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Alpha 7 V
Sony's 33-megapixel full-frame E-mount camera combines a partially stacked sensor, AI subject recognition and 30 fps electronic bursts with full-frame 4K 60p video.
Model history · 2 models, 2021–2025
- 2021Alpha 7 IVCompare
- 2025Alpha 7 V
- Type
- Mirrorless
- Sensor
- Full frame
- Megapixels
- 33
- Lens
- Sony E-mount
- Video
- 3840 × 2160 at 120 fps
- Body weight
- 610 g
What reviewers say
Both praise autofocus, image quality, handling and the flexible screen, while finding competing cameras offer more video options. TechRadar criticises heavy JPEG noise reduction and a sensitive shutter button. Photography Blog considers faster shooting and video worthwhile upgrade reasons; TechRadar advises recent Alpha 7 IV buyers to keep their camera.
From photographyblog.com and techradar.com
Specifications
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- Camera type
- Mirrorless
- Sensor format
- Full frame
- Sensor type
- Partially stacked Exmor RS CMOS
- Sensor dimensions
- 35.9 × 23.9 mm
- Effective resolution
- 33 MP
- Largest image
- 7008 × 4672
- RAW recording
- Yes
- Standard ISO range
- 100–51200
- Sensor detail
- Approximately 35.7 million total pixels; partially stacked full-frame sensor with optical low-pass filter. Sony's up-to-16-stop dynamic-range claim applies to stills with the mechanical shutter, not a review measurement.
- Image formats
- JPEG, HEIF and RAW in Sony ARW 6.0 format; single-image effective resolution is 33 MP, distinct from software composite or enlarged output
- ISO detail
- Standard still-image ISO 100–51200; expanded ISO 50–204800. Movie ISO 100–51200, expandable to 102400.
- Image processor
- BIONZ XR2 with integrated AI processing functions
Lens and shooting
- Lens mount
- Sony E-mount
- Stabilisation
- Sensor shift
- Maximum continuous burst
- 30 fps
- Autofocus
- Fast Hybrid AF with up to 759 phase-detection points; recognition for humans, animals, birds, insects, cars, trains and aeroplanes, plus automatic subject selection. Maker claims up to 94% frame coverage; AF-S detection down to EV −4 with an F2.0 lens at ISO 100.
- Shutter
- Electronic shutter 1/16000 second to 30 seconds; mechanical shutter 1/8000 second to 30 seconds plus Bulb; full-frame flash sync 1/250 second
- Burst detail
- Hi+ up to 30 fps electronically with AF/AE tracking and 14-bit RAW, or 10 fps mechanically. Electronic Hi+ is blackout-free; speed depends on lens, card, format and shooting conditions. Pre-capture can retain up to one second before full shutter press. Maker maximum-speed buffer figures include 185 Fine JPEG, 95 RAW or 35 lossless-compressed RAW photographs under its test conditions.
- Stabilisation detail
- Five-axis sensor shift; maker claims 7.5 stops at the centre and 6.5 at the periphery under CIPA 2024 pitch/yaw/roll conditions with FE 50mm F1.2 GM and long-exposure noise reduction off. Dynamic Active movie mode adds more crop than Active mode.
Video
- Highest video resolution
- 3840 × 2160 at 120 fps
- Video detail
- Internal 4K up to 120p NTSC or 100p PAL in APS-C/Super 35 mode; full-frame 4K 60p/50p uses 7K oversampling with 4K Angle of View Priority on. XAVC S and XAVC HS support 10-bit 4:2:2; XAVC S-I 4K reaches 60p/50p. No RAW movie output. USB streaming is separate, up to 4K 30p/25p or Full HD 60p/50p.
Screen and viewfinder
- Viewfinder
- Electronic
- Screen size
- 3.2″
- Screen dots
- 2,095,104
- Touchscreen
- Yes
- Tilting screen
- Yes
- Display detail
- Four-axis multi-angle TFT; approximately 98° upwards, 40° downwards, 180° sideways and 270° rotation; dots count colour subpixels
- Viewfinder detail
- 0.5-type OLED; 3,686,400 dots; approximately 0.78× magnification; 60 or 120 fps display
Connections and design
- Wi-Fi
- Yes
- Bluetooth
- Yes
- Battery life (maker's claim)
- 750 photographs
- Body weight
- 610 g
- Release detail
- Sony Europe's announcement states body availability to purchase from 2 December 2025; Sony Japan specifies 19 December 2025. The Japanese ILCE-7M5M lens kit followed on 10 April 2026 rather than the body's date.
