Sony A7R V Review - Master of Many Trades

[@TheHybridShooter]

*Sony A7R IV A - Long Term Review* + My Favorite Lenses - bit.ly/A7RIVAlongterm *My Top 10 Photography / Filmmaking Investments 2020-2023* - bit.ly/Investments2023 1:47 meant to say the same sensor as in the A7R IV.

[@SamuelAHess]

Many thanks! I can confirm that this is a great camera. Not just technically, but also the interface between hardware and firmware has been substantially improved. A great joy to use!

[@RandumbTech]

Excellent review! Does Eye AF still work in video when using clear image zoom?

[@CybranM]

Another great review! Really appreciate your level-headed approach with lots of examples. Looking forward to the lens reviews (and the new camera you hinted at) :)

[@TheHybridShooter]

Thank you! I appreciate your feedback!

[@TimothyGordon]

Did that camera come out yet or even be rumoured? IBIS matters a lot to my workflow both for photo and video.

[@waynecampbell4974]

Excellent review one of the best I have seen. You have a new subscriber. Great job

[@TheHybridShooter]

Thank you, I appreciate your subscription!

[@pawelmod3292]

Thank you very much for the review. I have got one question: do you know if "former exp comp dial" could be program ed to control Min Shutter Speed in AutoISO Aperture Priority mode?

[@johnmcmurphy1007]

thank you very much for another great review! 👍 I was hoping the last months that there would be a review from you for this great camera. I have upgraded from the Alpha 7R IVA to the A7R V half a year ago and I'm fascinated by the new AF-system, the great monitor, processing power, software upgrade and much more. 😃 I love the A7R V in combination with the FE 2.8/24-70 GM II. But also Macro shooting for insects with the new AI system and the FE 2.8/90mm G OSS.

[@Blackmind0]

hi, is there any chance to see a review of the sony a7cII ? greets BM

[@TheHybridShooter]

Yes, I have requested a review unit, but it will take a while.

[@paulomateus3083]

Now you left me quite curious, the only camera that you tested with a better ibis system is a camera that hasn't been even rumored. My guess is a DJI camera

[@hendrickziegler8487]

That or the G9ii... there were no official rumours at least two weeks ago

[@andymiles5156]

Great review of a great camera. One thing I and others have noticed with the rear screen is a hashed matrix that becomes visible where there are bright white areas in the image. It almost looks like it might be something to do with the touch screen.

[@TheHybridShooter]

Thank you! Do you mean in the video or in reality?

[@andymiles5156]

@@TheHybridShooter In reality. I don’t see it that often so I can live with it. Someone posted an image of it on DP review, thread 4683531.

[@carlosdehostos1188]

Great videos! Excellent content as usual. You mention downsampling the files is post- is that to say re-sizing when exporting? Can you elaborate a little? Thank you.

[@SilatShooter]

As always, an excellent review! I picked one up and agree with your findings, It's the most polished overall camera I have shot with.

[@TheHybridShooter]

Thank you, I’m glad that you are enjoying your A7R V.

[@HamidReza-qh4fw]

awesome video as always, i have watched tones of a7r5 videos but still i watched your's too 😅 by the way you've got a really beautiful pet at home

[@TheHybridShooter]

Thank you!

What is the most affordable portrait lens for this resolution?

[@jordiblanchcosta]

Great review. Can you make a review of the A7C II or A7C R ?? Would appreciate feedback comparison specially on EVF and Handling compared to big bodies

[@SouBuuS]

I have the A7r IV and didn't want to upgrade.... but the IBIS sold me, especially cause I'm going to Japan next week . I really want my videos to turn out decent!

[@adamhlavin2463]

Do you think the future A7V will get the same ibis or worse/even better?

[@TheHybridShooter]

I think that the A7 V will have the same IBIS unit.

[@adamhlavin2463]

Great video, thanks! That walking test with 24mm was with active stabilisation or just the standard?

[@TheHybridShooter]

My pleasure! Standard, but with focus breathing compensation ON, so the FoV is narrower.

[@amermeleitor]

Great review! Thanks!

[@TheHybridShooter]

Thank you!

[@artmaltman]

Why 61mp? Is it only for cropping or is there a different aesthetic look vs 33mp. Thank you.

[@TheHybridShooter]

Look, cropping and future-proofing.

[@TW-iu9zy]

… a nearly flawless camera! Thx for the review! 👍🏻

[@TheHybridShooter]

My pleasure, thank you for watching!

[@CoffeeScribe]

Great review! Thank you!!!

