We all are waiting for Sony A7S III camera, the A7S II camera was announced on September 2015 and now almost 4 year have been passed and the A7S II specs look obsolete, even now we are just getting confirmation about the development of the camera and nothing else.
According to Sony Manager the Sony A7S III camera is still in development stage. Take a look what Sony manager Yosuke Aoki said in a recent interview in China
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Question: Sony’s product line “R” series flagship high-pixel high-definition, but this time α7R IV video function also done a promotion, why not upgrade α7S series it?
Yosuke Aoki: α7S series are also in development, we disclose future plans. Different series of video capture products are functional point wide-ranging needs, but the functional characteristics of different video series is not the same. α7R IV pixels is very high, shoot video also brings a lot of advantages.
Sony Russia manager said in an interview that the Sony A7S III does carry some serious improvements, but the current technologies are not ready for this camera
In an recent interview with Sony Kenji Tanaka, VP and Senior General Manager of Sony’s Business Unit at dpreview, We got very strong hints by him that upcoming Sony A7S III camera will have the 4K/60p, 4:2:2 10-bit and Bigger Battery Life.
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Sony RX100 VII Sample Images now available, Sony RX100 VII announcement page here and camera and pre-order at B&H Store. Take a look at the samples below and do share your thoughts with us
Sony finally announced the Sony RX100 VII camera, the camera features world leading tech inside and a perfect tool for Photographers and Vloggers.
Despite of its high price tag the camera have lot of gimmicky features. The Sony RX 100 VII is world first compact camera to features 90FPS of continuous shooting mode and 20FPS burst mode with continuous AF/AE support.
Sony RX100 VII Major Specification
1MP 1″ Exmor RS BSI CMOS Sensor
BIONZ X Image Processor & Front-End LSI
ZEISS Vario-Sonnar T* f/2.8-4.5 Lens
24-200mm (35mm Equivalent)
Up to 20-fps Blackout-Free Shooting
UHD 4K30p Video with HLG & S-Log3 Gammas
39″ 2.36m-Dot OLED Pop-Up EVF
0″ 921.6k-Dot 180° Tilting Touchscreen
Fast Hybrid AF, 357 Phase-Detect Points
Real-Time Tracking and Eye-AF
With new model Sony also introduced a option to use Ext. Mic for professional quality audio recording. The camera carry uses new sensor (IMX 383, we have told you back on November 2018 that upcoming RX100 VII camera will use that).
The new sensor features more dense phase-detection autofocus points and AF performance of the tiny compact camera is now equivalent to Sony A9 camera. The camera also features Pro-level movie functionality including 4K HDR (HLG), Vertical-position data recording for movies and integrated microphone jack
Back on November 25th, 2018 we have told you that Sony RX100 VII is expected to arrive on Mid of 2019 with Sony IMX 383 Sensor. Finally, we have some confirmation from trusted sources that Sony is set to announce Sony RX100 VII camera soon. The camera will be the fastest compact camera ever announced by Sony, the continuous AF Speed of to be announced Sony RX100 VII camera matches with Sony A9 AF speed.
Sony RX100 VII Major Specification Leaked
Blackout-free continuous shooting at up to about 20 fps with AF performance equivalent to the Sony α9
1.0″ stacked CMOS sensor
The world’s fastest AF for a camera with 1″ sensor
BIONZ X
24-200mm f/2.8-4.5 lens
Tiltable touchscreen (180 degrees up and 90 degrees down)
4K HDR video
Price: £1,199 (around $1,500)
Let’s take a look at the details published by trusted sources
According to the information provided at overseas dealers, the main features of the Sony “RX100 VII” are the 1.0 type stacked CMOS, the world’s fastest AF as a 1.0 type machine, BIONZ X, 24-200 mm f2.8-4.5 , Tilt-type touch panel liquid crystal capable of angle adjustment up to about 180 degrees and down to about 90 degrees, it seems like 4K HDR video. The price in the UK is £ 1199.
