Sony A7r Mark III

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The A7r Mark III is Sony’s third generation of their high-pixel count mirrorless body. In April 2021 Sony introduced an “a” version of this model with higher rear LCD resolution.

  • Sensor: 42.4mp Sony full frame BSI CMOS sensor, no AA filter, 35.9 x 24mm, gapless, 5-axis image stabilization (5.5 stops CIPA)
  • Mount: Sony NEX (FE-Mount; E-mount compatible)
  • Images: 7952 x 5304 JPEG or ARW raw; maximum 10 fps continuous (87 compressed raw buffer, 28 uncompressed raw buffer)
  • Video:  4K (100 Mbps XAVC S) in full frame or Super 35 crop, 1080P/120/100/60/50/25/24, 720P/120, MPEG4 with stereo audio, max 50Mbps bit rate for HD; HDMI clean output via connector at 8-bit 4.2.2 format for both HD and 4K.
  • Shutter: mechanical and electronic 30 sec to 1/8000 sec, bulb, plus electronic front curtain, 500k rated shutter
  • Exposure: multi, center-weighted, spot metering, -5 to +5EV exposure compensation, 9 white balance settings (plus Auto and Custom), ISO 100-32000 (plus Auto, 50, and 51200 and 102400 boosts)
  • Focus: 399-point phase detect and 425 contrast detect points (-3EV to EV20 sensitivity), single point, zone, flexible spot, multi-area, face detect, tracking, manual focus override, focus joystick
  • Display: 2.95” 1.44m dot tilting touch LCD (“a” model uses 2.4m dot LCD)
  • Viewfinder: built-in 3.69m dot OLED EVF with 0.78x magnification -4 to +3m diopter, 60/120 Hz
  • Flash: hot shoe, 1/250 flash sync, red-eye reduction, slow sync, rear sync
  • Remote: optional infrared
  • Other Notable Features: WiFi, NFC, weather-sealed body, optional vertical grip, microphone, headphone jacks, flash sync socket, antiflicker, USB 3.1 (3.2 on “a” model)
  • Cards: 2 SD, SDHC, SDXC, Memory Stick Pro Duo, Pro-HG Duo slots (one UHS-II, other UHS-I)
  • Battery: NP-FW100 (650 shots CIPA, 640 for “a” model)
  • Size: 5 x 3.8 x 3" (126.9 x 95.6 x 73.7mm) wide, tall, deep
  • Weight: 23.2 ounces (657g) with battery card
  • Colors: Black
  • Price: US$3200 body only
  • Current Firmware: version 3.1 (December 2019)
  • Announced: Announced October 25, 2017

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