Sony A7R V system camera

Sony A7R V

Sony's familiar resolution monster has been loaded with a host of new features and important improvements. The 61 megapixel sensor, which is close to the medium format familiar from the Sony A7R IV, has been paired with Sony's new BIONZ XR processor and with it an AI-based focusing system. The autofocus now detects not only people and animals, but also vehicles, aircraft and insects, and its performance has been significantly improved. The problem with the older Sony AI-based focus systems was that they lacked the performance to be used to their full potential, now the Sony A7R V has a dedicated processor just for this function.

The high resolution also easily highlights the challenges of shooting, which is why Sony has finally brought its image stabilisation up to and beyond that of its competitors. The redesigned stabilizer offers up to 8-step stabilization as well as active stabilization for video.

Main features

• 8K 24P video, plus a very good Super35 video
• Advanced AI focusing system - an improvement over A7R IV +40%
• Redesigned image stabilisation - up to 8 steps of stabilisation
• 120fps - 9.44 megapixel OLED viewfinder
• 4-axis rotating screen - 2.1 million pixels
• Almost infinite buffer - CFExpress on Type A cards
• Focus stacking feature

Technical specifications

• Sony E mount
• 61 megapixels
• 35.7 x 23.8mm fullframe CMOS
• 5-axis image stabilizer
• Time 1/8000 - 30 seconds
• Exposure comp -5 - +5EV
• 10 frames per second with mechanical shutter - 7 with electronic shutter
• Internal recording
  • H.265/XAVC HS 4:2:2 10-bit
  • UHD 4K (3840 x 2160) at 23.98/50/59.94 fps [50 to 200 Mb/s]
  • H.265/XAVC HS 4:2:0 10-bit
  • UHD 8K (7680 x 4320) at 23.98/25 fps [200 to 400 Mb/s]
  • UHD 4K (3840 x 2160) at 23.98/50/59.94 fps [30 to 150 Mb/s]
  • H.264/XAVC S 4:2:2 10-bit
  • UHD 4K (3840 x 2160) at 23.98/25/29.97/50/59.94 fps [100 to 200 Mb/s]
  • 1920 x 1080 at 23.98/25/29.97/50/59.94 fps [50 Mb/s]
  • H.264/XAVC S 4:2:0 8-bit
  • UHD 4K (3840 x 2160) at 23.98/25/29.97/50/59.94 fps [60 to 150 Mb/s]
  • 1920 x 1080 at 23.98/25/29.97/50/59.94/100/119.88 fps [50 to 100 Mb/s]
  • H.264/XAVC S-I 4:2:2 10-bit
  • UHD 4K (3840 x 2160) at 23.98/25/29.97/50/59.94 fps [240 to 600 Mb/s]
  • 1920 x 1080 at 23.98/25/29.97/50/59.94 fps [89 to 222 Mb/s]
• External storage
  • Raw 16-bit HDMI
  • UHD 4K (3840 x 2160) at 23.98/29.97/59.94 fps
  • Sensor Crop Modes Super35 / APS-C
  • 4K (3840 x 2160)
  • Fast-/Slow-Motion Support Yes
• Gamma Curve HDR-HLG, S Cinetone, Sony S-Log 2, Sony S-Log 3
• CFexpress Type A / SD dual card slots
• Interfaces HDMI, USB-C, 3.5mm, Micro USB
• WiFi + Bluetooth
• OLED EVF 9.4 million megapixels - 100% coverage - 0.9x magnification
• 4-axis rotating screen - 2.095 million pixels
• Size 131.3 x 96.9 x 82.4 mm
• Weight 723 g with battery