Sony Alpha 7R V vs Sony Alpha DSLR-A100

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Alpha 7R V compared with Alpha DSLR-A100

	SonyAlpha 7R V	SonyAlpha DSLR-A100
Overview
Released
Released	November 2022	July 2006
Image and sensor
Camera type
Camera type	Mirrorless	DSLR
Sensor format
Sensor format	Full frame	APS-C
Sensor type
Sensor type	Back-illuminated Exmor R CMOS	CCD
Sensor dimensions
Sensor dimensions	35.7 × 23.8 mm	23.6 × 15.8 mm
Effective resolution
Effective resolution	61 MP	10.2 MP
Largest image
Largest image	9504 × 6336	3880 × 2600
RAW recording
RAW recording	Yes	Yes
Standard ISO range
Standard ISO range	100–32000	100–1600
Sensor detail
Sensor detail	Approximately 62.5 million total pixels; 3:2 sensor. Pixel Shift Multi Shooting combines four or 16 exposures on a computer; 16-frame output is 19008 × 12672. Compatible Imaging Edge software can correct small movements, but camera or subject movement can still spoil compositing.	Interlace-scan CCD with primary-colour filter; 10.8 million total pixels; anti-static coating and sensor vibration for dust reduction
Image formats
Image formats	JPEG, HEIF, RAW, RAW+JPEG and RAW+HEIF; Sony ARW 4.0, compressed, lossless-compressed or uncompressed RAW.	JPEG, RAW and RAW+JPEG; Sony UK lists 3880 × 2600 RAW and 3872 × 2592 maximum JPEG. Sony Japan's launch table gives 3872 × 2592 recording pixels without a separate RAW row.
ISO detail
ISO detail	Standard still-image ISO 100–32000; expanded ISO 50–102400.	Standard ISO 100–1600; Auto ISO 100–800; Lo80 and Hi200 are separate Zone Matching settings
Image processor
Image processor	BIONZ XR and dedicated AI processing unit.	BIONZ
Lens and shooting
Lens mount
Lens mount	Sony E-mount	Sony A-mount
Stabilisation
Stabilisation	Sensor shift	Sensor shift
Maximum continuous burst
Maximum continuous burst	10 fps	3 fps
Lens detail
Lens detail	–	Interchangeable A-mount; compatible Sony, Minolta and Konica Minolta lenses; kit-lens specifications are separate from the camera body
Autofocus
Autofocus	Fast Hybrid AF with 693 full-frame phase-detection points and 25 contrast points; phase coverage approximately 79%. Recognises people, animals, birds, insects, cars/trains and aircraft. APS-C lenses change phase-point count; recognition depends on selected mode and subject.	TTL phase detection; nine points with centre cross sensor; single-shot, continuous, automatic AF, direct manual focus and manual focus; selectable Eye-Start AF
Shutter
Shutter	–	Electronically controlled vertical-traverse focal-plane shutter; 30 seconds to 1/4000 second plus Bulb; flash sync 1/160 second with stabilisation off or 1/125 with it on
Burst detail
Burst detail	Up to approximately 10 fps mechanical Hi+ with AF/AE tracking, or 8 fps with live view; electronic Hi+ up to 7 fps in Sony's launch footnote. Buffer claim is 583 compressed RAW, 135 uncompressed RAW or over 1000 JPEG frames using Sony CEA-G160T CFexpress Type A and Hi+ under maker conditions.	Up to 3 fps under Sony's L Fine JPEG, manual-focus and faster-than-1/250-second conditions. JPEG can continue until the card fills with sufficiently fast media; buffer claim is six RAW or three RAW+JPEG photographs.
