Fullframe image sensor. 5fps burst shooting. Snappy autofocus. Impressive high ISO performance. Sharp, tilting rear LCD. Focus peaking. Excellent OLED EVF. Great control layout. Compact, dust and moistureresistant body. Vertical shooting grip available. C
Sensor design includes OLPF. No PC sync socket. No builtin flash. External battery charger not included. Native lens library is in its infancy
The Sony Alpha 7 is a fast-shooting, full-frame mirrorless camera that is capable of capturing some impressive images, but we prefer its sibling, the 7R, overall....
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Published: 2013-12-16, Author: Dan , review by: theverge.com
Abstract: The A7s are the most advanced and expensive mirrorless cameras Sony has ever produced. They may look similar to the company's line of NEX cameras, but the A7s have one significant difference: a *much* larger image sensor. Bigger sensors simply produce bet...
Published: 2013-12-10, Author: Jim , review by: pcmag.com
Full-frame image sensor. 5fps burst shooting. Snappy autofocus. Impressive high ISO performance. Sharp, tilting rear LCD. Focus peaking. Excellent OLED EVF. Great control layout. Compact, dust and moisture-resistant body. Vertical shooting grip available.
Sensor design includes OLPF. No PC sync socket. No built-in flash. External battery charger not included. Native lens library is in its infancy
The Sony Alpha 7 is a fast-shooting, full-frame mirrorless camera that is capable of capturing some impressive images, but we prefer its sibling, the 7R, overall....
Published: 2013-12-05, Author: Kevin , review by: dxomark.com
With only a very small hit on sensor performance, the A7 compares very well against the Nikon D610 and has a very competitive performance against firm's A99 and RX1 models. It also compares favorably with the Leica M. That said, the A7 is unlikely to matc...
After shooting with both the A7 and the A7R side-by-side, we'd be hard-pushed to choose between them, as both are remarkable cameras in their own right. On paper at least the A7 should offer faster auto-focusing and less noise at high ISOs than the A7R...
The A7 is not without its faults - even with the on-chip phase-detect AF, focusing performance for moving subjects is restrictive, burst shooting is also slow, there's the odd handling quirk, while aesthetically its not going to win any prizes, but it ...
Great quality rivals DSLRs of similar resolution, Full-frame sensor means no crop with any lenses, Small body with good ergonomics and controls, Weatherproof body, Excellent large and detailed electronic viewfinder, Tilting 3in screen with live histogram & leveling gauge, 1080p video w manual exposures, headphone & mic jacks, Wifi, NFC and downloadable apps to add features, Focus peaking, Panoram
AF falls behind DSLR viewfinder or best mirrorless, No built-in stabilisation. Needs optically stabilized lenses, Limited selection of native lenses at launch, Screen not touch-sensitive and doesn't fully articulate, Fairly basic bracketing and no timelapse built-in, Relatively clunky shutter sound and no silent option, Video can suffer from moire, but superior to Nikon, No built-in flash.
The Alpha A7 and A7r are a wake-up call for the photographic industry, especially to Canon and Nikon. Here are two cameras which not only match or outperform top-selling DSLRs in many respects, but which also can use their lenses, in some cases with m...
Abstract: The new Sony A7 and A7R cameras had people fumbling over each other to get to the cameras at PhotoPlus 2013. As a refresher, the Sony A7 and A7R are Sony’s first full frame mirrorless cameras featuring 24.3MP and 36.4MP sensors, respectively. The Sony ...
Abstract: Yesterday Sony announced two full-frame compact system cameras, the Sony Alpha 7 and Sony Alpha 7R.In the video below, Amy Davies of our testing team looks at both Sony cameras to see what each offers photographers, and where they differ.For more about th...
Abstract: The new full frame 36 megapixel Sony Alpha 7R fitted with optional battery grip and Carl Zeiss 35mm f/2.8 FE lens Sony has revealed two new full frame mirrorless interchangeable lens system cameras based on what we have known until now as Sony's APS-...
