Sony A7C II Body, Silver

Sony Alpha A7C II Compact Full-Frame Camera, Body, Silver. The Sony A7C II is the Sony's second-generation compact rangefinder-style full-frame camera. Similar in design to Its predecessor, the A7C II uses the same fantastic 33MP BSI sensor from the larger Sony A7 IV and boasts impressive still, video and autofocus capabilities that should appeal to a wide range of users. Sporting the same 33MP BSI CMOS sensor and Bionz XR processor as 2021's Sony A7 IV, the Sony A7C II also benefits from an additional 'AI' processing unit to assist with subject recognition and features such as Auto Framing. This secondary processor, dedicated to handling machine-learning-derived algorithms, first appeared in the A7R V (the A7 IV doesn't have one).

OVERSAMPLED 4K/60p AND OTHER VIDEO IMPROVEMENTS

On the internal video front, the Sony A7C II is a match with the A7 IV in terms of output and capability. You get oversampled 4K/30p video from a 7K crop, 4K/60p video in Super 35 mode (APS-C crop), and Full HD capture at up to 120 fps. Notably, 4K/30p video is now 10-bit with 4:2:2 color sampling, a major step forward from the previous A7C, allowing more flexible Log and proper HLG HDR video capture. For those confident in post-production, you also get S-Log3 and Sony's S-Cinetone, plus user-assignable LUTs. These LUTs can either be used to give a corrected preview, embedded alongside the footage for use when editing or burned into the footage directly as you shoot. Other notable video features and upgrades include focus breathing compensation, improved video AF subject recognition/tracking, and Auto Framing mode. This feature uses AI-trained algorithms to mimic the way a camera operator might punch in on a subject while keeping them both framed and in focus, and is a handy way to get pro-looking shots of yourself without a camera operator behind the lens. On the external video front, the a7C II can now stream 4K/30p via USB-C using the UVC/UAC protocols (meaning it just acts as a USB webcam: no need for drivers or specialist software). The Sony A7C II offers the new and improved version of Sony's menu system. While it's still a very long list of options and not all of which are well-named, the hierarchy is improved, and you can race through items quickly. There are different options for stills and video modes, and both the main and function (shortcut) menus are designed specifically for photo or movie shooting, and everything is customizable. That goes for the camera controls on the whole, as well.