Stabilisation detail
Stabilisation detail	Five-axis sensor shift; Sony claims 8 stops under CIPA pitch/yaw conditions with FE 50mm F1.2 GM and long-exposure noise reduction off. Active video stabilisation narrows the field of view and is unavailable in 8K and 120p modes.	Super SteadyShot CCD-shift mechanism; Sony claims approximately 2–3.5 stops depending on lens and shooting conditions; Minolta AF Macro Zoom 3X-1X F1.7-2.8 is excluded from the launch compatibility claim
Flash
Flash	–	Built-in manually raised flash; guide number 12 at ISO 100 in metres; ADI/P-TTL metering; compatible external Alpha flash support
Exposure controls
Exposure controls	–	Program, aperture priority, shutter priority and manual; six scene modes; 40-segment honeycomb, centre-weighted and spot metering; D-Range Optimizer is unavailable for RAW and RAW+JPEG
Video
Highest video resolution
Highest video resolution	7680 × 4320 at 24 fps	–
Video detail
Video detail	Japanese/NTSC recording includes 7680 × 4320 XAVC HS 8K at 24p, 10-bit 4:2:0. 8K and 4K 60p use an approximately 1.2× narrower field of view. 4K supports 10-bit 4:2:2; Super 35mm 30p/24p oversamples without binning. Full HD 120p is a lower-resolution mode. S-Cinetone, S-Log3 and HLG supported; USB streaming resolution is separate from internal recording.	Still-image camera; no movie recording or live-view framing (Photography Blog and Cameralabs)
Audio
Audio	Stereo microphone; 3.5 mm microphone and headphone sockets; compatible Multi Interface Shoe accessories enable 24-bit or four-channel digital audio.	–
Screen and viewfinder
Viewfinder
Viewfinder	Electronic	Optical
Screen size
Screen size	3.2″	2.5″
Screen dots
Screen dots	2,095,104	230,000
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	Yes	–
Tilting screen
Tilting screen	Yes	–
Display detail
Display detail	Four-axis TFT LCD combines tilt with side-opening rotation; approximately 98° up, 40° down, 180° sideways and 270° rotation in the open position.	Clear Photo LCD Plus TFT; 230,000 dots count display subpixels; shooting information rotates when the body is turned
Viewfinder detail
Viewfinder detail	0.64-inch Quad-XGA OLED with 9,437,184 dots, 100% coverage and approximately 0.90× magnification; selectable 60/120 fps display.	Fixed eye-level roof-mirror system; 95% coverage; 0.83× magnification with a 50 mm lens focused at infinity
Connections and design
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Yes	–
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Yes	–
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	530 photographs	750 photographs
Body weight
Body weight	638 g	545 g (better)
Release detail
Release detail	Sony Japan specifies 25 November 2022 for ILCE-7RM5; this is the Japanese on-sale date, not a UK release claim. The Sony UK press-centre article reproduces a North American announcement with December shipping, so that is not treated as a UK date.	Sony Japan specifies 21 July 2006 for the body and both initial lens kits; Sony's US release gives July 2006 without a day.
Recording media
Recording media	Two multi-format slots, each accepting CFexpress Type A or UHS-I/UHS-II SD; simultaneous, separate-media and relay recording. Type B cards are not supported.	CompactFlash Type I/II and Microdrive; Memory Stick Duo and PRO Duo through supplied CF-slot adaptor
Ports
Ports	USB Type-C at 10 Gbps, Multi/Micro USB, full-size HDMI, microphone and headphone sockets, sync terminal and digital-audio Multi Interface Shoe.	USB 2.0 Hi-Speed, switchable NTSC/PAL video output, remote-release terminal and DC input
Wireless connections
Wireless connections	Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac at 2.4/5 GHz and Bluetooth 5.0; no NFC in exact maker specification.	–
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	NP-FZ100; CIPA approximately 530 photographs with LCD or 440 with viewfinder. USB Type-C Power Delivery charging and power supported.	NP-FM55H; approximately 750 photographs under CIPA conditions with flash used for half of the shots
Charging
Charging	–	Supplied BC-VM10 external charger
Dimensions
Dimensions	Approximately 131.3 × 96.9 × 82.4 mm (width × height × maximum depth); grip-to-monitor depth 72.3 mm.	133.1 × 94.7 × 71.3 mm (width × height × depth), excluding protrusions
Weight detail
Weight detail	Approximately 638 g body only; 723 g with battery and memory card; lens excluded.	Approximately 545 g without battery, recording media, lens or body accessories
Colours
Colours	–	Black or silver
In the box
In the box	NP-FZ100 battery, BC-QZ1 charger, power cord, cable protector, shoulder strap, body cap, accessory shoe cap, eyepiece cup and USB-A to USB-C cable, according to Sony UK.	NP-FM55H battery, BC-VM10 charger, video and USB cables, power cord, shoulder strap, Memory Stick Duo CF adaptor, body and accessory-shoe caps, software CD