientation (Auto / Manual / Off selectable), Slideshow, Panorama scrolling, Folder selection (Still / Date / MP4 / AVCHD), Forward/Rewind (Movie), Delete, Protect
• Video Playback Options : Forward / Rewind (Movie)
• Self Timer : Yes
• Power Save Mode : Yes
• Red-Eye Reduction : Yes
• Erase/Protect : Yes
• Multiple Language Display : Yes

Drive System

• Continuous Shooting Speed : Continuous shooting: Max. 1.5fps, Speed Priority Continuous shooting: Max. 4.0fps
• Shutter Speeds : 1/8000 to 30 seconds, bulb
• Self-timer : 2-sec. or 10-sec. delay
• Shutter Type : Electronically-controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane shutter
• Drive Mode : Single shooting, Continuous shooting, Speed Priority Continuous shooting, Self-timer (10/2 sec delay selectable), Self-timer (Cont.) (10 sec. delay; 3/5 exposures selectable), Bracketing (Cont., Single, White Balance, DRO)

Exposure System

• D-Range Optimizer : Off, Dynamic Range Optimizer (Auto/Level (1-5)), Auto High Dynamic Range: Auto Exposure Difference, Exposure Difference Level (1.0-6.0 EV, 1.0 EV step)
• Auto Exposure Lock : Available with AE lock button. Locked when shutter button is pressed halfway. Can be disabled from the Menu.
• Exposure Compensation : +/-5.0 EV (in 1/3 EV or 1/2 EV steps), with exposure compensation dial: +/-3.0 EV (in 1/3 EV steps)
• Picture Effect(s) : 13 modes: Posterization (Color, B/W), Pop Color, Retro Photo, Partial Color (R, G, B, Y), High Contrast Monochrome, Toy Camera, Soft High-key, Soft Focus, HDR Painting, Rich-tone Monochrome, Miniature, Watercolor, Illustration
• Exposure Settings : AUTO (iAUTO, Superior Auto), Programmed AE (P), Aperture priority (A), Shutter-speed priority (S), Manual (M), Scene Selection, Sweep Panorama, Movie
• Scene Mode(s) : Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sports Action, Sunset, Night Portrait, Night Scene, Hand-held Twilight, Anti Motion Blur
• Metering Modes : Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot
• Metering Sensitivity : EV 0 to 20 EV (at ISO100 equivalent, with F2.8 lens attached)
• Metering : Advanced 1200-zone evaluative metering
• ISO : Still images: ISO 100-25600 (ISO numbers up from ISO 50 can be set as expanded ISO range), AUTO (ISO 100-6400, selectable lower limit and upper limit) Movies: ISO 200-25600 equivalent, AUTO (ISO 200-6400 equivalent)
• Noise Reduction : Long exposure NR: On / Off, available at shutter speeds longer than 1 sec., High ISO NR: Normal / Low / Off selectable
• Creative Style : Standard, Vivid, Neutral, Clear, Deep, Light, Portrait, Landscape, Sunset, Night Scene, Autumn Leaves, Black & White, Sepia (Contrast -3 to +3 steps, Saturation -3 to +3 steps, Sharpness -3 to +3 steps)
• Color Temperature : 2500 – 9900K with 15-step each Magenta/Green compensation (G7 to M7), Amber/Blue (A7 to B7), Custom
• White Balance Mode : Auto WB / Daylight / Shade / Cloudy / Incandescent / Fluorescent (Warm White / Cool White / Day White / Daylight) / Flash / Color Temperature (2500 to 9900K) & Color Filter (G7 to M7: 15 steps, A7 to B7: 15 steps) / Custom / Underwater
• Exposure Bracketing : With 3 frames in 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV, 2/3 EV, 1.0 EV, 2.0 EV or 3.0 EV increments. With 5 frames in 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV or 2/3 EV increments

