Sony Alpha 9 II – Full-frame Interchangeable Lens Camera 24.2MP, 20FPS, 4K/30p

Maximum Photo Resolution and Frame Rates

24.2 MP up to 20 fps

Maximum Movie Resolution and Frame Rates

4K / 30p HD / 120p

Self-timer

10 sec delay/5 sec delay/2 sec delay/Continuous self-timer (3 frames after 10 sec delay/5 frames after 10 sec delay/3 frames after 5 sec delay/5 frames after 5 sec delay/3 frames after 2 sec delay/5 frames after 2 sec delay)/Bracketing self-timer (Off/2 sec delay/5 sec delay/10sec delay)

Continuous Drive Speed (approx. max.)

AUTO/Electronic Shutter: Continuous shooting: Hi: max. 20 fps, Mid: max. 10fps, Lo: max. 5fps , Mechanical Shutter: Continuous shooting: Hi: max. 10fps, Mid: max. 8fps, Lo: max. 3 fps

DRIVE MODES

Single Shooting, Continuous shooting (Hi/Mid/Lo selectable), Self-timer, Self-timer (Cont.), Bracket: Single, Bracket: Cont., White Balance bracket, DRO bracket

Exposure Compensation

+/- 5.0EV (1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps selectable) (with exposure compensation dial: +/- 3EV (1/3 EV steps))

AE Lock

Locked when shutter button is pressed halfway. Available with AE lock button. (On/Off/Auto)

Anti-Flicker Shoot.

Yes

Exposure Bracketing

Bracket: Cont., Bracket: Single, 3/5/9 frames selectable. With 3 or 5 frames, in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1.0, 2.0, or 3.0 EV increments, with 9 frames, in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, or 1.0 EV increments.

EXPOSURE MODES

AUTO (iAuto), Programmed AE (P), Aperture priority (A), Shutter-speed priority (S), Manual (M), Movie (Programmed AE (P) / Aperture priority (A) / Shutter-speed priority (S) / Manual (M) ), Slow & Quick Motion (Programmed AE (P) / Aperture priority (A) / Shutter-speed priority (S) / Manual (M))

ISO Sensitivity (Recommended Exposure Index)

[Still images] Mechanical Shutter: ISO 100-51200 (ISO numbers up from ISO 50 to ISO 204800 can be set as expanded ISO range), AUTO (ISO 100-12800, selectable lower limit and upper limit), Electronic Shutter: ISO 100-25600 (ISO numbers up from ISO 50 can be set as expanded ISO range), AUTO (ISO 100-12800, selectable lower limit and upper limit), [Movies] ISO 100-51200 equivalent (ISO numbers up to ISO 102400 can be set as expanded ISO range), AUTO (ISO 100-12800, selectable lower limit and upper limit)

Metering Mode

Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot, Spot Standard/Large, Entire Screen Avg., Highlight

METERING SENSITIVITY

EV -3 to EV 20 (at ISO100 equivalent with F2.0 lens attached)

Metering Sensor

Exmor RS CMOS sensor

Metering Type

3

1200-zone evaluative metering

Control

Pre-flash TTL

External Flash Compatibility

Sony α System Flash compatible with Multi Interface Shoe, attach the shoe adapter for flash compatible with Auto-lock accessory shoe

FE Level Lock

Yes

Flash Bracketing

3/5/9 frames selectable. With 3 or 5 frames, in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 EV increments, with 9 frames, in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1.0 EV increments.

Flash compensation

+/- 3.0 EV (switchable between 1/3 and 1/2 EV steps)

Flash Modes

Flash off, Autoflash, Fill-flash, Slow Sync., Rear Sync., Red-eye reduction (on/off selectable), Wireless, Hi-speed sync.

Flash coverage

–

Guide No.

–

type

–

Focus Area

Wide (693 points (phase-detection AF), 425 points(contrast-detection AF)) / Zone / Center / Flexible Spot (S/M/L) /Expanded Flexible Spot/ Tracking (Wide / Zone / Center / Flexible Spot (S/M/L)/Expanded Flexible Spot)

Focus Mode

AF-S (Single-shot AF), AF-C (Continuous AF), DMF (Direct Manual Focus), Manual Focus

Focus Type

Fast Hybrid AF (phase-detection AF/contrast-detection AF)

AF illuminator

Yes (with built-in LED type)

AF Illuminator range

Approx. 0.3 m – approx. 3.0 m (with FE 28-70 mm F3.5-5.6 OSS attached)

