19 September 2019
Sony’s highest resolution full-frame camera ever, the new Alpha 7R IV delivers stunning image quality with high resolution and wide dynamic range while maintaining outstanding focusing performance, high-speed continuous shooting, razor sharp detail and much, much more.
The new Alpha 7R IV features a newly developed 35mm full-frame, back-illuminated CMOS image sensor with a resolution of 61.0 MP, the world’s first of its kind. The new sensor’s back-illuminated structure and effective noise reduction techniques combine to deliver extremely low-noise and high-sensitivity performance, ensuring the absolute maximum image quality. The camera also boasts an impressive 15-stop of dynamic range at low sensitivities, resulting in smooth natural gradations ranging from deep shadows to bright highlights, and utilises algorithms from many of the latest Alpha cameras to maintain outstanding colour reproduction.
This new full-frame model is equipped with an innovative 5-axis, optical in-body image stabilisation system that has been fine-tuned to support its high-resolution shooting capacity, resulting in a shutter speed advantage of 5.5-steps. Additionally, the shutter unit assembly has been carefully redesigned to reduce even the slightest movement that may cause blur.
The Alpha 7R IV also includes Sony’s highest resolution viewfinder ever, a 5.76 million dot UXGA OLED Tru-finder EVF. Having approximately 1.6x the resolution of the EVF in the Alpha 7R III, this new viewfinder provides an extremely accurate, true-to-life depiction of the scene being framed. The display quality can be set to ‘Standard’ or ‘High’ mode, and to either 60 fps or 120 fps refresh rate to best match the subject and shooting conditions.
Additionally, the new camera features an evolved Pixel Shift Multi Shooting mode that composites up to 16 full-resolution images. In this mode, the camera precisely shifts the sensor in one pixel or half-pixel increments to capture 16 separate pixel-shifted images containing a total of 963.2 million pixels of data, which are then composited into a 240.8 million pixel (19008 x 12672 pixels) image using Sony’s “Imaging Edge™” desktop application. Ideal for photographing architecture, art or any other still life subject, this enhanced mode produces photographs with a level of detail and colour accuracy that is out of this world.
Lens: FE 24mm F1.4 GM
Lens focal length: 24mm
Shutter speed: 1/400 sec.
Aperture: F8
Exposure correction value: -1.0 EV
Exposure program: Aperture priority
Metering mode: Multi segment
ISO: 100
White balance settings: Auto white balance
Lens name: FE 12-24mm F4 G
Lens focal length: 12mm
Shutter speed: 1 sec. (16 shots)
Aperture: F5.6
Exposure correction value: +0.7 EV
Exposure program: Pixel Shift Multi Shooting mode, composited using dedicated software
Metering mode: Multi segment
ISO: 100
White balance settings: Auto white balance
Lens name: FE 85mm F1.4 GM
Lens focal length: 85mm
Shutter speed: 1/125 sec.
Aperture: F8
Exposure correction value: +0.0 EV
Exposure program: Manual exposure
Metering mode: Multi segment
ISO: 100
White balance settings: Manual
Lens name: FE 135mm F1.8 GM
Lens focal length: 135mm
Shutter speed: 1/125 sec.
Aperture: F11 Sharpness +5
Exposure correction value: +0.0 EV
Exposure program: Manual exposure
Metering mode: Multi segment
ISO: 100
White balance settings: Manual
Lens name: Planar T* FE 50mm F1.4 ZA
Lens focal length: 50mm
Shutter speed: 1/400 sec.
Aperture: F2.8
Exposure correction value: +0.0 EV
Exposure program: Manual exposure
Metering mode: Multi segment
ISO: 400
White balance settings: Manual
Lens name: FE 85mm F1.4 GM
Lens focal length: 85mm
Shutter speed: 1/125 sec.
Aperture: F8
Exposure correction value: +0.0 EV
Exposure program: Manual exposure
Metering mode: Multi segment
ISO: 100
White balance settings: Manual
Lens name: FE 85mm F1.4 GM
Lens focal length: 85 mm
Shutter speed: 1/125 sec.
Aperture: F8
Exposure correction value: +0.0 EV
Exposure program: Manual exposure
Metering mode: Multi segment
ISO: 100
White balance settings: Manual
Lens name: FE 600mm F4 GM OSS
Lens focal length: 600mm
Shutter speed: 1/1250 sec.
Aperture: F8
Exposure correction value: +0.0 EV
Exposure program: Manual exposure
Metering mode: Multi segment
ISO: 800
White balance settings: Auto white balance
The new Sony a7R IV is available for hire, HERE.