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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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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: 2014-03-24, Author: Philip , review by: popphoto.com

  • Comparisons are tricky for the A7, since there are no other 24MP ILCs, other than Sony's discontinued NEX-7 and newly announced Alpha 6000, which we haven't tested; the only other full-frame ILC is the A7R. Samsung's NX300, with a 20.3MP sensor, produced ...

 
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  Published: 2014-02-27, review by: pentaxforums.com

  • Abstract:  The Sony Alpha 7 (A7) and Alpha 7R (A7R) mirrorless full frame cameras are candidates for Pentax shooters who want a full-frame camera right now to use with Pentax legacy and FA Limited glass. The Alpha 7 has a 24-megapixel sensor while the Alpha 7R a 36-...

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  Published: 2014-02-05, Author: Lori , review by: cnet.com

  • 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
  • The long startup time and short battery life disappoint
  • Sony Alpha ILCE-7 (A7) is a great alternative to similarly priced entry-level full-frame dSLRs, as long as you don't need speedy continuous shooting.

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  Published: 2014-01-22, Author: Jeff , review by: dpreview.com

  • 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
  • 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
  • The Alpha 7 has broken new ground in the full-frame market, in terms of both size and price. Its compact size, broad feature set and very good Raw image quality make it a compelling option for those wanting a large sensor. Unfortunately, the JPEGs have ma...

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  Published: 2014-01-13, Author: Theano , review by: digitalcamerareview.com

  • excellent image quality, advanced feature set with extensive custom options, high quality electronic viewfinder, WiFi
  • 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
  • There's no doubt that Sony has raised the bar for all other camera manufacturers with the release of the a7/a7R. These cameras go far beyond the basic excitement of being full-frame mirrorless cameras. A broad feature set with extensive custom options wi...

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  Published: 2013-12-19, review by: Kenrockwell.com

  • Abstract:  Let's compare a , and , shooting the same thing: a tree. What could be so difficult? 50mm Comparison First let's snap away with a 50mm lens. The was sh......

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  Published: 2013-12-19, review by: techreviewsource.com

  • Fullframe 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 moistureresistant body. Vertical shooting grip available. C
  • Sensor design includes OLPF. No PC sync socket. No builtin flash. External battery charger not included. Native lens library is in its infancy
  • The Sony Alpha 7 is a fast-shooting, full-frame mirrorless camera that is capable of capturing some impressive images, but we prefer its sibling, the 7R, overall....

 
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  Published: 2013-12-16, Author: Dan , review by: theverge.com

  • Abstract:  The A7s are the most advanced and expensive mirrorless cameras Sony has ever produced. They may look similar to the company's line of NEX cameras, but the A7s have one significant difference: a *much* larger image sensor. Bigger sensors simply produce bet...

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  Published: 2013-12-10, Author: Jim , review by: pcmag.com

  • 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.
  • Sensor design includes OLPF. No PC sync socket. No built-in flash. External battery charger not included. Native lens library is in its infancy
  • The Sony Alpha 7 is a fast-shooting, full-frame mirrorless camera that is capable of capturing some impressive images, but we prefer its sibling, the 7R, overall....

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  Published: 2013-12-05, Author: Kevin , review by: dxomark.com

  • With only a very small hit on sensor performance, the A7 compares very well against the Nikon D610 and has a very competitive performance against firm's A99 and RX1 models. It also compares favorably with the Leica M. That said, the A7 is unlikely to matc...

 
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