[@gitithadani]

Very accurate review. I upgraded from the R4 for a few reasons & am very happy with the camera. The ibis is excellent & for still images I have gone as low as almost a second. Lowlight seems better - EVF & screen are also much better. And also for video one can do handheld video at 4k60frames with active stabilization. Naturally for 8k there will be rolling shutter - one shoots 8k for detail and hence a still frame - its not meant for run and gun. It is the only real hybrid high definition FF camera with all the other tools

[@arthurgphotography]

Only their pro bodies are getting larger, they do have the a7C line. That being said the bigger grip is great.

[@anthonysamra7777]

Such a great review... Thank you!

[@TheHybridShooter]

My pleasure, thank you for watching!

[@TW-iu9zy]

… hopefully the so far „not rumored“ camera with the better IBIS is also a Sony. 😉

[@TheHybridShooter]

Who knows... :)

[@TW-iu9zy]

@@TheHybridShooter… you! 😄

[@DamianBrown]

This screen should be standard on all hybrid cameras.

[@TheHybridShooter]

Not if you want to keep the price down.

[@przybylskipawel]

Oh! You are teasing us! I doubt it was not rumoured.

[@antonyb]

Whats the video quality like vs the a7iv?

[@TheHybridShooter]

I have talked about that in the video.

[@atselykovskiy]

Is it Sony A9 III which has even better IBIS than this? :)

[@TheHybridShooter]

No, it is was Panasonic G9 II.

[@snaanarchielago7396]

Almost perfect from every aspect, I would sell my Fujifilm XT4 and switch to this camera if my budget allowed.

[@neilnaik8108]

A7rv VS z8 which will be better?

[@TheHybridShooter]

They are not competitors, one is made for ultimate output, the other one for speed.

[@neilnaik8108]

@@TheHybridShooter Ohhk I prefer the a7rv then

[@rybread81]

Your voice, I keep listening because of your voice.

[@TheHybridShooter]

Thank you!

[@krazyfrog]

1:47 The A7R V has the same sensor as the A7R V? 😅

[@TheHybridShooter]

I mean to say A7R IV... obviously.

[@truebro77]

best review out there

[@TheHybridShooter]

Thank you!

[@johnclay7644]

informative video

[@TheHybridShooter]

Thank you!

[@v_stands_for_value124]

The anything but sports, weddings and action camera, so basically a still subject camera, so basically u should spend the extra k on a Fujifilm GFX

[@TheHybridShooter]

Not at all, watch the review.

[@gohawaiioutfitters]

61... my memory cards screaming! don't think I'll ever buy something with that much mp.

[@markshirley01]

I own a A7R5 with a Tamron 20-20, Im very happy with it. The only 2 things I wish I could is map my record button to the shutter button, and the other thing is have the same AF mode/opertaion in video and photo. In photo I can just put the green box over where I want to video and half depress the shutter button and it will track my subject, I can't do this in video so have to touch the screen to get focus.

[@TheHybridShooter]

Recording video with shutter button is possible of course. You need to find REC w/ shutter setting.

[@markshirley01]

@@TheHybridShooter I don't think it exists - it does in the A74 tho

[@TheHybridShooter]

@@markshirley01 It is definitely there, I have it set that way.

[@markshirley01]

@@TheHybridShooter I don't think it is - I saw someone mention it and asking why it was missing. I asked a big Sony KZbinr and said it was missing for some reason - I can't find one example online pointing to where it would be

[@TheHybridShooter]

@markshirleygoogleplus It is 100% there - the last tab, item 50/58. I have been using it the whole week.

[@reviewerorg8040]

The rolling shutter is a deal breaker.

[@TheHybridShooter]

Only for specific use cases and even then only for 8K and 4K 60p.

[@stavrosk.2868]

60mp is ridiculous.

[@TheHybridShooter]

No, it is not.

[@stavrosk.2868]

There is not one (1) lens in the world that can resolve 60mp on 35mm cameras. Not one. The maximum achieved with one or two of the absolute best lenses ever made is 47mp. With 60 mp your picture quality actually gets worse (smaller pixels).

[@TheHybridShooter]

@stavrosk.2868 Obviously. You will never get 61 “perception megapixels” out of any lens with a 61 MP sensor, but you won’t get 47 perception megapixels with 47 MP sensor either. The point is that you will still get significantly more resolution with 61 MP sensor. Modern lenses can actually work with even smaller pixels, as you can see in my lens reviews with 40 MP APS-C sensor.

