Sony Alpha a7R II

100% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

performance, usability, focus, portability, image quality

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91% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

100% of the reviews on Amazon.ca give this product a positive rating.

Fantastic resolution ; Great higher ISO performance ; Effective OIS

No flash unit ; Limited battery stamina

High-resolution full-frame sensor ; Small, weather-sealed body ; High-end video features including in-camera 4K recording

Menu needs streamlining ; Video record button awkwardly placed ; Relatively limited range of lenses

While its huge pixel count makes the A7R II a serious DSLR alternative for landscape and portrait pros, the impressive AF performance and video features give it much wider appeal. However, lens options are still rather limited.

Superb image quality ; Excellent low light capabilities ; Compact given its specs

Video record button is annoyingly placed ; We can’t afford one

A no-compromise compact system camera for well-heeled enthusiasts

Still, there’s no denying the allure of a full-frame camera, and 4K video is a big draw, too. If you don’t want to compromise on either, the A7R II is the obvious choice.

For the most part, the Sony A7R II delivers terrific photo and video quality in a compact, well-designed body.

Terrible battery life and a mushy shutter mechanism may negatively impact your shooting experience. Also, there's general highlight clipping in still photos and artifacts in some high-ISO-sensitivity shots that we hope Sony can improve via a firmware...

It needs a little more refinement, but overall the Sony A7R II is a great camera for folks who need a high-resolution full-frame model in a more compact design than a dSLR.

The Sony α7R II has a 42.4MP “Full-frame” Exmor R™ CMOS sensor housed inside a full magnesium alloy body. It features a hybrid AF system with 399 on-sensor phase detection points and 25 contrast detection points that allow still shooting at up to 5 fps...

The Sony Alpha A7R II offers the World's first backlit full-frame CMOS sensor, and delivers better low light performance than the Canon. The A7R II is also offering a range of advanced technological features, which are simply not available with the...

It was hard to mark the A7R II down for Features & Build. The spec list is fully-fledged and outdoes its DSLR rivals in many areas. We’d have liked to see a secondary SD card slot, but huge capacities are available, so the camera did enough to warrant...

42.4MP BI full-frame sensor – industry first ; 4K movies ; ISO up to 102,400 ; Can autofocus some Canon lenses (via adapter) ; Five-axis image stabilization

LCD non-touch capable ; EVF has slight lag

Whether it’s photos or videos that you enjoy shooting, the A7R II is a very complex, but terrific all-around camera. It is the best new camera of 2015. We believe any enthusiast photographer will be extremely pleased with its extensive capabilities,...

Class-leading low light Raw performance, thanks to the first-ever BSI full-frame CMOS ; Impressive dynamic range in Raw, even at high ISO ; Dramatically improved JPEGs, with sophisticated sharpening and well-controlled noise reduction ; DRO and S-Log2...

No direct AF point control ; Lock-on AF still remains unpredictable and often unreliable ; Camera focuses stopped down in AF-C, often crippling AF at small apertures or in low light ; Eye-AF and Lock-on AF not available with 3rd party lenses, nor in...

The a7R II brings 42MP stills and 4K video to a small, lightweight body. Electronic shutter and in-body image stabilization make for high quality images and video you'll work harder to get, if you get it at all, from comparable DSLRs. BSI-CMOS gives...