Sony A7R IV review: 61 megapixels of pure power
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- In addition to the highest resolution available in a full-frame digital camera, the A7R IV has fantastic image quality, cutting edge focus modes and decent video options.
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The detail on this camera is amazing. Just look at all the the different colors captured in a photo. Never seen that type of color seperation before
Satya Nadella on his part time job
Haha 😆
Lol 😂😆😂
Even with Cannon on the market id always go with a Sony, they're simply unbeatable, especially when it comes to realistic images with realistic colour, stabilisation, and definitely motion, also not to mention their product attention to detail weather it be cameras or tvs, they always deliver
I just recently bought this camera and it is amazing. It’s an investment with GM Lens. Super Clear pictures and video is crystal clear.
Man, that AND a GM lens, must have been like buying a new car! That's probably what I'm about to do with my A7 III though, I see a 100-600mm in my future lol
I've owned the A7RIV for about 2+ weeks. The detail in it's 61MP images is simply spectacular. If you need to print large, gallery quality giclees, as I do, this is simply an amazing camera, admittedly hampered by it's antiquated menu system. As bad as the Sony menu system is, it's short-comings are mitigated substantially by it's My Menu ability to place frequently altered settings in a convenient location. My A7RIV is a keeper, despite some/many things I don't like about it.... but what camera is "perfect"?
A mirrorless, 12-14 fps, 54MP, Nikon D850, with an F mount, would be about all that I would every want/need.
What are the colors coming out of it like for flesh tones? I have an A7, and everything is bluish, not attractive.
LoL
@@alinazang6651
Great review! Straight to the point and very informative. Thank you.
Please don't give me one camera's weight in grams and the other pounds.
This. Also the photos in this video all suck. Not sure if TH-cam encoding or an incompetent reviewer.
@@joedore8799 I thought the review was good. Stop whinging.
Yeah, I noticed that as well. I don't like that.
Ditto
Just keep it all in grams i say, nearly the entire world uses the metric system, its 2019.
The menu is not bad, dont be discouraged by that.
_"So, spec-wise, it's a monster"_
Yeah... With a 3,500$ sticker on it, though, it's a monster in its price too!
Only on absolute numbers. Not in relative.
Its not a Prosumer camera. At this point it is all-in professional camera and at this level price range is quite high.
@@outoforder0 It is not considering this camera comes with a new 61MP sensor. Who offers this at this moment? I am sure that when Canon brings a successor of the Canon 5DSR the price will be higher. So it is in relative terms not that high in price.
@@Stefan1968ful This is why Sony finds it hard to find a competitive and thus the price will not be competitive. At this megapixels it is medium format range but there is no MF camera can do what A7R IV can do.
@@outoforder0 This why this camera is an excellent choice for everyone into Landscape or Wildlife. IMO, it is game changing because it basically eliminates the need for APS-C in Wildlife. You program the Function Ring of the Sony 400mm 2.8 GM or Sony 600mm 4.0 GM with switch into crop mode at 27MP and you are good to go and flexible. Absolutely stunning.
Sony is the best
Guess I'll upgrade AFTER I upgrade my computer. 61mp would take like 5 minutes to load each shot...
I know that's a fact lol
Hi great video, thanks for the information, it helps alot. Did you use the same camera to shoot this video?
@4:05, A7R iii has 399 phase detection points, not 425. Both A7R iii and A7R iv, however, have the same 425 contrast detection points.
I don't know if anyone else also finds this true, but what I find about this camera that's easiest is its user system friendliness. I didn't seem to have trouble at all trying to find what I need to adjust for my shots. Maybe because I'm an organized person?
OLED display with 120hz refresh rate that I never heard of
Thank you for the descriptive video. Helped a lot
Geeeez the quality of the photos are insane!
Pretty cheap at $3500, surprised they met that price point
2:30 Hardware engineers sleepless nights beefing this thing up, then passes it to software engineer... copy and paste... done.
"You can turn a 200mm lens into a 300mm lens." So, you're basically cropping the photo in the camera instead of photo editing software. Why throw away half of a photo's information before getting it into an editor? It's not like the sensor's resolution magically increases when cropping.
When you crop it in the camera, the light exposure is take on the APSC virtual sensor instead of the full frame regular one
The A7RIV in aps-c returns a sharper capture then cropping. (I tested this on a tripod & pixel peeped) This turned the buffer turns into a monster. It’s somewhere around 80ish? Great for fast moving subjects. Also, in aps-c the focus points cover most of the area, great for fast moving subjects.
