Sony Alpha A7R

The Sony Alpha A7R is a mirrorless camera launched on 02/13/2014.

Technically speaking, the Sony Alpha A7R ranks in the average of its category, scoring 60 overall. The Sony Alpha A7R weights 465 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 A7R behaves better than average in its category for:

• Image Quality - Score 68, ranks in the category best 10%.

On the contrary, the performance of Sony Alpha A7R is below the category average in:

• Speed Performance - Score 30, ranks among the worst 23% of its category.
• Comfort - Score 66, ranks among the worst 36% of its category.
• Versatility - Score 66, ranks among the worst 46% of its category.

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 64, ranks in the best 18% of its category. Sony Alpha A7R is perfect for Portrait photography, one of the best in its class.
• Landscape - Great, score 64, ranks in the best 19% of its category. Sony Alpha A7R is perfect for Landscape photography, one of the best in its class.
• Sport - Good, score 50, ranks in the best 51% of its category. Sony Alpha A7R works well for Sport photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Street - Good, score 60, ranks in the best 60% of its category. Sony Alpha A7R works well for Street photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Everyday - Good, score 61, ranks in the best 64% of its category. Sony Alpha A7R works well for daily photography, however other options are available too, which you may want to take into account.

Last but not least, the price. You can find the Sony Alpha A7R sold on Amazon for a price comprised between 2559.95 CAD and 4299.0 CAD, well above the average for this camera type.

Overall, Sony Alpha A7R 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.