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Testseek.com have collected 98 expert reviews of the Sony A7S and the average rating is 85%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Sony A7S.
Award: Good Buy July 2014
July 2014
 
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The editors liked

  • You can't find full-frame video of this quality for this price anywhere else. And you can't find better low light performance
  • Period. It all comes down to those two
  • Very powerful
  • Facts. With an external recorder shooting 4K
  • The quality will be even be
  • Camera Review
  • Sony a7S II
  • MARCH 07
  • 2016
  • By Greg Scoblete
  • As any basketball fan knows
  • Every player on a team has a role. For Sony's fullframe mirrorless squad
  • The a7 and its successor
  • The a7 II
  • Serve as allpurpose shooters filling many needs. The
  • Amazing high ISO capability. Full-frame image sensor. 5fps burst shooting. Sharp
  • Tilting rear LCD. Excellent OLED EVF. Great control layout. Compact
  • Dust and moisture-resistant body. Vertical shooting grip available.
  • Great high ISO ability for sports
  • Street
  • And photojournalism
  • Autofocus improvements are really nice
  • Impressive image quality
  • Superb
  • Detailed
  • Essentially moiréfree 1080p footage
  • Outstanding 4K (UHD) video when used with external recorder
  • Useful
  • High resolution electronic viewfinder
  • Completely silent shooting available
  • Microphone and headphone por
  • Good for 4K
  • Extremely good ISO range at 100-409
  • 600
  • Large grip
  • Very good in low-light situations
  • Silent and digital shutter
  • High ISO noise performance
  • Great dynamic range

The editors didn't like

  • For stills
  • 12 megapixels is going to turn off many shooters. The camera was clearly not designed for video
  • And some poor ergonomics and control layout decisions speak to that. Native lenses provide limited options at launch. Battery life is poor. Sony j
  • Camera Review
  • Sony a7S II
  • 4K recording requires external recorder. No PC sync socket. No built-in flash. Limited native lens selection. Overactive EVF eye sensor
  • Needs some improvements to the ergonomics
  • Weather sealing
  • I wish they went with a 16MP sensor for more details in the still images
  • Limited to contrastdetect AF
  • While a7/II siblings have onsensor phasedetect AF
  • Lower dynamic range and resolution than immediate competitors
  • Sony's Raw compression scheme can lead to posterization at high contrast edges
  • Small battery can be restrictiv
  • No way to see 4K footage well
  • Just yet
  • Menu button location
  • AF misfunctions on moving subjects
  • Drains battery very fast
  • Low resolution might not be for all
  • 4k option requires offcamera recording

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  Published: 2016-06-13, Author: Samuel , review by: dpreview.com

  • Abstract:  Within this category, which is made up of cameras costing $2000 or more (body-only, and based on MSRP in the US), you'll find some of the fiercest competitors the camera industry has to offer. This includes cameras with 50 or more megapixels geared perfec...

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  Published: 2016-03-07, Author: Greg , review by: pdnonline.com

  • Camera Review: Sony a7S II, MARCH 07, 2016, By Greg Scoblete, As any basketball fan knows, every player on a team has a role. For Sony's fullframe mirrorless squad, the a7 and its successor, the a7 II, serve as allpurpose shooters filling many needs. The
  • Camera Review: Sony a7S II
  • For Patiño, habituated to having 50 megapixels at his disposal with the Canon 5DS, the a7S II's 12-megapixel sensor made it far less attractive than Sony's other full frame mirrorless shooter, the 42-megapixel a7R II. In fact, while Sony bills the a7S II...

 
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  Published: 2015-12-10, Author: Kevin , review by: dxomark.com

  • Like its predecessor, the sensor in A7S II has impressive low-light performance — in fact, very impressive high ISO dynamic range, particularly between ISO3200 and 12800. But it comes at the expense of pixel count and the dynamics are not much of an impro...

 
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  Published: 2015-11-25, Author: Samuel , review by: dpreview.com

  • Abstract:  Within this category, which includes body-only cameras costing $2000 or more (based on MSRP in the US), you'll find some of the fiercest competitors the camera industry has to offer. This includes cameras with 50 or more megapixels geared perfectly for st...

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  Published: 2015-08-11, Author: Nayalan , review by: akihabaranews.com

  • Abstract:  LISTEN INSTEAD OF READING AkihabaraNews MICRO CASTEditor's Note: This article was originally published around this time about a year ago. Since then, Senior Contributor Nayalan Moodley has actually purchased the camera he reviewed, and since we shot a who...

 
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  Published: 2015-03-02, Author: Richard , review by: dpreview.com

  • Impressive image quality, Superb, detailed, essentially moiréfree 1080p footage, Outstanding 4K (UHD) video when used with external recorder, Useful, high resolution electronic viewfinder, Completely silent shooting available, Microphone and headphone por
  • Limited to contrastdetect AF, while a7/II siblings have onsensor phasedetect AF, Lower dynamic range and resolution than immediate competitors, Sony's Raw compression scheme can lead to posterization at high contrast edges, Small battery can be restrictiv
  • Its 1080p footage is the cleanest, most detailed we've yet seen, with virtually no moiré and often jaw-dropping low-light performance. Some of the low light advantage is undercut if you need to stop-down to achieve sufficient depth-of-field but, unlike sm...

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  Published: 2015-02-19, review by: videomaker.com

  • Abstract:  If you are looking for pro features in a compact DSLR package, then the Sony a7S should be on your short list. It features a full-frame 35mm sensor but instead of cramming on more pixels Sony opted to scale back the number of pixels from earlier versions ...

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  Published: 2015-02-04, Author: Kelly , review by: 4k.com

  • Good for 4K, Extremely good ISO range at 100-409,600, Large grip, Very good in low-light situations, Silent and digital shutter
  • No way to see 4K footage well, just yet, Menu button location, AF misfunctions on moving subjects, Drains battery very fast
  • If you are looking for a DSLR with a light weight, the A7S is your camera. It is full of a lot of features that are not on most DSLRs, and if not for that 4K external issue, it would be ideal.Check the Price of Sony Alpha a7S 4k Camera on Amazon...

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  Published: 2014-12-08, review by: dpreview.com

  • Abstract:  This roundup contains the majority of current full-frame camera offerings available. Full-frame cameras have image sensors as large as a frame of 35mm film...

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  Published: 2014-12-08, review by: dpreview.com

  • Abstract:  This roundup contains the majority of current full-frame camera offerings available. Full-frame cameras have image sensors as large as a frame of 35mm film...

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