Sony China teased today a new RX camera, most probably they will be releasing Sony RX10 V camera in the next few hours. Take a look at the announcement timeline of the RX10 Series camera which also suggests an update is likely to arrive in 2021
Camera Model Name
Announcement Time
The DSC-RX10
2013
2014
The DSC-RX10 II
2015
The DSC-RX10 III
2016
The DSC-RX10 IV
2017
2018
The DSC-RX10 V
2019 (delayed)
Sony was putting more attention towards the design and development of their Vlogging compact camera. As well as due to less demand in the global market the RX10 successor was delayed. As per the latest rumors we have this yea Sony will bring out Sony RX100 VIII and RX10 V in the 2nd half of 2021.
Sony A7R IV vs Sony A7R III, the Sony A7R IV camera features major upgrade in the core specification of the camera. Let’s have a detailed look how Sony A7R IV camera is improved from inside to out.
1. Sony A7R IV vs Sony A7R III Sensor
Lens Mount
Sony E
Sony E
Camera Format
Full-Frame (1x Crop Factor)
Full-Frame (1x Crop Factor)
Pixels
Actual: 62.5 Megapixel
Effective: 61 Megapixel
Actual: 43.6 Megapixel
Effective: 42.4 Megapixel
Maximum Resolution
9504 x 6336
7952 x 5304
Aspect Ratio
1:1, 3:2, 4:3, 16:9
3:2, 16:9
Sensor Type
CMOS
CMOS
Sensor Size
35.7 x 23.8 mm
35.9 x 24 mm
Image File Format
JPEG, RAW
JPEG, RAW
Bit Depth
14-Bit
14-Bit
Image Stabilization
Sensor-Shift, 5-Axis
Sensor-Shift, 5-Axis
2. 1.5X More Resolution
Sony A7R IV camera us using a brand new sensor, the sensor resolution is approx 1.5X more than of Sony A7R III. With 61 MP BSI CMOS sensor Sony A7R IV camera will show more details when compared to Sony A7R III.
3. 1.5X Faster Image Processor
Not only sensor the image processor of the camera is now 1.5X more faster compared to the image processer used in Sony A7R III. And due to that we will sure see some noticeable improvement in the image quality of the new camera.
4. ISO Range 50-102400
Sony engineers did a remarkable job to maintain the low-light performance of the camera. Despite of increase in the resolution (We all know as the resolution increases the photodiodes sizes gradually decreases resulting poor low light performance ) Sony A7R IV camera is able to deliver same ISO range as we have in the Sony A7R III.
5. Jpeg Image Quality Comparison
As you can clearly see the image of Sony A7R IV camera (left) have more details compared to Sony A7R III (in right).
6. Sony A7R IV vs Sony A7R III – Exposure
ISO Sensitivity
Auto, 100 to 32000 (Extended: 50 to 102400)
Auto, 100 to 32000 (Extended: 50 to 102400)
Shutter Speed
Mechanical Shutter
1/8000 to 30 Second
Bulb Mode
1/8000 to 1/4 Second in Movie Mode
1/8000 to 30 Seconds
1/8000 to 1/4 Second in Movie Mode
Bulb Mode
Up to 10 fps at 61 MP for up to 68 Exposures (JPEG)
Up to 10 fps at 42.4 MP for up to 76 Exposures (Raw)
Interval Recording
Yes
2/5/10-Second Delay
Self Timer
2/5/10-Second Delay
7. Buffer is also increased
Buffer of the camera is also improved upto 1.5X according to the Sony. Now despite of larger file size, the new bigger buffer can store upto 68 consecutive shots in a single burst.
8. Sony A7R IV vs Sony A7R III – Video
Recording Modes
XAVC S
UHD 4K (3840 x 2160) at 23.976p/25p/29.97p [60 to 100 Mb/s]
Full HD (1920 x 1080) at 23.976p/24p/59.94p/100p/120p [16 to 100 Mb/s] AVCHD
Full HD (1920 x 1080) at 50i/ 59.94i [17 to 24 Mb/s]
XAVC S
UHD 4K (3840 x 2160) at 23.976p/25p/29.97p [60 to 100 Mb/s]
Full HD (1920 x 1080) at 23.976p/25p/29.97p/ 59.94p/ 100p/120p [100 Mb/s]
HD (1280 x 720) at 100p/120p [50 Mb/s] AVCHD
Full HD (1920 x 1080) at 50p/ 59.94p [28 Mb/s]
Full HD (1920 x 1080) at 23.976p/25p/50i/59.94i [17 to 24 Mb/s]
External Recording Modes
4:2:2 8-Bit
DCI 4K (4096 x 2160) at 23.976p/25p/ .97p
Full HD (1920 x 1080) at 23.976p/50i/50p/59.94i/ 59.94p
4:2:2 8-Bit
UHD 4K (3840 x 2160) at 24.00p/25p/29.97p
Full HD (1920 x 1080) at 24.00p/50i/50p/59.94i/59.94p
We do have slight improvement in the external video recording mode of the Sony A7R IV camera, now you can record DCI 4K video in Sony A7R IV camera which was limited to UHD 4K in Sony A7R III.
