Why is this the BEST Hybrid Camera? // Sony A7RV

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In this video, why the Sony A7RV is the best hybrid mirrorless camera you can buy right now.
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[@AidenScottCreative]

Great video! I love when people do videos that are less “spec” oriented and more real-world oriented. This gets me even more excited for my A7RV to get delivered tomorrow!

[@TechWandererYT]

The first few seconds and the overall pacing of this video really shows how much you know about KZbin by now. No fluff. Value, straight away. Quick cuts. Even the sponsorship was so brief. There's so much to learn from you. Oh and the review was great too, hah. Thanks Chris!

[@MrFloris]

Just bought mine. Loving it. So much to learn.

[@XDATT]

my vote for best hybrid shooter is still the Sony A7iv. The 4k 24fps is cleaner and 90% of the features you mentioned on the RV is on the a7IV except for the AI autofocus, 4k60 without crop, tilt and flip out screen etc I also think 33 megapixels on the A7IV is a sweet spot

[@kifley19]

The A7iv is the cleanest Sony camera but it overheats and it has a crop in 4k 60.

[@KeepingThisTech]

I love the Sony A7R5.. its the absolute camera in so many ways!

[@HossanMonjorulof]

Great video! I love when people do videos that are less “spec” oriented and more real-world oriented. This gets me even more excited for my A7RV to get delivered tomorrow! Enjoyed the video, Chris. Cheers. This confirms everything I felt about this beauty!!! Thanks Chris :) Oh and why the switch to 30fps for this video (just curious)?

[@mensiphotography]

This confirms everything I felt about this beauty!!! Thanks Chris :) Oh and why the switch to 30fps for this video (just curious)?

[@hasenmyer]

1st point about it being faster is on REALLY important. I felt my A7iv just lagged too much while in use. Also you can keep photo/video settings independent on the A7s3 I found out after taking MANY photos in SLOG3. On the selector switch I wish they would use a "lock" switch instead of "push to turn" switch and I'd like photo in position 1, video in position 3, with S&Q in the middle.

[@chrisbrockhurst]

Yes!! Someone else who gets it. We need to talk about this more. Faster is better

[@bradena.1194]

Great review, Chris. The a7RV also has a similar cooling configuration to a a7SIII. In my experience it runs cooler and longer than the a1. How do you rig yours out for hybrid shooting outside where a vnd is needed? Do you keep it on all the time for video and photo? Cheers Braden

[@vonwolfersdorff]

Hi Chris, great review. Contemplating acquiring the 7RV next year for 8k 24p video capture of events for better cropping. Question: What is the nice chest of drawers behind you? Been buying too much gear and would need one of those . . .

[@PeterYacono]

Enjoyed the video, Chris. Cheers 👍

[@chrisbrockhurst]

Appreciate you 🙏🏼

[@PaulFeinberg]

Great video as always! Would love to have an RV as my second shooter.

[@chrisbrockhurst]

You should 😉

[@JamesDaviesPhotography]

I own and love the Sony A7rV. From my experience I actually find shooting with it slower than when compared to my a7iv. The a7iv is snappier where as the R feels clunky, suppose it’s to be expected with the larger resolution. The rolling shutter in electronic mode is unusable too if you are shooting handheld. These are the only gripes though. Looking forward to the a93

[@bjoernroy6233]

Hi Chris. Second base ISO for SLOG3 in the A7R5 is 2500. The cleanup from 2000 is subtle, not comparable at all to 10000 to 12800 with the A7S3

[@_rhapsodist]

that's a fair point which negates the use of the A7RV for filming low light events, unless you are constantly wide open at 1.4 and below

[@KillerTacos54]

I'm sold, thank you!

