You preordered the A7rV? Well, you can now download the official Help Guide!

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Sony A7rV Preorders:
In US at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, FocusCamera, BeachCamera, Buydig.
In EU at Fotokoch, Amazon EU, FotoErhardt, Calumet DE, WexUK. ParkCameras UK.
In Australia at CameraPro, Camerahouse, Sony.

Not that it really means anything, but the Sony A7rV is now the best selling mirrorless camera on Amazon (ranking here). More important is the following news: The full Sony A7rV help guide is now online on this page: helpguide.sony.net/ilc/2230/v1/en/index.html. Here is the PDF:

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Dpreview: “the a7R V represents a surprisingly large advance over its predecessor, despite continuing to use the same 60MP sensor”

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Sony A7rV Preorders:
In US at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, FocusCamera, BeachCamera, Buydig.
In EU at Fotokoch, Amazon EU, FotoErhardt, Calumet DE, WexUK. ParkCameras UK.
In Australia at CameraPro, Camerahouse, Sony.

Dpreview made a quick A7rIV vs A7rV comparison and concluded:

Overall, the a7R V represents a surprisingly large advance over its predecessor, despite continuing to use the same 60MP sensor. It’s still the highest-megapixel full-frame chip around, and one proven to produce excellent image quality. That could mean that plenty of people will be happy to stick with the a7R IV, or even aim their upgrade path at a IV(A) if Sony follows its usual pattern of keeping the old model on at a lower price.

We won’t be able to advise on the wisdom of such a choice until we’ve had time to push the a7R V’s AF system a little further. But even if you only shoot stills there are some appreciable advantages here over the a7R IV (and IVA):

  • More advanced (though also more complex) subject recognition AF
  • Much improved menus
  • Downsampled Raw options for smaller file sizes
  • Improved image stabilization
  • Dual tilt/fully-articulating rear LCD mount
  • Significantly upgraded viewfinder
  • Motion correction for pixel-shift mode
  • Focus Bracketing
  • Option to use faster CFexpress A cards for faster buffer clearance/responsiveness
  • More sophisticated 2×2 MIMO Wi-Fi and USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) connections for faster tethering and transfer

Whether you’ll benefit from some or all of these improvements will depend on your own priorities and the type of photography you do, but as a layer of polish atop an already capable camera, these improvements definitely add up.

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Did Sony A7rV put a halt to the Megapixel race? And why I am buying it…

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Sony A7rV Preorders:
In US at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, FocusCamera, BeachCamera, Buydig.
In EU at Fotokoch, Amazon EU, FotoErhardt, Calumet DE, WexUK. ParkCameras UK.
In Australia at CameraPro, Camerahouse, Sony.

 

The new A7rV also underlines an important “philosophical” decision from Sony: They ain’t going after the Megapixel race!

If you do consider the new camera is going to be their “resolution flagship” model for the next three years it really means they don’t care if Canon or Nikon will make 90 or 100MP FF cameras in the next couple of years. And it’s likely the A1 successor will also stick to a similar 50MP resolution. This camera isn’t meant to beat the A7rV in terms of resolution.

On a private note, I am going to buy it! I do own the A7rIV and question was, if the A7rV is worth the upgrade considering it uses the same 61MP sensor. There are three new features on the A7rV that convinced me to pull the trigger:

  • 8 stops IBIS (this will increase the sharpness of my images)
  • 9,4 milion dot EVF (I don’t use the lCD, EVF is all that matters for me)
  • Faster WiFi (the transfer of big images is super slow on the A7rIV)

So yes, in a very practical sense the A7rV is worth the upgrade. The only reason to NOT upgrade would be if I knew the A1II would come soon. But it isn’t coming in early 2023…from what I know two FF camera models will be launched before the A1II…

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