Sony Alpha A7C II at a glance:

• £2100 body-only
• £2349 with 28-60mm lens
• 33MP Exmor R CMOS sensor, 36 x 24mm
• ISO 100-51,200 (standard), ISO 50-204,800 (extended)
• Up to 10 fps shooting
• 2.36m-dot, 0.7x viewfinder
• 3in, 1.04m-dot fully articulated touchscreen
• 4K 30p video (4K 60p with ‘Super 35’ 1.5x crop)

While Sony says the A7CR is aimed at ‘pro artists’ shooting subjects such as portraits and landscapes, the A7C II is an all-rounder for enthusiasts who’d like full-frame image quality from a relatively small camera. Both models come in either a sober-looking all-black, or a nattier two-tone black and silver finish. The A7C II will also be available in a kit with the FE 28-60mm F4-5.6 zoom, for £2350. This lens certainly has the virtue of being lightweight and portable, but creatively it’s rather limiting.

While the original A7C came with some serious compromises, including a disappointingly tiny viewfinder, both the A7C II and the A7CR gain many of the same improvements we saw in the recent APS-C Sony Alpha A6700. This includes an improved control layout and a larger EVF. But is this enough to make them a serious alternative to SLR-shaped models?

Sony Alpha A7C II : Features

In many ways, the A7C II can be seen as a smaller version of the excellent Sony Alpha A7 IV, with a similar sensor and many of the same key specifications. However, it gains all of the new technologies Sony has introduced in the intervening two years, including its latest subject detection autofocus system that’s powered by its own AI processor. However, the smaller body imposes a step back in certain other areas.