[@Hobbies4Hire]

Great job on the video Chris! Thanks for making it. I just picked up my A7RV this month. The old adage of "It's not the gear. It's the photographer." is true in many ways, but it's important to remember that the gear still makes a difference. I get a lot of customers that come in looking for a "beginner camera", and I always start with this camera as a reference point because it's not the most expensive camera they make, and any step down from here price-wise and you can clearly illustrate where the value loss is. Sure, you could buy an A7IV, and it's a fantastic camera, but you would only save about $1200-$1500, and then you miss out on the resolution, way better screen, and the A.I. Auto-focus. A7CR? Dope compact, full-frame camera, but say goodbye to dual card slots, the screen, better viewfinder, proper burst mode, etc. for a savings of only $900. The A7RV is expensive. But in so many ways it's just plain worth it.

[@silvergullproductions]

Great video as always Chris. Personally I think the 1.24x crop in 4K50p and 8K25p is large enough that it’s definitely noticeable and shots require re-framing.

[@robbycastillo7862]

I have to agree. From someone who owns the A7RV and the Sony A1

[@gurugamer8632]

For video is A7RV better than A7S III?

[@robbycastillo7862]

@@gurugamer8632 A7SIII is better due to no crop on 4K60 and it's amazing low light capabilities.

[@zakiradi450]

​@@robbycastillo7862and no heating even in 120fps

[@robbycastillo7862]

@@zakiradi450 it all depends on the shooting conditions, they will overheat. Check out other youtubers. I don't own an A7Siii but will soon own ZV-E1.

[@NickDelDuca]

I've had the A7R V since it was released. The unique blend of features it has makes it the ultimate hybrid. My favorite is the 26 Megapixel full frame RAW. I've also shot quite a lot of videos on it and I've never noticed the rolling shutter. And the IBIS is definitely better than my A7SIII was so it's better IMO for run and gun.

[@mushtaqahmadbaig1976]

I'm just wondering that does Sony a7r v has the full touch sensitive screen, means can you navigate through the manu system using touch screen as all canon mirrorless cameras?

[@NickDelDuca]

@@mushtaqahmadbaig1976 not sure I hate touch screen so I've never tried it.

[@ekphotography]

The A7IV is the perfect hybrid. I had the FX3 and sold it during the pandemic bc I was with out much work and was offered more than I paid for it. A month after I got the A7IV and love it, I even like it better than the FX3 except for the over heating on some what hot days, Not Florida humid hot summer days but no humidity semi hot days where I live. And Yes I know all the "tricks" to have it over heat "Less". But it over heats quite often albeit I shoot 90% of the time in 4K 60p which is really using all the horse power, But it should NOT over heat as much as it does. I can never imagine living in a hot humid climate being able to shoot 60P 4K for more than 5-10 minutes max. No way. So much I am considering selling it and o getting the FX3 again, Trying to hold out for the Fx3II. Everything else is better with the A7IV, specially the Autofocus and final image.

[@utopian666]

If your A7IV doesn't last as long as the specs in the manual say it will, Sony will warranty replace it. This has been conformed to me by my rep.

[@marios739]

great video

[@realMysta]

Do you have any good workflows for hybrid? I find it hard to go from photo to video so I was looking at getting zv-e1 to compliment it on video. Also having to change lenses &/or ND filters

[@stkuj]

I think the one thing that bugs me a bit is the delay in wake up time. I've used the a7iii, a7riii and a7iv - the a7rv has the stickiest AF of all, the best colors & skin tones. I shoot it in med raw to save space most of the time. I have number 3 memory on the dial for 61 mp. Lastly, I don't know if people think about this, but I feel that the a7rv is a camera that is "future-proofed" more than any camera in the line with at least 3 years till you might need to upgrade. *Yes - please give us the ZV-E1 AI features (I'm buying it anyway).

[@almightyri1757]

You guys have too much money. If I buy this camera, that's it for me for at least 6-7 years.

