Professional Photographer - USA (2019-10)

THE GOODS

BREAKOUT

PRODUCTS, TECHNOLOGY & TECHNIQUE

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The real story about the new Sony Alpha 7R IV is the amount of innovation that’s gone into it. To start, it has a 61-megapixel

back-illuminated full-frame image sensor backed up by Sony’s latest Bionz X image processor. It can even deliver 10-frame-per-

second full-frame shooting with full AF/AE tracking.

The autofocus system combines 567 focal-plane phase-detection points and 425 contrast AF points for low light, where contrast

detection works best. Tracking features include real-time Eye AF for movie recording and still photography as well as subject

recognition. The eye-focused tracking is available for animal and human subjects.

With such high resolution, connectivity is crucial. Sony has upgraded the connectivity with high-speed Wi-Fi support, wireless

PC remote connectivity (wireless tethered shooting), and FTP wireless transfer. There’s even an improved grip in response to

user feedback. $ 3,500

sony.com

IMAGES COURTESY SONY