I’m exactly who this camera is for. A guy who already owns an A7R3, but wants something new and updated that’s full frame. Someone that wants something APSC size for family and short trips but refuses to get an A74, and also refuses to get a newer R series camera due to the file size. I felt trapped and now this hits that perfect balance. Sony made it for me. 😀
@@joshuanavi378 Totally agree. I ended up buying one last Friday and love it so far. I’ve now made two separate camera bags. A large bag that has the A7R3, Telephotos lenses, and a Mavic 3Pro. Then a small light bag that has A7Cii, wide angle lens, 28-75, and Mini 3Pro. A bag for whatever my mood is that day. 😄
Thank you for going into details on the overheating tests. Not a lot of reviewers discuss this, but for some of us, long-form/live-streaming is the primary use case for buying a camera. It would be devastating to commit to purchase a $1,000+ camera only to have it not work for what you need it for (especially those of us in the 2nd hand market where returns are not a thing)
Great video. The best, clearest review I've seen of the A7C II. Any possibility that you could do one on the A7CR? I bought the A7CR over the A7C2 because I already owned the A7IV and thought the 26mp in crop mode would be very useful. I'm not sure yet if that was the best decision though but felt it gave me essentially a full frame and cropped sensor camera in one body.
Best video on A7C2 on the UA-cam big thumbs up mate 👍 Sold my A7C yesterday and it looks like this is going to be my next purchase, although A7CR does look tempting... but not sure120MB RAW files are to my liking plus 4K 24-30fps on A7C2 has better quality
Can you compare this to your A6700? Apples to oranges, I know, but those are the two I'm considering but they're so different! Thanks for this killer review!
I also was contemplating these 2 cameras and watched a lot of UA-cam videos comparing. Full frame is the big advantage for A7Cii as is lack of overheating. It depends what kind of shooter you are too. Several people did overheating tests like Sean did here and the 6700 does overheat especially when shooting for long periods. I do concerts, choirs, stage plays and I have to be able to film for up to 2 hours at a time. So for me it’s a no-brainer. Cheers! 📸
Pretty sure I’m gonna sell my whole Fuji kit for the Sony A7CII, Tamron 28-200mm, and an UWA lens. While my X-S10 has amazing ergonomics and all that fun Fuji stuff, the autofocus just sucks. I did a weekend that had a lot of photos of people and the eye tracking just couldn’t hold it together. I’m just tired of fighting it and jumping between autofocus modes when it basically doesn’t make a difference anyways
I'm a A6400 user and thinking of moving up to full frame, was considering this, but your other video tells me to stick to APS-C and get the A6700, confused now 😞
Thanks for the review. I didn’t really get what I wanted as a pure photographer really because there was zero discussion of that genre … mostly just video till past 20+ mins. Don’t want to be nasty and I got it for free as well but just saying so others know. Atb anywat
Sean...I don't know if you mentioned it but the A7cii is EFCS only vs full mechanical shutter (A7iv). IMO, I do not find this a deal breaker, but does make a difference for some. The end of the day, I do have this camera as a travel/backup & video camera to my main A7RV. Lastly, I personally love the aesthetics - its very Fuji x100vi - ish...
Really excellent and thorough review. I will likely be buying this camera. The biggest negative issue for me seems to be the not-so-great EVF. I wonder why Sony doesn't offer an add-on upgraded EVF that attaches to the hot shoe? Although making it slightly less compact, it would be removable when size is an issue.
Great commentary. I waited for the A7Cii to come out before considering my next full frame camera. But, given that the ZV-E1 is better for filmmaking, and comes in at the same price, the A7Cii has fallen off of my list of potential candidates for upgrading to. That being said, I am still looking at other brands for full frame cameras. The FX30 I have is so good, that I will likely hold onto it regardless if I get another camera. Unless Blackmagic comes out with a new camera with PDAF, then I might consider selling the FX30. Having used the BMPCC4K, I do sincerely miss their BRAW codec. It has the warmest, most film like look, straight out of camera that I haven't found in any other brand. But, I'm in no rush. I don't necessarily need a 2nd camera at the moment. But, when I do, I will be very critical in making the choice regardless of brand.
Great video, great camera. If only it had a tilt screen instead of the swivel screens Sony uses now in all new camera. Even for video I am not a fan of swivel screens.
Great vid. I suspect they limit the shutter speed to avoid the risk of bokeh clipping or other artifacting due to electronic-first mechanical shutter. Totally guessing.
thanks for the awesome video. I can connect this camera to a PC using the USB-C port vs the micro HDMI port correct? But, if I have an on-camera-mounted external monitor, I need to use the micro-HDMI port, correct? How fragile is the micro-HDMI port and if it breaks, it's expensive to repair?
And hes back 🤘. Great in depth video. Good setup and relevant details , no fluff. Almost tempted to get this one. I will on to a7 v and focus on improving my skills. Catch you on the next one. 🫡
There may never be an A7V. Rumor guy Andrea Pizzini hints on a merging of the FX-3 and the A74. Just a rumor. I'm done with buying bodies, got what I want, the a6700 and A7CR. Now on to trying to photograph bees at my blooming lemon tree. Wish me luck, these guys never stand still.
