Sony Alpha a7R IV Mirrorless Digital Camera (Body Only)

Working to an even greater resolution domain, the Sony Alpha a7R IV ongoing notable series of great capable full-frame cameras, featured by magnificent stills and video performance and flexibility. This fourth edition of the a7R sees the insertion of a modernized 61MP Exmor R BSI CMOS sensor and an increased BIONZ X image processor, which provides magnificent imaging results with distinct smoothness, a 15-stop dynamic range, and, of course, speed. Up to 10 fps shooting is achievable together with the capability to record UHD 4K30 video, both with support for Real-time Eye AF and Tracking AF technologies. The amended sensor design uses a Fast Hybrid AF System, with 567 phase-detection autofocus points, for impressive quick and precise focusing performance. In spite of being such a high-resolution sensor, it is also famed for its supple native sensitivity range from ISO 100-32000 for working in different lighting conditions. Additionally, exploit both stills and video operation, the a7R IV maintains the 5-axis SteadyShot INSIDE sensor-shift image balance, which is productive to reduce camera shake by up to 5.5 stops.

Stabilizing the imaging credit, the a7R IV also sees modernize physical design with more strong weather resistance to perfect working in, especially difficult weather conditions. In terms of convenience, the OLED electronic viewfinder has been raised to a magnificent 5.76m-dot resolution for better viewing and the 3.0″ rear tilting touchscreen LCD has a great 1.44m-dot resolution for fragile playback, live view shooting, and menu navigation. Dual SD card slots are both UHS-II-evaluated for quick performance and the insertion of a USB Type-C port allows restrain and fast in-camera battery charging. Additionally, in-built Bluetooth and both 2.4 and 5 GHz Wi-Fi bands manage wireless transferring and remote camera control from linked mobile devices.

Dedicated Accessories from Sony

Applauding the camera body is a trilogy of accessories to maximum battery life and increased audio recording faculty while shooting video. The devoted battery grip, which receives up to two more NP-FZ100 batteries for expanded shooting times. Its livable design also intensifies handling while shooting in the vertical orientation.

For upgraded audio recording, and making use of the a7R IV’s modernize Multi Interface Shoe and digital audio interface, which produce a digital audio stream straight to the camera for lucid quality with little noise. For even more modern audio control, which is a dual-channel digital XLR audio adapter for linking external microphones to the camera when still profiting from the digital audio interface.

61MP Exmor R BSI CMOS Sensor and BIONZ X Image Processor

Characterizing a back-illuminated design, the full-frame 61MP Exmor R CMOS sensor performs with the BIONZ X image processor to provide soberly high-resolution stills and video when reducing noise, refine speed, and attaining a wide 15-stop dynamic range. This sensor structure performs with a gapless on-chip lens design and an anti-reflection coating, as well as removing the optical low-pass filter, to upgrade light collection and intensified detail. Also, the copper wiring layer dramatically upgrades data transmission speed for producing 14-bit, high-resolution 61MP stills with a vernacular sensitivity range from ISO 100-32000, which can be dilated to ISO 50-102400. Also, it allows internal UHD 4K video recording with a wide 14-stop dynamic range using either the full width of the full-frame sensor or an APS-C-sized area. The BIONZ X processor also works jointly with a high-speed front-end LSI to achieve faster processing times together with the ability to catch this impressive 15-stop dynamic range with smooth tonal rendering.

The sensor and processor combination also avails quick constant shooting at up to 10 fps at full resolution, for up to 68 consecutive frames, with full-time AF/AE.

Fast Hybrid AF System

A renovated Fast Hybrid AF system now hires a union of 567 phase-detection points, which protect approximately 99.7% of the height and 74% of the width of the frame, together with 425 contrast-detection areas for authentic and fast autofocus and subject tracking performance. This focusing system also attains especially fast speed and valid tracking, as well as improved low-light focusing response down to -3 EV. The use of phase-detection points also qualifies the use of A-mount lenses through the optional LA-EA3 or LA-EA1 lens mount adapters with full constant AF/AE tracking compatibility.

