Compact, quiet and excellent performance without flash

Compact, quiet and excellent performance without flash

Sony Alpha 7s digital camera (12.2 megapixels, 7.6 cm (3 inch) LCD display, Full HD, Uncompressed output via HDMI (4K / Full HD) Silent Shooting mode, dust and splash proof) (Electronics)

Customer Review

I use the camera only in photo mode (video see other reviews) and have experience with Nikon D90, Samsung NX300 and Cannon D3 MII - all very good cameras. I bought the camera primarily for "available light" indoors and there she really keeps its promises (the first order of business, however, is the firmware update from 1.0 to 1.1 - which brings felt significantly faster switching and AF performance.):
1. Image quality: to ISO 4000 very well to 10,000 good for ordinary prints to 13x18 useful. For the objectification and the comparison is based on my experience DXO Mark a good choice (for ex. Is the NX300 quality at low ISO values ​​is basically on par, which coincides with my assessment.
2. Silent Mode - scan a great thing to people without permanent closing clack (especially when shooting).
3. Camera Profile and lenses (tested SEL55F18Z and Standard Zoom) in Lightroom available.
4. Fast autofocus - the fastest and most accurate I have ever experienced.
5. Delay (is yes for A7B every now criticized) - with the firmware update very quickly and not a limitation.
6. Battery: The camera is supplied with spare battery and external charger. I come with a rechargeable battery good throughout the day. An additional charger or extra battery packs are unnecessary for my usage profile.
7. Monitor and viewfinder: Automatic switching works! Problems, viewfinder also very good usable and adaptable. In particular, the swiveling monitor is a great help for photos from the hip. Viewfinder is easily usable even with glasses.
8. The camera blends best with the SEL55F18Z of Zeiss - in Vergelich standard zoom is a clear difference in picture quality and also in the AF performance is noticeably (lens firmware needs an update by the way ...). Wen numbers interested -> DXO Mark.
9. Light and compact compared to the SLR Altera virgin.

Overall, I think apart from the still limited range of lenses compared to the SLR, the superior system - I think the mirrorless full format is the future belong. Let's hope that Sony and lens manufacturers go the way on.

Update 4/12/2015:
Next very happy with the camera. Currently there are software updates by the manufacturer (good product maintenance), which shorten the turn-again noticeably.

I'm very satisfied :) 13 Rank: 5/5
December 19
Very good! 18 4 Rank: 4/5
August 7
Not just 15 Rank: 1/5
June 27
value for money in 1827 Rank: 4/5
April 20

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