Sony Alpha A7S II

The Sony Alpha A7S II is a mirrorless camera launched on 10/12/2015.

Technically speaking, the Sony Alpha A7S II ranks in the average of its category, scoring 60 overall. The Sony Alpha A7S II weights 627 gr and spans 127 x 96 x 60 mm. This means that it is one of the largest and heaviest cameras within its category.

Going into details, the Sony Alpha A7S II behaves better than average in its category for:

• Image Quality - Score 63, ranks in the category best 25%.
• Versatility - Score 78, ranks in the category best 34%.

On the contrary, the performance of Sony Alpha A7S II is below the category average in:

• Speed Performance - Score 38, ranks among the worst 42% of its category.
• Comfort - Score 59, ranks among the worst 15% of its category.

However, the technical performance of your camera should be put in context. Indeed, depending on the type of photography you are interested in, each individual camera feature can impact your pictures to a different extent. This is the reason why we developed the iCamRank. iCamRank has been designed to weight all the individual technical specifications of each camera in the camerarace database, depending on different shooting conditions. Thus, here is what we suggest, depending on the photography type you like most:

• Portrait - Great, score 60, ranks in the best 23% of its category. Sony Alpha A7S II is perfect for Portrait photography, one of the best in its class.
• Landscape - Great, score 61, ranks in the best 23% of its category. Sony Alpha A7S II is perfect for Landscape photography, one of the best in its class.
• Sport - Good, score 56, ranks in the best 35% of its category. Sony Alpha A7S II works well for Sport photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Street - Good, score 61, ranks in the best 57% of its category. Sony Alpha A7S II works well for Street photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Everyday - Good, score 61, ranks in the best 61% of its category. Sony Alpha A7S II works well for daily photography, however other options are available too, which you may want to take into account.

Last but not least, the price. You can find the Sony Alpha A7S II sold on Amazon for a price comprised between 2998.0 CAD and 3694.0 CAD, well above the average for this camera type.

Overall, Sony Alpha A7S II is not the best value for money. Unless you have specific reasons to go for it, we suggest you to consider available alternatives. Click here to see alternative options.