FOCUS POINT

35 mm full frame: 693 points (phase-detection AF), APS-C mode with FF lens: 299 points (phase-detection AF), with APS-C lens: 221 points (phase-detection AF) / 425 points (contrast-detection AF)

Focus Sensitivity Range

EV-3 to EV 20 (ISO 100 equivalent with F2.0 lens attached)

Focus Sensor

Exmor RS CMOS sensor

Focus type with LA-EA3 (Sold separately)

phase-detection

Anti-Dust System

Charge protection coating on optical filter and image sensor shift mechanism

Aspect Ratio

3 : 2

Number of Pixels (Effective)

Approx. 24.2 megapixels

Number of Pixels (total)

Approx. 28.3 megapixels

Adjustable Angle

Up by approx. 107 degrees, Down by approx. 41 degrees

Brightness Control

Manual (5 steps between -2 and +2), Sunny Weather mode

Display Content

Graphic Display, Display All Info, No Disp. Info, Digital Level Gauge, Histogram, For viewfinder, Monitor Off

Display Selecter (Finder/LCD)

Yes (Auto/Manual)

Focus Magnifier

Yes (35mm full frame: 4.7x, 9.4x, APS-C: 3.1x, 6.2x)

Monitor Type

2.95 inch (3.0-type) wide type TFT

Number of Dots

1,440,000 dots

Others

WhiteMagic, Grid Line (Rule of 3rds Grid/Square Grid/Diag. + Square Grid/Off), Movie Marker (Center/Aspect/Safety Zone/Guideframe)

Peaking MF

Yes (Level setting: High/Mid/Low/Off, Color: Red/Yellow/Blue/White)

Quick Navi

Yes

Real-time Image Adjustment Display (LCD)

On/Off

Touch Panel

Yes

Multi Frame NR

–

14bit RAW

Yes

Color Space

sRGB standard (with sYCC gamut) and Adobe RGB standard compatible with TRILUMINOS Color

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 (-5 to +5 steps))

Dynamic Range Functions

Off, Dynamic Range Optimizer (Auto/Level (1-5)), Auto High Dynamic Range (Auto Exposure Difference, Exposure Difference Level (1-6 EV, 1.0 EV step))

IMAGE SIZE (PIXELS) [1:1]

35 mm full frame L: 4000 x 4000 (16M), M: 2624 x 2624 (6.9 M), S: 2000 x 2000 (4.0 M), APS-C L: 2624 x 2624 (6.9 M), M: 2000 x 2000 (4.0 M), S: 1312 x 1312 (1.7 M)

Image Quality Modes

RAW, RAW & JPEG (Extra fine, Fine, Standard), JPEG (Extra fine, Fine, Standard)

Image Size (pixels) [16:9]

35 mm full frame L: 6000 x 3376 (20 M), M: 3936 x 2216 (8.7M), S: 3008 x 1688 (5.1M), APS-C L: 3936 x 2216 (8.7M), M: 3008 x 1688 (5.1M), S: 1968 x 1112 (2.2M)

Image Size (pixels) [3:2]

35 mm full frame L: 6000 x 4000 (24M), M: 3936 x 2624 (10M), S: 3008 x 2000 (6.0M), APS-C L: 3936 x 2624 (10M), M: 3008 x 2000 (6.0M), S: 1968 x 1312 (2.6M)

Image Size (pixels) [Sweep Panorama]

–

Picture Effect

8 types: Posterization (Color), Posterization (B/W), Pop Color, Retro Photo, Partial Color (R/G/B/Y), High Contrast Monochrome, Toy Camera (Normal/Cool/Warm/Green/Magenta), Soft High-key, Rich-tone Monochrome

Picture Profile

–

Recording Format

JPEG (DCF Ver. 2.0, Exif Ver.2.31, MPF Baseline compliant), RAW (Sony ARW 2.3 format)

Uncompressed RAW

Yes

Audio Recording Format

XAVC S: LPCM 2ch, AVCHD: Dolby® Digital (AC-3) 2ch, Dolby® Digital Stereo Creator

Color Space

xvYCC standard (x.v.Color when connected via HDMI cable) compatible with TRILUMINOS Color

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 (-5 to +5 steps))

HDMI OUTPUT

3840 x 2160 (25p), 1920 x 1080 (50p), 1920 x 1080 (50i), 1920 x 1080 (24p), 1920 x 1080 (60p), 1920 x 1080 (60i), 3840 x 2160 (30p), 3840 x 2160 (24p), YCbCr 4:2:2 8 bit / RGB 8 bit

