Name: ILCE-7R
Brand: Sony
SKU: 230859
Rating: 3.0 (2 reviews)

3.9

based on all reviews

Consumer ratings:

4.1 / 5

the image quality is superb
Video Features The video features are fantastic
are fast

slow and hesitant AF in low light
the AF is very slow for the these A-mount lenses
shots emphasizing bokeh and unusually strained subject isolation

Sensor type: CMOS
Lens mount: Sony E
Autofocus: Continuous Auto Focus, Single Auto Focus
Screen size: 3.0 in

Sony ILCE-7R - Pros & Cons

the image quality is superb
Video Features The video features are fantastic
are fast
sharp and very well built
Focus is faster and more accurate
extremely helpful review and has powerful tools to compare performance
image quality is excellent
relatively easy
picture quality is truly outstanding and AF is snappy
careful
thorough and well balanced review
The view finder actually was really good
yet feels very sturdy in the hand as well
it yielded excellent images
sterling reputation of this lens seems well deserved
center sharpness was excellent
zoom
stabilization
and relatively good image quality
Sony lenses are quiet and very very quick compared
lenses are important is very true
Delightful camera and very capable of producing high quality photographs
all lenses are actually suited for liveview
very good
fast and reliable allround camera
excellent complement of lenses
Camera IQ become better and better
D780 is a tremendously well-rounded camera
Equivalence is a very simple concept
the zooming system It is very nice
Modern technology has certainly made great strides in composite materials
f4 zooms and a good set of primes
The picture quality of this camera is very good
exciting new compact system camera aimed firmly at keen photographers
The night photograph was excellent
smaller and more capable camera
high-quality still images and movies
color rendition is better with the Canon
SonyZeiss lenses are very nice
Lighter body weight is nice too
solid and well-built
Very informative
interesting and helpful
Good eyes
great imagination
and good technique makes
make it easy to shoot compelling lifestyle images
Canon focuses better in low light and the kit lens is far better
D750 is an outstanding unit in every degree
Rolling shutter looks to be fairly well controlled
colors are still bright and natural-looking
High ISO shots are very usable indeed
things are pretty straightforward
Both cameras here show fantastic detail
Sony A7R provides a healthy selection of exposure modes
The menu system is fairly straightforward
Sony Alpha 7R feels wonderful in the hand
Great for reasonably static subjects
magnesium alloy body is very solid
fast and snappy as well
solid and well built
The dials are smooth and well placed too
White balance performance was generally very good
Low light performance was also good
Movie quality was generally very good
cameras have a sturdy build and feel like robust cameras
excellent and very appealing camera
sturdy and very well built
compact nature and excellent control layout
color mode is extremely accurate
the shooting experience is greatly improved over the NEX cameras
improved speed and focus abilities
beautiful blurred-out backgrounds
looks eternally great
Image quality from the A7R is awesome
Beautiful camera and with the aggressive pricing a game changer
of delivering excellent images and is competitively priced
good detail and image quality
making it easy to compare with other cameras
The image is crisp and responsive
Sony did a great job remaining consistent with previous cameras
are well-built and a joy to use
The autofocus here is devilishly quick and accurate
sharp
clean-looking pictures
excellent
groundbreaking cameras with color
capability
Compact System Cameras and it works very quickly with zero hesitation
Build quality and handling Image quality
Canon EOS 6D are reasonably closely matched in price
she has won awards and has been exhibited
It sits well in the hands
and everything falls within easy reach

