α7S 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 : PlayMemories Home, Image Data Converter Version 4

Camera

• Camera Type : Full-frame 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

Drive System

• Continuous Shooting Speed : Speed Priority Continuous shooting: Max. 5.0fps, Continuous shooting: Max. 2.5fps
• 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

• Auto Exposure Lock : Auto Exposure Lock (AEL) button, Locked when shutter button is pressed halfway (Can be disabled from the Menu)
• Exposure Settings : AUTO (iAUTO, Superior Auto), Programmed AE (P), Aperture priority (A), Shutter-speed priority (S), Manual (M), Scene Selection, Sweep Panorama, Movie
• Metering Modes : Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot
• Metering Sensitivity : EV -3 to EV 20 (at ISO100 equivalent, with F2.0 lens attached)
• Metering : Advanced 1200-zone evaluative metering
• ISO : Still images: ISO 100-409600
  Movies: ISO 200-409600 equivalent
• Creative Style : Standard, Vivid, Neutral, Clear, Deep, Light, Portrait, Landscape, Sunset, Night Scene, Autumn leaves, Black & White, Sepia,Style Box(1-6), (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

Flash

• Flash Modes : Flash off, Auto flash, Fill-flash, Slow Sync, Rear Sync., Red-eye reduction (on/off)

Focus Control

• AF Illuminator : Yes (with built-in LED type)
• Focus Sensitivity : EV -4 to EV 20 (at ISO100 equivalent, with F2.0 lens attached)
• Focus Area : Wide (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 (MF)
• Focus System : Contrast-detection AF

Imaging Sensor

• Processor : BIONZ^® X image processor
• Pixel Gross : 12.4 Megapixels (approx.)
• Color Filter System : RGB primary color filters
• Effective Picture Resolution : 12.2 Megapixels (approx.)
• Anti Dust : Charge protection coating on optical filter and ultrasonic vibration mechanism
• Imaging Sensor : 35mm full frame Exmor CMOS sensor (35.8 x 23.9mm)

Interface

• NFC : Yes (NFC Forum Type 3 Tag compatible, One-touch remote, One-touch sharing)
• HDMI Terminal : HDMI^® Type D micro connector
• DC IN : Yes via optional AC-PW20AM (sold separately)
• Memory Card Slot : Multi slot for SD / Memory Stick PRO Duo media
• HD Output : Uncompressed 4K (3840 x 2160)*1 Uncompressed HD (1920x1080)*1 BRAVIA Sync (link menu) PhotoTV HD 4k Still image playback
• 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)
• Accessory Shoe : Yes, via Multi Interface Shoe
• A/V Remote Terminal : Yes, via Multi Terminal interface
• BRAVIA® Sync™ : Yes, via HDMI^® with compatible BRAVIA HDTV (link menu)⁸
• Multi Interface Shoe : Yes
• Headphone Jack : Yes
• Microphone Input : Yes

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%
• Zebra : Yes (On / Off)
• Histogram : Yes (On / Off)
• Live View : Continuous Live View

Power

• Power Requirements : Two rechargeable battery pack (NP-FW50)
• Battery Type : InfoLITHIUM^® NP-FW50 (7.2V)
• Number of Still Images : Approx. 360 images with LCD monitor (CIPA standard)⁴
• Battery Capacity : 1080 mAh
• Supplied Battery Charger : BC-TRW

Recording

• Video Signal : NTSC color, EIA standards
• Microphone/Speaker : Built-in stereo microphone or ECM-XYST1M / XLR-K1M (sold separately), Built-in monaural speaker; volume settings in 8 steps between 0 and 7
• Video Resolution : XAVC S Full HD - 1920 x 1080/60p@50Mbps Full HD - 1920 x 1080/30p@50Mbps Full HD - 1920 x 1080/24p@50Mbps HD - 1280 x 720/120p@50Mbps *Class 10+ SDXC memory card is required for recording in XAVC S 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 : XAVC S: LPCM 2ch. AVCHD: Dolby Digital (AC-3), 2ch., Dolby Digital Stereo Creator MP4: MPEG-4 AAC-LC, 2ch.
• Video Format : XAVC S / AVCHD™ format Ver. 2.0 compliant / MP4
• Video Mode : XAVC S / AVCHD™ / MP4 / Uncompressed 4K and HD output via HDMI
• Still Image Size 16:9 : 35mm full frame:
  L: 4240 x 2832 (12M), M: 2768 x 1848 (5.1M), S: 2128 x 1416 (3M)
  
  APS-C:
  L: 2768 x 1848 (5.1M), M: 2128 x 1416 (3M), S: 1376 x 920 (1.3M)
• Still Image Size 3:2 : 35mm full frame:
  L: 4240 x 2384 (10M), M: 2768 x 1560 (4.3M), S: 2128 x 1200 (2.6M)
  
  APS-C:
  L: 2768 x 1560 (4.3M), M: 2128 x 1200 (2.6M), S: 1376 x 776 (1.1M)
• Still Image Mode : RAW, RAW & JPEG, JPEG Extra fine, JPEG Fine, JPEG Standard
• Still Image File Format : JPEG: DCF Ver. 2.0, Exif Ver.2.3, MPF Baseline compliant, RAW: Sony ARW 2.3 format
• Media Type : SD / SDHC (UHS-I compliant) / SDXC memory card (UHS-I compliant), *Class 10+ SDXC memory card is required for recording in XAVC S Memory Stick PRO Duo, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, Memory Stick XC-HG Duo
• Still Image Max Effective Resolution : 12.2 Megapixels

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 (1.3 cm) XGA OLED color electronic viewfinder (2,359,296 dots)
• 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

• Dimensions (Approx.) : Approx. 5 x 3-3/4 x 1-15/16” (approx. 126.9 x 94.4 x 48.2mm)
• Weight (Approx.) : With battery and Memory card: Approx. 1 lb 1.2oz (approx. 489g)
• Weight(Approx) (Main unit only) : Approx. 15.7 oz (approx. 446g)

Wi-Fi

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