The Sony A7 IV is considered the perfect hybrid camera, because it provides incredible images that can be shared instantly. In addition, it has been manufactured and designed to make the maximum creativity of any professional come true.
Thanks to the Canon R5 you can capture 45-megapixel full-frame images at an incredible 20 fps in complete silence and with full autofocus tracking. In addition, when the situation requires it, it also has a mechanical shutter in order to achieve class-leading shutter speeds of up to 12 fps. This camera has the ultimate speed and quality that will take your creativity to the next level.
Sony A7 IV vs Canon R5 specifications
As always we will compare, the Sony A7 IV against its fiercest competitor in this case the camera that could stand up to it would be the Canon R5 and now we will see how they differ.
Canon R5 | SONY A7 IV | |
SENSOR | 36 x 24 mm CMOS | 35 mm full frame (35.9 x 23.9 mm), Exmor R CMOS sensor, CON 33.0 MP |
PROCESSOR | DIGIC 4+ | BIONZ XR |
FOCUS (AF) | 9 points | 35 mm full frame: 759 points |
VIEWER | Optical viewfinder | 1.3 cm (0.5 type) electronic viewfinder (OLED Quad-VGA) with 3.68 million dots |
DISPLAY | LCD (TFT) of approx. 920,000 px | 7.5 cm (3.0 type) TFT LCD display with 1 036 800 dots, 3″. |
ISO | 100 a 12800 | ISO 100-51 200 (upgradeable to ISO 50- 204 800) |
SHOTS PER SECOND | 3 fps | 10 FPS (with AF/AE tracking) |
MAXIMUM RAPIDITY | 3 fps maximum | |
DYNAMIC RANGE | HDR high dynamic range | EV-4 to EV20 (equivalent to ISO 100 with an F2.0 lens attached) |
VIDEO RESOLUTION | Full HD at 30 fps
| 4K at 60p/30p (applicable over 7K sampling) and Full HD at 120p |
CONNECTIVITY | WiFi, NFC | USB 3.2, Gen3, 10Gbps, Wifi 5 GHz and Bluetooth |
BATTERY | Lithium Ion LP-E10. Approx. 500 shots
| One NP-FZ100 rechargeable battery
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MONTURA | EF/EF-S | E-mount |
WEIGHT | 475 g | 658 g (with battery) |
Sensor
The Sony A7 IV features a new sensor together with a processor, the sensor is an Exmor R CMOS type, with 33 MPX, allowing for mind-blowing performance and quality. In addition, this new sensor has a high-speed readout, high sensitivity, noise reduction and high-precision color reproduction. The processor they set up is of the BIONZ XR type, which provides higher performance, thus achieving with these high speeds continuous, convenient capture and reliable operation in data transfers.
The Canon R5 improves on this, featuring a state-of-the-art 45-megapixel Full Frame CMOS sensor, increasing resolution, capturing with incredible sharpness, minimal noise and wide dynamic range, the ideal detail for our advanced RF lenses.
Approach
This model of Sony features an AF tracking system, with 4D FOCUS, created to improve speed, accuracy and tracking, with phase detection (759 points) and tracking. Thanks to the high speed of the processor, we will be able to capture approximately 800 frames at a speed of 10 fps, with AF/AE tracking. In addition, they also included AI real-time tracking, which detects and tracks eyes and subjects, whether people or animals, with impressive accuracy, keeping them in focus at all times. With this we highlight the improvement of the Eye Af Tracking, in real time, due to the great power of the new processor, as well as the focus on animals. The R5however, presents us with an approach Dual Pixel CMOS AF II, amazingly fast and has 5940 selectable AF positions, covering almost 100% of the frame. Fast-moving shots remain clear, even when moving unexpectedly fast, and face and eye detection is amazing for portraits with shallow depth of field.
Battery
The camera Sony A7 IV uses a NP-FZ100 rechargeable battery. Likewise, the model R5 Canon’s LP-E6NH type battery is used. Allowing 320 shots in EVF power saving mode and 490 shots in LCD power saving mode. It also has a USB charging facility via PD-E1.
Video
The resolution and connectivity of video recordings is another improvement of this Sony model. The Sony A7 IV allows you to record movies and make recordings at an impressive quality of 4K at 60/30p, with the option of applying full-frame 7K oversampling as well, guaranteeing a very detailed and stunning quality and focus. In addition, it now has connectivity with S-Cinetone, allowing this setting to make the skin look smoother and more realistic. There is also a new focus map function, allowing you to easily view the depth of field when shooting to see if the entire area is in focus. It can be noted that with just a USB cable together with a computer or smartphone, you can turn the camera into a high-performance webcam, allowing you to create videos at amazing quality (4K/ Full HD) in full live. The Canon R5 improves in this area too, even surpassing the Sony A7, it allows you to capture stunning 8K DCI RAW video internally on a CF express card, using the full width of its Full Frame sensor to achieve a fully cinematic look. In addition to offering true picture resolution, 8K quality allows editors to edit and trim footage to still deliver a 4K final cut. In addition to its groundbreaking 8K capabilities, this camera will be able to record in 4K DCI (Full Frame) and 4K UHD at speeds of up to 120p (119.88 fps) at 10-bit 4:2:2 quality, allowing you to achieve smooth slow-motion effects at an amazingly high resolution.
Opinion
The Sony A7 IV features a sensor combined with a processor thanks to which we find higher resolution and better color reproduction, allowing images to better represent and highlight every single detail, such as skin textures or animal details. In addition, it also brings a new image format, a HEIF type format, which is intended to be a highly efficient image file, allowing for a deeper and more realistic view.
The Canon R5 is a digital SLR camera that presents the necessary features and functions to be an ideal film camera, with a revolutionary video performance unexpected for such a small camera, it surprises everyone who tries it and enjoys it, it is more professional than the previous one as can be seen in its functions and features.
