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th e latestmodel,theα7RIII is
a st aplepieceof kit formany
pr o shooters.Packedwith
a hugeamountof innovative
fe atures,it’sthe42.4MPBSI
se nsorthatsetsthepace.Not
only is it renownedforcapturing
ra zor-sharpshots,butit also
managesto beltout10fpsin
continuousshooting,offersa wide
IS O rangeof 100-32,000andeven
in cludesa 5-axisin-bodyimage
st abilisationsystemthat’sratedto
of fer5.5stopsof compensation.
Whilethenewerversionincreases
th e AF points,the399-pointon-chip
phasedetectsystemcovers68%of
th e frame,andincludes425 pointsof
contrast detection for good measure.
You’ll also find Sony’s excellent Eye
AF included – great for portrait
photographers. If you’re looking to
shoot landscapes, you’ll be delighted
bythenear15-stopdynamicrange
and PixelShiftMultiShootingmode,
whichtakesmultiplephotoswith
a slightsensorshiftfora 170MP
im age,thoughtheshotdoesthen
needto be compiledoutof camera.
sony.co.uk
PROS
World-class
AFsystem
Batterylife
Dynamic range
CONS
Confusing
menus
No in-camera
pixel shift
RATING
AboveDespiteits smallform,there’s
nosacrificein controls.
SPEC
Weight: 657g
WxHxD:
127x 9 6x74mm
Battery: 530 shots
Card type: SD,
SDXC, SDHC
AF: 399 points
Speed: 10fps
ISO: 100-32,000
SONY
α7R III £2499
AboveA ra ngeof
customisable‘C’
buttons make this
a versatile camera.
HI G H LY
R ATED
#4 #3
NIKON’SFIRSTFULL-FRAME
mi rrorlesscameraaccomplishes
so megreatfeatsandoffers
manyfeatures.The45.7MPBSI
sensorproducesan impressive
near15-stopdynamicrange,
and theimagesareas sharpas
we’veseenanywhere.TheISO
ra ngeof 64-25,600ensuresclean
shots,andhandleswellthroughout
therange,thoughfallsshort
comparedto theD850.The 493
pointsof hybridAF do a beltingjob
in goodlight,thougharea touch
sl uggishin lowlight.Thenewly-
implementedEyeAF doesa great
jo b of standingagainstthelikesof
Sony andFujifilm.
Theergonomicsof theZ series
ar e class-leading, and the deep grip,
AF joystick and intuitive layout are all
wi nners. The 3.2in tilting touchscreen
packs in 2100k-dots of resolution,
while the EVF features 3690k-dots,
whichmakesit a pleasureto use.
Vi deocapabilityis wellcatered
fo r as, alongsidea 5-axisimage
st abilisationsystem,there’s4K 30fps
orFullHD 1080pat 120fps,plus
N-Log,andthe4K in-camera
ti me-lapses.nikon.co.uk
PROS
Extremely
sharpimages
Eye AF
Ergonomics
CONS
Limitedlens
ra ngeat present
AF struggled
in low light
RATING
AboveControllingtheZ 7 is easy with
a ra ngeof physicalcontrols.
SPEC
Weight: 675g
WxHxD:
134x101x68mm
Battery:
330 shots
Card type: XQD
AF: 493 points
Speed: 9fps
ISO: 64-25,600
NIKON
Z 7 £2499
AboveNikon’s
su perbergonomics
translate well to
mirrorless.
RESOLUTION
45.7MP
SENSOR
F U L L- F R A M E
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RESOLUTION
42.4MP
SENSOR
F U L L- F R A M E
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4K
HIGH-R ESOLUTION CAMER AS
