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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: 2013-12-12, review by: itreviews.com

  • The Sony Alpha 7 is a fast-shooting, full-frame mirrorless camera that's capable of capturing some impressive images, but overall, we prefer its sibling, the 7R....

 
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  Published: 2013-12-06, Author: David , review by: Digitaltrends.com

  • Full-frame sensors in small bodies, Superb stills and videos, Excellent OLED EVF, Hybrid autofocus system
  • No built-in flash, Would love faster burst modes but you can't have everything, Battery could be stronger, Makes noises
  • If you can afford – or find – either of these cameras, buy one. Year 2013 isn't over yet but the Sony Alpha A7 and A7R are prime candidates for DT's Cameras of The Year award. In fact, barring the release of a spectacular model from the majors in Decemb...

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  Published: 2013-12-04, Author: Phil , review by: trustedreviews.com

  • Impressive level of customisation, Compact size, Competitive price tag, Good handling
  • General burst mode performance poor, Currently a limited range of lenses, So-so kit lens
  • The Sony Alpha 7 is a very impressive camera that delivers the goods when it comes to image quality. There are certainly issues when it comes to continuous focusing, and the standard kit lens isn't anything to write home about, but on the whole it earns o...

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  Published: 2013-11-27, Author: Mike , review by: pocket-lint.com

  • Affordable, small size, full-frame image quality is great with prime lens attached, excellent electronic viewfinder quality, tilt-angle LCD, button customisation, focus peaking for manual focus
  • Poor battery life, 28-70mm kit lens not great, full FE lens system yet to materialise, AF-C not comparable to DSLR, no pinpoint AF can mean questionable accuracy
  • The Sony Alpha A7 is a mini marvel with a big point of interest: that full-frame sensor. At £1,299 for the body only, this is as affordable as large-sensor snapping can get, and it could open up a whole new set of interest from more casual photograp...

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  Published: 2013-10-17, Author: Mike , review by: pocket-lint.com

  • Abstract:  The NEX is dead. That's right, the new Sony Alpha A7 compact system camera represents Sony's decision to push the Alpha brand forward. And it does so in style. The key feature of the A7 is that it has a full-frame sensor yet compact body, the likes of wh...

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  Published: 2013-10-16, Author: Amy , review by: techradar.com

  • Abstract:  Introduction The compact system camera market is still relatively new in the camera world, but it's still able to produce new cameras which shake up the system just a little bit. Sony is no stranger to innovation, with its seemingly constant desire to be ...

 
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  Published: 2014-12-13, Author: Aman , review by: nothingwired.com

  • Abstract:  Updated as on December 2014. Don't forget to bookmark this page, as we will be updating it regularly.Digital cameras have taken over the world. The world of photography has changed completely as a result. Now, almost everyone can afford a camera, accordin...

 
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  Published: 2013-11-23, Author: Michael , review by: gizmodo.in

  • Abstract:  The full-frame camera has been synonymous with the most high-end DSLRs-the biggest, the priciest. Not anymore. A new breed of camera that's light on its feet but packs the best image quality outside of pro-grade gear is here, and it starts with Sony's new...

 
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  Published: 2015-04-06, Author: tan , review by: thestar.com.my

  • Excellent picture quality, compact for a fullframe camera, fiveaxis image stabilisation works well
  • Autofocus a little slow in low light, shutter sound is pretty loud
  • The A7 II is an evolutionary update to the A7. It doesn’t offer anything that would really make it worth ­upgrading to if you already own an A7. However, if you’re looking for a full-frame mirrorless then there’s actually no other choice except for the A7 II an...

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  Published: 2014-04-25, Author: Victor , review by: klgadgetguy.com

  • Abstract:  As what you have got from the title, today we are going to review the brand new Sony A7. We have been using the Sony A7 for plenty of weeks now. We find it awesome as we were getting used to the features of the camera.The Sony Alpha A7 is Sony's first mir...

 
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