Sony ILCE7S/BQ Alpha 7S Digital SLR Camera 3 Inch (7.6 cm) LCD Screen 12.2 MP Optical Zoom 12x HDMI USB Wi-Fi, Black

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The A7S was the one for video, the A7R was the high-resolution model and the A7 was the more affordable option. That's by no means class-leading, though, and it certainly won't replace either a tripod or a gimbal if you want clean shots or smooth video in challenging conditions.

But that was before he discovered the strange joys of getting up at 4am for a photo shoot in London's Square Mile. In Record Run mode this only advances the time code while recording, but in Free Run mode it advances whether the camera is recording or not. The main difference between the two is burst shooting speeds, with the EOS R6 hitting speedy 20fps top speeds.But as well as the resolution boost and improvement to the AF system, the new camera makes some very nice upgrades to the handling so we’d be sorely tempted to save a little longer. Stills captured indoors look stunning, with simple incidental shots in dimly lit environments packing an ambience and clarity usually missing from out-of-the-camera photos.

In addition, to single and continuous autofocusing, manual focusing is possible with focus peaking available to offer assistance. There’s no 4K video, but the A7 was launched at a time when video in cameras was in its infancy and 4K had yet to appear in the mass market.stop effect, while the A7 III promises a 5-stop effect, but only with the A7R III does Sony claims a 5. Consequently the A7S has a native sensitivity range of ISO 100-102,400, but this can be expanded for stills and video up to ISO 409,600. While that's actually a 15% drop from the Sony A7 III, we found that estimate to be a little conservative and it can shoot 4K video for around two hours. Unlike the Sony A1, the Sony A7 IV doesn't have a stacked sensor, so it can't quite unlock the same burst-shooting performance.

Because the camera lacks a stacked sensor, its read-out speeds aren't as fast as the Sony A1's – which means quick panning motions can lead to warped verticals in video or stills, if you're using the electronic shutter (like in our sample video below).A quick menu, reached by tapping the function button and useful for accessing commonly used settings, is also fully customisable to the way you like to work.