Our quick take
Sony A7R IV - 4.0 / 5
Design
- HDMI, USB, Mic, headphone and flash sync inputs 2.95-inch, 1.44m-dot tilt-angle LCD touchscreen 5.76m-dot electronic viewfinder NFC, Wireless LAN & Bluetooth Dual SD card slots (UHS-I/II) Lens mount: Sony E Mount 3.5mm headphones jack 3.5mm mic jack
Performance
Fast Hybrid AF (phase-detection and contrast-detection combination) 567 autofocus points (phase detection with full frame lens) Multi-direction selector or touchscreen operation Focus sensitivity -3EV to +20EV 3, 5, 8 or 10fps continuous shooting (Lo/Mid/Hi/Hi+) NP-FZ100 battery, 530 shots (finder) / 670 (LCD) 1200-zone evaluative metering from sensor
567 autofocus points (phase detection with full frame lens) Multi-direction selector or touchscreen operation Focus sensitivity -3EV to +20EV
Image quality
- Stills: 61-million-pixel Exmor R CMOS sensor (9504 x 6336 output) Video: 4K (30/25'24fps), Full HD (120/100/60/50/30/25/24fps) 5-axis SteadyShot Inside (sensor shift stabilisation) ISO 100-32,000 (50-102,400 expanded) Bionz X image processor
To recap
The Sony A7R Mark IV delivers medium-format-level detail without sacrificing on performance. And while you do pay a significant premium for the privilege, high-resolution mirrorless cameras don’t get any better than this.
