SONY A7 IV - THE PERFECT CAMERA? - ALMOST

Sony released the brand new A7 IV which is now available on pre-order and it is looking very promising, but does it make sense in comparison to other options out there for the same price?

The Sony A7 IV specs and features:

Body typeSLR-style mirrorless

Sensor

Max resolution7008 x 4672

Image ratio w:h1:1, 4:3, 3:2, 16:9

Effective pixels33 megapixels

Sensor photo detectors34 megapixels

Sensor size Full frame (35.6 x 23.8 mm)

Sensor type BSI-CMOS

Processor Bionz XR

Image

ISO Auto, 100-51200 (expands to 50-204800)

Boosted ISO (minimum) 50

Boosted ISO (maximum) 204800

White balance presets 7

Custom white balance Yes

Image stabilization Sensor-shift

Image stabilization notes 5-axis

CIPA image stabilization rating 5.5 stop(s)

Uncompressed format RAW

JPEG quality levelsExtra fine, fine, normal

Optics & Focus

• AutofocusContrast Detect (sensor)
• Phase Detect
• Multi-area
• Center
• Selective single-point
• Tracking
• Single
• Continuous
• Touch
• Face Detection
• Live View

Manual focus Yes

Number of focus points 759

Lens mountSony E

Focal length multiplier 1×

Screen / viewfinder

Articulated LCD Fully articulated

Screen size 3″

Screen dots 1,036,800

Touch screen Yes

Screen type TFT LCD

Live viewYes

Viewfinder type Electronic

Viewfinder coverage 100%

Viewfinder magnification 0.78×

Viewfinder resolution 3,686,400

Photography features

Minimum shutter speed30 sec

Maximum shutter speed1/8000 sec

Aperture priority Yes

Shutter priority Yes

Manual exposure mode Yes

Subject/scene modes No

Built-in flash No

External flash Yes (Multi-interface shoe)

Continuous drive10.0 fps

Self-timer Yes

• Metering modesMulti
• Center-weighted
• Highlight-weighted
• Average
• Spot

Exposure compensation ±5 (at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps)

AE Bracketing ±5 (3, 5 frames at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV, 2/3 EV, 1 EV steps)

WB Bracketing Yes

Videography features

Format MPEG-4, XAVC S, XAVC HS, XAVC S-I, H.264, H.265

• Modes 3840 x 2160 @ 60p / 200 Mbps, XAVC HS, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM
• 3840 x 2160 @ 50p / 200 Mbps, XAVC HS, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM
• 3840 x 2160 @ 30p / 140 Mbps, XAVC HS, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM
• 3840 x 2160 @ 25p / 140 Mbps, XAVC HS, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM
• 3840 x 2160 @ 24p / 100 Mbps, XAVC HS, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM
• 3840 x 2160 @ 60p / 600 Mbps, XAVC S-I, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM
• 3840 x 2160 @ 50p / 500 Mbps, XAVC S-I, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM
• 3840 x 2160 @ 30p / 300 Mbps, XAVC S-I, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM
• 3840 x 2160 @ 25p / 250 Mbps, XAVC S-I, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM
• 3840 x 2160 @ 24p / 240 Mbps, XAVC S-I, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM
• 3840 x 2160 @ 60p / 200 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM
• 3840 x 2160 @ 50p / 200 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM
• 3840 x 2160 @ 30p / 140 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM
• 3840 x 2160 @ 25p / 140 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM
• 3840 x 2160 @ 24p / 100 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM
• 1920 x 1080 @ 60p / 222 Mbps, XAVC S-I, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM
• 1920 x 1080 @ 50p / 185 Mbps, XAVC S-I, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM
• 1920 x 1080 @ 30p / 111 Mbps, XAVC S-I, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM
• 1920 x 1080 @ 25p / 93 Mbps, XAVC S-I, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM
• 1920 x 1080 @ 24p / 89 Mbps, XAVC S-I, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM
• 1920 x 1080 @ 120p / 100 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM
• 1920 x 1080 @ 100p / 100 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM
• 1920 x 1080 @ 60p / 50 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM
• 1920 x 1080 @ 50p / 50 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM
• 1920 x 1080 @ 25p / 50 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM
• 1920 x 1080 @ 24p / 50 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM

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