5DM3 user thinking of switching to a A7SII with Questions

[kat.hayes]

I'm going to try out a A7SII and have some questions I'm hoping someone can answer

 

1. Can the A7SII be wirelessly controlled efficiently from an iPhone, iPad, Mac without 3rd party software/hardware?

2. Can it also wirelessly tether efficiently with an iPad or a Mac without 3rd party software?

3. How accurate is the histogram on the A7SII? The 5DM3 uses a jpg for the histogram, and not a RAW image. Does the A7SIi use a RAW image?

4. Does it have a continuous auto focus option?

 

Thanks in advance.

 

 

[Kinder]

Hello,

 

1. Yes, with the Playmemories app

2. Wireless tether to Mac, I don't know

3. Every manufacturer uses the jpeg for the histogram. But the A7sII has an EVF, where you can see the exposure directly. You can get the correct picture you want without chimping (with the histogram/zebras help)

4. Why wouldn't the A7sII have a continuous AF mode? [emoji848]

[Username]

... A7sII has an EVF, where you can see the exposure directly ...

    

I see little or no mention online of a great feature for that 

purpose. The 7 Mk-II series has "pre-exposure-chimping" 

which can be assigned to any of the custom buttons. I've 

put it on the C3 button. It's a TOTAL preview .... waaaay

beyond "effect preview" which is just brightness preview.   

Waaaay beyond just a DOF preview. Sorry, I don't recall 

the name of it :-( But it previews EVERY variable. IOW, it 

shows the finished picture before it''s a picture: creative

styles, picture effects, WB, working aperture, exposure ...

everything !

[Kinder]

I see little or no mention online of a great feature for that

purpose. The 7 Mk-II series has "pre-exposure-chimping"

which can be assigned to any of the custom buttons. I've

put it on the C3 button. It's a TOTAL preview .... waaaay

beyond "effect preview" which is just brightness preview.

Waaaay beyond just a DOF preview. Sorry, I don't recall

the name of it :-( But it previews EVERY variable. IOW, it

shows the finished picture before it''s a picture: creative

styles, picture effects, WB, working aperture, exposure ...

everything !

Yes. Every Sony camera has this button (A mount) or an assignable function.

It's previews everything, not only the exposure like what you usually see in the EVF normally.