Sony Alpha A7 III

Announced:	27 Feb 2018
Sensor Resolution:	24Mp
Sensor Type:	Full frame BSI-CMOS
ISO:	100-51200
Weight:	650g
Physical Dimensions:	127 x 96 x 74 mm
Viewfinder:	Electronic
Screen Type:	3" Tilting
Video Resolutions:	3840 x 2160

74 Overall Score

66 Image Quality

66 Speed Performance

91 Versatility

80 Comfort

Portrait

Landscape

Sport

Street

Everyday

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pros

Its extraordinary color depth makes it perfect for portrait photography
Its wide dynamic range makes it ideal for landscape photography
It performs very well at high ISO, making it ideal for action and sports photography
The excellent sensor of this camera makes it perform very well in every shooting range
This camera autofocus is able to follow moving subjects
The Sony Alpha A7 III is tropicalized - this means you can use it also in adverse atmospheric and environmental conditions without ruining it
The integrated stabilizer allows you to shoot firmly even in low light conditions
The LCD display is a convenient and almost indispensable feature
The microphone input can be very useful if you shoot videos
It has fast shutter speed, ideal for action photos
Precise and fast autofocus, ideal for action photos, it performs well even in low light conditions
Sony Alpha A7 III is one of the smallest cameras in its category. This makes it very easy to handle and suitable for street photography and daily use
The second memory slot makes the camera more reliable, also for professional use
Thanks to the wireless connection, Sony Alpha A7 III allows immediate picture sharing

Sony Alpha A7 III and its rivals

Review	compare Sony Alpha A7 III with	overall score	Portrait	Landscape	Sport	Street	Everyday
	Sony Alpha A7 III	74	66	67	72	79	79

The Sony Alpha A7 III is a mirrorless camera launched on 02/27/2018.

Technically speaking, the Sony Alpha A7 III ranks in the best 10% of its category (and in the best 97 of all cameras in our database) scoring 74 overall. The Sony Alpha A7 III weights 650 gr and spans 127 x 96 x 74 mm. This means that it is particularly light and small, indeed one of the most handy options within its category.

Going into details, whatever the technical specification of interest, the Sony Alpha A7 III behaves better than average in its category:

Image Quality - Score 66, ranks in the category best 21%.
Speed Performance - Score 66, ranks in the category best 18%.
Comfort - Score 80, ranks in the category best 15%.
Versatility - Score 91, ranks in the category best 11%.

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:

Portrait - Great, score 66, ranks in the best 14% of its category. Sony Alpha A7 III is perfect for Portrait photography, one of the best in its class.
Landscape - Great, score 67, ranks in the best 14% of its category. Sony Alpha A7 III is perfect for Landscape photography, one of the best in its class.
Sport - Great, score 72, ranks in the best 10% of its category. Sony Alpha A7 III is perfect for Sport photography, one of the best in its class.
Street - Great, score 79, ranks in the best 9% of its category. Sony Alpha A7 III is perfect for Street photography, one of the best in its class.
Everyday - Great, score 79, ranks in the best 10% of its category. Sony Alpha A7 III is perfect for everyday photography, one of the best in its class.

Sony Alpha A7 III technical specs

Sensor Type

BSI-CMOS

Sensor Size

Full frame

Sensor Dimensions

35.8 x 23.8 mm

Sensor Area

852.04 mm²

Sensor Resolution

24 Mp

Max Image Resolution

6000 x 4000

Max Native ISO

51200

Min Native ISO

100

RAW Support

yes

Lens

Manual Focus

yes

Lens Mount

Sony E

Number of Lenses

Focal Length Multiplier

Screen Type

Tilting

Screen Size

3.0"

Screen Resolution

922Kdot

Live View

yes

Touch Screen

yes

Viewfinder

Electronic

Viewfinder Resolution

2359000.0

Viewfinder Coverage

100

Viewfinder Magnification

0.78

Features

Min Shutter Speed

30s

Max Shutter Speed

1/8000s

Continuous Shooting

10fps

Shutter Priority

yes

Aperture Priority

yes

Manual Exposure Mode

yes

Exposure Compensation

yes

Custom White Balance

yes

Image Stabilization

yes

Built-in Flash

Flash Range

None

Max Flash Sync

Flash Modes

no built-in flash

External Flash

yes

AE Bracketing

yes

WB Bracketing

yes

Dxo Sensor Scores

DxO Overall Score

DxO Color Depth

DxO Dynamic Range

14.7

DxO Low Light ISO

3730

Exposure Modes

Multi-Segment

yes

Average

yes

Spot

yes

Partial

AF-Area

Center Weighted

Autofocus

AF Touch

yes

AF Continuous

yes

AF Single

yes

AF Tracking

yes

AF Selective

yes

AF Center

yes

AF MultiArea

yes

AF Live View

yes

AF Face Detection

yes

AF Contrast Detection

yes

AF Phase Detection

yes

Number of Focus Points

693

Number of Cross Focus Points

Video Features

Video Resolutions

3840 x 2160 (30p 24p) 1920 x 1080 (120p 60p 60i 24p) 1440 x 1080 (30p) 640 x 480 (30p)

Max Video Resolution

3840x2160

Video Formats

MPEG-4 AVCHD XAVC S H.264

Microphone Port

yes

Headphone Port

yes

Connectivity

Wireless Connectivity

Built-in

HDMI

yes

USB

USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5 GBit/sec)

Physical

Environmental Sealing

yes

Water Proof

Dust Proof

Shock Proof

Crush Proof

Freeze Proof

Weight

650g

Physical Dimensions

127 x 96 x 74 mm

Battery Life

610

Battery Type

Battery Pack

Battery Model

NP-FZ100

Other Features

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

EMA s.r.l.s. | p.i. 11740890014

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