[@jimioutback]

Hi Chris. Is that a couple of big sensor dust spots in the sky at 2:26-2:30 above the middle of the trees and slighter higher above the right edge of the trees? I loathed my Sony A7R3a for this reason alone: its bkack hole ability to suck dust onto the sensor made me super reluctant to change lenses as dust was almost inevitible - I hated being handcuffed like that. All else was pretty great, but I sold it mainly for this reason. I hung onto some nice Sony glass inc. my 24mm GM, hoping the more recent cameras are less prone to sensor dust...but this makes me wonder. I tend to do scenery pans in 4k so any blobs in the sky become super noticeable with all else moving except them. Thanks for the benefit of your A7rV experience on this point.

[@ReptileNews]

That screen is the best. Best camera that I have used.

[@chrisbrockhurst]

Yep

[@erg1450]

I can't talk about video, but, for photo, I tested in detail the RV vs IV , and here are my own conclusion after controlled tests (using GM Master lenses 135 1.8 and 70-200 GM II), RV tested on RAW Compressed and RAW-M, 1) IQ- YOU could not tell the difference, even at the 61MP, for ll intended purposes, no difference (unless you are always cropping a lot). 2) Noise: 7IV noticeable better, 3) White Balance, loos like RV is better but, nothing that is drastically difference, 4) EVF , yes, RV is nicer than the IV, 5) Screen, I use mostly EVF and rarely the display to focus, this was not a factor for me, I can see some people may really like the flippy/Flop display if you use that a lot, 5) AF, I was expecting a lot more of the RV's AI, but, I could not see any major difference, the IV locks good enough eye AF for most of mu-y use cases , and I don't shoot birds, or trains or automobiles (just people). In summary, for my use case, the RV is an expensive overkill and decided to return it and get a second IV instead.. The A7IV is too god of a camera.

[@paulg3388]

I am so tempted to swap to this from my A7S iii, you didn’t mention whether the crop at 60fps bothers you? I’m certain if it didn’t crop at 60fps I’d swap it now as I don’t use 120fps ever, and I also don’t feel like dual ISO would bother me either. Thanks for a great video as always

[@uphdennyalexander]

Do you swap it sir?

[@paulg3388]

@@uphdennyalexander I did indeed. Superb camera and couldn’t be happier. The crop is a personal taste issue I would say but I hardly ever move from 25fps anyway. The photographs and auto focus have changed everything for me. Love the camera but again that’s just for what I use it for. Low light is definitely more noisy but again I never need it past dusk anyway :-) hope that helps. I also have a dream of buying the FX4 and then just have one camera for photos and one for video but I’ll have to save up and it’s probably overkill for what I do :-)

[@CanadaBlue85]

Sony actually had the fully articulating screen way before the competition. My old 2011 Sony a77 had this flippy/floppy screen and i've missed it ever since getting my a7riii. Can't wait to get the r5 in April 😎

[@mushtaqahmadbaig1976]

I'm just wondering that does Sony a7r v has the full touch sensitive screen, means can you navigate through the manu system using touch screen as all canon mirrorless cameras?

[@paulcollingridge8387]

Does the clear image zoom go in deeper than my A7III?

[@benjhaisch]

was just about to make a really similar video. Still going to happen ;) But yeah, for photo it's amazing and it's crazy how good it is.

[@chrisbrockhurst]

It is man, I just shot another wedding video and I’m so convinced of it for video now

[@garysanchezphotography]

You sent Sony a beautiful message.

[@chrisbrockhurst]

Haha

[@AlbertPalmer]

Interesting video! Surprised you don’t rate/mention the A1

[@chrisbrockhurst]

A lot more $$$

[@markshirley01]

Im a ex Nikon shooter I bought a A7R5, the only thing I can think as a negative is the way it focuses in video. In photo I can put the focus box over my subject and half de-press the shutter and my focus box turns green and tracks that subject/object - great but I can't get the A7R5 to do the same thing in video. This is a bit annoying as I constantly work between photo and video and Im forced to work in two different ways.

[@RichardWingo]

How does this compare to the A1?

[@mauibuilder1239]

I am enjoying the combination of the A7RV and A7Siii.

