From the newly designed body to the crisp focus menu, this camera is everything I expected. Buttons are larger, which I appreciate having that for confident feel when navigating control.
Picture quality is as expected. I can crop on an action shot and print without worry of any loss of substance.

Truly worth the wait.

Thanks Sony

I was delighted with II, thrilled with III, and astounded with Mark IV. No complaints of any kind, even with the menu system (which is customizable for special needs). Yes, you need big, fast SD cards and a fast computer to process the large files. A point with respect to specs: the published px count is 9504 x 6336 = 60.2 Mpx, which is what you get when shooting jpg. Shooting ARW (raw) gives you files that are 9600 x 6376 = 61.2 Mpx. The 16-frame pixel-shift feature yields files that are 4 times larger and resolution that is unprecedented in a camera of this size and price.

I’m loving my new camera... great focusing system

I gave the A7RIV 5 stars because it is an outstanding camera. Fantastic focusing performance, more resolution than I know what to do with, crystal clear EVF, and much more.


I have mixed opinions because I also own the A7RIII and I'm torn between which one I prefer. I don't have huge hands, so the I'm kind of in the middle between the two grip sizes ... one feels small and the other feels big for that chassis. I don't take many pictures in the rain, so the weather sealing isn't a huge deal. It's nice to have 2 UHSII card slots, but only because of the image size on the A7RIV ... the speed didn't bother me on the A7RIII. The battery is the same on both.


For those coming from an A7RIII, I guess you really have to ask yourself why you want to upgrade. The A7RIV is outstanding, but so is the A7RIII.


If you are coming from another brand, the A7RIV is a beast of a camera. It does almost everything extremely well. I would never tell anyone not to get it ... unless they really couldn't afford it. In that case, I would say get the A7RIII ... and you will be just as happy.

I actually prefer it to my A9 for wildlife photography because the crop mode lets me get closer to my subjects (birds) without loss of quality. It is great for macro photography too.

Much better than the a7riii. EVF is awesome, ergonomics are great and focus tracking adds to the package. Try it, you’ll love it.

Monster camera

This is really a great camera. There are a few quirks that will hopefully be improved when Sony does its expected Firmware upgrade but it works great when you get it going. The quality of the photo's will blow you away. Its important to understand though that the diffraction limit of this camera, due to its 61MP FF sensor means that you really need to shoot quality glass that is F5.6 or better for Color, and about F8 for B&W. Of course you can use F8+ lenses, but due to the physics of light, you will not be able to really take advantage of the extremely high density of the sensor. If you do, your photo's will still look great, but the higher you go in your Fstop the more it will look equivalent to cameras with lower Mega Pixels.

I had a decision to make on whether to replace my older A7RIII with another A7RIII or go with the newer RIV. I decided to go with the RIV and glad I did. The handling is great and I also got the battery grip to make it even more so. I do mainly wildlife photography and my long lenses handle really nice on the camera. The AF is fast ,accurate and photos are sharp. I highly recommend this camera.