The suitable focus system also advances itself to a different of focusing functions for better accuracy, together with Lock-on AF, which carry focus on moving subjects all-over the use of a customizable frame that is set over the wanted moving subject, and Expand Flexible Spot, which hires neighboring focus points to regain focus on moving subjects even if the originally selected point loses focus. Additionally, Eye AF can be used to base focus on acknowledged human subjects’ eyes for portraits and is obtainable in both AF-S and AF-C modes, for both stills and video. Eye AF can be used for photographing animal subjects, too, with any focusing mode when shooting stills. Autofocus can also be used jointly with the Focus Magnifier function for reproving focus when homing in on minute subject details. The rear touchscreen can also be used for Touch Focus control, and a Touchpad Focus Control mode allows you to use the rear screen intuitively when keeping your eye to the viewfinder.

Body Design and Built-In Wi-Fi/Bluetooth

• A renovated UXGA OLED Tru-Finder EVF is included and has a 5.76m-dot resolution for bright, clear viewing in rich detail, and a devoted High-quality setting allow a 120 fps refresh rate for especially smooth playback of moving subjects.
• Additionally featured with the EVF, a 3.0″ 1.44m-dot rear LCD is also obtainable, which has a touch panel design for intuitive operation and focusing control. The screen also tilts upward 107° and downward 41° to help in working from high and low angles.
• Magnesium alloy body convinces rigor, durability, and stability being remaining lightweight. The lens mount has also been upgraded to better support heavy lenses and the grip rigidity has been upgraded for more comfortable hand-holding.
• Sustainably weather-resistant, including increased sealing around the battery cover, terminal cover, and chassis joints, has been employed to reduce dust and moisture for authentic operation in difficult weather conditions.
• Using the same NP-FZ100 battery as its forerunner, the a7R IV’s battery life is rated for around 530 shots per charge with the EVF or 670 shots with the rear LCD.
• Dual SD memory card slots permit for pliant file saving and handling and can be constructed to partition raw and JPEG files or can be used for overflow recording. Both of the card slots are rated to assist UHS-II memory cards for quick transfer speeds.
• United PC sync terminal for wired flash connect with strobe packs or wireless radio remotes.
• A USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C port has been added, included to a micro-USB port, for quicker, more authentic tethering support. The USB Type-C connection permits the camera to be charged from the host power source when connected.
• Renovated Multi-Interface Shoe supports working with the optional ECM-B1M Shotgun Microphone or XLR-K3M XLR Adapter Kit, which produces upgraded, clear audio recording sound by sending a digital audio signal to the camera, opposed to an analog signal.
• The a7R IV also features a 3.5mm microphone input jack that can be used with external microphones.
• In-Built Wi-Fi allows the a7R IV to quickly share the image to mobile devices for direct sharing online to social networking, through email, and to cloud storage sites. Support for both 2.4 and 5.0 GHz bands also supports wireless tethered shooting support. NFC is also supported, which permit for one-touch connection between the camera and can be used with mobile devices; no complex set-up is needed. Once connected, the linked mobile device can also display a live view image on its screen and remotely control the camera’s shutter.
• Bluetooth connectivity permit location data acquisition.

5-Axis SteadyShot INSIDE Image Stabilization

Packed into the robust a7R IV is a 5.5-stop effective 5-axis SteadyShot INSIDE image stabilization system that compensates for five different types of camera shake encountered during handheld shooting of stills and video. This allows users to confidently use any lens, even adapted lenses, for critical imaging without encountering blur from camera shake.

For long focal lengths, the system will correct for pitch and yaw adjustments. Macro and high-magnification imagery, on the other hand, will benefit from the inclusion of horizontal and vertical shift compensation. All shooting styles will get usage out of the roll compensation. All 5 axes of stabilization will function at all times, even when used with third-party lenses and adapters or lenses with built-in optical stabilization.

