a7 V

Upgraded from an a7 IV to the Sony a7 V for AI AF, 30fps and pre-capture; awesome.

“It's awesome - I'd highly recommend it”

A month with the Sony a7 V: minimal rolling shutter and fantastic AF on fast birds.

“I have been using the A7V for a month now and I can say that rolling shutter is very minimal. The AF is fantastic.”

Owns the Sony a7 V and really loves it.

“I currently have an A7 IV and A7 V - and really love em”

Went from the a7 III to a7C II to a7 V and has no regrets.

“I went from a A7iii to A7cii to A7V. The full body fits my hands super well so I have 0 regret there.”

Finds the a7 V's autofocus great on a boat trip; it doesn't miss.

“Some shots from our boat trip, shot on A7V and Tamron 35-100”

Swapped the X-T5 for the a7 V for tracking.

“This is why I now own a Sony A 7V and not a Fuji XT-5.”

Got the a7 V after learning on the X100VI and is impressed after setting it up.

“I just got a Sony a7v after learning photography on the x100vi (1.5yrs shooting).”

Moved from the X-H2 to the a7 V and will never go back, loving the 50-150 f/2.

“same here....x-h2 for one year and now a7v. what a move.....i wont regret it, i will never go back.”

Moved from the X-T5 and GFX to the a7 V; autofocus improved but didn't matter for portraits and weddings.

“Autofocus improved but for the work I do which is portraits/weddings it didn’t make a difference.”

Moved from the X-H2 to the a7 V and hasn't regretted it; the AF is much better.

“I moved from a Fujifilm X-H2 to a Sony AR7V and haven't regretted it. The AF is so much better.”

Owns the a7 III and a7 V and finds the a7 V's usable high ISO far better.

“I own both. They are absolutely NOT equal. A7V can hit higher usable ISOs by a massive margin.”

Moved from the a6700 to the a7 V and would never go back to APS-C.

“paired it with the a7V and I would never go back to APS-C.”

Moved from the a6700 to the a7 V and finds pictures not noticeably better.

“I had the a6700, switched to a7V, I can confidently say it’s 100% GAS, pictures are not noticeably better.”

Is considering selling their a7 V because their wildlife lens is so big it stays home.

“I've got the a7v and I'm honestly considering selling it for the a6700.”

Upgraded from the a6700 to the a7 V; it was great but the end results barely differed.

“I had a a6700 + Sigma 18-50 and upgraded to an a7V + 24-70 GM II. It was great but honestly the end result”

Prefers the a7 V's ergonomics and controls over their old a6700.

“I had the a6700, now a7V and I strongly prefer its ergonomics and access to controls”

Owns the a7 V but finds full frame bulky for trips, so travels with an X100VI.

“The full frame is extremely bulky to take on a trip”

Took the a7 V to Japan; great experience but overkill for a family holiday.

“I did bring my newish a7v to it. Really great photography experience but its a family holiday”

Upgraded from an a6000 and kit lens to the a7 V with the 28-70 f/2 GM and feels like they've entered a new world.

“It’s just too much better and I feel like I’m entering a new world.”

Upgraded from the a7 IV to the a7 V and is having so much fun that missing Lightroom support barely bothers them.

“Honestly, I've been having so much fun shooting with the A7V that it's hard to stay upset about the inconvenience.”

Upgraded to the a7 V and finds it a much bigger jump than the a7 III to a7 IV.

“I upgraded to the A7V as well and it is a much more significant jump than III to IV.”

Shoots their kids' sports with the a7 V, helped by 30fps, pre-capture and better tracking AF.

“It’s more fun grabbing pics of my kids playing sports with the a7v based on the upgrades.”

Owns the a7 V, a7R V and 200-600, and would take the a7 V for birds.

“If I am shooting birds tomorrow I am taking at A75.”

Moved from an a6600 to the a7 V for birds and says pre-capture, 30fps and AI autofocus make it fully worth it.

“I went from a6600 to A7v and let me tell you it’s 100% with it.”

Owns the a7CR and a7 V and always takes the a7 V for sports because its autofocus won't miss.

“If I’m shooting sports? It’s A7V every time just because I know it won’t miss.”

Sold their a7 IV after getting the a7 V and finds 30fps, smaller raw files and more dynamic range a big upgrade.

“ive had the IV just sold it last week since i got the V a few weeks ago”

Moved from an original a1 to the a7 V for birds; loves pre-capture but AF struggled in low light compared to the a1.

“AF - Struggled to focus in lower light, A1 performed better here.”

Recently got the a7 V and struggles with pre-capture and autofocus arriving late on birds.

“Yeah i just recently picked up a7 V and i also strugglee a bit with precapture and autofocus being late on a lot of the subjects..”

Moved from an a7C to the a7 V and found it a huge leap, with much better tracking for wildlife and sports.

“A7V was such a tremendous leap from my A7C that a difference was night and day.”

Moved from the a7 III to the a7 V for weddings and finds it a nice refinement, with better dynamic range and autofocus and longer shutter life.

“So far it feels like a nice refinement more than a huge upgrade for what I do”

Two months into the a7 V, they are very impressed with how easy its raw files are to work with.

“I’ve been very impressed with the raw files from the Sony.”

Moved from an a6700 to the a7 V with a Sigma 24-70 and is loving it, with no video issues so far.

“So far loving the A7V!”

