Pentax Q7 vs. Sony Alpha99 II ILCA-99M2

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In depth comparison and review of Pentax Q7 and Sony Alpha99 II ILCA-99M2. 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 Alpha99 II ILCA-99M2 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Pentax Q7 Sony Alpha99 II ILCA-99M2
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 5.8 cm 10.42 cm
Width 10.2 cm 14.26 cm
Depth 3.35 cm 7.61 cm
Weight 180 g 849 g
Weight Details - Camera with battery and memory card: 849 g
Body Material Reinforced polycarbonate plastic -
Enclosure Colour Black | Silver | Yellow -
Protection - Dust-resistant, moisture-resistant
Digital Zoom - 8x
SENSOR Pentax Q7 Sony Alpha99 II ILCA-99M2
Sensor Resolution 12.4 Megapixel 42.4 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type BSI-CMOS Exmor R CMOS
Total Pixels 12,760,000 pixels 43,600,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 12,400,000 pixels 42,400,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1/1.7" Full Frame (35.9 x 24.0 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) - 30 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes -
Sensor Features Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration) Anti-Dust coating, APS-C compatible mode
Image Stabiliser Optical (image sensor shift mechanism) Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes -
Sensors Digital level metre -
PROCESSOR Pentax Q7 Sony Alpha99 II ILCA-99M2
Image Processor - BIONZ X
LENS Pentax Q7 Sony Alpha99 II ILCA-99M2
Lens Mounting Type Pentax Q-mount Sony A-type
FOCUSING Pentax Q7 Sony Alpha99 II ILCA-99M2
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection Hybrid
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 25 399
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function, Manual Focus Check Live View Predictive Focus Control
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF -
Face Detection Yes Eye Detect AF
VIEWFINDER Pentax Q7 Sony Alpha99 II ILCA-99M2
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, colour temperature control
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Pentax Q7 Sony Alpha99 II ILCA-99M2
ISO (Max) 12800 102400
Native ISO 100-12800 100-25600
Extended ISO (Max) - 102400
Extended ISO (Min) - 50
Light Sensitivity ISO auto (100-12800), ISO 100-12800 ISO 50, ISO 102400, ISO auto (100-6400), ISO 100-25600
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 Automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
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) -
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, 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 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, 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)
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, 5, 9 steps in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1, 2 or 3 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing - Yes
X-sync Speed 1/2000 sec 1/250sec
Exposure Range EV 1-17 (ISO 100) EV 2-17 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Pentax Q7 Sony Alpha99 II ILCA-99M2
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 Alpha99 II ILCA-99M2
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 Alpha99 II ILCA-99M2
Digital Video Format H.264, MOV AVCHD, H.264, XAVC S, XAVC HD
Image Recording Format JPEG, DNG (RAW) + JPEG, DNG (RAW) JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format - Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel), Linear PCM, AAC
Microphone Operation Mode Mono Stereo
MEMORY Pentax Q7 Sony Alpha99 II ILCA-99M2
Memory Card Slot SD card SD 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, 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
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
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
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 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
BATTERY AND CHARGING Pentax Q7 Sony Alpha99 II ILCA-99M2
Battery Type Pentax D-LI68 Lithium Ion Sony NP-FM500H Lithium Ion
Details Pentax D-LI68 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Sony NP-FW50 Li-ion rechargeable battery (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 - 490 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Video recording - 2.25 hours (LCD Monitor on)
CONNECTIONS Pentax Q7 Sony Alpha99 II ILCA-99M2
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0 HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication), Bluetooth 4.1
Connectivity Features - Remote control via mobile devices
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)
FEATURES Pentax Q7 Sony Alpha99 II ILCA-99M2
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 1.5 frames per second, 5 frames per second 4 frames per second, 8 frames per second, 12 frames per second, 6 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 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
OTHERS Pentax Q7 Sony Alpha99 II ILCA-99M2
Included Accessories Carrying strap, battery charger, body cap, USB cable, shoe cap Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, eyecup, shoe cap, micro-USB cable
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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