Sony A7S vs A7 vs A7R vs Panasonic GH4 Specs Comparison
Sony A7s full-frame mirrorless camera has been announced at Sony Las Vegas press event today. Sony A7s is really an amazing camera for both video and still photographers! It will be released in summer 2014. Below are the Sony A7s main characteristics:
- ISO 50-409600
- extreme high dynamic range and color fidelity (So Sony says without to share numbers yet)
- 4K recording with no pixel binning
- 4K recording on external records only (internal recording only Full HD)
- 4:2:2 color sampling with external recorder
- The “S” stays for “sensivity
- Price will be announced later and release in “Summer”. Some other sites said price should be $1,699. But take this with a huge grain of salt!
- Full press text follows on bottom of this post
You can read the full details at Sony US.
Here is a full specs comparison of Sony A7S, Sony A7, Sony A7R, Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH4.
Feature | Sony A7S | Sony A7 | Sony A7R | Panasonic GH4 |
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Sensor Resolution | 12 MP | 24 MP | 36 MP | 16 MP |
Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS | CMOS | CMOS |
Sensor Size | 35.8 x 23.9 mm | 35.8 x 23.9 mm | 35.9 x 24 mm | 17.3 x 13 mm |
Sensor Type | Full Frame | Full Frame | Full Frame | Four Thirds |
Image Size | 4240 x 3832 | 6000 x 4000 | 7360 x 4912 | 4608 x 3456 |
Image Processor | Bionz X | Bionz X | Bionz X | Venus Engine IX |
Viewfinder Type | Electronic | Electronic | Electronic | Electronic |
Viewfinder Coverage | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Viewfinder Magnification | 0.71x | 0.71x | 0.71x | 0.67x |
Storage Media | SD/SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Duo/Pro Duo/Pro-HG Duo | SD/SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Duo/Pro Duo/Pro-HG Duo | SD/SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Duo/Pro Duo/Pro-HG Duo | SD/SDHC/SDXC |
Video Output | MPEG-4, AVCHD | MPEG-4, AVCHD | MPEG-4, AVCHD | MPEG-4, AVCHD |
Video Maximum Resolution | XAVC S 1080 60p(50Mbps), 30p (50Mbps), 24p (50Mbps). 720 120p (50Mbps). AVCHD 60p (28Mbps), 60i (24Mbps/17Mbps), 24p (24Mbps/17Mbps) | 1920 x 1080 (60p, 60i, 24p), 1440 x 1080 (30p), 640 x 480 (30p) | 1920 x 1080 (60p, 60i, 24p), 1440 x 1080 (30p), 640 x 480 (30p) | 4096 x 2160 (24p), 3840 x 2160 (24p, 25p, 30p), 1920 x 1080 (24p, 25p, 30p, 50p, 60p), 1280 x 720 (24p, 25p, 30p), 640 x 480 (25p, 30p) |
Continuous Shooting Speed | – | 5 FPS | 4 FPS | 12 FPS |
Max Shutter Speed | 1/8000 to 30 sec | 1/8000 to 30 sec | 1/8000 to 30 sec | 1/8000 to 60 sec |
Autofocus System | 25 points | 117 points | 117 points | 49 points |
Native ISO Sensitivity | ISO 100-102,400 | ISO 100-25,600 | ISO 100-25,600 | ISO 200-25,600 |
Boosted ISO Sensitivity | ISO 409,600 | – | – | – |
Clean HDMI output | 3840 × 2160(30p/24p) / 1920 × 1080(60p/24p) / 1920 × 1080(60i),YCbCr 4:2:2 8bit/ RGB 8bit | – | – | – |
Timelapse recording | No | No | No | Yes |
Built-in Wi-Fi | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Built-in Flash | No | No | No | Yes |
LCD Size | 3″ Tilting TFT-LCD | 3″ Tilting TFT-LCD | 3″ Tilting TFT-LCD | 3″ Fully articulated TFT-LCD |
LCD Resolution | 1,230,000 dots | 1,230,000 dots | 1,230,000 dots | 1,036,000 dots |
Exposure Compensation | ±5 (at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps) | ±5 (at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps) | ±5 (at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps) | ±5 (at 1/3 EV steps) |
Battery | NP-FW50 | NP-FW50 | NP-FW50 | DMW-BLF19 |
Battery Life | 360 shots (CIPA) | 340 shots (CIPA) | 340 shots (CIPA) | 500 shots (CIPA) |
USB Version | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
Dimensions | 127 x 94 x 48 mm | 127 x 94 x 48 mm | 127 x 94 x 48 mm | 133 x 93 x 84 mm |
Weight | 489g | 474g | 465g | 560g |
MSRP Price | – | $1,698Amazon | $2,298Amazon | $1,698Amazon |