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ATA GLANCE

Sensor26.2MPCMOS

SensitivityISO100-40,000

(ISO50-102,400extended)

Continuousshooting5fps

Video4Kat25fps

ReardisplayVari-angle

3in/1.04m-dotLCDtouchscreen

Viewfinder2.36m-dotEVF

TheCanonRPis an

entry-levelfull-frame

mirrorlesscamera

designedtoappealto

thoselookingtogo

full-frameona budget.

Releasedonlylastyear

witha body-onlypriceof

£1,400,usedRP

bodiescannowbe

pickedupforwell

under£1,000,

mostlyin ‘like

new’condition.

Forthemoney,

you’regettinga

super compact

full-framecamerathat’s

actuallylighterthan

Canon’s800DAPS-C

DSLR.Whilecontrolsand

featureshavebeen

strippedbackin orderto

increasetheRP’sappeal

tonoviceusers,the

cameradoescomewith

Canon’sDualPixelAF

technologyand4Kvideo

recordingabilities– albeit

at a ratherlimiting25fps.

Designedtobeusedwith

RFmirrorlesslenses,the

RPis soldwithanEFlens

mount adapter in the box.

Ataglance

●Sensor36.4MPfull-frameCMOS

●SensitivityISO50-25,600

●Continuousshooting4fps

●Video1080pFullHDat60fps

●ReardisplayTiltable3in,921k-dot LCD

●Viewfinder 2.35m-dot EVF

ATA GLANCE

Sensor24.3MPfull-frameCMOS

SensitivityISO100-25,600

(ISO50-102,400extended)

Continuousshooting5fps

Video1080pFullHDat60fps

ReardisplayFixed3in/1.23m-

dotLCD

ViewfinderNone

Astheworld’sfirst

compactdigitalcamerato

comewitha full-frame

sensortheRX1caused

quitea stirwhenit arrived

in 2012.While

theRX1initially

camewithan

eye-watering

pricetagof

£2,599it’snow

possibletopick

upa second-

handexamplefor

under £950. That

said,youmightneedto

shoparounda bitasused

RX1scanberarerthan

hen’steeth.Equippedwith

a fixed35mmf/2Carl

ZeissSonnarT* lens,the

RX1deliversimpressively

sharpresultsandis

particularlywellsuitedto

streetphotography.It also

featuresa dedicated

aperturering,near-silent

leafshutterandextremely

robust build quality.

CanonEOSRP

●£944likenewcondition, shutter count

unavailable (MPB.com)

SonyRX1

●£939excellentcondition,shutter count

unavailable (parkcameras.com)

Under £1,000

supportsWi-FiandNFCforwireless
imagetransferdutiestoa compatible
smartphoneortablet.

Buildquality
Constructedfrommagnesiumalloy,the
A7Rfeelssolidlybuiltin thehandandis
designedtoberesistanttodustand
moisture.Thatsaid,itsplasticportcovers
at thesidearea bitflimsyandhavesince
beenimprovedontheA7RIV.Image
qualityfromtheA7Rremainsverygood
evenbytoday’sstandards,especially
whenthecamerais usedat lower
sensitivitysettings.Whilesomenoise
doesbegintocreepintoimagesat ISO
800,thecameragenerallydoesa very
goodjobof keepingtheunwanted
side-effectsof noiseat bay.Dynamic
range, while not quite on a par with the

A7,is alsoimpressivegiventhe

camera’shigh-resolutionsensor,while

automaticwhitebalancecanberelied

upontodeliverconsistentlytrue-to-

lifecolour.Forthoselookingtomake

largeprintsrichin finedetailtheA7R’s

overallimagequalityis unlikelyto

disappoint.It offersextremelygood

image quality for the price.

The A7R has proven popular with landscape photographers wanting a high resolution output

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