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Sony A7 IV (Alpha 7 IV) Full-Frame Mirrorless Camera (2021)

Canon EOS R3 Full-Frame Mirrorless Camera (2021)

Canon EOS RP Full-Frame Mirrorless Camera (2019)

Sony | Cameras

Canon | Cameras

Connectivity

Ports

HDMI + Headphone + Microphone + Remote Control + USB 3.2 Gen 2

HDMI + Headphone + Microphone + Remote Control + USB 2.0

Wireless Connectivity

802.11ac (dual band) + Bluetooth

802.11ac + Bluetooth

802.11b/g/n + Bluetooth

Construction

Adjustment | Tilt

Fully articulate LCD

Form Factor

Mirrorless camera

Image Size

Full frame (35.6 x 23.8 mm)

Full frame (36 x 24 mm)

Full frame (35.9 x 24 mm)

Lens Mount

Sony E-mount

Canon RF-mount

Material

Magnesium alloy

Microphone

Stereo

Misc

Low Pass Filter

Sensor | Resolution

33 MP (7008 x 4672)

24 MP (6000 x 4000)

26 MP (6240 x 4160)

Sensor | Type

BSI-CMOS

Stacked CMOS

CMOS

Speakers

Mono

Dimensions

Size | Depth

80 mm / 3.15 in

87 mm / 3.43 in

70 mm / 2.76 in

Size | Height

96 mm / 3.78 in

143 mm / 5.63 in

85 mm / 3.35 in

Size | Width

131 mm / 5.16 in

150 mm / 5.91 in

133 mm / 5.24 in

Weight

659 g / 23.29 oz

1015 g / 35.87 oz

485 g / 17.14 oz

Display

Display Diagonal

3 inch

3.2 inch

3 inch

Display Type

Fully articulated TFT LCD

Resolution

1,036,800 dots

4,150,000 dots

1,040,000 dots

Viewfinder | Coverage

100%

Viewfinder | Magnification

0.78x

0.76x

0.7x

Viewfinder | Resolution

3,686,400 dots

5,760,000 dots

2,360,000 dots

Viewfinder | Type

Electronic

Function

AE Bracketing

±5 (3, 5 frames at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV, 2/3 EV, 1 EV steps)

±3 (at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps)

Autofocus

759 focus points

1053 focus points

4779 focus points

Crop Factor

1.0

Exposure Compensation

±5 (at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps)

±3 (at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps)

Exposure Mode

Auto / Aperture Priority / Shutter Priority / Manual

Flash Sync Speed

1/250 s

1/250 sec electronic 1st curtain shutter / 1/180 sec electronic shutter / 1/200 sec mechanical

1/180 s

GPS

Yes

ISO Range

100 ~ 51200 (expands to 50 ~ 204800)

100 ~ 102400 (expands to 50 ~ 204800)

100 ~ 40000 (expands to 50 ~ 102400)

Image Stabilization

5-axis (5.5 stops)

8 stops

Intervalometer

Yes

Operating Temperature

0 ~ 40°C / 32 ~ 104°F

Processor

Bionz XR

Digic X

Digic 8

Touch Screen

Yes

Video Codecs

MPEG-4, XAVC S, XAVC HS, XAVC S-I, H.264, H.265

MPEG-4, H.264, H.265

MPEG-4, H.264

Video Recording

Up to 4K 60fps 4:2:2 10bit 600Mbps, FHD 60fps 4:2:2 10bit 222Mbps

4K 25 fps

Weather Resistance

Yes

Performance

Battery Life

580 shots

760 shots

250 shots

Battery Life | Stills

520 shots (Viewfinder) / 580 shots (LCD)

Battery Life | Video

100 min (Viewfinder) / 110 min (LCD)

Dynamic Range

15 stops

Max Burst Rate

10.0 fps

30.0 fps

5.0 fps

Shutter Speed

1/8000 to 30 s

1/64000 s (electronic) / 1/8000 s (mechanical) ~ 30/11 s

1/4000 - 30 s

Storage

One CFexpress Type A/UHS-II SD, One UHS-II SD

SD/SDHC/SDXC (UHS-II supported) + CFexpress Type B

SD/SDHC/SDXC card (UHS-II supported)

Production

Availability

2021-12

Battery

NP-FZ100 lithium-ion battery charger

LP-E19 lithium-ion battery & charger

LP-E17 lithium-ion battery & charger

Debut

2021-10-21

2021-04-14

2019-02-14

Made In

Japan

Model Name

ILCE-7M4

Reviews

Neofiliac score

76%

92%

50%

Pros

Fully articulated LCD
Long battery life
5.5 stops of IBIS
Good 10.0 fps burst rate
Weather-sealed
Supports CFExpress Type A card
Supports both WiFi and Bluetooth

Fully articulated LCD
Exceptional battery life
Built-in GPS functionality
8 stops of IBIS
Extraordinary 30.0 fps burst rate
Weather-sealed
Supports CFExpress card
High resolution EVF
Supports both WiFi and Bluetooth

Fully articulated LCD
Quite light
Supports both WiFi and Bluetooth

Cons

Viewfinder with low 0.78x magnification

Very heavy
Viewfinder with low 0.76x magnification

Poor battery life
Very low 5.0 fps burst rate
Lacks weather sealing
Viewfinder with low 0.7x magnification
Low resolution EVF

Price

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