[@yusei151]

actually there is a second base iso in video and its 2500... also have to agree it is the best hybrid camera for the price especially in Sony's line up. I have an A1 and it is superior but I can't justify someone buying that over this, especially if they are also into content creation, that screen a lone makes it worth it. If im just behind the camera and have to pick one of those 2 cameras to shoot both photo and video (particularly for things that require action) im picking my a1. If its fashion and more editorial work that requires both then the A7rv is the easy no brainer. If you have the budget for either or though I say get the A7rv and and any 24-70 and your goldend. (It would still be cheaper than the A1 too lol)

[@natepotter6911]

the 800 and 2500 are for log, not the same as true dual ISO. The a7rV native is 100 and 320, which I think is quite silly.

[@yusei151]

@@natepotter6911 We're splitting hairs here because the a7siii was never marketed as having a dual iso yet the same sensor in the fx6 and 3 get toted at such at the same exact caps. It cleans up significantly at 2500 in log which is still a bit low for me but thats whatever (I think the A1 has the best range in my opinion with 800 and 4000). but yeah I completely agree the 100 and 320 are ridiculous.

[@TravelWithThameem]

i also face that color on screen first day of shoot after that i dnt noticed

[@vincentc9910]

Do you think need to upgrade to Rv from Riv ? Mainly shooting landscape and streets.

[@_rhapsodist]

in that case probably not

[@ishanagarwalphotography]

dii rs2 compatible with this

[@ruff1draft]

Its nice to see a UK content creator based in America

[@chrisbrockhurst]

Appreciate you 🙏🏼

[@ruff1draft]

@@chrisbrockhurst Have a blessed upcoming week

[@Daltoncampbellphotography]

Question, I recently purchased this camera. What adjustments were made to keep settings for video one way and photo another? If I set my video to S-Log 3 and then switch to photo it keeps it S-Log..

[@Daltoncampbellphotography]

Nevermind, I figured it out. This is awesome! I shoot both photos and video at weddings. This will make it sooooo much easier to do so. Cheers!

[@WingMan1964]

The flip out screen on the A7Siii is the worst. Especially when you have a mic and headphones plugged in. I got the A7RV more for the screen than the resolution.

[@kenyakking]

IBIS better than Panasonic's S5iiX?

[@RasikaFernando]

Hi, Chris… I watched the whole video and was expecting that you would mention Low Light/ISO Performance. I saw some reviewers highlighted and complained about Noise… You named A7RV as the best Sony Hybrid Camera, so how about the Low Light performance compared to A7IV? Thank you!😊

[@chrisbrockhurst]

Same lowlight performance as A7IV

[@_rhapsodist]

​@@chrisbrockhurstapart for video where the second base ISO is lower on this one

[@Soul_Visuals_Photography]

Gotta say the R5 is. I absolutely love how I can switch between photo and video with one button.

[@chrisbrockhurst]

Each to their own. I really gotta try the R5

[@Soul_Visuals_Photography]

@@chrisbrockhurst I think you should mate

[@Garbid]

What about brightness of screen? Shooting video on bright sun?

[@nigelngai3288]

I would like to know that as well. One of the weaknesses of Sony cameras is not having a bright enough screen while shooting outdoors and needing to use Sunny Weather mode.

[@Garbid]

@@nigelngai3288 if that sunny mode works ok...

[@gurugamer8632]

Is it faster than Sony A7S III ? What is faster

[@alcibiades79]

There is one thing I can't forgive - the butchering of simple 4K 24fps. They downscaled and oversampled it in the A7IV they should have done the same here... that's my dealbreaker since to me it seems like crippling... And speaking about cropping if you want better 4K you go into Super35 mode and get it both cropped x1.5 and with a ton of rolling shutter... I know i know the R series is for photography but a true hybrid should at least give you solid simple 4K @24fps.

[@Ben-cx8de]

The zooming in and out is too much Chris. It’s making me dizzy!

