Sony Alpha 7R VI vs Sony Alpha DSLR-A450

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Alpha 7R VI compared with Alpha DSLR-A450

	SonyAlpha 7R VI	SonyAlpha DSLR-A450
Overview
Released
Released	June 2026	February 2010
Image and sensor
Camera type
Camera type	Mirrorless	DSLR
Sensor format
Sensor format	Full frame	APS-C
Sensor type
Sensor type	Back-illuminated fully stacked Exmor RS CMOS	Exmor CMOS
Sensor dimensions
Sensor dimensions	35.9 × 24 mm	23.4 × 15.6 mm
Effective resolution
Effective resolution	66.8 MP	14.2 MP
Largest image
Largest image	9984 × 6656	4592 × 3056
RAW recording
RAW recording	Yes	Yes
Standard ISO range
Standard ISO range	100–32000	200–12800
Sensor detail
Sensor detail	Approximately 72.6 million total pixels; effective resolution is up to 66.8 MP for stills and 55.8 MP for movies. Four- or 16-frame Pixel Shift Multi Shooting requires computer compositing; extended RAW processing modes are separate from the 9984 × 6656 normal still output.	Approximately 14.6 million total pixels; RGB primary-colour filter; anti-static coating and sensor-shift dust reduction
Image formats
Image formats	JPEG, HEIF, RAW, RAW+JPEG and RAW+HEIF; Sony ARW 6.0. Compressed HQ RAW available.	JPEG, RAW and RAW+JPEG; Sony ARW 2.1; sRGB and Adobe RGB
ISO detail
ISO detail	Standard still-image ISO 100–32000; expanded ISO 50–102400. Dynamic Active movie stabilisation limits movie ISO to 100–25600 in the exact Japanese specification.	–
Image processor
Image processor	BIONZ XR2 with integrated 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	30 fps	7 fps
Autofocus
Autofocus	Fast Hybrid AF with up to 759 phase-detection points for stills or movies and approximately 94% still-image area coverage. Recognition covers people, animals, birds, insects, cars, trains and aircraft; Auto subject recognition supported. AF-S sensitivity is EV −6 to 20 with F1.2 at ISO 100, or EV −11 to 20 in the specified Bright Monitoring mode.	TTL phase detection with nine points and central cross sensor; EV 0–18 at ISO 100; single, automatic, continuous AF and manual focus; built-in flash AF illumination
Shutter
Shutter	Mechanical and electronic shutters; exact Sony specifications list 30 seconds to 1/8000 second for stills, with Bulb for mechanical shooting. Flash sync 1/250 second full-frame or 1/320 second APS-C with compatible Sony flash; electronic first curtain supported.	Electronically controlled focal-plane shutter; 30 seconds to 1/4000 second and Bulb; flash sync 1/160 second
Burst detail
Burst detail	Up to approximately 30 fps blackout-free electronic Hi+ with AF/AE tracking and up to 60 AF/AE calculations per second; mechanical Hi+ up to 10 fps. Maker buffer figures include 215 fine JPEG, 150 RAW or 65 compressed HQ RAW frames; card and recording conditions affect results. Pre-Capture and continuous-speed boost supported; lens compatibility affects maximum speed.	Maximum approximately 7 fps in Speed Priority with focus and exposure fixed at the first frame; ordinary continuous shooting approximately 5 fps. Sony specifies up to 32 Fine JPEG, 14 RAW or seven RAW+JPEG frames, depending on card and conditions
Stabilisation detail
Stabilisation detail	Five-axis sensor shift; Sony claims 8.5 stops at the centre and 7.0 at the periphery under CIPA 2024 pitch/yaw/roll conditions with FE 50mm F1.2 GM and long-exposure noise reduction off. Dynamic Active video stabilisation narrows the field of view more than Active mode.	SteadyShot INSIDE sensor shift; current Sony specifications claim approximately 2.5–4 shutter-speed steps, depending on lens and conditions; DPReview's separate launch specification table gives 2.5–3.5 steps
Flash
Flash	–	Pop-up flash, guide number 12 m at ISO 100; ADI and pre-flash TTL; Sony Alpha accessory shoe
Exposure controls
Exposure controls	–	P/A/S/M and scene modes; 40-segment honeycomb SPC metering; ±2 EV in 0.3 EV steps; DRO and two-exposure Auto HDR, with exposure difference selectable up to 3 EV in 0.5 EV steps
Video
