Shoots 4K video; Excellent in low light; Huge, bright OLED viewfinder;

4K recording requires external device; 12.2MP sensor seems limiting for stills; Very expensive;

A filmmaker's dream – but still photographers may be better off looking lower down Sony's range

Shoots 4K video; Excellent in low light; Huge; bright OLED viewfinder

4K recording requires external device; 12.2MP sensor seems limiting for stills; Very expensive

The Sony a7S is an interesting departure for a camera company: a model where possibly more of the emphasis during the design process has been placed on video capture, rather than stills. This is made easier to see by the existence of its sibling models.

Impressive image quality; Superb; detailed; essentially moiré-free 1080p footage; Outstanding 4K (UHD) video when used with external recorder; Useful; high resolution electronic viewfinder; Completely silent shooting available; Microphone and headphone ports; Useful tools; such as focus peaking and...

Limited to contrast-detect AF; while a7/II siblings have on-sensor phase-detect AF; Lower dynamic range and resolution than immediate competitors; Sony's Raw compression scheme can lead to posterization at high contrast edges; Small battery can be restrictive; especially for video shooting; Lack of...

The Sony A7R is a great camera, make no mistake about that. To get a full frame sensor into such a small package is quite a feat of engineering. Canon and Nikon take note! and catch up!

Thjs camera is superb, i use it mostly with the zeiss 35mm f2.8. Size and weight means that I can carry it everywhere. I was slightly worried about resolution of 12 MP sensor but it has superb colour depth and detail. This is the ideal camera for me, I cannot fault it really.

I know this is a video version of the A7 family. The video is amazing, but this pictures are the most sublime. Not just low light- everything is amazing. Plenty of resolution if you aren't a power cropper.

Auto Focus is it's only weak point; though as good or a little better than A7

In 2013 the Sony Alpha A7 convinced our team and a panel of tech-savvy judges that it was system camera of the year. Not because it had the most lenses available, was the fastest, nor because there weren't other great new cameras coming out, but because it broke the mould and stepped up where other...

Great full-frame image quality; sturdy build and small scale design; great electronic viewfinder quality; tilt-angle LCD with large view; two batteries included

Poor battery life; no wall charger means slow charge; full-frame lens range is lacking; AF-C not comparable to ￡2k DSLR; 4K capture off-camera only; much pricier than standard A7

Great camera, fast shipping!!

It seems like it will break but I took it on a 4 day sailing trip with lots of motion and rain and it is OK

GREATE low light camera; I have,( like all us), never have taken photos at night without a flash; It is a new world I am just discovering; I own the A7R and the 7S has much better focusing

Changing batteries all the time

Here is what I remember most about film: anticipation. Film added something to every shot, a tilt of color or light, a dash of magic that took the mundane and made it art.