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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: 2014-05-19, review by: ht.ua

  • Abstract:  Хорошо попрактиковавшись в выпуске «кропнутых» беззеркалок серии NEX, в конце 2013 года компания Sony представляет свои полнокадровые беззеркальные камеры-близнецы SonyA7 и SonyA7R. Сочетание полного кадра (FullFrame, FF) и беззеркальной камеры в данным м...

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  Published: 2014-03-25, review by: vido.com.ua

  • Эту камеру можно смело назвать прорывом в мире фототехники. Ведь раньше многие не покупали беззеркальные камеры из-за их «неполного» сенсора, поскольку это сказывается на качестве снимка. Однако после выхода Sony Alpha A7 мир действительно изменился к луч...

 
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  Published: 2013-11-25, Author: Michael , review by: gizmodo.uol.com.br

  • Abstract:  Câmeras full-frame eram sinônimo de DSLRs de topo de linha — as maiores e mais caras. Mas isso chegou ao fim. Uma nove geração de câmeras que são leves mas a trazem a melhor de imagem estão aqui, e começam com a nova série Sony A7 .Uma câmera mirrorless c...

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  Published: 2014-11-21, Author: Marisa , review by: pplware.sapo.pt

  • Pós e Contras1º Parte – A MáquinaPrincipais CaracterísticasSensor CMOS Exmor full-frame de 35 mm (35,8 x 23,9 mm)Aprox. 24,3 megapíxeis (efectivos) e Aprox. 24,7 megapíxeis (total)Novo motor de processamento de imagem BIONZ X™Revestimento de proteção anti...

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  Published: 2014-10-29, Author: Marisa , review by: pplware.sapo.pt

  • Abstract:  Após termos analisado a Panasonic Lumix DMC FZ-200 , chegou-nos mais uma fantástica câmara fotográfica para análise.Trata-se de um equipamento que se encontra num patamar mais elevado face à Lumix, é digamos, uma câmara para outro campeonato.Vamos então...

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  Published: 2014-05-19, Author: António , review by: maistecnologia.com

  • Leve, rápida e potente, Focagem ultra rápida, Full-frame,
  • Autonomia, Preço elevado
  • Esta é sem dúvida uma das câmaras mais potentes que experimentámos. A focagem ultra rápida e o seu reduzido peso são os pontos que chamam mais à atenção. O facto de ser full-frame num corpo tão pequeno surpreende mas confesso que seria de esperar mais qua...

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  Published: 2014-08-12, review by: digitalfotoforalla.se

  • Abstract:  Om du står i valet mellan en stor fullformatskamera och en mindre APS-C-kamera är Alpha7 ett spännande alternativ. Den representerar en helt ny kameratyp, nämligen en systemkamera med fullformat. Den har en stor sensor men är ändå en aning ......

 
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  Published: 2014-02-13, review by: firstfoto.se

  • Abstract:  A7 och A7R erbjuder en fullformatssensor i ett litet hus. Men hur står sig bildkvaliteten?Sony nöjde sig inte bara med att lansera Alpha 7, världens första spegellösa systemkamera med en fullformatsensor, utan företaget har lanserat två versioner. Båda...

 
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  Published: 2013-12-17, review by: digitalfotoforalla.se

  • Abstract:  Sony Alpha7 är det första utspelet i ett helt nytt kamerasystem i en helt ny klass. Den är marknadens första systemkamera med fullformatssensor och följs snart upp av ännu en kamera, Alpha7R, med hela 36,0 megapixel utan lågpassfilter. ......

 
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  Published: 2014-08-12, review by: digitalfoto.dk

  • Abstract:  Hvis du går efter billedkvalitet og har brug for et lille kamera, er Alpha7 et godt valg. Det stiller dog krav til fotografen med sin usikre autofokus.Hvis du vakler imellem et stort full-frame-kamera og et mindre APS-C-kamera, er Alpha7 et spændende alte...

 
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