One of the few reviews that’s not confused about what this camera is. The real comps are the Fuji X100 series and the Leica Q/M cameras. This is a high end COMPACT camera for travel, personal use, and EDC…not a professional tool (though it’s powerful enough to work in a pinch). The advantages of this form factor really start to shine when you throw on one of Sony or Sigma’s compact primes. Incredible performance in an ultralight, ultra small package. People really shouldn’t be cross-shopping this with the A7rV…they should be cross-shopping it with the Leica and Fuji fixed lens offerings.

So agree with you on not saying "just get the AR7V". Sure the A7RV can do more, but I love the CR for it's size and what it can do in that size. I do a lot of walk around, hiking, adventuring kind of photography and do not necessarily want the bigger body of the RV. Also love the fact that it is a lot more unassuming than the RV. The RV looks like one mother of a professional camera while the CR looks more like a consumer grade point and shoot that is nice to take to the streets. But in NO way is the CR a slouch!!

Great review!!

I love the idea, but 60MP is way too much camera for me. I would chew through hard drives too fast. Sharing photos would be a nightmare. Accessing and enjoying the photos would be sluggish. And it is $3k. Too much! Much too much. Sticking with my original, 24MP, A7C, which is a wonderful everyday carry, full frame, camera that I can work with.

This is a really great review and also very helpful. Thank you so much.

honestly i really appreciate this review, ive been wanting the a7cr but ive been really put off by so many reviewers saying "if you dont get the a7rv then your bloodline is damned for eternity". especially as i have 0 interested in video, you do show that it ticks all the boxes that i need it to.

Great review! As a question, when you put an APS-C lens on the A7CR body, does the camera automatically go into crop mode, or do you have to set crop mode from settings/the quick menu each time?

I chose the cR over the c2 because I felt the binned video produced less rolling shutter. I don’t think the cR is a great value for dollar but I LOVE the A7cR

sensor exposed....anxiety off the scale....I wish canon made something like this...

Do you know the MP count for the L, M, and S lossless compressed settings? The ability to choose MP is a feature I feel is especially useful because you don't always need a high MP count, but when you do, it's available. I agree with you that because of the ability to choose, the A7CR is going to be more versatile than the A7C II. I have some great APSC lenses, which I can pair with this camera when space and weight are the more important factors. I can use full frame lenses when higher resolution and low light performance are more important.

I understood, thanks to your video, I am going to buy this a7cr. Thank you for this very interesting review.

I don’t need the grip, I hope it could be slim, slim as Leica M11

Great thorough review as usual. I disagree with your assessment of the included hand grip. I find it very comfortable and great to use. I also have the Smallrig base plate for times when I’m doing more tripod specific projects. And if I’m hiking, skiing, traveling or other activities where I want the most minimal setup then I forego any added grip/plate and find it completely usable and fine. I also have the A7RV and honestly even though that camera has better specs, I actually enjoy using the A7CR more.

You do a great job with reviews. The manufacturer should send you an evaluation unit sooner.

I have this camera with Sony G 50mmf/2.5 It's the best camera on this planet 😉for...me!!! Do you know how many shots the mechanical shutter can do? The A7R5 is 500 000 " life cycle" and the A7CR is how many? Thank you for the answer. Sorry for my english writting.

I'd buy it, if it wasn't for the crap screen and viewfinder.

I wish sony make 3 bodies rx1 with 20mm , 35mm, 50mm and rx1 R mk2 senzor with ability to crop. I believe that there will be people buing all of them. Love my rx1 R mk2. Or sony rx1 with 24 mm and some addon lens.

Honestly I use this for my podcast never once it over heat..I record for 30 plus minutes with the 4k codac 30fps long side the a7vi.its hacks as well like keeping the screen away from the body and the sd card open..

I can’t think of too many sony full frame lenses that have optical stabilization,(28-70mm kit lens is the only one that immediately comes to mind). What would be any others where one could,really make use of the full 7stops of active stabilization?

A7cR can record 4k 60fps on crop lenses, such as 10-20pz f4, without any visible vignetting. As Sony ZV-E1 also really has binning 48 megapixels, this makes 48 binning megapixels of A7cR the most effective crop lens compact video camera ever

Sony plays with customers. They intentionally removed joystic, 8000 shutter speed, some custom buttons making people thirsty after those. So those will be included on 'a7cr ii' and people will buy them again. You just have to wait.

10:02 "It does just give that extra...what is it...?" *_Je ne sais quoi._*

I feel like the price is too close to the a7rv wish it was cheaper