My camera records some RAW images in 12-Bits instead of 14-Bits

The following camera models can record RAW images in 14-bits per pixel color resolution. However, the resolution will be limited to 12-bits depending on theses shooting settings:

ILCE-7 / ILCE-7R / DSC-RX1 / DSC-RX1R

ILCE-7M2 / ILCA-99M2 / DSC-RX1RM2

ILCE-7S / ILCE-6100 / ILCE-6300 / ILCE-6400 / ILCE-6500 / ILCE-6600

• Silent Shooting: Off

  Setting	Single-shot shooting*1	Continuous shooting*2	BULB shooting	Long Exposure NR is activated*3
  Compressed RAW	14-Bit	12-Bit	12-Bit	12-Bit

• Silent Shooting: On

  Setting	Single-shot shooting*1	Continuous shooting*2
  Compressed RAW	12-Bit	12-Bit

ILCE-7RM2 / ILCE-7SM2

• Silent Shooting: Off

  Setting	Single-shot shooting*1	Continuous shooting*2	BULB shooting	Long Exposure NR is activated*3
  Compressed RAW	14-Bit	12-Bit	12-Bit	12-Bit
  Uncompressed RAW	14-Bit	12-Bit	12-Bit	12-Bit

• Silent Shooting: On

  Setting	Single-shot shooting*1	Continuous shooting*2
  Compressed RAW	12-Bit	12-Bit
  Uncompressed RAW	12-Bit	12-Bit

ILCE-7RM3 / ILCE-7M3 / ILCE-7RM4 / ILCE-7C

• Silent Shooting: Off

  Setting	Single-shot shooting*1	Continuous shooting*2	BULB shooting	Long Exposure NR is activated*3
  Compressed RAW	14-Bit	12-Bit	12-Bit	12-Bit
  Uncompressed RAW	14-Bit	14-Bit	12-Bit	12-Bit

• Silent Shooting: On

  Setting	Single-shot shooting*1	Continuous shooting*2
  Compressed RAW	14-Bit	12-Bit
  Uncompressed RAW	14-Bit	14-Bit

ILCE-9

• Shutter Type: Mechanical Shut

  Setting	Single-shot shooting*1	Continuous shooting*2	BULB shooting	Long Exposure NR is activated*3
  Compressed RAW	14-Bit	12-Bit	12-Bit	12-Bit
  Uncompressed RAW	14-Bit	12-Bit	12-Bit	12-Bit

• Shutter Type: Electronic Shut

  Setting	Single-shot shooting*1	Continuous shooting *2
  Compressed RAW	14-Bit	12-Bit
  Uncompressed RAW	14-Bit	12-Bit

ILCE-9M2

• Shutter Type: Mechanical Shut

  Setting	Single-shot shooting*1	Continuous shooting*2	BULB shooting	Long Exposure NR is activated*3
  Compressed RAW	14-Bit	12-Bit	12-Bit	12-Bit
  Uncompressed RAW	14-Bit	14-Bit	12-Bit	12-Bit

• Shutter Type: Electronic Shut

  Setting	Single-shot shooting*1	Continuous shooting *2
  Compressed RAW	14-Bit	12-Bit
  Uncompressed RAW	14-Bit	14-Bit

^*1 Single-shot shooting includes Self-Timer mode and Interval mode.
^*2 Continuous shooting includes multiple-burst shooting under Superior Auto mode, Continuous shooting under Self-Timer mode and Cont. Bracket mode.
^*3 Long Exposure NR is active when it is set to On and the shutter speed is set to 1 second or longer.