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Testseek.com have collected 169 expert reviews of the Sony Alpha A7 and the average rating is 86%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Sony Alpha A7.
Award: Editor’s Choice December 2013
December 2013
 
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169 Reviews
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The editors liked

  • Small and lightweight
  • Tiltable LCD screen
  • Sharp OLED EVF
  • Wireless remote viewing and picture transfer
  • Excellent image quality
  • Advanced feature set with extensive custom options
  • High quality electronic viewfinder
  • WiFi
  • Sony's Alpha ILCE-7
  • Aka the A7
  • Delivers excellent photo and video quality in a well-designed camera that's enjoyable to shoot with
  • A 1 lb. full frame camera! Well built
  • Very good video capture
  • Plenty of controls
  • Full-frame image sensor. 5fps burst shooting. Snappy autofocus. Impressive high ISO performance. Sharp
  • Tilting rear LCD. Focus peaking. Excellent OLED EVF. Great control layout. Compact
  • Dust and moisture-resistant body. Vertical shooting grip available.
  • Fullframe image sensor. 5fps burst shooting. Snappy autofocus. Impressive high ISO performance. Sharp
  • Dust and moistureresistant body. Vertical shooting grip available. C
  • Incredibly small body for a fullyfeatured
  • Fullframe camera
  • Very high resolution
  • Hybrid autofocus is reasonably fast and confident
  • Significantly better burstshooting performance than A7R
  • Excellent image quality even at very high sensitivities
  • Faster
  • Very smal
  • Light camera body for all-day shootin
  • Good detail and very accurate colo
  • Controls provide quick access to frequently used setting
  • Excellent low-light performance up to ISO 3200 and acceptable to 640
  • Fast autofocus for action shots
  • Extraordinary value
  • Very good image quality
  • Compact body
  • Smallest and least expensive fullframe body
  • Very good image quality when shooting Raw
  • Solid build quality
  • Compatible with a huge range of legacy 35mm camera lenses with no fieldofview crop
  • Large
  • High resolution electronic viewfinder
  • Tilting LCD offe
  • Great quality rivals DSLRs of similar resolution
  • Full-frame sensor means no crop with any lenses
  • Small body with good ergonomics and controls
  • Weatherproof body
  • Excellent large and detailed electronic viewfinder
  • Tilting 3in screen with live histogram & leveling gauge
  • 1080p video w manual exposures
  • Headphone & mic jacks
  • Wifi
  • NFC and downloadable apps to add features
  • Focus peaking
  • Panoram

The editors didn't like

  • Have to purchase addons such as internal timelapse
  • No external charger for battery
  • Poor battery life
  • Slightly subpar kit lens vs. cameras' capabilities
  • Movie record button awkwardly placed
  • Autofocus somewhat sluggish in low light
  • Relatively short battery life
  • Limited availability of native fullframe lenses at launch
  • The long startup time and short battery life disappoint
  • Native lens selection is very weak
  • Photo quality is very good but not brilliant
  • Sensor design includes OLPF. No PC sync socket. No built-in flash. External battery charger not included. Native lens library is in its infancy
  • Sensor design includes OLPF. No PC sync socket. No builtin flash. External battery charger not included. Native lens library is in its infancy
  • Grassisgreener syndrome when compared to its higherres sibling
  • Moderate performance
  • Loud shutter (but electronic firstcurtain helps)
  • Mediocre battery life when using electronic viewfinder
  • Weak lowlight autofocus considering its price
  • Limited selectio
  • Sluggish startu
  • Even after firmware updat
  • Limited battery lif
  • Noise reduction above ISO 1600 removes much detai
  • Awkward menu system
  • No 4K video
  • No in-body stabilisation
  • Relatively low-spec screen and EVF
  • JPEG quality disappointing compared to peers – crude sharpening
  • Overaggressive processing
  • And occasional posterization
  • Autofocus can be hesitant
  • Especially in low light
  • AF improves when assist lamp is turned off
  • Auto ISO tends to keep shutter speed
  • AF falls behind DSLR viewfinder or best mirrorless
  • No built-in stabilisation. Needs optically stabilized lenses
  • Limited selection of native lenses at launch
  • Screen not touch-sensitive and doesn't fully articulate
  • Fairly basic bracketing and no timelapse built-in
  • Relatively clunky shutter sound and no silent option
  • Video can suffer from moire
  • But superior to Nikon
  • No built-in flash.

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  Published: 2020-09-17, Author: Dan , review by: luminous-landscape.com

  • Abstract:  Sony just introduced the A7C, which they're calling the smallest and lightest fully-functional full frame mirrorless camera on the market today. They are quite careful to put conditions on their claim that exclude the Sigma fp, which is significantly smal...

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  Published: 2019-10-31, Author: Rod , review by: digitalcameraworld.com

  • Extraordinary value, Very good image quality, Compact body
  • No 4K video, No in-body stabilisation, Relatively low-spec screen and EVF
  • Our original review of the Sony A7 was enthusiastic but cautious. There weren't many lenses and there were some handling quibbles, but it was an exciting new camera. Five years on, there are lots of new lenses and the handling has evolved but only a littl...

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  Published: 2018-03-02, Author: Steve , review by: engadget.com

  • Abstract:  Enthusiast cameras like Sony's A7R III, the Nikon D850 and Fujifilm's X-H1 get a lot of attention. The good news is that nowadays, you can spend less than $1,000 for a camera body and get almost as much as you would with a model with three times the pric...

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  Published: 2017-06-23, review by: dpreview.com

  • Google is holding a competition that could see your Pixel photos gracing millions of screens. Nikon's 100th birthday party continues worldwide as a distributor in Italy organized a one-of-a-kind feat: assembling the world's largest 'human camera' from ov...

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  Published: 2016-12-08, Author: Carey , review by: dpreview.com

  • Abstract:  For those wanting to step up from entry-level to midrange ILCs, there are many things to consider, including the choice between a DSLR or mirrorless camera, what sensor size suits you best, how important video is to you, and of course the lens system.Whil...

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  Published: 2016-12-05, Author: Sime , review by: digital-photography-school.com

  • Abstract:  If you've never heard of the term Cage used in conjunction with cameras, in very basic terms a cage is just that. It's a cage that you screw your camera into, and it provides you with multiple handle options, cable routing options, attachment options thin...

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  Published: 2015-11-24, review by: pcmag.com

  • If you prefer the feel of a manual focus lens, the wide-angle Zeiss Loxia 2.8/21 is sure to tickle your fancy...

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  Published: 2015-11-20, Author: Carey , review by: dpreview.com

  • Abstract:  This roundup is a little unusual, in that the cameras in this price bracket span both flagship and entry-level products. Specifically, several flagship APS-C and Micro Four Thirds cameras, and a handful of entry-level full-frame options. We've called out...

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  Published: 2015-11-20, Author: Carey , review by: dpreview.com

  • Abstract:  This roundup is a little unusual, in that the cameras in this price bracket span both flagship and entry-level products. Specifically, several flagship APS-C and Micro Four Thirds cameras, and a handful of entry-level full-frame options. We've called out...

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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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