@@steveg2417 And the RAW will be much small in APS-C mode. Which is perfect for weddings as I tested yesterday with my 24mm GM which then becomes a 35mm 2,1 stunning quality with 26 Megapixels and smaller file size.
Engadget these days are doing really good
I wish Sony would have the pop out screen features like they had on the Sony A77 where you could basically have the screen the way you want. I love when in public when the shot was difficult, and you use that screen feature and you see people around you thinking "wait? a camera can actually do that?", then you spend a few minutes showing people the camera and many don't know it's a Sony. Hopefully that they bring that back, until then I won't replace my Sony Alpha a77 as its still going strong.
...Nice weight conversion for dramatic purposes. Be accurate and consistent, otherwise you just appear to be favouring.
This just appears incredible. Would this be something to purchase if you're just starting out with photography?
You probably shouldn't fork out 3.5k on your first camera. Get an earlier model in used condition.
Yeah do w.e u want man
If you have the money, why not....has automatic and program modes until you learn more....and you may as well take advantage of all the usability and ergonomic upgrades over its predecessors.... why buy a lessor camera only to sell it in a year to upgrade.....and if you find you just don’t use it as much as you thought you would, well then you can sell it to me in a year ...at a discount ;)
wow man great detailed video on the A7R IV thanks a lot
It's not a bad camera at all. Sony has an edge in autofocus. But the prices are consistently $600+ more than they should be. The video capabilities on this camera leave a TON to be desired.
Even somebody who considers themselves "just" a photographer will be asked to shoot some video at some point if they wish to remain employable.
I’m sure it is a great camera, honestly I’ll stick with my G9 for now.
😬 Canon G9? The original old one? I still have that too.
I guess he talks about Lumix g9
@@andrescarrasco1248
Hmmm 🤔
Ja, die alten Kameras waren auch ganz gut
Nice video
But i wished that you included more pic sample
Are you kidding me? You've compared an amount of grams to an amount of pounds. How is that a useful way of describing anything.
tech journalism today has gone down the toilet.
You can convert using google.
Basically the sony is almost a pound and a half and the other 1 is 2 pounds
@@ImpartiallySpeaking uhhhh you are totally wrong 2.2kg is 4.85 pounds hahahahahahahahahaha
MANDINGO
Sorry 👍 Wrong way round! 1kg = 2.2 pounds!
Looks like this is le camera I’m upgrading to 👍🏼
Thanks for a well informed review.
Great features!
61 Mega Pixels, Damn! That's all I am going to say. (: and :(
Andime njondiyanda
How has this camera aged? Is it still a good buy in 2023?
I'm happy with my Nikon 810 it's a beautiful 36 megapixel I get unbelievable shots usually I get what I want on the 1st so having five frames per second is more than enough
I love my Nikon 7100 but the problem is it struggles to focus on eyes when shot wide open with a 1.4 50mm, it tends to focus on the eyelashes. That's my only problem with Nikon, I wanted to upgrade to a D850 but I'm not sure it would solve my focusing problems. I'm thinking about a Sony with the Eye focus capability
Other than that, FPS, buffer, etc means nothing to me
how is the low light compared to III?
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Small mistake, a9 was the first with face and eye recognistion for focusing.
Watching from Cape Town,South Africa and wondering whether this is the latest camera from Sony or is there a newer one produced in 2021?
Now bought one used excellent condition for £1700. Not tested it out yet but seen good reviews.. but lots of bad ones too nitpicking? Makes me feel less happy about buying it to be honest.
Eye-AF requires a compatible lens. The Sigma 14mm won't eye capture but why even use it for that anyway? I'm trying to get stars and architecture.
Great video
I just did 836 photos with one battery and still had 42% left. (With A7R4)
Great review. Much appreciated.
Are you recording the audio with Nokia headphones?
the higher megapixel cameras require nerves of steel and excellent muscle memory. if not on a tripod, 61mpx will bring alot of blur. IBIS and lens image stabilization only do so much. if you're not willing to adjust your tecnique, you're going to think its a garbage camera.
steve, I'm curious, did you run an assessment business in MN? We know each other if this is who I think it is. I just got a Sony A7R iiia, let me know if you use to have an assessment business.
Is it worth it buying a used one for 1700$ ish now?
Croping is not equal to the focal lenght. There is no way you can compare the 100mm lens crop from 28mm lens shot versus real 100mm lens (compression, bokeh).
forgets to mention that the poor buffer and that when the buffer clears you cant do anything. and noise, yeah lets not talk a bout that. not 1 word about the problems with high megapixels. 600 clicks on 1 battery, OMG, thats not very good.