[@bradl2636]

Unfortunately Sony doesn't support users with value enhancing firmware updates nor logical feature tiers. The A7CR for example has better video features than the A7Cii and that makes no sense to me.

[@TheHybridShooter]

Supporting users by releasing finished products that don't need significant FW updates is definitely a preferable option IMO, not many manufacturers do that nowadays. I wouldn't say that the A7C R has better video features.

[@bijosn]

True Sony doing too much segmentation, a lot of features in newer cameras could be provided in older ones with firmware upgrades but it’s not in their interest financially

[@youuuuuuuuuuutube]

Are you talking about the 4k60 crop on A7C2 at 1.5x vs A7CR at 1.2? That's because the A7C2 doesn't have enough pixels for pixel binning and get 4k, as it would require 8000 pixels wide, but it only has 7000 pixels, and because the readout speed is not good enough, it cannot do this, so it goes into crop mode. The A7CR has 9500px wide, so with a small crop, it becomes 8000px and then pixel binning makes it 4k, and pixel binning can be accomplished at twice the readout speed. See? It makes sense.

[@youuuuuuuuuuutube]

@@bijosnIt's all about resource allocation. It's easier to have the software team focus on new cameras, because there are only 3-4 new cameras per year. If the team had to focus on older cameras, then every year there would be more and more cameras to support so that software team would have to grow like crazy. With the current resources, that would mean that Sony would have to slow down the release of new cameras. Not sure that's what people want.

[@TheHybridShooter]

@bijosn Why would a user mind having more options? There is no such thing as "too much market segmentation" as long they can manage supply. FW updates are much more complicated topic than you might imagine.

[@bangjoe7845]

If Nikon's AF system is on par or slightly below Sony and Canon plus more available third party lenses for Z & RF mounts, then Sony will be in danger.

[@TheHybridShooter]

Canon has literally banned 3rd party RF lenses, Z-mount is not an open standard either, Nikon prefers rebranding Tamron lenses and putting markups on them, so Sony is perfectly safe in this regard.

[@OkwyUgonweze]

I have this camera and the Nikon z8 and I can tell you the Nikon is a much better camera . From the feelings in the hands to ergonomics to rolling shutter performance to white balance accuracy and to color science , the Nikon trumps this camera . The Sony has a slightly better af but that advantage is cancelled out by no blackout in the Nikon for anything moving .

[@TheHybridShooter]

A7R V does not compete with Z8, it is not a better or worse camera. Nikon's latest camera in this category is still Z7 II. A7R V is a specialized high-res camera which just happens to have additional features such as 8K. Z8 is a high-speed camera with stacked sensor, meaning that it is faster, but it can't match A7R V's output. Z8 competes with A1 which has much faster read-out, lower rolling shutter and no blackout shooting. Sony's color science myths have been debunked many times.

[@neilnaik8108]

​@@TheHybridShooter Price wise alpha a1 is too costly for the z8. The a7rv and the z8 are almost the same price.

[@neilnaik8108]

​@@TheHybridShooter yeah but I love a7rv more. But many do suggest z8 over a7rv

[@bijosn]

Is it true that soon jpegs from the a7r5 have the best colors of all Sonys?

[@TheHybridShooter]

Yes, but all Sony cameras released after A7S III have very similar colors.

[@bijosn]

I have the a7iv but it doesn’t have the same colors as the a7r5

[@TheHybridShooter]

There are minor differences in WB, but the colors are very similar otherwise.

[@Viewtolove]

I can’t get over the mostly greenish faces of people from Sony followed by it’s yellow cast. It makes people look sick. It’s the only in your face thing that keeps me from buying Sony. Best colors to me 1 Nikon 2 Fujifilm and 3 Panasonic since their L2 Leika color cooperation. I am totally awaiting for Nikons A74 and A7R5, the Nikon Z6 mark 3 and the Nikon Z7 mark 3. If I could afford it I would buy the coming Fujifilm X-pro 4 as well. Coming from Fujifilm right now. However I will buy just one camera with only 2 of the most used lenses for me. Something light and ultrawide and one light with a bigger aperture but still wide. Oh and I prefer a good SOOC color, that endless fiddling with raw afterwards to me is like needing a cleaner right after the previous cleaner walked out of your appartement… it’s a half assed service or product to me!

[@TheHybridShooter]

@@Viewtolove That has been fixed 5 years ago, it is just a myth carried over from A7 II, much like bad Sony handling or IBIS.

[@bijosn]

The most important feature is ai white balance selecting which makes sure wb settings are more accurate in a wg…better colors