Sony NEX-7 Mirrorless Interchangeable Lens Camera

Introduction

I compiled Sony NEX-7 information for your reference.  Sony NEX-7 rundown features are: 24.3-megapixel, up to 10 fps shooting, ISO 20000 sensitivity, AVCHD 60i, 60p, 24p, APS HS CMOS image sensor, Sweep Panorama, Auto HDR, Live View, Tiltable LCD



Sony NEX-7 Digital Camera





Sony NEX-7 Digital Camera Tiltable Screen



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Sony NEX-7 Digital Camera Hands on Review

Rating

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Ratings (out of 5)
Design	5
Features	5
Ease-of-use	4.5
Image Quality	5
Value for money	4.5

Features (Source: Sony)

Advanced Features

• Face Detection : On/On (Regist. Faces)/Off
• Smile Shutter™ technology : Smile shutter (selectable from 3 steps)
• Auto High Dynamic Range : Yes, (Auto Exposure Difference, Exposure difference Level (1-6 EV at 1.0 EV step), off)
• Sweep Panorama : Horizontal (Wide/Standard), Vertical, and 3D Panorama

Exposure System

• Picture Effect(s) : 11 types (15 variations): Posterization (Color, B/W), Pop Color, Retro Photo, Partial Color (R,G,B,Y), High Contrast Monochrome, Toy Camera, Soft High-key, Soft Focus, HDR Painting, Rich-tone Monochrome, Miniature
• Auto Exposure Lock : Yes (AE Lock with focus lock)
• Color Temperature : 2500 - 9900 k with 15-step each Magenta/Green compensation (G7 to M7), Amber/Blue (A7 to B7)
• Creative Style : Standard, Vivid, Neutral, Clear, Deep, Light, Portrait , Landscape, Sunset, Night Scene, Autumn leaves, Black & White, Sepia
  (Contrast (-3 to +3steps), Saturation(-3 to +3steps), Sharpness(-3 to +3steps))
• D-Range Optimizer : Yes: (Auto, Level, Off)
• Exposure Bracketing : Yes: (3 Continuous)
• Exposure Compensation : +/-5.0 EV(1/3EV steps)
• Exposure Settings : iAUTO, Program AE (P), Aperture priority (A), Shutter priority (S), Manual (M), Sweep Panorama (2D), 3D Sweep Panorama, Anti Motion Blur, Scene Selection
• ISO : Auto (ISO 100-16000), Selectable (ISO 100 to 1600)
• Metering : Advanced 1200-zone evaluative metering
• Metering Modes : Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot
• Metering Sensitivity : 0EV-20EV, (at ISO 100 equivalent w/ f/2.8 lens)
• Noise Reduction : Long Exposure NR: (On/Off, available at shutter speeds longer than 1 second) High ISO NR: (High/Normal/Low)
• Scene Mode(s) : Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sports action, Sunset, Night portrait, Night View, Handheld Twilight
• White Balance Mode : Auto,Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Flash, Setting the color temperature, Color Filter, Custom

Imaging Sensor

• Imaging Sensor : Exmor™ APS HD CMOS sensor (23.5 X 15.6mm)
• Processor : BIONZ™ image processor
• Anti Dust : Charge protection coating on Low-Pass Filter and electromagnetic vibration mechanism
• Pixel Gross : Approx. 24.7 megapixels
• Effective Picture Resolution : Approx. 24.3 megapixels
• Focal Length Conversion Factor : 1.5x
• Color Filter System : RGB primary color filters

Optics/Lens

• Lens Mount Type : Sony E-mount

Service and Warranty Information

• Limited Warranty Term : 1 Year Parts & Labor

Weights and Measurements

• Dimensions (Approx.) : Approx. 4-3/4 × 2-3/4 × 1-11/16" (119.9 x 66.9 x 42.8mm) (W/H/D) excluding protrusions
• Weight (Approx.) : Approx. 10.3 oz (291g) (excl battery & media)

Camera

• Lens Compatibility : Sony E-mount lens, (Sony A-mount lenses when used with LA-EA1 or LA-EA2 lens adaptor)
• Camera Type : Sony E-mount interchangeable lens digital camera

Flash

• Flash Compensation : ±3.0 EV (in 1/3 EV steps)
• Flash Coverage : FOV coverage up to 18 mm (in the focal length)
• Flash Metering System : Pre-flash TTL
• Flash Modes : Auto, Fill-flash, Slow Sync., Rear Sync., Hi-speed sync., Wireless (with external flash), Off
• Flash Type : Built-in, Pop-up Auto
• Guide Number : 6 (in meters at ISO100)
• Recycling Time : Approx. 4 sec.

