Sony Alpha 7R V vs Sony Alpha DSLR-A580

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Alpha 7R V compared with Alpha DSLR-A580

	SonyAlpha 7R V	SonyAlpha DSLR-A580
Overview
Released
Released	November 2022	October 2010
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	Exmor APS HD CMOS
Sensor dimensions
Sensor dimensions	35.7 × 23.8 mm	23.5 × 15.6 mm
Effective resolution
Effective resolution	61 MP	16.2 MP
Largest image
Largest image	9504 × 6336	4912 × 3264
RAW recording
RAW recording	Yes	Yes
Standard ISO range
Standard ISO range	100–32000	100–12800
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.	Approximately 16.7 million total pixels; RGB primary-colour filter, charge protection coating and sensor-shift 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 ARW 2.2
ISO detail
ISO detail	Standard still-image ISO 100–32000; expanded ISO 50–102400.	ISO 100–12,800 for single exposures; Multi Frame Noise Reduction combines six exposures and extends to ISO 25,600.
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	7 fps
Lens detail
Lens detail	–	Sony A-mount; operation confirmed with Minolta and Konica Minolta AF lenses
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: 15 points in live view, including three cross-type points; 11 points with optical viewfinder. Single, automatic and continuous AF; Focus Check Live View also offers contrast AF.
Shutter
Shutter	–	Electronically controlled focal-plane shutter; 30 seconds to 1/4000 second plus Bulb; flash sync 1/160 second
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.	Normal continuous: up to 5 fps with optical viewfinder or 3 fps in live view. Speed Priority: up to 7 fps with focus and exposure locked at the first frame. Maker buffer: approximately 44 Fine JPEG, 22 RAW or 20 RAW+JPEG frames, depending on conditions and media.
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.	SteadyShot INSIDE sensor shift; Sony claims approximately 2.5–4 stops, depending on lens and conditions.
Flash
Flash	–	Automatic pop-up flash; guide number 12 m at ISO 100; ADI and pre-flash TTL; proprietary Alpha flash shoe
Exposure controls
Exposure controls	–	Program, aperture priority, shutter priority, manual and scene modes; 40-segment optical-finder metering, 1,200-zone Quick AF Live View metering. Auto HDR combines three exposures; 2D/3D Sweep Panorama and handheld twilight modes.
Video
Highest video resolution
Highest video resolution	7680 × 4320 at 24 fps	1920 × 1080 at 25 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.	PAL: AVCHD 1920 × 1080, 50i recording from 25 fps sensor output at approximately 17 Mbps; MP4 1440 × 1080 or VGA at 25 fps. NTSC versions use 59.94i recording from 29.97 fps output. No continuous autofocus during recording (Photography Blog).
Audio
Audio	Stereo microphone; 3.5 mm microphone and headphone sockets; compatible Multi Interface Shoe accessories enable 24-bit or four-channel digital audio.	Built-in stereo microphone, external stereo microphone input and mono playback speaker
Screen and viewfinder
Viewfinder
Viewfinder	Electronic	Optical
Screen size
Screen size	3.2″	3″
Screen dots
Screen dots	2,095,104	921,600
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	Yes	No
Tilting screen
Tilting screen	Yes	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.	Xtra Fine LCD tilts 90° up and down. Dedicated-sensor Quick AF Live View covers 90%; main-sensor Focus Check Live View covers 100%, with 7×/14× magnification, grid lines and level gauge.
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.	Pentamirror; approximately 95% coverage and 0.80× magnification with a 50 mm lens at infinity, −1 m⁻¹.
Connections and design
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Yes	–
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Yes	–
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	530 photographs	1050 photographs
Body weight
Body weight	638 g	599 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 UK and Hong Kong specify availability from October 2010, following the August announcement; no first-sale day is given.
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.	SD, SDHC, SDXC, Memory Stick PRO Duo and PRO-HG Duo; manual card selector
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, mini HDMI Type C, remote release terminal, stereo microphone input and Alpha accessory shoe
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-FM500H; approximately 1,050 shots using optical viewfinder or 560 in live view, under CIPA conditions.
Charging
Charging	–	Supplied BC-VM10 battery charger; optional AC-VQ900AM adapter/charger or AC-PW10AM adapter
Dimensions
Dimensions	Approximately 131.3 × 96.9 × 82.4 mm (width × height × maximum depth); grip-to-monitor depth 72.3 mm.	Approximately 137 × 104 × 84 mm (width × height × depth), excluding projections.
Weight detail
Weight detail	Approximately 638 g body only; 723 g with battery and memory card; lens excluded.	Approximately 599 g body only; 679 g including battery and Memory Stick PRO Duo.
Colours
Colours	–	Black
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.	–