Our quick take
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Sony Alpha A99 II - 4.0 / 5
Sony Alpha A99 II review: Design
- Single Lens Translucent (SLT) technology Multi-controller with click/smooth control Customisable function buttons 104.2 x 142.6 76.1mm; 849g
Sony Alpha 99 II review: Screen and finder
- 3-inch, vari-angle LCD screen (1,228k-dots resolution) 0.5-inch electronic OLED viewfinder (2,359k-dots resolution)
Sony Alpha 99 II review: New autofocus system
- Hybrid phase-detection autofocus system 399-point focal-plane AF sensor plus dedicated 79-point sensor
Sony Alpha 99 II review: Performance and battery
- 5-axis image stabilisation 12-frames-per second with continuous autofocus 50 shots per burst (approx) 500 shots per charge (approx)
Sony Alpha 99 II review: Image quality
- 42.4-million-pixel BSI CMOS full-frame sensor (7952 x 5304 output) ISO 100 - 25,600 (50 - 102,400 extended)
Sony Alpha 99 II review: 4K video
- 4K at 100Mbps, 8-bit 4:2:2 1080p and slow-motion also available 3.5mm headphones out and mic in ports HDMI out (clean output for off-camera recording) Dual SD card slots
To recap
The Sony Alpha 99 II is a marked improvement over its predecessor and a brilliant all-rounder. And when it comes to 4K video capture, well, there are few that can compete at this level.
