Sony Alpha9 II ILCE-9M2 vs. Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7C

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In depth comparison and review of Sony Alpha9 II ILCE-9M2 and Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7C. Compare design, sensors, proximity features, memory capacities and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right camera for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the digital camera that will best fit your needs.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Sony Alpha9 II ILCE-9M2 vs. Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7C Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Alpha9 II ILCE-9M2 Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7C
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 9.64 cm 7.11 cm
Width 12.89 cm 12.4 cm
Depth 7.75 cm 5.35 cm
Weight 678 g 424 g
Weight Details Camera with battery and memory card: 678 g Camera body only: 424 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 509 g
Body Material Magnesium alloy -
Enclosure Colour Black Silver | Black
Protection Dust-resistant, moisture-resistant -
SENSOR Sony Alpha9 II ILCE-9M2 Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7C
Sensor Resolution 24.2 Megapixel 24.2 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Exmor RS CMOS Exmor R CMOS
Total Pixels 28,300,000 pixels 25,300,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 24,200,000 pixels 24,200,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Full Frame (35.6 x 23.8 mm) Full Frame (35.6 x 23.8 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps 30 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Anti-Dust coating, APS-C compatible mode Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Anti-Dust coating
Image Stabiliser Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism) Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes Yes
Sensors Digital level metre Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Sony Alpha9 II ILCE-9M2 Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7C
Image Processor BIONZ X BIONZ X
LENS Sony Alpha9 II ILCE-9M2 Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7C
Lens Mounting Type Sony E-mount Sony E-mount
FOCUSING Sony Alpha9 II ILCE-9M2 Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7C
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 693 693
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function, 4D FOCUS system Focus Peaking function, Predictive Focus Control
Face Detection Face-priority AF function Eye Detect AF, Face Recognition, face-priority AF function
VIEWFINDER Sony Alpha9 II ILCE-9M2 Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7C
Viewfinder Type Electronic - OLED Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.5" 0.39"
Viewfinder Resolution 3,686,400 pixels 2,359,296 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.78x 0.59x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +3 -4 to +3
Field of View Crop Factor 1.0 -
Features Viewfinder brightness control, colour temperature control -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Sony Alpha9 II ILCE-9M2 Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7C
ISO (Max) 204800 204800
Native ISO 100-51200 100-51200
Extended ISO (Max) 204800 204800
Extended ISO (Min) 50 50
Light Sensitivity ISO 50, ISO 102400, ISO auto (100-12800), ISO 204800, ISO 100-51200 ISO 50, ISO auto (100-12800), ISO 204800, ISO 100-51200
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot, average, highlight-weighted Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot, average, highlight weighted
Exposure Metering Zones 1200 1200
Exposure Modes Bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes Dynamic Range Bracketing, Flash Exposure Bracketing, white balance bracketing -
Special Effects Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Vivid, sunset, landscape, portrait, clear, deep, light, autumn leaves, Retro, partial colour, Toy camera, Posterisation, High contrast monochrome, Pop Colour, Soft High-key, Night Scene, Standard, Style Box Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Vivid, sunset, landscape, portrait, clear, deep, light, autumn leaves, Retro, partial colour, Toy camera, Posterisation, High contrast monochrome, Pop Colour, Rich-tone monochrome, Soft High-key, Night Scene, Standard, Style Box, Posterisation (B/W)
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), Underwater, 2500K - 9900K, fluorescent light (daylight white) Incandescent, fluorescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, Underwater, 2500K - 9900K
Shutter Type Mechanical, electronic Electronic, mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/32000 sec 1/4000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3, 5 steps in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1, 2 or 3 EV steps, 9 steps in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3 or 1 EV steps 3, 5 or 9 steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes -
X-sync Speed 1/250sec 1/160 sec
Exposure Range EV -3-20 (ISO 100) EV -3-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Sony Alpha9 II ILCE-9M2 Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7C
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Format 1,440,000 pixels 921,600 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Rotating
Display Features Display brightness control Display brightness control
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Sony Alpha9 II ILCE-9M2 Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7C
Digital Video Format AVCHD, H.264, XAVC S H.264, XAVC S
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel), Linear PCM Linear PCM
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
MEMORY Sony Alpha9 II ILCE-9M2 Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7C
Memory Card Slot Dual SD card SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card, SDHC UHS-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II Memory Card SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card, SDHC UHS-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II Memory Card
Memory Card Included No No
Image Storage 6000 x 4000
3936 x 2624
3008 x 2000
5328 x 4000
3488 x 2624
2656 x 2000
6000 x 3376
3936 x 2216
3008 x 1688
4000 x 4000
2624 x 2624
2000 x 2000
1312 x 1312
1968 x 1112
1744 x 1312
JPEG 6000 x 4000
JPEG 3936 x 2624
JPEG 3008 x 2000
JPEG 3936 x 2624
JPEG 1968 x 1312
JPEG 5328 x 4000
JPEG 3488 x 2624
JPEG 2656 x 2000
JPEG 3488 x 2624
JPEG 1744 x 1312
JPEG 6000 x 3376
JPEG 3936 x 2216
JPEG 3008 x 1688
JPEG 3008 x 1688
JPEG 1968 x 1112
JPEG 4000 x 4000
JPEG 2624 x 2624
JPEG 2000 x 2000
JPEG 1312 x 1312
Video Capture XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 120 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 120 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps - 25Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 i - 30 fps - 16Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 60 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 60 fps - 17Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 60Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 17Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 120 fps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony Alpha9 II ILCE-9M2 Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7C
Battery Type Sony NP-FZ100 Lithium Ion Sony NP-FZ100
Details Sony NP-FZ100 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 2280 mAh (included) Sony NP-FZ100 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 690 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 500 shots (LCD Monitor off)
Video recording - 200 minutes (LCD Monitor on)
Video recording - 195 minutes (LCD Monitor off)
Photo shooting - 680 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 740 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Video recording - 140 minutes
CONNECTIONS Sony Alpha9 II ILCE-9M2 Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7C
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, NFC (Near Field Communication), IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.1 USB-C, Wireless LAN, NFC (Near Field Communication), Bluetooth 4.1
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, Wireless Image Transfer
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB (USB Type-C)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Network (RJ-45)
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (USB Type-C)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
FEATURES Sony Alpha9 II ILCE-9M2 Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7C
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 8 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 5 frames per second, 20 frames per second, 10 frames per second 8 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 6 frames per second
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode Auto HDR mode
Additional Features Built-in speaker, sharpness control, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, saturation control, contrast control, Dynamic Range Optimizer, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), Clear Image Zoom, noise reduction over long exposures, Lens Distortion Correction, high ISO speed noise reduction, silent shooting, BRAVIA Sync function, PhotoTV HD, slow motion recording, peripheral shading correction, Flickering Reduction function Built-in speaker, histogram display, colour control, saturation control, interval shooting mode, Dynamic Range Optimizer, USB charging, built-in help guide, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), x.v.Colour technology, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), fast motion recording, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, PlayMemories Camera Apps support, silent shooting, BRAVIA Sync function, PhotoTV HD, GPS via mobile, S-Log2 gamma setting, slow motion recording, Clear Image Zoom 2.0x, peripheral shading correction, image distortion correction, anti-flicker, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) recording, S-Log3 gamma setting
OTHERS Sony Alpha9 II ILCE-9M2 Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7C
Included Accessories Eyepiece cover, body cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable, shoe cap Body cap
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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