Pixel Shift Multi Shooting

This unique compositing mode allows you to achieve even greater resolution than the 61MP sensor affords. Working in conjunction with the sensor-shift image stabilization, this mode shifts the sensor while making 16 consecutive exposures in order to acquire approximately 240.8MP of information for greater color accuracy and detail than possible with a single exposure, along with an impressive image size of 19,008 x 12,672-pixels. These files can then be merged together during post-production by using the Sony Imaging software suite.

UHD 4K Video Recording in XAVC S Format

Internal recording of UHD 4K movies is possible in multiple frame rates up to 30 fps and, based on the Super35mm recording area and effective 6K resolution, oversampling renders greater detail and full pixel readout is possible, that is void of pixel binning, for higher quality imagery with reduced moiré and aliasing. Full-frame 4K recording has also been dramatically improved for improved quality when working at mid to high sensitivities to permit full use of the entire sensor width. Full HD 1080p recording is also supported in frame rates up to 120 fps, and both resolutions utilize the 100 Mbps XAVC S format contained within an MP4 wrapper with 4:2:0 sampling. The high-speed, 120 fps recording also enables 4x and 5x slow-motion movie recording with the frame rate set to either 30p or 24p. In addition to high-resolution internal recording, uncompressed HDMI output also enables the use of an optional external recorder for clean 4K recording with 4:2:2 sampling.

4K video recording also avails the ability to produce 8MP stills during playback by taking a frame grab from a movie and storing it as a separate file.

Additional Video Features

Support for HDR Content:

• Affording extensive customizable color and gamma controls, the a7R IV allows users to adjust the gamma, black level, knee, color level, and more. Also, users can use the same S-Log2 Gamma Curve that is found on high-end Sony Cinema cameras that squeezes up to 1300% more dynamic range into the video signal than traditional REC709, for increased post-production flexibility. HLG (Hybrid Log-Gamma) support is also available, along with the BT.2020 color space, for recording within a wide color gamut and, in addition to S-Log2, S-Log3 is also available for producing an effective 14-stop dynamic range with increased grading control in the shadow to mid-tone regions of the image.

Slow & Quick Motion:

• Take more control over your video capture capabilities with different new frame rates obtainable in an S&Q mode. This will permit shooters to catch Full HD video at one of either step between 1-120 fps. These settings will permit you to slow down action as well as speed up a slow-moving scene. This setting is also NTSC/PAL improved Zebra Function fungible:

• An improved Zebra function is perfectly suited to support monitoring exposure values in high-contrast scenes. Video signal level targets can be set from 0 to 109, and specific ranges can be set to make exposure level adjustments simple.

Time Code and User Bit Settings:

• A time code can be used to record hours, minutes, seconds, and frames on image data for more accurate editing while the User Bit function can record date, time, and scene number to support editing together footage from multiple cameras.

Proxy Recording:

• UHD 4K movies and lower-resolution proxy movies can be independently recorded. The smaller proxy files are perfect for fast previewing or pre-editing that can minimize the time needed for final 4K editing.

Other Camera Features

• A Rating function lets you allot star values, from 1-5 to images in-camera for quicker editing and sorting at home while post-production.
• An advanced 1200-zone evaluative exposure metering sensor produces continuous and precise results using multi-segment, center-weighted, or spot metering modes.
• Highlight and Average metering modes assist in avoiding blown-out highlights and produce stable auto-exposure, respectively.
• Anti-flicker shooting automatically realizes and times the shutter action to reduce the flicker effect for more compatible results on still images.
• In-built Picture Effect modes: Posterization (Color), Posterization (B/W), Pop Color, Retro Photo, Partial Color (R/G/B/Y), High Contrast Monochrome, Toy Camera (Normal/Cool/Warm/Green/Magenta), and Soft High-Key.
• Featured Creative Style modes: Standard, Vivid, Neutral, Clear, Deep, Light, Portrait, Landscape, Sunset, Night Scene, Autumn Leaves, Black & White, Sepia, Style Box (1-6), (Contrast (-3 to +3 steps), Saturation (-3 to +3 steps), Sharpness (-3 to +3 steps).