Calls the a7 V their favourite body; they haven't felt this good about a camera since the a7 III.

“The A7V is officially my favorite body, I love it and I haven't felt this good about a camera since the A7III came out.”

A beginner who bought the a7 V as a first camera a month ago and loves it; it helps them slow down and relieve stress.

“finally pulled the trigger last month on the new Sony A7V. I’ve been loving it so far.”

Loving their new a7 V; RAW pre-capture is a game changer for shooting lightning.

“I am loving my new a7v. Such a game changer for lightning.”

Took the a7 V out for meteors and an old town and really enjoyed it, though AF-S misfocused with a Samyang 60-180 (AF-C was fine).

“Other than that, I’ve really enjoyed shooting with the A7 V so far!”

Replaced an a7R V that gave soft results with the 200-600 with the a7 V, and is already much happier.

“I ended up getting rid of the body for the A7V. I’m already much happier.”

Shot four hours at -20C in strong wind with the a7 V; everything worked without lag, and only about 40% of the battery was used.

“I can happily report that the A7V works great in very cold conditions.”

Has seen some rolling shutter on the a7 V shooting wildlife, but finds it far from unusable.

“I have experienced some rolling shutter, but it is far from unusable for wildlife.”

Owns the a7 V and finds small birds can sometimes outrun its autofocus, especially when flying towards the camera.

“I have the A7V which is also 60 calculations per second and small birds can effectively out run the AF sometimes.”

After an a7R V and a7C II, is happy with everything their a7 V can do; the best all-rounder.

“now I have the a7v. Happy with everything it can do. Best mix of everything.”

Their used a7 V shows strange neon colour shifts in photo mode when exposure is increased, though video looks normal.

“when increasing the exposure, weird neon colors would appear.”

Moved from an R10 to the a7 V for its lens options and low-light video, and finds the upgrade massive.

“I just switched to Sony from Canon. R10 to an A7V. Obviously it feels like the upgrade is massive”

Stabilisation on their a7 V with the Tamron 35-150 works fine for handheld video, though IBIS reaches its limit at long focal lengths.

“I have the A7V and T35-150 and stabilization works fine”

Finds the a7 V's AF much better than their old a7 IV for birds in flight.

“Using the A7CII and now A7V I can tell you that the AF is much, much better in every way and it is very noticeable.”

Their a7 V is near 20,000 shots with no issues.

“My a7v is close to 20,000, again, no issues.”

Upgraded from an a7 III to the a7 V and found it a nice quality-of-life update, but without a change in image quality; a better lens made a much bigger difference.

“while the a7iii to a7v is a nice quality-of-life update, the image quality hasn't changed. Extra features are cool and all, but the jump in”

Moved to the a7 V for sports, keeping an a6700 too; the full-frame advantage is mostly quality-of-life features like 30 fps and pre-capture rather than sensor size.

“finally moved to the A7V for sports photography. sold my sigma 17-40 f1.8 and kept some viltrox prime lenses for travel. the sigma was great but at that size it felt like a FF set”

Replacing their a6700 with the a7 V and finds it worth the bigger size for its much better autofocus and low-light performance.

“I’m getting rid of my a6700 for my A7V and it is absolutely worth the bigger size. Way better autofocus and low light”

Mostly uses the a7 V's mechanical shutter for better low-ISO dynamic range and less banding under artificial light, using the electronic shutter only for bulk JPEG events.

“I thought I'd use the e-shutter more when I got the A7V but I end up just using the mech for that extra DR at low ISO and reduced banding from artificial lights at high ISO.”

Noticed that their a7 V sometimes takes out-of-focus shots even with AF-C release priority set to AF, unlike their old a7 III.

“the only thing I've noticed about the A7V, possibly a bug, is that even when I set AF-C release priority to AF, it still takes OOF images sometimes. A7III would limit my shooting speed if”

Shooting their running son with the a7 V and Tamron 35-100, AF sticks but bursts leave most frames slightly or fully out of focus; their Lumix and X-M5 seemed to hit more often, though the lens may be to blame.

“I feel like when i go to shoot photos of my son running around, on the swingset, etc, the af is sticky sure but when i”

Just moved from an a7 IV to the a7 V and is happier than with any camera in years: colours and skin tones need far less editing, and they prefer its video to the FX6 they sold. Says the autofocus is fantastic, battery life is good, and it's unbeatable for the price.

“Just got an a7v and haven’t been this happy about a camera in ages. The image and colour requires such less work to get where I want than the previous a7iv I was using and skintones finally look good.”

Owns both the original A1 and the A7V, and previously an A9. Prefers the A7V for video because its AI autofocus keeps the intended subject even behind clutter, and its controls and screen are better. Still prefers the A1's faster readout for sports and wildlife.

“I prefer the A7V over the A1 for video work. The readout speed is a bit slower, but the AI autofocus system, controls, and tilt/flip screen are far superior.”

Shoots wildlife with the A7V and hasn't noticed any rolling shutter. Suggests renting one to check before buying.

“No other way to know than to try, i do wildlife with the A7V and the rolling shutter is imperceptable. Though i can imagine youd like precapture for it if you can get it.”

Owns both the a7C II and the a7 V. Loves the a7 V's screen and fast CFexpress slot and would keep it if they could only have one, though they still prefer the smaller C body.

“I also love the screen on the V and the CF Express card that’s a lot faster than any SD card I own”