expirediconian | Staff posted Aug 02, 2021 04:03 AM
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expirediconian | Staff posted Aug 02, 2021 04:03 AM
Sony EDU: Sony Alpha 7C Mirrorless Digital Camera (Body Only, Black or Silver)
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The camera is primarily designed for video, even though it has the full suite of Sony's still photography features.
Video has a far higher data processing requirements than stills. The higher the resolution, the more data that needs to be processed. The higher the data processing requirements, the more heat is created and the greater battery requirements.
The A7S III is a native 4K camera. For most video imagery, the camera is 4K in and 4K out. Most full frame cameras with more than 10 or 12MP resolution have to greatly degrade the image quality in order to record 4K video. They either crop in using only the center portion of the sensor, or throw away light that hits the sensor with pixel or line binning.
The A7S III uses the full readout of the sensor, and as native 4K, has low image processing overhead, creating low amounts of heat, resulting in long battery life, while not needing an internal fan. It has fast imaging pipeline, so provides low rolling shutter. And with it's comparatively massive sensels / photosites (image sensor pixels), provides exception low light capability. None of that would be possible in a similarly sized camera with a higher resolution sensor.
Pro stills photographers have compared the stills photos from the A7S III to Sony's higher resolution cameras. It's generally impossible to tell the difference unless pixel peeping or looking at poster sized enlargements. A number of photographers who largely deliver Facebook, Twitter, and other digital deliverables use the camera for both video and stills.
TLDR - 12MP is perfect for 4K video, making for higher quality video imagery in a small lightweight package. And if the photos are used for digital delivery, provides outstanding stills quality as well.
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Google/Youtube "A7III 4K external monitor issues"
You may be better off with an A7C
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Not about movement. It's about trying to shoot at f1.4 in midday sunlight.
Not about movement. It's about trying to shoot at f1.4 in midday sunlight.
Sony makes fine cameras, but in 2021, wouldn't buy one without the new touchscreen user interface. The old UI is... not great, some might say terrible.
The cameras with the new UI are
the A7C, A1, and A7S III. Though the A7 IV should be out before long and will undoubtedly have the new interface.The cameras with the new UI are the A7C, A1, and A7S III. Though the A7 IV should be out before long and will undoubtedly have the new interface.
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Then would recommend most still shooters wait for the A7 IV. Video users, the A7S III without question.
Have to say that the A7S III takes fantastic still photos. It seems to have all the still photo features of Sony's other cameras. Unless there's a need for poster sized prints, its 12MP is more than enough for nearly everything else, professional or consumer.
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