#Sony a7 iv video series

As always, this is a completely independent review. Thanks to Sony Canada for getting me a loaner of Sony a7RIV. But is it the camera for you? Find out by reading on or watching my long format definitive or quick video review below:įollow Me Patreon | My Newsletter | Instagram | Facebook | DA Merchandise | Flickr | 500px That in itself adds up to a very compelling camera. Like the Alpha 1, I feel like the Sony a7IV has “enough” of everything that I don’t feel like I’m missing much. 4K 15p UVC/UAC Streaming via USB Type-C.Real-time Eye AF (including bird AF in stills and video tracking).3″ 1.03m-Dot Vari-Angle Touchscreen LCD.3.68m-Dot EVF with 120 fps Refresh Rate.Much deeper buffer depth (up to 828 uncompressed RAW + JPEG).The Alpha 1 is my most used camera these days, so I’m very familiar with its performance and handling, and I can say that you’re getting a lot of Alpha 1 for the $2500 price point of the Sony a7IV. The downside? It cost $6500 USD! The new Sony a7IV (technically the ILCE-7M4) is not necessarily an Alpha 1 clone (it has a much lower burst rate, lesser video capabilities, lower resolution, etc…) but I do see a lot of Alpha 1 DNA in this camera.

Fast forward a few years and we’ve seen Sony release the truly incredible Alpha 1 ( my review here), which advanced Sony design on almost every level. It got the new battery, the new control layout, and a host of other improvements. The a7III also benefited from a lot of a7S video capabilities, which resulted in it being a better video body than either the a9 or the a7RIII. It inherited an amazing focus system from the Sony a9 that actually gave it better focus capabilities than the more expensive a7RIII, which itself had been a huge step forward. The a7III set a new benchmark for the “full frame affordable(ish)” category by being basically good at everything.

#Sony a7 iv video series

Perhaps no Sony camera series has benefitted as much from the “trickle-down” effect as the a7 series.