My biggest disappointment with this camera is that it lacks automatic focus bracketing. This is a useful feature for macro photographers. I would have bought a Nikon mirrorless if I had known about this deficiency. Come on Sony bring out a software update please.
i have the a7iii, should i upgrade to this?
im confused why youre looking through the eyepiece tho? i thought mirrorless cameras have the picture on the screen so whatever on the screen is what gets taken vs dslr where u need the eyepiece to see what youre actually taking.
It's because sometime bright outdoor, the LCD can't be seen well. And when you are using those dead weighted lenses like 400 & 600 lenses, hand holding forward to view the LCD is not fun.
does the A7R IV have a a leaf shutter? going beyond the y-sync 1/250 mark would be nice
What do people do with all of the images?
240MP pixelshift is no joke. It's like a long-range microscope.
It’s so hard to beat the simplicity, ease and convenience of an iPhone for basics with access to so many great editing apps
DSLR’s are dead to me now
LOL gtfo of here
Hello! I was about to purchase this a7r iv camera, but now that you said that we shouldn't buy this one for video... Which camera would you recommend for video? Thanks!
a video camera
A7III or A9II
Where is Sony α7S III? How many more years should I wait? 🤔
hmm probably 6
it’s coming this year mate!
nice review
Is this as good as the A7C?
This "Power House" will be the photo recording star during certain Olympic events--buffer clog should not be a factor (?): Curling, golf (photos of golfers walking between shots, putting, talking to caddie, etc.), Rock Climbing, Chess (approved for Olympics?).
its good for the occasional 4K video shoot?? ... its a beast for 4K video...
And video auto focus is much better than z7 and settings video in general have more features.
what are you shooting this video with? thank you!
Hi do you recommend a good flash to go with my Sony A7R camera?
Good review
Good cam 😍
"For casual shooting" ... lol, yeah sure.
Another day, another $5,000 camera 🙂
Hi sir good evening this is Raja I am from India I would like to speak with a7r 4 actually 794 unlimited IAS but I have received noise explaining that thank you very much
wHY DO YOU SAY ITS NOT GOOD FOR VIDEO? WHAT IS A BETTER OPTION FROM SONY?
Does the Sony A7R4 have unlimited like the Sony A74
i hope its good for sport that's why i bought it!!
EXPENSIVE
Where the hell is 4k 60fps?
The3dsGeek i am also wondering why you do not have even 4k/120fps for that money. Should be possible, especially looking at the production volumes.
The best review I've read about this camera pointed out in very good detail why the usefulness of 61 megapixels is limited to a very few professional photographers. It's overkill in a very big way for nearly anyone who uses a camera, professional or otherwise. Personally I don't touch any product with the Sony name on it. That dislike has been formed over several decades. Sony is very good at marketing. When it comes to product excellence coupled to what is spent, that's another matter.
I hear a lotnof complants about Sony A7R series not having a full out flippy screen. To be honest I never used a full out flippy screen on the two Nikon Coolpix camera I own. The P610 and P1000. When I first got those 2 camers I flipped the screen out and over then closed the screen with the view facing me so I can look at my picture. I just recently bought the A7R III and guess what? The screen was already facing me so I can view my photos which means Ill never pull out my A7R III's screen.
Why doesn’t the R4 have a flip screen but the 4 does?
A7IV came after A7RIV. It is a newer camera with more tech, but if you need resolution, RIV and RV are the camera for you.
16-24mp is good, composition is everything. Don't be fooled.
yeah. speaking like everyone who is looking at this doesn't know about camera. that's the thing of past folk. sony didn't do this as their first camera
There are still many use cases for high resolution sensors. For the lack of a very far zoom lens, some cropping could certainly help a lot.
I thought shooting the Eiffel Tower at night was illegal!
While capturing the lights, installed in 1985, technically violates copyright, because France used its exception to the “Freedom of Panama Law”. All you need is permission from the ‘Société d’Exploitation de la Tour Eiffel’ to use & post.
No one told me that when I took several pics of it at night time. I did wonder why those men were pointing guns at me but I don't understand French and being in a wheelchair, we tend to not be abused by officialdom. Wish I could say the same about mr and ms public.
I don’t know witch one to get the A7r4 or the canon eos R...help guys ?
665 grams vs 2 pounds? Please use the Metric System only for the sake of consistency, and join the rest of the civilised world.
Does it do 4k in full frame ?
Is it really there are people who thinks Smartphone cameras are good enough
to reach near this level of photography! 🤦♂️
@@TotalGAMIX dont . pls dont comment here
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You are the best example of "an expensive gear doesn't make your picture better".