Interface

• BRAVIA® Sync™ : Yes, via HDMI with compatible BRAVIA HDTV
• DVDirect : Yes, via USB
• HD Output : HDMI® (TypeC mini)
• Memory Card Slot : Dual compatibility slot: Memory Stick PRO Duo™/Pro-HG Duo™/PRO-HG HX Duo™ media - SD, SDHC and SDXC memory card
• PhotoTV HD : Yes, with BRAVIA Sync™ enabled HDTV and HDMI® cable
• USB Port(s) : USB2.0 Hi-speed (mass-storage, MTP)

Power

• Battery Type : InfoLITHIUM® NP-FW50 (7.2V)
• Number of Still Images : Approx. 430 images (CIPA standard)
• Power Consumption (in Operation) : Approx. 1.5W

Software

• Supplied Software : PMB (Picture Motion Browser) v5.2; Image Data Converter SR v3.2; Image Data Lightbox SR v2.2
• Operating System Compatibility : Windows XP SP3 (32-bit), Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1; Mac OS X (v10.3-ｖ10.6), PMB is not compatible with Mac OS. Camera (via USB), Image Data Converter, and Image Data Lightbox software are compatible with Mac OS.

Drive System

• Continuous Shooting Speed : Continuous (Variable) Speed Priority (up to 10fps)
• Drive Mode : Single-shot, Continuous, Speed Priority, Self-timer, Continuous Self-timer, Bracketing
• Self-timer : 2-sec. or 10-sec. delay, (single, continuous 3 or 5 frames)
• Shutter Speeds : 1/4000 to 30 seconds, bulb
• Shutter Type : Electronically-controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane shutter

Focus Control

• Focus System : Contrast AF
• Focus Points : 25 points
• AF Modes : Single-shot AF(AF-S), Continuous AF(AF-C) selectable, Direct Manual Focus (DMF), Manual Focus
• Focus Area : Multi Point AF (25 points), Center Weighted AF, Flexible Spot AF
• Focus Sensitivity : 0 EV to +20 EV (at ISO100 conversion with F2.8 lens)
• Manual Focus Assist : Yes MF assist(5.9x, 11.7x)
• Focus Features : Predictive Focus Control, Focus Lock
• AF Illuminator : Built-in LED, Range: approx. 18" - 9' (0.5m-3m)

LCD Display

• LCD Type : 3.0” TFT Xtra Fine™ LCD (921,600 pixels) w/TruBlack™ technology
• Angle Adjustment : Up: Approx. 90 degrees, Down: Approx. 45 degrees
• Brightness Control : Auto, Manual (5 steps between -2 to +2), Sunny Weather
• Coverage : 100%
• Live View : Yes, (Constant AF Live View)
• Real-time image adjustment display : Yes(On/Off)
• Histogram : Yes (On/off)
• Peaking : Yes (MF only, Level setting: High/Mid/Low/Off), (Color: White/Red/Yellow)
• Grid Display : Yes (On/off)
• Customization : Brightness: Auto, Manual, Sunny Weather; Display Color: Black, White, Blue, Pink

Recording

• Media Type : Memory Stick PRO Duo™/Pro-HG Duo™/PRO-HG HX Duo™ media SD, SDHC and SDXC memory card
• Color Space : sRGB, AdobeRGB
• Still Image Mode : JPEG (Standard, Fine), RAW, RAW+JPEG
• Still Image Size 16:9 : L size: 6000 x 3376 (20M)
  M size: 4240 x 2400 (10M)
  S size: 3008 x1688 (5.1M)
• Still Image Size 3:2 : L size: 6000 x 4000 (24M)
  M size: 4240 x 2832 (12M)
  S size: 3008 x 2000 (6M)
• Panorama Still Image Size : Horizontal Wide: 12,416 x 1,856 (23M)
  Horizontal Std.: 8,192 x 1,856 (15M)
  Vertical Wide: 2,160 x 5,536 (12M)
  Vertical Std.: 2,160 x 3,872 (8.4M)
  3D Sweep Panorama:
  Horizontal Wide: 7152 X 1080 (7.7M)
  Horizontal Std.: 4912 X 1080 (5.3M)
  16:9: 1920 X 1080 (2.1M)
• Video Format : AVCHD / MP4 (MPEG-4 AVC (H.264))
• Video Mode : 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
• Video Signal : NTSC color, EIA standards
• Audio Format : Dolby Digital (AC-3) / MPEG-4 AAC-LC
• Microphone/Speaker : Built-in stereo microphone; Built-in, monaural speaker
• Still Image File Format : JPEG (DCF Ver. 2.0, Exif Ver.2.3, MPF Baseline compliant), RAW (Sony ARW 2.3format), 3D MPO (MPF Extended compliant)

Viewfinder

• Type : 0.50" XGA OLED EVF (Electronic viewfinder) (2,359k dots)
• Diopter Adjustment : -4.0m^-1 to +1.0m^-1
• Field of View : Approx. 100%
• Magnification : 1.09x (with 50mm lens at infinity, -1m^-1 )

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