Sony Alpha99 II ILCA-99M2 vs. Leica CL

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In depth comparison and review of Sony Alpha99 II ILCA-99M2 and Leica CL. 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 Alpha99 II ILCA-99M2 vs. Leica CL Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Alpha99 II ILCA-99M2 Leica CL
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 10.42 cm 7.8 cm
Width 14.26 cm 13.1 cm
Depth 7.61 cm 4.5 cm
Weight 849 g 353 g
Weight Details Camera with battery and memory card: 849 g Camera body only: 353 g
Camera with battery: 403 g
Body Material - Anodised aluminium, magnesium
Enclosure Colour - Anodized black
Protection Dust-resistant, moisture-resistant -
Digital Zoom 8x -
SENSOR Sony Alpha99 II ILCA-99M2 Leica CL
Sensor Resolution 42.4 Megapixel 24.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Exmor R CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 43,600,000 pixels 24,960,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 42,400,000 pixels 24,320,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Full Frame (35.9 x 24.0 mm) APS-C (23.6 x 15.7 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps 30 fps
Sensor Features Anti-Dust coating, APS-C compatible mode -
Image Stabiliser Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism) -
PROCESSOR Sony Alpha99 II ILCA-99M2 Leica CL
Image Processor BIONZ X Maestro II
LENS Sony Alpha99 II ILCA-99M2 Leica CL
Lens Mounting Type Sony A-type Leica L
FOCUSING Sony Alpha99 II ILCA-99M2 Leica CL
Auto Focus Hybrid TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 399 49
Auto Focus Features Predictive Focus Control -
AE/AF Control - Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF
Face Detection Eye Detect AF Face-priority AF function
VIEWFINDER Sony Alpha99 II ILCA-99M2 Leica CL
Viewfinder Type Electronic - OLED Built-in - electronic
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.5" -
Viewfinder Resolution 2,359,296 pixels 2,360,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% -
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.78x 0.74x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +3 -4 to +4
Features Viewfinder brightness control, colour temperature control Auto eye sensor, EyeRes technology
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Sony Alpha99 II ILCA-99M2 Leica CL
ISO (Max) 102400 50000
Native ISO 100-25600 -
Extended ISO (Max) 102400 -
Extended ISO (Min) 50 -
Light Sensitivity ISO 50, ISO 102400, ISO auto (100-6400), ISO 100-25600 ISO auto, ISO 100-50000
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones 1200 -
Exposure Modes Automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
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, Rich-tone monochrome, Soft High-key, Night Scene, Standard, Style Box -
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Incandescent, fluorescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (warm white), Underwater, 2500K - 9900K, fluorescent light (daylight white), Colour Filter (G7 - M7), Colour Filter (A7 - B7) Cloudy, Flash, daylight, halogen, shade
Shutter Type Mechanical electronically-controlled -
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec 1/25000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3, 5, 9 steps in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1, 2 or 3 EV steps 3 steps in 1/3 EV step
White Balance Bracketing Yes -
X-sync Speed 1/250sec 1/180 sec
Exposure Range EV 2-17 (ISO 100) -
DISPLAY Sony Alpha99 II ILCA-99M2 Leica CL
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 1,228,800 pixels 1,040,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Built-in
Display Features Display brightness control Display brightness control
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Sony Alpha99 II ILCA-99M2 Leica CL
Digital Video Format AVCHD, H.264, XAVC S, XAVC HD H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, DNG (RAW) + JPEG, DNG (RAW)
Max Video Resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel), Linear PCM, AAC -
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo -
MEMORY Sony Alpha99 II ILCA-99M2 Leica CL
Memory Card Slot SD card, Memory Stick PRO Duo card / SD card SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO Duo, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, microSD Card, microSDHC Card, Memory Stick Micro Mark2, microSDXC Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II Memory Card
Memory Card Included No No
Image Storage 7952 x 5304
5168 x 3448
3984 x 2656
5168 x 3448
3984 x 2656
2592 x 1728
7952 x 4472
5168 x 2912
3984 x 2240
5168 x 2912
3984 x 2240
2592 x 1456
DNG (RAW) 6016 x 4014
JPEG 6000 x 4000
JPEG 4272 x 2856
JPEG 3024 x 2016
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 - 24 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 120 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 120 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps - 50Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 60 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 60 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps - 17Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps - 28Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps - 16Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 30 fps - 6Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 50Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 17Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 28Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 16Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 25 fps - 6Mbps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 30 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony Alpha99 II ILCA-99M2 Leica CL
Battery Type Sony NP-FM500H Lithium Ion Leica BP-DC12 Lithium Ion
Details Sony NP-FW50 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Leica BP-DC12 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1200 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 490 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Video recording - 2.25 hours (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 220 shots
CONNECTIONS Sony Alpha99 II ILCA-99M2 Leica CL
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication), Bluetooth 4.1 IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, Wireless Image Transfer
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching -
Tripod Mount Connection Point - 1/4" socket
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
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FEATURES Sony Alpha99 II ILCA-99M2 Leica CL
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec 2sec, 12sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 4 frames per second, 8 frames per second, 12 frames per second, 6 frames per second 10 frames per second
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Additional Features Exposure compensation, built-in speaker, sharpness control, histogram display, auto exposure control, colour control, AE lock, AF lock, saturation control, Sweep Panorama technology, contrast control, Dynamic Range Optimizer, built-in help guide, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), x.v.Colour technology, Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Eye-Fi Card Ready, High ISO NR, Smart Teleconverter, Lens Distortion Compensation (LDC), Clear Image Zoom, noise reduction over long exposures, BRAVIA Sync function, PhotoTV HD, back illuminated sensor, High Dynamic Range (HDR), dual video recording, noise reduction Auto power save, histogram display, highlight point display, Gesture User Interface
OTHERS Sony Alpha99 II ILCA-99M2 Leica CL
Included Accessories Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, eyecup, shoe cap, micro-USB cable Carrying strap, battery charger, body cap, hot shoe cap
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C -
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C -
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