Flash

• Flash Bracketing : With optional external flash: 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1, 2, 3 EV steps, 3/5 frames (1.0/2.0/3.0 EV: only 3 frames) selectable
• Flash Metering System : With optional external flash: Pre-flash TTL
• Flash Compensation : With optional external flash: ±3.0 EV (switchable between 1/3 and 1/2 EV steps)
• Flash Modes : With optional external flash: Flash off, Auto flash, Fill-flash, Rear Sync., Slow Sync., Red-eye reduction (On/Off selectable), Hi-speed sync, Wireless
• Flash Coverage : With optional external flash: 16 mm (focal length printed on lens body)
• Flash Type : Optional external flash

Focus Control

• Focus Features : Lock-on AF, Eye AF, Focus lock, Eye-start AF (only available with optional LA-EA2 or LA-EA4 attached), AF illuminator (built-in, LED type, range: Approx. 0.30-3m), AF micro adjustment, AF ON
• Manual Focus Assist : 35mm full frame: 7.2x, 14.4x APS-C: 4.7x, 9.4x
• AF Illuminator : Yes (with built-in LED type)
• Focus Sensitivity : EV 0 to 20 EV (at ISO100 equivalent, with F2.8 lens attached)
• Focus Area : Multi Point (25 points) / Center-weighted / Flexible Spot (S/M/L) / Zone
• Focus Points : 25 points (contrast-detection AF)
• AF Modes : Single-shot AF (AF-S), Continuous AF (AF-C), Direct Manual Focus (DMF), Manual Focus
• Focus System : Contrast-detection AF

Imaging Sensor

• Pixel Gross : 36.8 Megapixels (approx.)
• Color Filter System : RGB primary color filters
• Effective Picture Resolution : 36.3 Megapixels (approx.)
• Anti Dust : Charge protection coating on optical filter and ultrasonic vibration mechanism
• Imaging Sensor : Exmor CMOS sensor (35.9 x 24.0mm)
• Processor : BIONZ^® X image processor

Interface

• NFC : Yes (NFC Forum Type 3 Tag compatible, One-touch remote, One-touch sharing)
• DC IN : Yes via optional AC-PW20AM (sold separately)
• Memory Card Slot : Memory Stick PRO Duo, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, Memory Stick XC-HG Duo, SD memory card, SDHC memory card (UHS-I compliant), SDXC memory card (UHS-I compliant)
• HD Output : HDMI^® Type D micro connector
• Accessory Shoe : Yes, via Multi Interface Shoe
• A/V Remote Terminal : Yes, via Multi Terminal interface
• PictBridge Compatible : Yes
• Tripod Mount : Yes, 1/4" (20 thread count)
• Remote Commander : Yes, via optional RM-VPR1
• PhotoTV HD : Yes, with BRAVIA Sync enabled HDTV and HDMI^® cable
• USB Port(s) : USB 2.0 Hi-speed (mass-storage, MTP)
• BRAVIA® Sync™ : Yes, via HDMI^® with compatible BRAVIA HDTV (link menu)
• Multi Interface Shoe : Yes
• Headphone Jack : Yes
• Microphone Input : Yes

Interface

• • Wired : Yes, via optional RM-VPR1

LCD Display

• Peaking : Yes (Level setting: High / Mid / Low / Off, Color: White / Red / Yellow)
• Real-time image adjustment display : Yes (On / Off)
• LCD Type : 3.0” (7.5cm) TFT LCD (921,600 dots) with tiltable design
• Coverage : 100%
• Histogram : Yes (On / Off)
• Live View : Continuous Live View
• Brightness Control : Manual (5 steps between -2 to +2), Sunny Weather mode
• Grid Display : Graphic Display / Display All Info. / No Disp. Info. / Histogram / Digital Level Gauge / Shooting information for viewfinder mode
• Customization : Grid, Histogram display, Digital Level Gauge, Grid Line, Magnified display for playback

Lens compensation

• Lens compensation : Peripheral Shading, Chromatic Aberration, Distortion

Optics/Lens

• Direct Manual Focus : Yes
• Lens Type : Sony E-mount Full Frame
• Digital Zoom : Yes, approx. 4x
• Lens Mount Type : Sony E-mount Full Frame
• EV Compensation : +/-5.0 EV (in 1/3 EV or 1/2 EV steps), with exposure compensation dial: +/-3.0 EV (in 1/3 EV step)
• Exterior Finish : Black