@@bondgabebond4907 really? And you are right no need for new bodies, they are so good that all we need to do is take photos. Please share your lemon pictures
Does A7C II have anti flicker setting ? Something like Canon R8 so that it can automatically sync with artificial lights to remove banding ? This is very helpful with cameras that don't have full mechanical shutter. To be honest that is the biggest flaw of this camera.
@@MrRafalEn In photo there‘s an „anti-flicker shoot“ setting which does things automatically. There also is an option to activate „variable shutter“, which gives you more fine-grained control over shutter speeds (as in, you can choose comma values such as 1/121.7). In video, you only get the latter.
i don’t really love that everything is just a small crop, active steady shot+breathing compensation+4k 60fps crop sounds like a huge amount of crop 😅 but gonna buy the camera anyways to see
No p30 in XAVC HS H.265? WHAT!?!?!??! Tell me this isn't true and he just had a setting wrong. I don't think one SD Card slot is a deal breaker for pro work. You need to pull the files off the camera via WiFi with a portable WiFi hard drive, possibly attached to a smartphone or a laptop with two NVMe running TrueNAS/TrueNAS Scale ZFS or Windows ReFS.
I’m exactly who this camera is for. A guy who already owns an A7R3, but wants something new and updated that’s full frame. Someone that wants something APSC size for family and short trips but refuses to get an A74, and also refuses to get a newer R series camera due to the file size. I felt trapped and now this hits that perfect balance. Sony made it for me. 😀
You should absolutely get it! I have the a7r3 and got this (just a week ago) as an addition instead of the a7iv. It has been great so far!
@@joshuanavi378 Totally agree. I ended up buying one last Friday and love it so far. I’ve now made two separate camera bags. A large bag that has the A7R3, Telephotos lenses, and a Mavic 3Pro. Then a small light bag that has A7Cii, wide angle lens, 28-75, and Mini 3Pro. A bag for whatever my mood is that day. 😄
Thank you for going into details on the overheating tests. Not a lot of reviewers discuss this, but for some of us, long-form/live-streaming is the primary use case for buying a camera. It would be devastating to commit to purchase a $1,000+ camera only to have it not work for what you need it for (especially those of us in the 2nd hand market where returns are not a thing)
Great video. The best, clearest review I've seen of the A7C II. Any possibility that you could do one on the A7CR? I bought the A7CR over the A7C2 because I already owned the A7IV and thought the 26mp in crop mode would be very useful. I'm not sure yet if that was the best decision though but felt it gave me essentially a full frame and cropped sensor camera in one body.
Best review video I have watched so far, thank you for the full information!
Let’s go! Love to hear it 🤙
As usual, just an AWESOME review!!! 👏👏👏
I am starting to love this camera more and more… thank you for this video
Also, I think that there is no good FF competition at this price…
Best video on A7C2 on the UA-cam big thumbs up mate 👍
Sold my A7C yesterday and it looks like this is going to be my next purchase, although A7CR does look tempting... but not sure120MB RAW files are to my liking plus 4K 24-30fps on A7C2 has better quality
I think the CII is an ideal option for most people vs the CR - thanks for the kind words
Do you prefer keeping this or a7iv??
Very much appreciated Sean! Informative, helpful and enjoyable review! God bless you and good luck on your photography and filming journey!
Can you compare this to your A6700? Apples to oranges, I know, but those are the two I'm considering but they're so different! Thanks for this killer review!
I also was contemplating these 2 cameras and watched a lot of UA-cam videos comparing. Full frame is the big advantage for A7Cii as is lack of overheating. It depends what kind of shooter you are too. Several people did overheating tests like Sean did here and the 6700 does overheat especially when shooting for long periods. I do concerts, choirs, stage plays and I have to be able to film for up to 2 hours at a time. So for me it’s a no-brainer. Cheers! 📸
Great video so professional!
Makes it hard to choose:
A6700
Zve1
A7c2
Which one did u get?
@@manuelschmidt3279 none. Waiting on iPhone 16 for log and pocket3 maybe. Got the Ricoh
Pretty sure I’m gonna sell my whole Fuji kit for the Sony A7CII, Tamron 28-200mm, and an UWA lens.
While my X-S10 has amazing ergonomics and all that fun Fuji stuff, the autofocus just sucks. I did a weekend that had a lot of photos of people and the eye tracking just couldn’t hold it together. I’m just tired of fighting it and jumping between autofocus modes when it basically doesn’t make a difference anyways
I'm a A6400 user and thinking of moving up to full frame, was considering this, but your other video tells me to stick to APS-C and get the A6700, confused now 😞
Thanks for the review. I didn’t really get what I wanted as a pure photographer really because there was zero discussion of that genre … mostly just video till past 20+ mins.
Don’t want to be nasty and I got it for free as well but just saying so others know.