Highest video resolution
Highest video resolution	7680 × 4320 at 30 fps	–
Video detail
Video detail	XAVC HS 8K at approximately 30p/25p/24p supports 10-bit 4:2:2 or 4:2:0. 8K oversamples from 8.2K and narrows the field of view. Full-frame 4K 60p is uncropped; uncropped 4K 120p requires 4K angle-of-view priority On. Dual Gain Shooting works only at 4K 30p or lower. Sony's 120-minute 8K claim uses 30p 200 Mbps 4:2:0 10-bit, temperature setting High, monitor open and 25°C ambient; it is not an unconditional recording limit.	No movie recording (PhotographyBlog); HDMI is for still-image playback
Audio
Audio	Built-in stereo microphone and 3.5 mm microphone/headphone sockets. Optional XLR-A4 enables up to 96 kHz 32-bit float four-channel in-camera recording through the digital-audio Multi Interface Shoe; this is not an internal-microphone specification.	–
Screen and viewfinder
Viewfinder
Viewfinder	Electronic	Optical
Screen size
Screen size	3.2″	2.7″
Screen dots
Screen dots	2,095,104	230,400
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	Yes	–
Tilting screen
Tilting screen	Yes	No
Display detail
Display detail	Four-axis TFT LCD tilts approximately 98° up and 40° down, opens 180° sideways and rotates 270° in the open position; automatic vertical information display supported.	Fixed Clear Photo LCD; dots count colour subpixels. Main-sensor Manual Focus Check Live View offers 7×/14× enlargement; no separate-sensor Quick AF Live View
Viewfinder detail
Viewfinder detail	0.64-inch Quad-XGA OLED with 9,437,184 dots and approximately 0.90× magnification; 60/120 fps display. Sony specifies DCI-P3-equivalent gamut and 10-bit HDR display.	Pentamirror optical viewfinder, approximately 95% coverage and 0.83× magnification with a 50 mm lens at infinity
Connections and design
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Yes	–
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Yes	–
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	710 photographs	1050 photographs
Body weight
Body weight	622 g	520 g (better)
Release detail
Release detail	Sony UK specifies availability from June 2026; month precision is retained. Sony Japan separately specifies 5 June 2026 for ILCE-7RM6, which is not treated as the UK sale day.	Sony's original press release, reproduced in full by DPReview, specifies availability from the beginning of February 2010; month precision retained
Recording media
Recording media	Two multi-format slots, each accepting CFexpress 2 Type A or UHS-I/UHS-II SD media.	Separate Memory Stick PRO Duo/PRO-HG Duo and SD/SDHC card slots
Ports
Ports	Two USB Type-C ports; port 1 supports 10 Gbps USB 3.2, port 2 supports 480 Mbps USB 2.0. Full-size HDMI, microphone and headphone sockets, sync terminal and digital-audio Multi Interface Shoe; no Micro USB terminal.	USB 2.0 Hi-Speed, mini HDMI Type C and remote-release terminal
Wireless connections
Wireless connections	Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax at 2.4/5/6 GHz and Bluetooth 5.3; no NFC in maker specifications.	–
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	NP-SA100, 2670 mAh; CIPA approximately 710 photographs with LCD or 600 with viewfinder. USB Type-C Power Delivery charging and power supported; Sony Japan requires a 27 W or higher compatible supply/cable for the specified in-camera charging setup.	NP-FM500H; approximately 1,050 photographs using optical viewfinder under maker CIPA conditions
Dimensions
Dimensions	Approximately 132.7 × 96.9 × 82.9 mm (width × height × maximum depth); grip-to-monitor depth 72.8 mm.	Approximately 137 × 104 × 81 mm (width × height × depth, excluding protrusions)
Weight detail
Weight detail	Approximately 622 g body only; 713 g with battery and memory card; lens excluded.	Approximately 520 g without battery, memory card or accessories (Sony Asia specifications)
In the box
In the box	NP-SA100 battery, BC-SAD1 charger, cable clamper, shoulder strap, body cap, accessory shoe cap and eyepiece cup, according to Sony UK.	–