- Recording media
- Slot 1 accepts CFexpress 2 Type A or UHS-I/II SD; slot 2 accepts UHS-I/II SD
- Ports
- Full-size HDMI Type A; two USB-C ports, port 1 at 10Gbps USB 3.2 and port 2 at 480Mbps USB 2.0; 3.5 mm microphone and headphone sockets; Multi Interface Shoe with digital audio
- Wireless connections
- Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax, including Wi-Fi 6E at 2.4/5/6 GHz where regional rules permit; Bluetooth 5.3; no NFC
- Battery life detail
- NP-FZ100; maker CIPA claim approximately 750 photographs using the monitor or 630 using the viewfinder
- Charging
- In-camera USB-C charging and power supply; USB Power Delivery supported
- Dimensions
- Approximately 130.3 × 96.4 × 82.4 mm maximum; 72.3 mm depth from grip to monitor
- Weight detail
- Approximately 610 g body only or 695 g with battery and memory card. Photography Blog's narrative mislabels 695 g as excluding battery/card; TechRadar lists 659 g. Main weight follows Sony's exact body-only specification.
- In the box
- NP-FZ100 battery, shoulder strap, body cap, accessory shoe cap and eyepiece cup, according to Sony UK
Pros and cons
Pros
- Electronic bursts with AF and AE tracking and pre-capture
- Four-axis touchscreen and five-axis sensor-shift stabilisation
- Full-frame 4K 60p and cropped 4K 120p recording
Cons
- Only one card slot accepts CFexpress Type A
- No RAW movie output
Closest rivals
Model | Type | Sensor | Megapixels | Lens | Video | Body weight | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mirrorless | Full frame | 32.5 | Canon RF | 6960 × 4640 at 29.97 fps | 609 g | Nov 2025 | |
| Mirrorless | Full frame | 24.5 | Nikon Z mount | 4032 × 2268 at 30 fps | 620 g | Apr 2025 | |
| Mirrorless | Full frame | 24.5 | Nikon Z mount | 6048 × 3402 at 59.94 fps | 540 g | Oct 2025 |
Previous model: Alpha 7 IV.
Sources
- sony.co.uk/electronics/support/e-mount-body-ilce-7-series/ilce-7m5/specificatio…
- sony.eu/presscentre/sony-launches-alpha-7-v-and-fe-28-70mm-f35-56-oss-ii
- sony.jp/CorporateCruise/Press/202512/25-1202
- sony.jp/ichigan/info2/20260407.html
- photographyblog.com/reviews/sony_a7_v_review
- techradar.com/cameras/sony-a7-v-review
Photo: sony.jp
- Alpha 7 V with the separately sold FE 24–70mm F2.8 GM II: Sony
- Alpha 7 V rear controls and folded screen: Sony
- Alpha 7 V top controls: Sony
- Alpha 7 V with separately sold FE 24–70mm F2.8 GM II and ECM-B1M microphone: Sony
- Alpha 7 V left-side ports with covers open: Sony
- Alpha 7 V card slots open with example memory cards and separately sold lens: Sony
- Alpha 7 V front with shutter closed over the sensor: Sony
- Alpha 7 V grip close-up: Sony
- Alpha 7 V with separately sold white FE 70–200mm F2.8 GM OSS II: Sony
- Alpha 7 V with separately sold FE 16–35mm F2.8 GM II: Sony
- Sony Alpha 7 V: Front with optional FE 28–70mm F3.5–5.6 OSS II kit lens: Sony
- Sony Alpha 7 V: Right side and grip: Sony
- Sony Alpha 7 V: Left side with terminal covers closed: Sony
- Sony Alpha 7 V: Rear with optional kit lens and screen extended horizontally: Sony
- Sony Alpha 7 V: Top with optional kit lens and screen extended outward: Sony
- Sony Alpha 7 V: Three-quarter front with optional FE 28–70mm F3.5–5.6 OSS II kit lens: Sony