Image Size (pixels), NTSC

XAVC S 4K: 3840 x 2160 (30p, 100 M), 3840 x 2160 (24p, 100 M), 3840 x 2160 (30p, 60 M), 3840 x 2160 (24p, 60 M), XAVC S HD: 1920 x 1080 (120p, 100 M), 1920 x 1080 (120p, 60 M), 1920 x 1080 (60p, 50 M), 1920 x 1080 (30p, 50 M), 1920 x 1080 (24p, 50 M), 1920 x 1080 (60p, 25 M), 1920 x 1080 (30p, 16 M), AVCHD: 1920 x 1080 (60i, 24 M, FX), 1920 x 1080 (60i, 17 M, FH)

Image Size (pixels), PAL

XAVC S 4K: 3840 x 2160 (25p, 100 M), 3840 x 2160 (25p, 60 M), AVCHD: 1920 x 1080 (50i, 24 M, FX), 1920 x 1080 (50i, 17 M, FH)

Movie Functions

Audio Level Display, Audio Rec Level, Proxy Recording (1280 x 720 (Approx. 9 Mbps)), TC/UB (TC Preset/UB Preset/TC Format/TC Run/TC Make/UB Time Rec), Auto Slow Shutter, REC Control, Clean HDMI Info. (ON/OFF selectable)

Picture Effect

Posterization (Color), Posterization (B/W), Pop Color, Retro Photo, Partial Color (R/G/B/Y), High Contrast Monochrome, Toy Camera(Normal/Cool/Warm/Green/Magenta), Soft High-key

Picture Profile

–

Recording Format

XAVC S, AVCHD format Ver. 2.0 compliant

Slow & quick motion (recording frame rate & image size)

NTSC mode: 1920×1080 (60p, 30p, 24p), PAL mode: 1920×1080 (50p, 25p)

Slow & quick motion (shooting frame rate)

NTSC mode: 1fps, 2fps, 4fps, 8fps, 15fps, 30fps, 60fps, 120fps, PAL mode: 1fps, 2fps, 3fps, 6fps, 12fps, 25fps, 50fps, 100fps,

Location information Link from smartphone

Yes

Media

SD memory card, SDHC memory card (UHS-I/II compliant), SDXC memory card (UHS-I/II compliant), microSD memory card, microSDHC memory card, microSDXC memory card

Memory Card Slot

SLOT1: Slot for SD (UHS-I/II compliant) memory card, SLOT2: Slot for SD (UHS-I/II compliant) memory card

Electronic Front Curtain Shutter

Yes (ON/OFF)

Flash Sync. Speed

1/250 sec.

SHUTTER SPEED

[Still images, Single shot] Mechanical Shutter: 1/8000 to 30 sec, Bulb, AUTO: 1/32000 to 30 sec, Bulb, Electronic Shutter: 1/32000 to 30 sec, [Still images, Continuous shooting] Mechanical Shutter: 1/8000 to 30 sec, AUTO: 1/32000 to 1/8 sec, Electronic Shutter: 1/32000 to 1/8 sec, [Movies]: 1/8000 to 1/4 (1/3 steps) up to 1/60 in AUTO mode (up to 1/30 in Auto slow shutter mode)

Shutter Type

Auto/Mechanical shutter/Electronic shutter

Silent Shooting

Yes (Electronic Shutter)

Dimensions (W x H x D)

Approx. 128.9 mm x 96.4 mm x 77.5 mm, Approx. 128.9 mm x 96.4 mm x 67.3 mm (from grip to monitor)/Approx. 5 1/8” x 3 7/8” x 3 1/8”, Approx. 5 1/8” x 3 7/8” x 2 3/4” (from grip to monitor)

Diopter adjustment

-4.0 to +3.0 m^-1

Viewfinder Type

0.51 inch (0.5 type) electronic viewfinder (color), Quad-VGA OLED

Eye Point

Approx. 23 mm from the eyepiece lens, 18.5 mm from the eyepiece frame at -1m^-1 (CIPA standard)

Field Coverage

100%

Magnification

approx. 0.78 x (with 50mm lens at infinity, -3.28 feet^-1)

Brightness Control (Viewfinder)

Auto/Manual (5 steps between -2 and +2)

Color Temperature Control

Manual (5 steps)

Display Contents

Graphic Display, Display All Info, No Display Info, Digital Level Gauge, Histogram

