Who should buy the A7R IV?

Landscape photographers who print large Studio shooters needing maximum detail

What is the A7R IV best used for?

Landscape, Architecture, Portrait, Wildlife.

How much does the A7R IV cost in the UK?

The A7R IV starts from £2199 in the UK, available across 4 retailers. Prices are tracked live on GearFrame.

Sony

Sony A7R IV

Name: A7R IV
Brand: Sony
Availability: InStock

The A7R IV's 61MP sensor remains one of the highest-resolution full-frame sensors available. Built for landscape, studio and commercial photographers who need maximum detail.

GearFrame's Take

61MP in a mirrorless body — the resolution benchmark.

Starting from

£2199 new

Available at 4 retailers

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Value & Depreciation

£3299

Launch price

→

£2199

Today

33%

Value drop

Over ~7 years, this camera has cost roughly £157/year to own (buy at launch price, sell today). That's one of the lower cost-per-year cameras in its class.

Core

Released

2019

Sensor

Full-frame BSI Exmor R CMOS 35mm

Resolution

61.0 MP

Mount

Sony E-Mount

Dimensions

128.9 × 96.4 × 77.5mm

Weight

665g (body only)

Weather Sealed

Yes

Performance

Autofocus

567-point phase-detect, real-time tracking

Stabilisation

5-axis IBIS, 5.5 stops

Burst Rate

10fps

Battery Life

670 shots (CIPA)

Features

Video

4K 30fps

Viewfinder

EVF 0.78× 5.76M-dot

Screen

3.0" tilting touchscreen, 1.44M-dot

Memory Cards

2× SD UHS-II / CFexpress Type A

Connectivity

Wi-Fi 5GHz, Bluetooth 4.1, USB-C 3.2

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Who should buy this

Landscape photographers who print large
Studio shooters needing maximum detail

GearScore™ — Suitability by Genre

Portrait

9.0

Landscape

9.0

Architecture

9.0

Street

7.0

Travel

8.0

Wedding & Events

8.0

Wildlife

7.0

Vlogging & Video

6.0

✅ Great For

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Landscape 61MP full-frame resolves extraordinary detail — files that print at billboard scale with room to spare.

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Architecture 61MP captures precise architectural detail and allows heavy cropping without visible quality loss.

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Portrait 61MP and accurate Eye AF produce portraits with exceptional fine detail — every eyelash is resolved.

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Wildlife The APS-C crop mode gives a 26MP 1.5x reach boost — effectively a free teleconverter for wildlife work.

⚠️ Not Ideal For

🏅

Sports & Action 61MP files fill buffers quickly at burst speed. Use the A9 III or A1 for sustained high-speed action shooting.

🎬

Vlogging & Video 4K video is capable but this is fundamentally a resolution stills camera. Use the A7 IV or A7S III for video.

📝 How suitability scores are calculated Scores reflect the aggregated consensus from verified purchaser reviews across tracked UK retailers, weighted by photography genre tags applied by reviewers. This is community opinion — not GearFrame editorial assessment. See our full methodology →