slow and hesitant AF in low light
the AF is very slow for the these A-mount lenses
shots emphasizing bokeh and unusually strained subject isolation
no optical low-pass filter
but no way - not at those speeds
sony produces significantly more noise in raw mode
heavy and bulky
sony have electronic first curtain on a7
Image quality then began to fade at smaller apertures
the corner issues appear insignificant and may not require any additional processing
printing does burn up some ink in a possibly wasteful manner
the corners and edges were a bit soft
perceptions are quite subjective and exceedingly difficult to describe
Street prices fluctuate too much over time
not street prices
Inferior low-light imaging with the A7
it renders the overall scores useless
only two lenses and they are heavy and expensive
Lacks hybrid autofocus of the A7
slow glass
Nikon currently does have issues
Constant f/4 is not consistent with consumer glass
slightly pared down from its original design following an
absolutely no longer a high resolution race
Translations are occasionally a little clumsy
is limited solely to contrast detection autofocus
a built-in pop-up flash
little too much noise and smearing of fine detail
The ring is a little small
exposure is fixed once you depress the shutter button
images are a little soft at the default sharpening setting
all my lens bring DX would not work with full frame
huge
expensive and special-purpose lens
vs spending too much time here straining at gnats
4K file size is really not that big with modern day compression
missing a red dot
No strobe is bundled with the camera
Mediocre battery life when using electronic viewfinder
no electronic shutter or silent mode
No more lying prone like a sniper and getting a neck crank
Auto Focus is pretty dire
The balance is terrible with legacy DSLR lenses
Bracketing will not work in unison with the 2 second self timer
There is no separate battery charger
Low-light action is tough on these cameras
A-mount lenses are just painfully slow
lack of a long telephoto lens
poor autofocus system
the selection of FE lenses is extremely limited right now
lack of a physical AF switch
requires several pushes of the button to actually get the points moving
relatively poorer low light performance
low light performance of this camera left a little more to be desired
Shutter speeds are limited to a minimum of 1/25 second in Auto Slow Shutter mode
Auto white balance with fluorescent lighting
Functions available are pretty limited
7R has limited battery capacity
A7R is heavier than the A7
it felt a little awkward
It seems to be placed too far back on the camera
a bit interface challenged
Sony Alpha line of cameras going
full frame cameras were too large
Sony costs less then a third of an M240 camera
No more video of the inside of your camera bag
those lenses are only suited for smaller APS-C sensors
setting noise actually never is allowed to cross the 2% threshold
Sony A7R can feel like a bit of a contradiction
the A7R is truly dreadful at tracking motion
indoor incandescent and fluorescent lights
having a compact body seems a little redundant
quite a small niche market
there is no space between the micro-lenses
Alpha 7R does not have an anti-aliasing filter
significantly slower than its CSC rivals
it locks when writing to the card
sluggish performance and short battery
quite meet the natural resting places of your fingers
D800 and three lenses around all day is painful
A7r lacks an AA filter in front of the sensor
video quality remains mediocre
Autofocus is not as good as it needs to be
no optical image stabilisation inside the body
lack of a secondary LCD display
supply is expected to be very tight
Not noise in image quality
the A7R is a tad louder
hardly a deal breaker or very noticeable in real-world situations
it cannot be flipped out parallel to the body
Sony DSLRs had featured A-mount lenses
variant will not be available with the 28-70mm kit lens
there is only one proprietary lens
low-pass filter for precision sharpness and huge file sizes
an equivalent pixel count and lack of optical low-pass filter
Electronic viewfinders will never be as good as optical viewfinders
lackluster electronic viewfinders and short battery life
mirrorless mean small cameras with small sensors
lose the optical low-pass filter

Sony ILCE-7R - Technical Overview

	Poor	Average	Good	Excellent
Screen size	3 in Best: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710 Screen size: 6.7 in
ISO maximum	25600 Best: Pentax KP ISO maximum: 819200

Sony ILCE-7R - Full Specifications

Sensor type	CMOS

Lens mount	Sony E
Focus adjustment	Auto/Manual
Autofocus	Continuous Auto Focus Single Auto Focus
Auto Focus (AF) lock	yes
Number of focus points	25

Camera shutter type	Electronic
Auto exposure lock	yes
Self-timer delay	2 10
Flash modes	Auto Fill-in Flash OFF Pre-flash Redeye Reduction
Scene modes	Night Night portrait Portrait Sports Sunset Landscape
Self-timer	yes

Built-in microphone	yes
Audio system	Mono

Weight	14.36 oz
Width	5.0 in
Height	3.72 in
Depth	1.9 in

Power source type	Battery
Battery life (CIPA)	340
Battery technology	Lithium
Battery capacity	1080.0 mAh
Battery voltage	7.2 V

Energy Star certified	no

ISO	100 125 160 200 250 320 400 500 640 800 1000 1250 1600 2000 2250 2500 3200 4000 5000 6400 8000 10000 12800 16000 25600
ISO minimum	100
ISO maximum	25600
Maximum image resolution	7360 x 4912 px
White balance modes	Auto Cloudy Custom modes Daylight Flash Fluorescent Incandescent Shade Underwater
Supported image file formats	JPG RAW
Photo effects	Black&White Neutral Sepia Vivid
Image stabilizer	no
Supported aspect ratios	3:2 16:9

Screen size	3.0 in
Screen technology	LCD
Field of view	100.0 %
Viewfinder	Electronic
Viewfinder screen size	0.5 in
Viewfinder magnification	0.71 x

Maximum resolution	1920 x 1080 px
Video recording	yes
Recording resolutions	640 x 480 1440 x 1080 1920 x 1080
HD type	Full HD
Supported video file formats	AVCHD MP4

Body type	MILC
Colour of product	Black

Compatible memory cards	MS Pro Duo MS Pro-HG Duo MS XC-HG Duo SD SDHC SDXC

HDMI	yes
HDMI connector type	Micro
USB version	2.0
Microphone port	yes
NFC	yes
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)	yes
Bluetooth	no

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Sony ILCE-7R Sony - Editorial Reviews (33)

4.5

Based on 33 reviews

DPReview

Published: 13.02.2014

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Published: 02.11.2013

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5.0

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Published: 04.12.2013

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5.0

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Photography Bay

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Published: 02.12.2013

Sony Alpha A7r review - Cameralabs

4.2

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4.4

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Published: 02.05.2014

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Published: 24.11.2013

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