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Sony A7 and A7R Officially Unveiled

October 16, 2013 By Eric Reagan

Sony A7R 35mm f2.8

Sony has taken the wraps off two of its worst kept secrets, the Sony A7 and Sony A7R full frame mirrorless cameras.

The Sony A7 sports a 24.3MP sensor and includes the common optical low pass filter found on most digital cameras today. Alternatively, the Sony A7R features a 36.3MP sensor and has no optical low pass filter for more resolving power and image detail to go along with the increased resolution.

Sony A7 Back

Both cameras feature a 2.4 million dot OLED viewfinder and a 3-inch tiltable LCD. Likewise, both camera capture up to 1080/60p HD video and include built-in WiFi and NFC connectivity.

Sony A7 Key Features

  • 24.3MP Full Frame Exmor CMOS Sensor
  • BIONZ X Image Processor
  • Direct Compatibility with E-mount Lenses
  • 3.0″ Tiltable TFT LCD with 1,229K-Dots
  • 2.4M-Dot OLED Electronic Viewfinder
  • Full 1080/60p with Uncompressed Output
  • Fast Hybrid Autofocus; 5 fps Burst Rate
  • Built-In Wi-Fi and NFC
  • Multi-Interface Shoe and Built-In Flash

Sony A7R Key Features

  • 36.3MP Full Frame Exmor CMOS Sensor
  • No Optical Low-Pass Filter
  • Gapless On-Chip Lens Design
  • BIONZ X Image Processor
  • Direct Compatibility with E-mount Lenses
  • 3.0″ Tiltable TFT LCD with 1,229K-Dots
  • 2.4M-Dot OLED Electronic Viewfinder
  • Full 1080/60p Video with Remote Capture
  • Built-In Wi-Fi and NFC
  • Multi-Interface Shoe and Built-in Flash

Sony has priced the two cameras at very tempting price points – $1700 for the A7 and $2300 for the A7R.

At $1700, the Sony A7 becomes the cheapest full frame camera to date, which has to put even more pressure on Canon and Nikon to innovate. Sure, Canon and Nikon each released a $2000 full frame DSLR last year (and Nikon just released the same DSLR again) – but Sony just released a compact mirrorless full frame camera for $1700. The Sony A7 is also available with a 28-70mm f/3.5-5.6 kit lens for about $2000.

You can pre-order the Sony A7 and A7R cameras from B&H at the links below.

  • Sony A7 body
  • Sony A7 kit
  • Sony A7R body

Filed Under: Sony Tagged With: A7, A7r, full frame, mirrorless, Sony

 

Comments

  1. iggyfloyd says

    October 16, 2013 at 12:04 pm

    can I say “ugly”?

    • Dave says

      October 18, 2013 at 1:45 am

      Yeah, it’s not like it’s a functional item or anything.

    • tommy says

      October 18, 2013 at 3:51 am

      allowed…

  2. Gary says

    October 18, 2013 at 12:22 am

    I can’t find out the highest flash sync speed or whether a flash radio remote is available.

    • Doug says

      October 28, 2013 at 2:47 pm

      A7 is 1/250 and A7r is 1/160.
      Not sure about triggers yet. It is the same iso hotshow as found on the RX1, NEX 6, NEX 5N

  3. tommy says

    October 18, 2013 at 3:52 am

    allowed…

  4. Joe says

    October 18, 2013 at 9:20 am

    Jaw dropping image from that ugly 36MP A7r with Sonnar T FE 35mm F2.8 ZA shown above.
    http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5522/10337184266_b6f9a37751_o.jpg

  5. Emmanuel says

    October 19, 2013 at 6:22 am

    Well done SONY! We might have an ugly duckling with this A7 but looking at Joe’s sample image and judging by the results; this camera would definitely grow on me. SONY you showed the world one more time! Nikon & Canon when was the last time you released a ground breaking product? GET YOUR FINGERS OUT or face the inevitable! This is coming from a Canon fan who doesn’t want to live in the past.

  6. galih jati says

    November 2, 2013 at 2:19 am

    This is a very beautiful camera, compact but it can make good quality photo

  7. McCance says

    November 2, 2013 at 9:51 am

    Whether you like these or not, it’s nice to finally see some innovation in the market, besides basic feature progression.

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