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    SONY ALPHA 7R IV

    Jan 02, 2020 5 minutes
    Rod Lawton

    www.sony.co.uk £3,499/$3,499

    Sony doesn’t want the Alpha 7R IV to be thought of solely in terms of resolution, but a 61MP sensor is bound to grab the headlines. This camera beats its full-frame rivals by some margin, and re-establishes Sony as a frontrunner in a full-frame mirrorless camera market that’s become very crowded.

    But the A7R IV is not just about resolution. It offers a good balance of overall image quality and versatility, combining its ultra-high resolution with 10fps continuous shooting capability, and a buffer that can sustain this for up to seven seconds.

    Sony’s epic hybrid AF technology takes another step forward too, with 567 phase-detection AF points spread across 74% of the image area, and 325 contrast AF points. The sytem now offers Real-Time AF tracking in its movie mode, too.

    And just to drive home the resolution

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