Sony Launches Two Cameras Suitable For Street Photography

Sony Camera Launch (Dinda VOI)

JAKARTA - Sony Launches Two Cameras Suitable for Street Photography Launch Two Cameras Suitable for Street Photography Electronics announcing the launch of two new camera products from a practical full-frame interchangeable lens series, namely Alpha 7C II and Alpha 7CR.

"With the launch of Alpha 7C II and Alpha 7CR, Sony proves his commitment to boosting the quality desired by content creators," said Yoshiyuki Fujioka, President Director of PT. Sony Indonesia at its launch in Jakarta, Friday, October 13.

According to him, the Alpha 7C II camera is equipped with a full-frame image sensor with about 33.0 megapixels, with a compact and lightweight design (about 4.88 inches wide x 2.8 inches high x 2.5 inches deep and weighing about 18.1 ounces).

"Cocok for various shooting and recording scenarios, such as street photography and traveling photography and videos," he explained.

The Alpha 7C II camera is equipped with a full-frame back-illuminated CMOS Exmor R sensor with about 33.0 effective megapixels and the latest BIONZ XR image processing engine to produce high performance.

The standard ISO sensitivity ranges from 100 to 51200 for photos and videos (ISO 50 expanded to 204800 for photos), allowing for high sensitivity and noise-free photo shoots.

Alpha 7CR, a camera that has a compact full-frame interchangeable lens, puts forward high resolution and rich gradation performance of full-size image sensors with about 61.0 effective megapixels.

Compared to Alpha 7R V which measures about 5.25 inches x 3.875 inches x 3.25 inches and weighs about 1.6 pounds, Alpha 7CR is lighter by about 29 percent and volume is about 53 percent smaller.

The Main Feature of Alpha 7CR is equipped with a full-frame back-illuminated Exmor R CMOS sensor with about 61.0 effective megapixels and the latest BIONZ XR image processing machines to produce high-resolution and high-definition imaging performance.

The standard ISO sensitivity ranges from 100 to 32000 for photos and videos (ISO 50 expanded to 102000 for photos), and is equipped with Pixel Shift Multi Shooting which takes several pictures and unifies them.

These two models are equipped with an Artificial Intelligence (AI) processing unit. The Real-time Recognition AF (Autofocus) of these two cameras can recognize various subjects with high accuracy and stabilization.

This camera supports high-quality video recordings of 4:2:2 10-bit to 4K60p. In addition, these two cameras have Active Mode for image stabilization on camera bodies, AI-based auto-framing, digital-audio interface support, and various other features.

Prices and Availability

Alpha 7C II will be available in Indonesia in October 2023 across Sony's official partners at a price of Rp31,999,000 (only cameras) and Rp36,999,000 (with 28-60mm lenses).

Meanwhile, Alpha 7CR will be available in Indonesia in October across Sony's official partners at a price of IDR 46,999,000 (only cameras).

If you're looking for a comparison of this full Sony camera frame, maybe you can compare it to the Nikon ZF, a mirrorless full frame camera that has a retro body.

Nikon ZF has a resolution full frame sensor of 24.5MP, 299 autofocus tracking points with subject detection, in body image stabilization, and two memory card slots (Sony Alpha 7CR and 7C II only have one memory slot).

In terms of video recording, Nikon ZF is able to record 4K 30 FPS videos taken using 6K oversampling technology. This camera is also able to record 4K UHD 60 FPS video in DX mode, and 1080p 120 FPS.

Nikon ZF is sold from mid-October 2023 at a price of 2,000 US dollars (around Rp. 30.7 million) for body only. Meanwhile, the purchase of Nikon ZF along with a Nikor Z 40mm f/2 SE lens costs Rp. 34.4 million, and a Nikkor Z lens of 24-70mm f/4 S for Rp. 40 million.