| Announced: | 22 Jan 2014 |
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| Sensor Resolution: | 24Mp |
| Sensor Type: | Full frame CMOS |
| ISO: | 100-25600 |
| Weight: | 474g |
| Physical Dimensions: | 127 x 94 x 48 mm |
| Viewfinder: | Electronic |
| Screen Type: | 3" Tilting |
| Video Resolutions: | 1920 x 1080 |

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The Sony Alpha A7 is a mirrorless camera launched on 22/01/2014.
Technically speaking, the Sony Alpha A7 ranks in the average of its category, scoring 63 overall. The Sony Alpha A7 weights 474 gr and spans 127 x 94 x 48 mm. This means that it is particularly light and small, indeed one of the most handy options within its category.
Going into details, the Sony Alpha A7 behaves better than average in its category for:
On the contrary, the performance of Sony Alpha A7 is below the category average in:
However, the technical performance of your camera should be put in context. Indeed, depending on the type of photography you are interested in, each individual camera feature can impact your pictures to a different extent. This is the reason why we developed the iCamRank. iCamRank has been designed to weight all the individual technical specifications of each camera in the camerarace database, depending on different shooting conditions. Thus, here is what we suggest, depending on the photography type you like most:
Last but not least, the price. You can find the Sony Alpha A7 sold on Amazon for a price comprised between 999.99 GBP and 999.99 GBP, which is in the average for this camera category.
Overall, Sony Alpha A7 is a good value for money. However, alternatives are also available, which you may want to take into consideration before taking the final decision. Click here to see alternative options.
Sensor Type
CMOS
Sensor Size
Full frame
Sensor Dimensions
35.8 x 23.9 mm
Sensor Area
855.62 mm2
Sensor Resolution
24 Mp
Max Image Resolution
6000 x 4000
Max Native ISO
25600
Min Native ISO
100
RAW Support

Manual Focus

Lens Mount
Sony E
Number of Lenses
73
Focal Length Multiplier
1
Screen Type
Tilting
Screen Size
3.0"
Screen Resolution
1230Kdot
Live View

Touch Screen

Viewfinder
Electronic
Viewfinder Resolution
2359000.0
Viewfinder Coverage
100
Viewfinder Magnification
0.71
Min Shutter Speed
30s
Max Shutter Speed
1/8000s
Continuous Shooting
5fps
Shutter Priority

Aperture Priority

Manual Exposure Mode

Exposure Compensation

Custom White Balance

Image Stabilization

Built-in Flash

Flash Range
None
Max Flash Sync
1/250s
Flash Modes
no built-in flash
External Flash

AE Bracketing

WB Bracketing

DxO Overall Score
90
DxO Color Depth
24.8
DxO Dynamic Range
14.2
DxO Low Light ISO
2248
Multi-Segment

Average

Spot

Partial

AF-Area

Center Weighted

AF Touch

AF Continuous

AF Single

AF Tracking

AF Selective

AF Center

AF MultiArea

AF Live View

AF Face Detection

AF Contrast Detection

AF Phase Detection

Number of Focus Points
117
Number of Cross Focus Points
25
Video Resolutions
1920 x 1080 (60p 60i 24p) 1440 x 1080 (30p) 640 x 480 (30p)
Max Video Resolution
1920x1080
Video Formats
MPEG-4 AVCHD
Microphone Port

Headphone Port

Wireless Connectivity
Built-in
HDMI

USB
USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
Environmental Sealing

Water Proof

Dust Proof

Shock Proof

Crush Proof

Freeze Proof

Weight
474g
Physical Dimensions
127 x 94 x 48 mm
Battery Life
340
Battery Type
Battery Pack
Battery Model
NP-FW50
Self Timer
Yes (2 or 10 sec; continuous (3 or 5 exposures))
Timelapse Recording

GPS

Storage Type
SD SDHC SDXC, Memory Stick Duo Pro Duo Pro-HG Duo
Storage Slots
1
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