The Latest Sony A7 V Rumours

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The picture of the upcoming Sony A7 V is getting clearer by the week. The biggest upgrade so far is the partially stacked 33-megapixel sensor, which should give the camera a major speed advantage over the A7 IV. Current expectations point to 30 fps shooting with the electronic shutter, 4K/60p without a crop, and improved 8-stop IBIS. The body is rumoured to follow the A7R V design with a 4-way articulating screen and an extra USB-C port replacing the old micro-USB. The one early downside is that the A7 V reportedly won’t support open-gate video.

More recent leaks add several technical details that round it all out. The A7 V will reportedly maintain 14-bit RAW even at its full 30 fps burst speed, which isn’t something every camera manages at high frame rates. A pre-capture modeis also expected, as well as Composite RAW, a feature borrowed from the A9 III that stacks 4, 8, 16, or 32 images into a cleaner, higher-resolution file using Imaging Edge. Early information also points to an autofocus system capable of 60 AF calculations per second.

One last detail concerns pricing, which looks to be lower than originally feared. Instead of the widely rumoured €3,500, the Sony A7 V is now expected to launch at €2,999, a €200 increase over the A7 IV’s original price but still pricey but far more reasonable than early speculation suggested.