Finder Frame Rate Selection

STD 60fps / HI 120fps

White Balance Modes

Auto / Daylight / Shade / Cloudy / Incandescent / Fluorescent (Warm White / Cool White / Day White / Daylight) / Flash / Underwater / Color Temperature (2500 to 9900K) & color filter (G7 to M7 (57-step), A7 to B7 (29-step)) / Custom

AWB Micro Adjustment

Yes (G7 to M7, 57-step)(A7 to B7, 29-step)

Bracketing

3 frames, H/L selectable

Priority Set in AWB

Yes

type

Image Sensor-Shift mechanism with 5-axis compensation (compensation depends on lens specifications)

Clear Image Zoom

Still images: Approx. 2x, Movies: Approx. 1.5x (4K), Approx. 2x (HD)

Digital Zoom

Smart zoom (Still images):35mm full frame: M:approx 1.5x, S:approx 2x, APS-C: M:approx 1.3x, S:approx 2x, Digital zoom (Still images):35mm full frame: L:approx 4x, M:approx 6.1x, S:approx 8x, APS-C: L:approx 4x, M:approx 5.2x, S:approx 8x, Digital zoom (Movie):35mm full frame: approx 4x, APS-C: approx 4x

Eye-Fi ready

–

Face Detection

Modes: Face Priority in AF (On/Off), Face Priority in Multi Metering (On/Off), Regist. Faces Priority (On/Off), Face registration, Max. number detectable: 8 faces

Others

Interval Recording, Touch Focus: Yes (Touch Focus/Touch Pad/Touch Tracking), ISO AUTO Min. SS, Bright Monitoring, Copyright Info, Set File Name, FTP Transfer Func., Help guide, Area Setting, Shop Front Mode, Video Light Mode, Zoom Ring Rotate

PlayMemories Camera Apps™

–

Microphone

Built-in, stereo

Bluetooth®

Yes (Bluetooth Standard Ver. 4.1 (2.4 GHz band))

HD Output

HDMI micro connector (Type-D), BRAVIA Sync (Control for HDMI), PhotoTV HD, 4K movie output/4K still image PB

Multi Interface Shoe

Yes (with Digital Audio Interface)

DC IN Terminal

–

Headphone Terminal

Yes (3.5 mm Stereo minijack)

Mic Terminal

Yes (3.5 mm Stereo minijack)

Multi/Micro USB terminal

Yes

NFC™

Yes (NFC forum Type 3 Tag compatible), One-touch remote, One-touch sharing

PC Interface

Mass-storage, MTP, PC remote

PC Remote

Yes

Sync terminal

Yes

Vertical Grip Connector

Yes

Wireless LAN (Built-In)

Wi-Fi Compatible, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac (2.4 GHz band/5 GHz band), View on Smartphone, Remote control via Smartphone, Send to Computer, View on TV

Auto-lock Accessory Shoe

–

Smart Accessory Terminal 2

–

Modes

Single (with or without shooting information Y RGB histogram & highlight/shadow warning), 9/25-frame index view, Enlarged display mode (L: 15.0x, M: 9.84x, S: 7.52x), Auto Review (10/5/2 sec, Off), Image orientation (Auto/Manual/Off selectable), Slideshow, Folder selection (Date/Still/MP4/AVCHD/XAVC S HD/XAVC S 4K), Forward/Rewind (movie), Delete, Protect, Rating, Display as Group, Voice Memo

USB Power Supply

Yes (Available with Multi/Micro USB Terminal or USB Type-C Terminal)

Supplied Battery

One rechargeable battery pack NP-FZ100

Battery Life (Movie, actual recording)

Approx. 110 min (Viewfinder) / Approx. 120 min (LCD monitor) (CIPA standard)

Battery Life (Movie, continuous recording)

Approx. 195 min (Viewfinder) / Approx. 200 min (LCD monitor) (CIPA standard)

Battery Life (Still Images)

Approx. 500 shots (Viewfinder) / approx. 690 shots (LCD monitor) (CIPA standard)

External Power

–

Internal Battery Charge

Yes (Available with Multi/Micro USB Terminal or USB Type-C Terminal)

Power consumption with LCD screen

Still images: approx. 2.9 W (with FE 28–70 mm F3.5–5.6 OSS lens attached), Movies: Approx. 4.9W (with FE 28-70 mm F3.5-5.6 OSS lens attached)

Lens Compatibility

Sony E-mount lenses