Rahz Lave damnnn 😄bruh its hurt
You don’t ‘turn a 200mm lens into a 300mm lens.’ You’re just cropping the edges, which you can do in post, and you can do that with any camera.
The difference is the pixelation. It makes a difference.
Hi, Im interested in the Sony A7r 4 and watching your video and the 47 r 4 the menus are a bit scary. do you have any regrets getting that camera as far as the menus go? I thought that once the menus were set maybe there might not be any problems? whats your view? as I am coming from canon 5d mark 2.
I was bit surprised at his menu comments. I am not techy. Totally self taught. I am an artist so don't even ask me about how I get my pics. A recent comment on a pic I took was 'oh I see you were going for the Rembrandt look, no sarcasm, I know him. He then proceeded to ask about focal length, ISO, and other such things and I said. I have no idea. I shoot, fart about in the program, or not, and finish. POINT BEING: I have no problem with the menu on the A7rR III so do not anticipate a problem on IV. We are all different and we need only please ourselves.
Criticising Sony menus seems to be an internet meme these days, I have no difficulty with them at all plus there are fully customisable menu memory recall positions on your mode dial if you get 'frightened ' by the menus.
Someone will always find something to complain about but the point is you dont have to wait 10 years to complain for Canon or Nikon you can now complain every two for Sony and then wait for Canon & Nikon to try and copy what Sony has done and then you can go and complain about that....
Not affordable but still watching😔
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Wish it had 4k60 in crop mode.
@@Jayakumar Less processing power, 6K downsampling, ability to use apsc lenses.
4k video at only 30fps. Come on man!!! Don't Sony want to sell more camera's. My iphone does 4k at 60 fps. I'm still waiting for a full frame camera with 4k 60fps. for a reasonable price. I can't afford the Canon 1D M2. Any body have any suggestions.
Pranks on You GH5 but it’s obviously far from full frame unless you purchase an expensive speed booster
@@natashanicole7408 Gh5 Looks good, Thank you Natasha.
Why would it need to be full frame? Most cinema is shot on Super 35, which isn't even close to full frame. I never get the obsession with full frame. Fujifilm X-T3 and Panasonic GH5S are incredible video cameras. Nobody really notices or should care about sensor size. People tend to obsess waay to much over tech and don't consider "Does my end user notice or even care" the answer to that question is almost 99% of the time, no.
@@BurningBroadcast The only reason you go into full-frame is the glass. If you want high-quality lenses, they make it in full-frame. like the Canon L series.
@@pranksonyou3028 They make excellent cinema glass for M4T and Fuji X, Fuji's lenses are just as good. Canons L lenses aren't some special one of a kind glass you can't get with Sony, Nikon ,Fuji. All those brands make sharp high performance lenses (with a price tag to match) The Helios 85mm is a popular video lens and it's all but sharp, it has unique rendering though.
And above all, you can use Canon L glass on those bodies too with an adapter. L isn't exclusive to full frame sensor.
But more importantly , if we are talking about video production, you don't really want to use L lenses designed for photography, you want cinema lenses with better manual focus control and stepless aperture rings. Also having the light gathering indicated in T stops is a good benefit, more accurate.
Thats all at the high end, if you make TH-cam videos, none of that really matters as it's all compressed to shit on the website anyway. Which returns me to the point, does the end user notice? No.
I would never pick something large and heavy like a 1Dx II for video when something like a GH5S, Fuji X-T3 or even A7S II exists.
What is noise in a picture?
Great review. Wondering here if there will be a higher pixel count successor for the a6 series.
I wonder why they're underperforming at their smartphone cameras.
It is because with phone cameras software plays a critical part... That's why google's phones take great pics with less impressive camera specs... You can't rely purely on hardware when it comes to smartphone photography
@@jamesnyaoga3725 so that means they dont have good enough software engineers? Oh c'mon, even dslrs needs good software
You mean the new Xperia 1 II, which has 3 camera softwares designed by their respective camera department software engineer teams?
eos r5 is waving.
A7R IV is still cool. R5 is also very cool.
Maybe not.
India price sir
ATG & I recommend many people that claimed to professional photographers & have to buy..don't buy.
Lucky we are on a freelists.
If you have to buy your own equipment, then you are really an amateur /or consumer photographers (buyers).
Pros DO NOT buy. They are being paid to use /or wear. Even my daughter, an amateur tennis player, gets free rackets/strings
So, sony 24 1.4 + a7r4 + 1 battery = whole wedding in crop & creativity in moments.
that guy doesnt even know how to grip the camera xD
Well I mean look at his sample work throughout the video. It's like he's never even used a camera b4