Pentax Q7 vs. Sony Alpha7s II ILCE-7SM2

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Pentax Q7 and Sony Alpha7s II ILCE-7SM2. 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

Pentax Q7 vs. Sony Alpha7s II ILCE-7SM2 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Pentax Q7 Sony Alpha7s II ILCE-7SM2
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 5.8 cm 9.57 cm
Width 10.2 cm 12.69 cm
Depth 3.35 cm 6.03 cm
Weight 180 g 584 g
Body Material Reinforced polycarbonate plastic -
Enclosure Colour Black | Silver | Yellow Black
SENSOR Pentax Q7 Sony Alpha7s II ILCE-7SM2
Sensor Resolution 12.4 Megapixel 12.2 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type BSI-CMOS Exmor CMOS
Total Pixels 12,760,000 pixels 12,400,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 12,400,000 pixels 12,200,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1/1.7" Full Frame (35.8 x 23.9 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) - 30 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration) Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Anti-Dust coating
Image Stabiliser Optical (image sensor shift mechanism) Optical (5-axis Steady Shot)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes Yes
Sensors Digital level metre -
PROCESSOR Pentax Q7 Sony Alpha7s II ILCE-7SM2
Image Processor - BIONZ X
LENS Pentax Q7 Sony Alpha7s II ILCE-7SM2
Lens Mounting Type Pentax Q-mount Sony E-mount
FOCUSING Pentax Q7 Sony Alpha7s II ILCE-7SM2
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 25 169
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function, Manual Focus Check Live View Focus Peaking function, Manual Focus Check Live View
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF Flex Focus Point, Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF
Face Detection Yes Face Recognition
VIEWFINDER Pentax Q7 Sony Alpha7s II ILCE-7SM2
Viewfinder Type - Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size - 0.5"
Viewfinder Resolution - 2,359,296 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage - 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification - 0.78x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range - -4 to +3
Features - Viewfinder brightness control
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Pentax Q7 Sony Alpha7s II ILCE-7SM2
ISO (Max) 12800 409600
Native ISO 100-12800 -
Extended ISO (Max) - 409600
Extended ISO (Min) - 50
Light Sensitivity ISO auto (100-12800), ISO 100-12800 ISO auto (100-12800), ISO 100-102400, ISO 50-409600
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones - 1200
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes - Flash Exposure Bracketing
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, macro, museum, surf & snow, PET, Blue Sky, food, multiple exposure, night scene, sunset, candle, night snapshot, night scene with portrait, kids, Stage, night scene HDR, moving object, quick macro, backlight silhouette, Dynamic Range (HDR) Landscape, portrait mode, action, macro, night portrait, night scene, sports mode, sunset, handheld twilight, anti-motion blur
Special Effects Slim, Colour, fisheye, natural, bright, Vibrant, monochrome, Muted, landscape, portrait, Water Colour, Cross Process, HDR, Colour Extract, Toy camera, High contrast, Colour Invert, Bleach Bypass, Posterisation, Radiant, Reversal Film, Shading Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Vivid, sunset, soft focus, illustration, landscape, portrait, Water Colour, miniature, clear, deep, autumn leaves, Retro, HDR, partial colour, Toy camera, Posterisation, High contrast monochrome, Pop Colour, Rich-tone monochrome, Soft High-key, Night Scene, Lighting, Standard
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (warm white), Color Temperature Enhancement (CTE), fluorescent light (daylight colour), fluorescent light (daylight white) Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), 2500K - 9900K, fluorescent light (daylight white)
Shutter Type Electronic Mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec 1/8000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps 3 or 5 steps
White Balance Bracketing - Yes
X-sync Speed 1/2000 sec 1/250sec
Exposure Range EV 1-17 (ISO 100) EV -3-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Pentax Q7 Sony Alpha7s II ILCE-7SM2
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Display Format 460,000 pixels 1,228,800 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Folding
Display Features Display brightness control, display colour control Display brightness control
FLASH Pentax Q7 Sony Alpha7s II ILCE-7SM2
Camera Flash Pop-up flash -
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 4.9 -
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction -
Red-Eye Reduction Yes -
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation -
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Pentax Q7 Sony Alpha7s II ILCE-7SM2
Digital Video Format H.264, MOV AVCHD, H.264, XAVC S, AVC
Image Recording Format JPEG, DNG (RAW) + JPEG, DNG (RAW) JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Surround Sound - Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording
Microphone Operation Mode Mono Stereo
MEMORY Pentax Q7 Sony Alpha7s II ILCE-7SM2
Memory Card Slot SD card Memory Stick Micro (M2) card, Memory Stick PRO Duo card, SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card SD Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO Duo, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, Memory Stick Micro Mark2, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Memory Card Included - No
Image Storage DNG (RAW) 4000 x 3000
JPEG 4000 x 3000
JPEG 4000 x 2664
JPEG 4000 x 2248
JPEG 3072 x 2304
JPEG 3072 x 2048
JPEG 3072 x 1728
JPEG 1920 x 1440
JPEG 1920 x 1280
JPEG 1920 x 1080
JPEG 2992 x 2992
JPEG 2304 x 2304
JPEG 1440 x 1440
JPEG 4240 x 2832
JPEG 2768 x 1848
JPEG 2128 x 1416
JPEG 1376 x 920
JPEG 4240 x 2384
JPEG 2768 x 1560
JPEG 2128 x 1200
JPEG 1376 x 776
Video Capture H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 25 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 24 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 24 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 - 30 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 - 24Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 - 120 fps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Pentax Q7 Sony Alpha7s II ILCE-7SM2
Battery Type Pentax D-LI68 Lithium Ion Sony NP-FW50 Lithium Ion
Details Pentax D-LI68 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Sony NP-FW50 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1080 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 240 shots
Photo shooting - 250 shots (50% flash usage)
Photo shooting - 260 shots (flash off)
Playback - 2.7 hours
Photo shooting - 310 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 370 shots (LCD Monitor on)
CONNECTIONS Pentax Q7 Sony Alpha7s II ILCE-7SM2
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0 HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication)
Connectivity Features - Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view
Print Standard Exif Print support DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output
USB 2.0
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
FEATURES Pentax Q7 Sony Alpha7s II ILCE-7SM2
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 1.5 frames per second, 5 frames per second 2.5 frames per second, 5 frames per second
HDR Mode - Auto HDR mode
Additional Features Audio recording, RGB primary colour filter, digital image rotation, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, in-camera red-eye removal, cropping an image, resizing an image, shadow point display, interval shooting mode, highlight point display, in-camera film editing, face detection, in-camera RAW processing, Scene Auto Selector, HDR image enhancement technology, Shade Correction, Eye-Fi Card Ready, distortion control, High ISO NR Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, sharpness control, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, saturation control, Sweep Panorama technology, contrast control, Dynamic Range Optimizer, peripheral illumination correction, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), x.v.Colour technology, Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), High ISO NR, high-speed recording, Superior Auto mode, noise reduction over long exposures, BRAVIA Sync function, PhotoTV HD, distortion correction function, Clean HDMI output for 4K movies
OTHERS Pentax Q7 Sony Alpha7s II ILCE-7SM2
Included Accessories Carrying strap, battery charger, body cap, USB cable, shoe cap Eyepiece cover, battery charger, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, shoe cap, micro-USB cable, cable protector
Software Drivers & Utilities, SILKYPIX Developer Studio 3.0 LE -
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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