Amateur Photographer - UK (2020-02-29)

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AWARD

WINNER

2020

PREMIUMCAMERA

ProfessionalCamera ofthe Year

andProduct ofthe Year

Sony Alpha 7R IV

Nominees

■FujifilmGFX100

■PanasonicLumixS1R

■ Sony Alpha 7R IV

Olympus

OM-D E-M5^

Mark III

Premium

Camera of the Year

WITHthethirdgenerationof itsE-M5range,Olympus
hasonceagainprovedthathighlyspecifiedandcapable
camerasdon’thavetobelargeandheavy,orusea
full-framesensor.Insteadit’stakenfulladvantageof the
MicroFourThirdsformattoproducea small,fully
featuredandweather-sealedmirrorlesscamerathat’s
bothenjoyabletouse,andcapableof greatresults.
Thislatestmodelretainsthecorecharacteristicsthat
havemadetheE-M5rangesoappealing.Itspetitebody
findsspaceforanextensivecomplementof external
controls,alongwithOlympus’sclass-leading5-axis
in-bodyimagestabilisation,yetweighsin at a
featherweight414g.Its20MPsensorincludeson-chip
phasedetectionforfast,decisiveautofocus.Theresult is
anextremelylikeablelittlecamerawitha rare
combinationof portabilityandruggedness.
Ofcourse,thisdoesn’tcomeforfree,andthesmaller
sensorinevitablymeansincreasednoiseat highISOs
comparedtoitspeers.Butin return,yougetaccessto
arguablythebestrangeof small,high-qualitylensesfor
anycamerasystem,plentyof whichareweather-sealed.
If youlikethesoundof a camerathat’ssmall,handles
wellandgivesattractiveimages,andvalueusability
above staring at pixels onscreen, it’s a great choice.

Whywelikeit

●Mind-blowingdetail

resolution

●Incrediblyfastand

responsiveAF

●Superbviewfinder

●Highlyrefineddesign

●Effectivein-body

stabilisation

Whywelikeit

●Smallsizeandlightweight

●Well-designedcontrollayout

●Incrediblyeffective

in-bodystabilisation

●Comprehensive

weather-sealing

● Excellent JPEG output

‘Anincrediblypowerfulcamera

thatcramsa hugeamountinto

itsrelativelycompactbody’

Nominees

■CanonEOS90D

■OlympusOM-DE-M5

MarkIII

■ Sony Alpha 6600

AWARD

WINNER

2020

PRODUCT

OF

THE YEAR

AWARD

WINNER

2020

PROFESSIONALCAMERA

SONY’SAlpha7RIVis thenewmasterof

resolutionin thefull-framemarket.Indeedby

developingtheworld’sfirst61MPfull-frame

sensor,thefirmhastakenimagequalitytonew

heights,withoutcompromisingonspeedor

dynamicrange.Asa result,it’smadea camera

that’sequallyaccomplishedwhenshootingsport,

actionorwildlifeasit is forlandscapeorportrait

work,whichhasn’tusuallybeenthecasewith

high-resolutionmodelsin thepast.

Sonyhasalsomadeover 50 improvements

comparedtoitsalreadyoutstandingpredecessor,

in responsetofeedbackfromitsusers.These

includea largerhandgrip,improvedweatherseals

andsubtlechangestobuttonsanddialsthat

furtherimprovethecamera’shandling.Other

highlightsincludeanexcellentelectronicviewfinder

andeffectivein-bodystabilisation.Forthosewho

regularlyshootportraitsorfast-movingaction,

Sony’sindustry-leadingAI-basedRealTimeEye

AFandReal-TimeTrackingis a revelation,

deliveringsharpresultsshotaftershot,nomatter

howthesubjectmovesaroundtheframe.

OveralltheAlpha7RIVis anincrediblypowerful

mirrorlesscamerathatcramsa hugeamountinto

itsrelativelycompactbody.Withoutdoubtit’sthe

bestall-rounderyoucancurrentlybuy.Serious

enthusiasts,professionalsandcommercial

photographersaftersuperhigh-resolutionimages

will surely be tempted by its remarkable abilities.