Sony A7 III

Sony A7 III is Sony's Pro Mirrorless camera initially launched on February of 2018. It has a 24 MegaPixel, BSI-CMOS Full frame sized sensor and has a full resolution of 6000 x 4000.

Sony introduced this camera to replace the older Sony A7 II (Read Full Comparison) and afterwards introduced the more recent Sony A7 IV (Read Full Comparison) in order to update this camera.

The A7 III places at #27 out of 70 in Pro Mirrorless cameras and over all #37 out of 1465 for digital cameras in our collection. Please check out our Advanced camera filter to get camera ratings based on your customized criteria.

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The Sony A7 III comes with a history of related digital cameras. Down below, you can look at all previous and brand new models along with important features.

You can see the A7 III from various angles in the gallery underneath.

Below is a list of advantages and drawbacks of the Sony A7 III based on criterias that are normally regarded as crucial in a camera.

The Sony A7 III is powered by the Bionz X chip. The sensor spec on the Sony A7 III is 35.8mm x 23.8mm (Full frame). The 852 mm² sensor is able to capture 6000 x 4000 pixels at aspect ratios of 3:2 and 16:9. The camera boasts Image Stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis). In body stabilization is better than digital stabilization since the latter can easily lead to cropping.

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The BSI-CMOS sensor boasts 24 megapixels and has a native ISO range of 100 to 51200. This ISO can also be increased electronically to 50 to 204800. RAW format is supported which means that the user has wider margin for error.

The image below illustrates the A7 III's sensor dimensions compared to other common sizes. The A7 III sensor comes with a crop factor of 1 and is outlined in green.

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To get a sense of various aspect ratios, you should refer to the visual below.

Sony A7 III is 1.43 lb (650 grams / 22.93 oz) and features outer measurements of 127mm x 96mm x 74mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.9"). The weight of average Pro Mirrorless camera is 722 grams and the Sony A7 III is similar when compared with various rivals.

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The following is a photo of the Sony A7 III with a soda so you can have a sense of its scale.

The top view directly below will highlight the button arrangement on the A7 III.

The A7 III uses the Sony E mount and has 170 lenses currently available. Below is a small number of the lenses we have in our collection which will work with the A7 III.

ModelVisualizeFocal LengthApertureStabilizedWeight

Sony E 35mm F1.8 OSS35mmf/1.8 155g

Tamron 17-28mm F2.8 Di III RXD17-28mmf/2.8420g

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Carl Zeiss Touit 2.81212mmf/2.8 270g

Sigma 19mm F2.8 DN19mmf/2.8 140g

Sigma 85mm F1.4 DG DN Art85mmf/1.4630g

Sony FE 600mm F4 GM OSS600mmf/4 3040g

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Venus Laowa 9mm F2.8 Zero-D9mmf/2.8215g

The A7 III has the following connectivity:

• USB Yes
• Wireless Yes
• Bluetooth Yes
• NFC Yes
• HDMI Yes

Digital cameras that consist of NFC and / or Bluetooth compatibility can be used wirelessly with smartphones. You will be able to send pictures and sometimes adjust camera settings without the hassle of connecting straight to the camera.

Some applications even provide a Liveview and release the shutter if you are not near the camera. If the camera has a HDMI out, it can be connected to an external display. Almost all cameras will allow you to recharge the battery pack with the USB socket.

The highest possible video resolution on the Sony A7 III is 3840 x 2160 and it can capture in MPEG-4, AVCHD, XAVC S and H.264 format. 2160p will provide an excellent resolution for video. You can easily crop to 1080p to get clearer video. Beware of the massive file sizes and make sure you get high quality SD cards that have fast write speed. The camera does include both headphone and microphone support making it incredibly useful whilst recording sound.

Sony A7 III has got weather proofing making it a good candidate to use during tough climates. This can be particularly beneficial any time you are unsure about the elements you may encounter during outdoor photography.

The Sony A7 III has a 3 inch tilting display screen boasting a resolution of 922 thousand dots.

Additionally the display screen is touch friendly which means that you can easily switch focus point plus adjust settings with your fingers.

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The View Finder details regarding Sony A7 III are as follows:

• ViewFinder Electronic
• ViewFinder Resolution 2,359 thousand dots
• ViewFinder Coverage 100%
• ViewFinder Magnification 0.78x

In those bright outdoor situations which make the camera displays washed out and difficult to view, viewfinders are particularly useful.

Sony A7 III is able to shoot continuously at 10.0 frames per second. The highest shutter speed is 1/8000 sec.

Sony A7 III boasts external flash support but is lacking in-built flash.

Sony A7 III boasts both Phase Detect AF along with Contrast Based AF. Phase Detection focusing is a lot faster & precise when compared with Contrast Based focusing. The camera has Face detect making it handy for taking photos of people.

The Sensor has 693 focus points to choose from. Sony A7 III has touch to focus. You can easily use your fingers to adjust focus points. It also includes Tracking AF for things that move. Sony A7 III comes with manual focusing in case it is required during low light conditions or you want more accurate control on focusing.

The battery life (NP-FZ100) in the Sony A7 III is built to last for 610 shots with respect to the CIPA benchmarks making it above the usual for its category. The average Pro Mirrorless camera battery life is 460. Olympus E-M1X features the best (870) battery life within this range of cameras.

Following is a number of Pro Mirrorless cameras which have the best battery life:

ModelVisualizeBattery LifeRAWNFCBluetooth

Olympus E-M1X
A7 III vs E-M1X870 yesnoyes

Fujifilm GFX 100
A7 III vs Fujifilm GFX 100800 yesnoyes

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Canon R3
A7 III vs R3760 yesnoyes

Nikon Z9
A7 III vs Z9740 yesnoyes

Leica M11
A7 III vs M11700 yesnono

The following chart indicates a outline of the Sony A7 III for varying styles of photography. To check out more, go to the specific paragraph below.

The Sony A7 III receives a rating of 84 which is very high, and means the camera is a awesome choice to use for portraits. Photographing portrait images favors greatly towards sensor dimensions, RAW support plus the option to work with external lighting.

With a wonderful score of 78, the Sony A7 III is a brilliant pick to buy for street photography. A decent street photography camera features a perfect balance of image quality and portability.

A superb sports photography score of 87 suggests the Sony A7 III is a wonderful choice for taking pictures of sports. A camera needs great focusing and fast shutter speeds for sports photography.

Size is extremely important when selecting a travel camera. On the whole, the Sony A7 III gets a very good 73 as a travel camera which is a fine choice to purchase for your holidays.

If you find yourself planning to choose a digital camera for landscape photography, the most important factor will no doubt be image quality. The Sony A7 III with it's superb rating of 85 as a landscape camera is a fantastic choice compared to it's competition.

A vlogging camera ought to offer a articulating display screen, mic input and ideally IBIS. Considering all the details, the Sony A7 III is not really appropriate as a vlog camera as it gets a dreadful score of 36.

If you are looking for replacements to the A7 III, below is a selection of the top rated cameras which fall in to the family of Pro Mirrorless.

The chart underneath offers you a bird's eye view of the A7 III versus it's highest rated competitors shown previously.

These are various other cameras you might see as alternative options. To look at a comprehensive comparison, simply click on the "compare" link.