Rumored images and specifications of the upcoming Sony a7C II camera have surfaced online:
33MP sensor (same as the Sony a7 IV)
Bionz XR, AI processor
5 stops IBIS
10fps
100-51,200 ISO
10 bit 4k60p, S-Cinetone
2,36 million dot EVF
3-inch LCD screen
759 AF points
Lens breathing compensation
Rumored announcement date: August 29th
If these images are legit, Sony added a front dial, an extra custom button next to "Menu", still no joystick and the EVF seems very similar to its predecessor.
Honestly it looks like a 6700 and either the same feature sets and same missing things. Now maybe Type A cards and 2 of them but go look at a 6700 same EVF same AF AI stuff. Honest glad I went 6700 as backup.
Also added the stacked mode dial similar to the A7.4 and A6700. That's one of the reasons I moved from the A7c to the A7.4. Quickly going back and forth between photo and video was a pain. Exposure compensation dial is now unlabeled, so it's customizable. I set that to white balance. Pity about the EVF. A proper eye cup like the A6700 would have been nice. Overall seems like a nice update.
To my eye, the EVF projection looks a mite larger than on the A7C. Have to wait to see what the actual spec is. Eyepiece could look similar with different internals.
But, same as the a6700 seems very likely, for lots of reasons.
10 bit 4k60p, S-Cinetone
2,36 million dot EVF
3-inch LCD screen
759 AF points
Lens breathing compensation
got to look up the IBIS
If the EVF looks to be the same as the 6700 then I have zero advantage to get the A7CII over it. I want the crop sensor as the same as my A7RV cropped at 26mpx
For some reason the A6700 doesn't have Dynamic Active stabilization, despite having the latest Bionz XR and AI chip. Hopefully the A7c has Dynamic Active, the IBIS is one of the few weaknesses of that camera.
I see this on BH for the 6700. I personally don't need it im a rock on handheld.
Image Stabilization
The camera's pixel-level 5-axis optical image stabilization system, which compensates for five different types of camera shake encountered during handheld shooting of stills and video, is algorithmically optimized for precision detection and control down to a single pixel. The AI Processing Unit also improves communication between the body and the lens, providing more stable framing before shooting. This allows users to confidently use any lens, even adapted lenses, for critical imaging without encountering blur from camera shake.
One thing worth mentioning is that I found a small bug when trying to use active stabilization while in S&Q. If you record 4K 60p in regular movie mode, active stabilization works. But if you have your S&Q set to record 4K 60p, it gives you an error that you can't use active stabilization when recording at 120p. My guess is that this error was set up for all S&Q recordings even though it should really only be set up for when recording 120p. But I am also using a pre-release camera, so hopefully, this gets addressed before actual units begin to ship.
From the pictures, it looks like Sony is also going the route of continuing to widen the body over time - looks like the camera got a bit fatter as they did to the A7R series over the time. I wish they made the bodies a bit taller to help with grip and aesthetics too rather than keep widening it.
I want this camera for landscape photography, so it checks all the boxes. I will wait just to make sure, but I was hoping it would have the same grip as my 6700. If it doesn't, I dont think it gives to much over just buying the revision 1, outside of the front command dial. Not sure that is worth what is probably going to be a $1k price difference.
It seems a bit thicker, but not necessarily wider, which is disappointing to me. The grip, particularly the gap between the lens mount and the grip, still seems a bit rough. We'll see!
As already noted on YouTube and verified personally the current A7C and new A6700 are basically the same size and weight. I wonder if this has put on any weight and besides full frame sensor has it got any better functionality or is going to have the same as the A6700? If the grip isn't as good that's a problem.
I do like the 33 Mpixel sensor if it got that. I would think that would make it $500-$700 more than the APS-C version. Would have me selling my A7C, A7IV, and A6700 I think.
It's deeper. There's no way they could fit their new, larger shutter release button on the old 7c grip. If that photo's accurate, the grip will be roughly the same size as the one on the 6700, which is nicely comfortable given the size of the camera.
