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Sony Alpha 7 IV review

Sony Alpha 7 IV

CHOICE Expert Rating

85%
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Good points

Good Points

  •  Excellent monitor / viewfinder
  •  Very good ease of use
  •  Very good image quality in automatic mode
  •  Very good image quality in manual mode
  •  Very good overall movie quality
  •  Monitor has horizontal swivel (180 degrees)
  •  Monitor has vertical swivel (270 degrees)
  •  Two memory cards can be inserted at the same time
Bad points

Bad Points

  •  Poor face detection performance
  •  Shutter button is hard to use

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Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
85%
Picture quality score – auto mode
82%
Picture quality score – manual mode
88%
Ease of use score
81%
Movie quality score
88%
Monitor/viewfinder score
100%
Flash score
0%

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Availability
Tested model

Specifications

Lens
SEL FE 28-70mm 1:3.5-5.6 OSS
Zoom range (mm)
28 – 70
Lens factor
2.5
Minimum aperture range (f-stops)
3.5 – 5.6
Minimum shutter speed (secs)
1/8000
Maximum shutter speed (secs)
30
Lens diameter (mm)
73
Lens length (mm)
100
Lens weight (g)
335
Lens filter thread (mm)
55
Lens mount
Sony E
Sensor type
CMOS _EXMOR R__
Sensor size
35.9 x 23.9
Effective resolution (MP)
32.7
Dimensions (mm, WxHxD)
143 x 98 x 80
Weight (g)
670
Tripod socket
Metal (centred)
Start-up time (sec)
1.2
Shutter delay 1m (sec)
0.03
Shutter delay 8.5m (sec)
0.32
ISO rating
100 – 51200
Exposure correction (lower)
-5
Exposure correction (higher)
5
Continuous shooting mode
10
Frame limit in continuous mode
1000
Number of selectable exposure programs
5
Closest focus wide (m)
0.3
Closest focus tele (m)
0.45
Closest focus macro (m)
Not applicable
Focus points (auto mode)
759
Monitor size (mm)
62 x 41
Monitor ratio
3:2
Monitor swivel (V x H, deg)
270 x 180
Viewfinder type
Electronic viewfinder
Viewfinder diopter
-4 x 3
Video ratios supported
16:9
Video format
MP4 (codec XAVC S: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, XAVC HS: MPEG-H HEVC/H.265)
Maximum frame rate – progressive
120
Number of selectable exposure programs – video
5
Audio recording format
Stereo
Memory card type
SDHC, SDXC / CFexpress _Typ A__, SDHC, SDXC (UHS-II)
Internal memory (MB)
None
Number of memory cards – insertable
2
Image ratios supported
3:2, 4:3, 16:9
Flash type
Not applicable
Battery type
Li-Ion (1)
CIPA battery cycles
580
Image editing software
Imaging Edge Desktop _Win 1.1.00/Mac 1.1.00__
RAW converter software
Imaging Edge Desktop _Win 1.1.00/Mac 1.1.00__
Video editing software
Imaging Edge Desktop _Win 1.1.00/Mac 1.1.00__

Cost

Price
$4,099.00

Features

Fully manual mode
Water/dust resistant
GPS tagging
Electric cable release
Camera controlled via USB
Manual white balance
Bulb setting
Priority mode – shutter speed
Priority mode – aperture
Shutter release via touch screen
HDR function
Time lapse
Panorama (panning)
Image stabilisation – physical
Optical
Electronic image stabilisation
Focus assist lamp
Focus via touch screen
Continuous manual focus switchable
Face detection
Spot focus
Focus tracking
Focus bracketing
Touchscreen
Monitor grid guide
Video face detection
Video spot focus
Video focus tracking
Manual focus video
Continuous to manual focus switchable – video
Slow motion setting
Stop motion setting
Video image stabilisation
Built-in speaker
Socket for external microphone
Can add a comment to a still image
RAW plus JPEG format
Can record in RAW format
Flash slow sync
Flash power adjustable
Hotshoe
Other flash connection
HDMI connection
Wi-Fi WLAN connection
Charge via USB
Adapter for charging batteries
Separate battery holder
Lens bag supplied
Lens hood supplied
Shoulder belt supplied
Other items supplied
USB cable, lenscap, rear lenscap, bodycap, hot shoe cover

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