The Sony a7R IV can capture full-frame 4K oversampled from 6K, that clearly means no pixel binning and you are getting maximum image quality possible. However, Sony A7R III also uses the same process to create 4K video.
So, we don’t have any major difference in the Video quality of both the camera despite of enjoying a major specs upgrade in the still part of A7R IV.
9. Sony A7R IV vs Sony A7R III – AutoFocus
Focus Type
Auto and Manual Focus
Auto and Manual Focus
Focus Mode
Automatic (A), Continuous-Servo AF (C), Direct Manual Focus (DMF), Manual Focus (M), Single-Servo AF (S)
Automatic (A), Continuous-Servo AF (C), Direct Manual Focus (DMF), Manual Focus (M), Single-Servo AF (S)
Autofocus Points
Phase Detection: 567
Contrast Detection: 425
Phase Detection: 399
Contrast Detection: 425
Autofocus Sensitivity
-3 to +20 EV
-2 to +20 EV
The Autofocus sensitivity of the camera increased upto 1 stop and at the same time the Focus point are also increased upto 567, which enables more better AF coverage than Sony A7R III. The AF points of the camera cover up more than 75% of the viewable area of the screen.
10. Sony A7R IV vs Sony A7R III – Viewfinder and Monitor
Viewfinder Type
Electronic (OLED)
Electronic
Viewfinder Size
0.5″
0.5″
Viewfinder Resolution
5,760,000 Dot
3,686,400 Dot
Viewfinder Eye Point
23 mm
23 mm
Viewfinder Coverage
100%
100%
Viewfinder Magnification
Approx. 0.78x
Approx. 0.78x
Diopter Adjustment
-4.0 to +3.0
-4.0 to +3.0
Monitor Size
3″
3″
Monitor Resolution
1,440,000 Dot
1,440,000 Dot
Monitor Type
Tilting Touchscreen LCD
Tilting Touchscreen LCD
Viewfinder resolution of the screen is dramatically improved, the Sony A7R IV camera now features class leading viewfinder.
11. Pixel shift (240 vs 168 MP)
The Sony A7R IV camera now features 240MP high resolution mode, the Sony A7R III was limited to 168 Megapixels only. With Sony A7R IV you will get super high resolution images and enormous amount of details compared to A7R III.
12. DSLR like Hand-grip
The handgrip of the Sony A7R IV camera is drastically improved handgrip compared to Sony A7R III, if you are DSLR user you will find Sony A7R IV camera more friendly to your hands compared to Sony A7R III.
13. physical size
Battery
1 x NP-FZ100 Rechargeable Lithium-Ion, 7.2 VDC, 2280 mAh (Approx. 530 Shots)
1 x NP-FZ100 Rechargeable Lithium-Ion, 7.2 VDC, 2280 mAh (Approx. 530 Shots)
Dimensions (W x H x D)
5.07 x 3.8 x 3.05″ / 128.9 x 96.4 x 77.5 mm
5 x 3.8 x 2.9″ / 126.9 x 95.6 x 73.7 mm
Weight
1.46 lb / 665 g
1.45 lb / 657 g
Conclusion
Sony A7R III camera arrived with major specs upgrade in still shooting part, you are getting better sensor, more AF point more improved image processor and bigger buffer compared to Sony A7R III. The video part of the camera more or less remains same. So, if you are looking for an upgrade from Sony A7R III, you should go for it if you are a still shooter.
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