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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: 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: 2014-11-27, Author: Tim , review by: wired.com

  • Abstract:  SonySonySonySonySonySonySonySonySony's excellent Alpha A7 series of full-frame mirrorless cameras has evolved a lot since its introduction a year ago. The original Alpha A7 and its higher-resolution sibling, the A7R, were announced last October. Both prom...

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  Published: 2014-08-07, Author: Milan , review by: insidehw.com

  • Abstract:  Serious photographers have seen the presentation of Sony Alpha 7 as a fulfillment of a lifelong dream. The power of a full-format sensor (FF) in the body off a CSC class device removes the need for carrying a bag filled with equipment everywhere, because ...

 
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  Published: 2014-05-29, Author: Richard , review by: tomsguide.com

  • 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
  • Sluggish startu, even after firmware updat, Limited battery lif, Noise reduction above ISO 1600 removes much detai, Awkward menu system
  • Sony's Alpha a7 is a pro-level mirrorless camera that offers excellent full-frame performance and good ergonomics in a compact design. The Sony Alpha a7 mirrorless camera is Sony's attempt to challenge pro DSLR models by packing all of their fe...

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  Published: 2014-05-14, review by: videomaker.com

  • Small and lightweight, Tiltable LCD screen, Sharp OLED EVF, Wireless remote viewing and picture transfer
  • Have to purchase addons such as internal timelapse, No external charger for battery, Poor battery life
  • By making the world's lightest and smallest camera with a full-frame sensor and keeping all of the features of DSLRs for good digital imaging, Sony seems to have found a niche in the crowded camera market. Though there is still some room for improvement w...

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  Published: 2014-05-14, review by: videomaker.com

  • Small and lightweight, Tiltable LCD screen, Sharp OLED EVF, Wireless remote viewing and picture transfer
  • Have to purchase addons such as internal timelapse, No external charger for battery, Poor battery life
  • By making the world's lightest and smallest camera with a full-frame sensor and keeping all of the features of cameras for good digital imaging, Sony seems to have found a niche in the crowded camera market. Though there is still some room for improvement...

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  Published: 2014-04-18, Author: Mike , review by: imaging-resource.com

  • 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
  • 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
  • When we reviewed Sony's A7R mirrorless camera, we were thrilled by its combination of a full-frame image sensor and a compact body. The Sony A7 offers both, and yet it's even more affordable. It also boasts better autofocus and performance, but trades of...

 
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  Published: 2014-04-17, review by: steves-digicams.com

  • Abstract:  Quick TakeProsPlethora of exposure options, including an accurate iAuto shooting modeDedicated Video Capture Button is always ready to recordFast and accurate AFAmazing image quality Outstanding low-light performanceHigh Res 3.0-inch LCD tilts for tou...

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  Published: 2014-04-07, review by: mobiletechreview.com

  • A 1 lb. full frame camera! Well built, very good video capture, plenty of controls
  • Native lens selection is very weak, photo quality is very good but not brilliant
  • There's simply nothing like it: a full frame DSLR competitor in a body that's barely bigger and heavier than Sony's NEX (soon to be Alpha a5000 and a6000) ILCs. If you need big image quality but don't want to haul big gear around, the a7 and a7R are t...

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  Published: 2014-03-25, review by: photographybay.com

  • Abstract:  The Sony E-mount system has matured over the past few years and Sony has chosen to retire the NEX branding and consolidate all of its interchangeable lens cameras under the Alpha brand name with a designation only of whether they are A-mount or E-mount...

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