Sony Introduces 61 Megapixel α7R IV

[JimFox]

Sony Introduces 61 Megapixel α7R IV

NEW YORK — July 16, 2019 — Sony Electronics Inc. today announced the latest addition to its acclaimed Alpha 7R series full-frame mirrorless camera line-up: the extremely versatile, powerful Alpha 7R IV (model ILCE-7RM4).

Sony’s highest resolution full-frame camera ever, the new Alpha 7R IV delivers stunning image quality with high resolution and wide dynamic range while maintaining outstanding focusing performance, high-speed continuous shooting and much, much more.

Key Features:

• World’s first(1) 35mm full-frame 61.0 MP(2) back-illuminated Exmor R™ CMOS image sensor with latest-generation BIONZ X™ image processor
  
  
• 15-stop(3) dynamic range at low sensitivities, resulting in smooth, natural gradations ranging from deep shadows to highlights
  
  
• High-speed continuous shooting at up to 10 fps(4) with full AF / AE tracking for approximately seven seconds(5) in full-frame mode with an increased buffer memory, and approximately three times as long in APS-C mode
  
  
• 567 focal-plane phase-detection AF points covering 74% of image area and 425 contrast AF points
  
  
• Debut of Real-time Eye AF for movie recording(6) and advanced Real-time Tracking(7) plus Real-time Eye AF for still image recording
  
  
• Features an APS-C crop mode delivering stunning high resolution images of 26.2MP(2)
  

Read more at: https://alphauniverse.com/stories/sony-announces-a7r4/

 

[Ben Egbert]

The bar has been raised.

 

[JimFox]

One thing I noticed on this is it has 2 SD card slots. So I still can't wrap my head around why Nikon got fooled into putting the ultra expensive Sony QXD slot in their new camera's like the D850 when Sony themselves won't even use their own memory card standard. The QXD is literally 10x as expensive as a nearly comparable SD card. I can buy a 128gb SD card for around $30, but 128gb QXD is $200+ depending on the day of the week and depending on how badly the vendors want to price gouge people.

 

[Jameel Hyder]

Have resisted so far to anything not Canon, this sure is tempting. Still old school enough that I prefer the SLR form factor and optical finder but the future seems to be ML even with Canon and Nikon it looks like. Given the amount of Canon glass I have, adapting is the way. Hmmm choices.