New Sony α7 II (ILCE-7M2) camera and 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 G SSM II lens to be announced in the next few days
	
	
Update: the new Sony a7 II camera is now officially announced.
In the next few days Sony will announce a new a7 II full frame camera (ILCE-7M2) with 5 axis in-body stabilization that will replace the current a7 version. This is what we know so far for the new model:
- 35mm full frame Exmor CMOS sensor with 24.3MP resolution
 
- 5 axis in-body stabilization
 
- LCD screen: 3.0″, 1.23 million dots, 107 degrees upward, 41 degrees down tiltable
 
- EVF 0.5″ with 2.36 million dots
 
- ISO range: 100-25,600 (ISO50 available). Video ISO rangeL 200-25,600
 
- Shutter speed: 30 seconds -1/8000 seconds
 
- The shape of the grip and position of the shutter button is changed
 
- Battery capacity: 270 shots when using EVF, 350 shots when using LCD screen
 
- Continuous shooting: 2.5 fps, 5 fps with speed-priority continuous shooting
 
- Video: XAVC S, AVCHD, MP4
 
- Battery: NP-FW50
 
- Size: 126.9mm x 95.7mm x 59.7mm
 
- Weight: 599g (including battery and memory card)
 
- New vertical grip VG -C2EM (sold separately) with two NP-FW50 batteries
 
- Media: Memory Stick PRO Duo / PRO-HG Duo / XC-HG Duo, SD / SDHC / SDXC (UHS-I compatible)
 
Sony will also announce a new 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 G SSM II lens:
- Nano AR coating
 
- Improved AF tracking performance
 
- Dust and water sealed
 
- Lens design: 16 elements in 11 groups
 
- Filter diameter: 62 mm
 
- Minimum focusing distance: 1.2m
 
- Maximum magnification: 0.25x
 
- Total lens length: 135.5mm
 
- Maximum lens diameter: 82.5mm
 
- Weight: 750g
 
 
Via Digicame-info