Sony has unveiled the A7 V: a new 33MP camera with faster speeds and 4K 120fps
By ForGeeks
Sony has launched the A7 V mirrorless camera, the next generation of its mid-budget flagship, putting a premium on speed and autofocus. However, it doesn’t have the video capabilities that some users had hoped for.
New sensor, processor and autofocus
The camera features a partially multi-layer 33MP Exmor RS full-frame sensor and a Bionz XR2 processor with an integrated AI module. According to Sony, this provides the fastest and most accurate autofocus of any of the company’s models.
The A7 V shoots 14-bit photos at up to 30fps and up to 16 stops of dynamic range – the highest in the lineup’s history.
Video: focus on high-quality 4K
The model supports 4K 10-bit S-Log3 shooting up to 60fps with full sensor-width readout and oversampling from 7K. To activate this mode without cropping, you’ll need to enable Angle of View Priority, which disables in-matrix noise reduction.
Thanks to a new graphite heat sink, the camera can record 4K 60fps continuously for up to 90 minutes.
The A7 V doesn’t support higher resolutions, however – unlike rivals Canon R6 III, Nikon Z6 III and Panasonic S1 II, which offer 6K-7K video. There’s also no internal or external RAW recording – only XAVC (H.265 / H.264) formats are available.
Sony specifies that it’s focused on high-quality 4K and minimal file size, as well as reduced roll-shutter thanks in part to a multi-layer sensor.
Serial Shooting and Autofocus
TheA7 V supports RAW burst shooting without “black frame” up to 30fps in electronic shutter or 10fps in mechanical shutter. Fully uncompressed RAW is not available, but lossless compressed RAW and the new lightweight RAW are available.
A7 V supports continuous shooting RAW without “black frame” up to 30fps with electronic shutter or mechanical shutter.
Autofocus is rated up to EV-4, uses 759 phase points, and covers about 94% of the frame. The camera detects people, animals, birds, insects, cars/trains, airplanes and automatically recognizes the target subject.
Autofocus is designed to work up to EV-4, uses 759 phase points and covers 94% of the frame.
Pre-capture and Speed Boost modes are available for capturing dynamic scenes.
Stabilization, display and body
Five-axis stabilization provides up to 7.5 stops of compensation. Active and Dynamic Active modes are present, the latter utilizing cropping.
The rear 2.1-megapixel display is for the first time both tilting and tiltable – useful for bloggers and those shooting from down low. The OLED viewfinder retains its 3.69 million-dot resolution.
The A7 V is powered by an NP-FZ100 battery and delivers up to 750 CIPA shots – the best in the segment.
Card slots: one CFexpress Type A / SD UHS-II combo and one separate SD UHS-II. There are also HDMI ports, two USB-C ports, microphone and headphone jacks, and Wi-Fi 6.
Price and sales launch
– Body – starting at $2,899;- kit with lens – starting at $3,099;- in Canada – $3,699 / $3,899 CAD.
Deliveries will begin on December 18, 2025, but the first shipments will be limited.