[@TheOneMonk]

Technical progress is a great thing. However, any review of a Sony Alpha camera should at least mention that most of the new features could have been added to previous cameras like the a1 by firmware updates. But Sony decided to not care about flagship camera buyers. Same for the A7S3. That is why no matter what Sony releases I will not buy another Sony body.

[@mikeflannery7905]

I thought the A7R5 and the A74 BOTH have crop at 4k60?

[@johnliquori]

Please reach out to your Sony rep and beg them to include the dynamic active stabilization on the A7RV🙏🏼

[@gurugamer8632]

How can you do in-depth comparison of Sony A7RV vs Sony A7S III please ?

[@howardhdavidson]

Good job KZbin now has this 2xPlay..Was that a camera review.

[@chrisbrockhurst]

Cheer up fella

[@howardhdavidson]

@@chrisbrockhurst I’m extremely cheerful ..Just cynical..I normally like your videos..The adverts are taking over our lives..More good content and shorter interventions..Good luck and best wishes from someone who’s been involved and interested in technology and cameras for 70 years.

[@howardhdavidson]

@@chrisbrockhurst I think you are the one who needs to cheer up , young man. I was shooting video and developing my own film when you were a gleam in your mother’s eye boy.

[@anupew3276]

concidering A7RV have the same old sensor as A7RIV, which means same abysmal sensor read speed, slowest by far in its pricepoint to the point of hardly usable even for fast action stills using electronic shutter, how do you fare with rolling shutter for video? Wouldnt A7IV or Z8 be better as a pure hybrid camera?

[@chrisbrockhurst]

Have you used this camera?

[@anupew3276]

​@@chrisbrockhurst no, maybe in a year or two when it drops into my price range on second hand market, but cant afford it at the moment. But I have seen some tests of it with really pronounced and distracting rolling shutter artefacts during even moderately fast panning and technical specification support that. Its just a big elephant in a room when using it as a hybrid and you havent adressed it any way in the video. So its genuine question for you as videomaker how big of a problem is it for you. I personally really like the camera, its at the moment closest to the perfect camera body for my style (pure photography and no need for electronic only shutter so rolling shutter wouldnt be a problem for me), basically only downside is how Sony deals with firmware upgrade. And also the LCD screen movement system could be better, K1 have better system IMO. But concidering my second-hand knowledge about it I would probably not choose it if I was looking for a hybrid camera - because of slow sensor.

[@davidstone408]

Sony unlike Nikon seem to not add features via firmware updates, which of course is a shame

[@drewcostello]

Its not really a hybrid price point. You have to be making money from photography to justify that cost and rolling shutter. Great video as usual!

[@antonkitai478]

What’s up with the title, Chris?

[@chrisbrockhurst]

Thanks!

[@LuisMarquez80]

should your title say What instead of Why?

[@chrisbrockhurst]

Oops, thanks

[@lewcehjitl3282]

It’s actually not. The 4k is line skipped. The Sony a7iii has better video quality. And if your going to buying a $4000usd camera just to use it in crop mode all the time it makes no sense. A7iii and a7iv still remain the True hybrid cameras because they do both things really good!

[@cancanman]

Hey I'm split between a7iv and a7iii.. Could you please recommend one? I can stretch my budget for the a7iv but don't know if it's that better than the a7iii.. thank you in advance

[@lewcehjitl3282]

@@cancanman a7iii + tamron 28-75 f2.8 lens. Legendary combo 🔥. This set up is one of the best classic for sure. Highly recommended.

[@ImmerMeerKreuzfahrtkanal]

👏👏

[@kevinastley2562]

Too much video restrictions and compromises on this camera for me.

[@HarmonicGrunt]

Shot Photos in Log......

[@EdmonBeberino]

I’m selling mine if anyone is interested $3500 US only tryna switch it for 2 fx30s

[@planetfun85]

Mediocre camera at best. Full of compromises.

[@MARZILLI]

It’s almost $4,000 and it doesn’t have 120p 4k… You think that’s good…

[@swashyhimself]

Bad take

[@mattricci2981]

You mean the a1 is the best hybrid camera