5-axis image stabilization
The world's first in a full-frame camera
Dramatically expand your range of expression by compensating for five types of camera shake while shooting still images and movies. Say goodbye to five types of camera shake! 5-axis image stabilization lets you zoom, snap close-ups and capture night scenes with greater clarity. Compensation is equivalent to using a 4.5-step faster shutter speed.

Compatibility with wide-ranging mountable lenses
Use your favorite lenses without camera shake.
Enjoy unparalleled handheld shooting freedom with more of your favorite lenses. The short flange-back distance in the E-mount a7 II contributes to broad lens compatibility.

Automatic optimization for every a lens
Your a lenses will always perform their best.
The a7 II analyzes information from your E-mount and A-mount6 lenses to optimize depiction performance and 5-axis image stabilization for the particular lens you mount.

High-performance Fast Hybrid AF
Remarkably fast for a full-frame camera AF system
Whenever fleeting photo opportunities arise, you can always depend on state-of-the-art Fast Hybrid AF. It captures your subject and doesn't let go.
Highly sophisticated Fast Hybrid AF delivers extremely high-speed response, highly accurate prediction and wide area coverage for autofocusing and tracking you can always depend on.
Extensive coverage keeps AF right on track
Fast Hybrid AF smoothly tracks fast-moving subjects nearly anywhere on the screen thanks to a wide-area 117-point focal plane phase-detection AF sensor.
AF captures your subject without fail
Autofocusing is 30% faster. Just point, shoot and let Sony's sophisticated Fast Hybrid AF system instantly capture your fast-moving subject with razor-sharp clarity.
5 fps AF/AE shooting with accurate tracking
Beautifully capture fast-moving subjects with sharp, well-exposed results via 5fps continuous AF/AE shooting, a dramatically improved algorithm and continuous AF Display.

A formula for beauty
Images are gorgeous from corner to corner, courtesy of Sony's 35mm full-frame Exmor CMOS image sensor and BIONZ X image processing engine.

The Sony full-frame advantage
Stunning 24.3-megapixel resolution, low noise, an extremely wide dynamic range and subtle gradations.

BIONZ X speed and precision
High-speed processing faithfully reproduces textures and details in real time, as seen by the naked eye.

New 14-bit uncompressed RAW format
Now more format options to choose from, for unbeatable quality and range of tonal nuance.

Expressive moviemaking
Create movies of breathtaking visual and sound quality with exquisite background blur and the sensitivity to bring dark scenes to vibrant life.

Pro-quality XAVC S format
For extremely high image quality and minimal noise, record movies in the high-bit-rate XAVC S format, which enables Full HD image recording at 50Mbps (60p/50p, 30p/25p, 24p).