Sony a7RIV vs a7RIII: Overview | 4K

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[hallamphoto]

I picked an A7RIV and Tamron 17-28mm f/2.8 last week and have been shooting a lot of night/milky way images with the pair. This is my first Sony camera and first mirrorless body. Coming from 13 years of Canon DSLR experience I am extremely pleased with the image quality and auto focus. As far as the people who are saying the resolution and image size is useless... Well they're probably right. It's useless for them. I make a living from selling prints at art shows and the huge files and massive print capabilities of this camera are welcome in my book! Thanks for all your great content and in depth reviews!

[Shadow]

The continued lack of touch functionality in the menus just kills Sony for me. It's the small things... Canon has had it for ages, Nikon has it for a few years already, just Sony refuses to change their software to accept (the already available!) touch input for anything useful. I simply don't understand why you would dumb down your cameras by not making use of the built-in touch screen.

You can take great pictures with any high end camera, but the workflow is where the biggest differences between the companies are.

So as to not make this a Sony-bash: They do have some great features, these are just mostly things that I personally don't use.
You said it completely right: Sony is good at innovation, but sometimes they just don't address obvious problems that the competition solved ages ago.

[naturealbums]

This is one I'm very interested in for wildlife Mark Smiths recent coverage on the A7R4 has got me totally obsessed with getting it asap, you've done a great job of covering the necessary things look forward to the next episode before I put my order in. I'm really happy the MC11 works well as I got a load of Canon lenses I won't depart from. Thanks love you're in depth unbiased approach.

[gitithadani]

I bought the R4 & sold the R2 & will sell the a6500. I bought it for the new sensor-processor & viewfinder & am loving it. It is not just the extra megapixels its the subtle extra resolution-detail thatI am getting from all my lenses - both native & vintage. For manual work the viewfinder gives that extra for last minute precision. Basically the large sensor has the ability to give a lens tele field of views. JPG is also capable of a lot of post processing & the JPG in camera processing has improved. Its a very versatile complete camera

[BoredErica]

My guess is they will fix the menu in some future version and that will be one of the selling points, like the grip here.
I don't really understand people who criticize the a7r4 because the resolution is to high. Isn't that the entire point of the a7r series? Ability to downsize is something else entirely.

[john]

I look forward for the next videos on this subject :-)
I'm very interested about your results for Samyang lenses, I'm a bit scared about the jump on the resolution and if they can keep up, and about their AF with this new Sony.
Thanks for doing those videos ! The content is always matured enough to be relevant.

[AndySomething]

I just ordered the A7iii last night. The A7iv is a great looking camera but I dont think I will upgrade again until there is global shutter in the sony bodies.

[davecurtis]

Great comparison review. The best Ive seen yet. I like the way you take the effort to reply to peoples comments. This is another positive point of difference for your channel. I like the A7R4 up tick in ergonomics and EVF however most of the time I dont require 61MP and this limitation not to add a MP reduction may stop me from upgrading from the A7R3.

[martingranger]

Very comprehensive comparison - thank you for taking the time to make it - well done.

[sosomelodies]

Perhaps the option to shoot at less resolution and smaller RAW files can be resolved through a firmware update.

[kevinturner]

Great comparison and content - thank you. I sold my A7R III and A6400 and ordered A7R IV and a A7 III. I shoot birds mainly and between these 2 bodies, I have the resolution when the light allows and a great low light camera for when I need it.

[petripuurunen]

Excellent review! First real one with information about differencies on ergonomics and daily use.

[klackon]

Thanks Dustin. I picked mine up yesterday having part exchanged my A9 and A7III for it. Took it out today in some rare sunshine for some wildlife photography. My initial thoughts are that it is the almost perfect camera for me (I don't do video). The 61MP and 26MP look terrific through the viewfinder (my new PC won't arrive until next week and my current PC can't handle the files). Though I would like a touch screen to match my old Olympus EM1 mark II, all in all, I am very pleased with my A7RIV and part exchanging my A9 and A7III for one was the right move for me.

[DrTarekahmad]

As always very thorough and extensive comparison. A real photographer that doesn't just read the spec sheet.
I upgraded from the rII to the rIII and i think i will wait for the next generation and get more lenses instead.

[Xetenor]

Seems like the video is stuck at 360p resolution instead of the usual 4k we see? *edit* Looks like video is fine now. Thanks for the great video Dustin! I can't wait to see you shoot with the new sigma 35 1.2 and 14-24 and others. You made some really great points on the differences and what changed/should have changed. I am a happy A7R iii owner now and can finally shoot with the same stuff you do :)

[SB-hjue]

Dustin, are you using the same custom color settings you developed with the a7riii model with this camera as well? The colors on the rIV appear to be slightly cooler to me straight out of the camera. I was just wondering if your awesome settings are needed or applicable with this latest model too. Thanks a lot!

[daltonrandall]

This was the best comparison between these two cameras I have found. Bravo.

[bnrvs]

Great overview. Trying to decide on this or the S1R... Thoughts?

[peterlemke]

Well delivered overview thanks Dustin. Two things l noted about the a7RIV. Firstly the number of available aspect ratios in camera has gone from 2 to 4. About time and big tick Sony.

Secondly why does this high MP camera only have SD UHS ll card slots? The large file sizes and buffer really demand something better such as XQD, CFexpress etc.

[pippycrystal]

I’ve had no regret so far selling my a7r3 for the a7r4. Those shots though at 9:09 reminded me how good that milvus 135 is; was so good on the canon 5d mark 4 back when I was using canon. Thanks Dustin.