Power

• Battery Type : InfoLITHIUM^® NP-FW50 (7.2V)
• Power Requirements : One rechargeable battery pack (NP-FW50)
• Number of Still Images : Approx. 340 images with LCD monitor (CIPA standard)
• Battery Capacity : 1080 mAh

Power

• • External power : Yes via optional AC-PW20AM (sold separately)

• Compatible standards : Exif Print, Print Image Matching III, DPOF setting

Recording

• Panorama Still Image Size : Horizontal Wide: 12,416 x 1,856 (23M) Horizontal Std.: 8,192 x 1,856 (15M) Vertical Wide: 2,160 x 5,536 (12M) Vertical Std.: 2,160 x 3,872 (8.4M)
• Video Resolution : AVCHD™: PS - 1920 x 1080/60p@28Mbps FX - 1920 x 1080/60i@24Mbps FH - 1920 x 1080/60i@17Mbps FX - 1920 x 1080/24p@24Mbps FH - 1920 x 1080/24p@17Mbps MP4: HD - 1440 x 1080/30p@12Mbps VGA - 640 x 480/30p@3Mbps
• Audio Format : Dolby Di ital (AC-3) / MPEG-4 AAC-LC
• Video Mode : AVCHD format Ver. 2.0 compliant / MP4
• Color Space : Still: sRGB standard (with sYCC gamut) and Adobe RGB standard compatible with TRILUMINOS™ Color Movie: xvYCC standard (x.v.Color™ when connected via HDMI cable) compatible with TRILUMINOS™ color
• Still Image Size 16:9 : 35mm full frame: L: 7360 x 4144 (30M), M: 4800 x 2704 (13M), S: 3680 x 2072 (7.6M) APS-C: L: 4800 x 3200 (15M), M: 3680 x 2456 (9.0M), S: 2400 x 1600 (3.8M)
• Still Image Size 3:2 : 35mm full frame: L: 7360 x 4912 (36M), M: 4800 x 3200 (15M), S: 3680 x 2456 (9.0M) APS-C: L: 4800 x 3200 (15M), M: 3680 x 2456 (9.0M), S: 2400 x 1600 (3.8M)
• Still Image Mode : RAW, RAW & JPEG, JPEG Extra fine, JPEG Fine, JPEG Standard
• Media Type : Memory Stick PRO Duo, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, Memory Stick XC-HG Duo, SD memory card, SDHC memory card (UHS-I compliant), SDXC memory card (UHS-I compliant)
• Still Image Max Effective Resolution : 36.4 Megapixels
• Video Signal : NTSC color, EIA standards
• Microphone/Speaker : Built-in stereo microphone or ECM-CG50 / XLR-K1M (sold separately) / Built-in monaural speaker; volume settings in 8 steps between 0 and 7
• Still Image File Format : JPEG (DCF Ver. 2.0, Exif Ver.2.3, MPF Baseline compliant), RAW (Sony ARW 2.3 format)

• 14bit RAW : Yes

Service and Warranty Information

• Limited Warranty Term : 1 Year Parts & Labor

Viewfinder

• Display : Disp. Basic Info, Histogram
• Brightness Control : Auto / Manual (3 steps between -1 and +1)
• Type : 1/2-inch (1.30 cm) XGA OLED color electronic viewfinder
• Field of View : 100%
• Magnification : Approx. 0.71x with 50 mm lens at infinity, -1m-1 (diopter)
• Diopter Adjustment : -4.0 m-1 ~ +3.0m-1 (diopter)

Weights and Measurements

• Weight(Approx) (Main unit only) : Approx. 14.4 oz. (407 g)
• Dimensions (Approx.) : Approx. 5 × 3-3/4 × 1-15/16” (126.9 x 94.4 x 48.2 mm) (W/H/D) excluding protrusions
• Weight (Approx.) : With battery and Memory Stick PRO Duo Approx. 1 lb. 0.4 oz. (465 g)

Wi-Fi

• PlayMemories Camera Apps : Yes
• View on TV : Yes
• Send to Computer : Yes
• View on Smartphone : Yes