Sony A7R V
The full-frame mirrorless A7R V has the same 61-megapixel BSI CMOS sensor as the 2019 A7R IV, but features a new dedicated AI processing unit with 'deep learning' technology. It also boats a number of other improvements over its predecessor, made to stabilisation, image capture, transfer, and video. Sony's newest BIONZ XR image processing engine offers greater processing power.
In terms of autofocus, the new model takes things to the next level with its 'state-of-the-art' AI processing system which uses detailed information about human form and pose estimation to dramatically improve recognition accuracy. Sony says this is way beyond systems found in competitor models which can only detect eyes ad faces.
Sony says that this 'human pose estimation' is capable or identifying 20 different points in the body and anticipating and tracking where the eye of a human is supposed to be. They also claim that the A7R V's autofocus can accurately focus on the eye of a subject that’s partially obscured or turned in profile, while also tracking the same subject even if another person or object crosses in front.
Continuous shooting at up to 583 compressed RAW images is possible along with up to 10fps with flash.
The A7R V boasts an eight-stop image stabilisation system which is achieved without combining in-body and in-lens stabilisation. Consequently, the eight stops of stabilisation should be maintained even when shooting with non-IS lenses.
The IBIS system powers an upgraded Pixel Shift Multi Shooting mode which allows you to capture a 240-megapixel image (19,008 x 12,672 pixels), although a computer is required to combine the files.
In a first for Sony, the A7R V features a built-in focus bracketing function. Selected as a drive mode, it can be refined to adjust the step-width between the different focus distances and the number of shots the camera takes, up to 299.
The A7R V's magnesium alloy body features a new 4-axis multi-angle LCD monitor which can be turned for front-facing recording. There’s also a new, higher resolution 9.44 million dot (2048 x 1536 pixel) OLED EVF.
The camera can capture UHD 8K video at up to 25p from a 1.24x cropped region of its sensor, with 4K video oversampled from 6.2K without binning. There's also 10-bit 4:2:2 recording including S-Log3, S-Cinetone and HLG. Video modes can also take advantage of the improved autofocus technology and in-body image stabilisation.
Data can be transferred over Wi-Fi (802.11ac) 2x2 MIMO or via a USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps) USB-C port.
The A7R IV has an RRP of $5,899.
Head to the Sony site to learn more about the A7R V.
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