Review
Mirrorless / CAMERA REFERENCE
a7R IV
Sony
Catalogue announcement:
01 / TECHNICAL RECORD
Specifications
Catalogue specifications. Source: DPReview historical specification record ↗.
Sensor and files
- Effective pixels
- 61 megapixels
- Sensor size
- Full frame (35.7 x 23.8 mm)
- Sensor type
- BSI-CMOS
- Max resolution
- 9504 x 6336
- ISO
- Auto, ISO 100-32000 (expands to 50-102800)
- Boosted ISO (minimum)
- 50
- Boosted ISO (maximum)
- 102800
- Uncompressed format
- RAW
Lens and focus
- Lens mount
- Sony E
- Number of focus points
- 567
- Manual focus
- Yes
- Image stabilization
- Sensor-shift
Exposure and shooting
- Minimum shutter speed
- 30 sec
- Maximum shutter speed
- 1/8000 sec
- Continuous drive
- 10.0 fps
- Exposure compensation
- ±5 (at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps)
- Metering modes
- MultiCenter-weightedHighlight-weightedAverageSpot
- Aperture priority
- Yes
- Shutter priority
- Yes
- Built-in flash
- No
- External flash
- Yes (via hot shoe or flash sync port)
- Timelapse recording
- Yes
Video and audio
- Format
- MPEG-4, XAVC S, H.264
- Microphone
- Stereo
- Microphone port
- Yes
- Headphone port
- Yes
- Speaker
- Mono
Viewfinder and screen
- Viewfinder type
- Electronic
- Viewfinder coverage
- 100%
- Viewfinder magnification
- 0.78×
- Screen size
- 3″
- Screen dots
- 1,440,000
- Articulated LCD
- Tilting
- Touch screen
- Yes
Body and connections
- Storage types
- Dual SD/SDHC/SDXC (UHS-II compatible)
- Battery description
- NP-FZ100 lithium-ion battery & charger
- Battery Life (CIPA)
- 670
- Weight (inc. batteries)
- 665 g (1.47 lb / 23.46 oz)
- Dimensions
- 129 x 96 x 78 mm (5.08 x 3.78 x 3.07″)
- Environmentally sealed
- Yes
- USB
- USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 GBit/sec)
- HDMI
- Yes (micro-HDMI)
- Wireless
- Built-In
- Remote control
- Yes (via smartphone)
02 / INDEPENDENT COVERAGE
Reviews and field reports
03 / PROVENANCE
Sources and dates
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