Atb anywat
Sean...I don't know if you mentioned it but the A7cii is EFCS only vs full mechanical shutter (A7iv). IMO, I do not find this a deal breaker, but does make a difference for some. The end of the day, I do have this camera as a travel/backup & video camera to my main A7RV. Lastly, I personally love the aesthetics - its very Fuji x100vi - ish...
How can we shot all intra when the camera doesn’t use CF Express type A?
First full frame. Came from a6700. Great content. Thanks
That’s awesome - enjoy it
Really excellent and thorough review. I will likely be buying this camera. The biggest negative issue for me seems to be the not-so-great EVF. I wonder why Sony doesn't offer an add-on upgraded EVF that attaches to the hot shoe? Although making it slightly less compact, it would be removable when size is an issue.
Excellent review. Don't think you missed anything.
Great commentary. I waited for the A7Cii to come out before considering my next full frame camera. But, given that the ZV-E1 is better for filmmaking, and comes in at the same price, the A7Cii has fallen off of my list of potential candidates for upgrading to.
That being said, I am still looking at other brands for full frame cameras. The FX30 I have is so good, that I will likely hold onto it regardless if I get another camera. Unless Blackmagic comes out with a new camera with PDAF, then I might consider selling the FX30. Having used the BMPCC4K, I do sincerely miss their BRAW codec. It has the warmest, most film like look, straight out of camera that I haven't found in any other brand. But, I'm in no rush. I don't necessarily need a 2nd camera at the moment. But, when I do, I will be very critical in making the choice regardless of brand.
How so?
Great video, great camera. If only it had a tilt screen instead of the swivel screens Sony uses now in all new camera. Even for video I am not a fan of swivel screens.
Great vid. I suspect they limit the shutter speed to avoid the risk of bokeh clipping or other artifacting due to electronic-first mechanical shutter. Totally guessing.
Top notch video as always
Very good detail review 😊
thanks for the awesome video. I can connect this camera to a PC using the USB-C port vs the micro HDMI port correct? But, if I have an on-camera-mounted external monitor, I need to use the micro-HDMI port, correct? How fragile is the micro-HDMI port and if it breaks, it's expensive to repair?
For the 1/4000 vs 1/8000 i just use a polarizer when things are very bright anyway
And hes back 🤘. Great in depth video. Good setup and relevant details , no fluff.
Almost tempted to get this one. I will on to a7 v and focus on improving my skills.
Catch you on the next one. 🫡
There may never be an A7V. Rumor guy Andrea Pizzini hints on a merging of the FX-3 and the A74. Just a rumor. I'm done with buying bodies, got what I want, the a6700 and A7CR. Now on to trying to photograph bees at my blooming lemon tree. Wish me luck, these guys never stand still.
@@bondgabebond4907 really? And you are right no need for new bodies, they are so good that all we need to do is take photos. Please share your lemon pictures
Nice review. Very practical.
Does A7C II have anti flicker setting ? Something like Canon R8 so that it can automatically sync with artificial lights to remove banding ? This is very helpful with cameras that don't have full mechanical shutter. To be honest that is the biggest flaw of this camera.
It does
@@WoMoGuide Is it available for both photo and video ?
@@MrRafalEn In photo there‘s an „anti-flicker shoot“ setting which does things automatically. There also is an option to activate „variable shutter“, which gives you more fine-grained control over shutter speeds (as in, you can choose comma values such as 1/121.7). In video, you only get the latter.
@@WoMoGuide That’s a great news. I think I will exchange my R8 for smaller A7C II. Thank you.
In for the Astro Vibe lut.
Wish it would have 2 card slots, I use the Nikon d750. I like 2 slots for weddings, just in case
Great quality video
And super informative
Heard that original A7c has better low light performance than A7c2?
i don’t really love that everything is just a small crop, active steady shot+breathing compensation+4k 60fps crop sounds like a huge amount of crop 😅 but gonna buy the camera anyways to see
Just LUT or both LUT and Presets?
Great vid
The battery itself produces heat, so the trst has to be done with the battery.
Thx man...great review!
What a great video thank you
sony should atleast give option to shoot 4k 60fps externally without a crop
It’s most likely a limitation of the sensor itself, similar to the sensor that is used in the FX9, S1H/S1/S5 etc.
You can touch your head if no wood is nearby, it works!
This would be the perfect camera... If it had dual sd card slots😭
great video. the evf comment lol
Hi so
The problem is a small, less than comfortable body, yet still having to carry big, heavy glass.
Thanks for the note. I’m really impressed by a lot of Sony’s new compact G zooms. Seem to pair well and be quite small.
Won't buy it for the name alone, A7c II lol. And Sony's lifeless pics.
Maybe learn to edit raw photos.
No p30 in XAVC HS H.265? WHAT!?!?!??! Tell me this isn't true and he just had a setting wrong. I don't think one SD Card slot is a deal breaker for pro work. You need to pull the files off the camera via WiFi with a portable WiFi hard drive, possibly attached to a smartphone or a laptop with two NVMe running TrueNAS/TrueNAS Scale ZFS or Windows ReFS.