For image quality questions, watch this video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jdBlqdyVt5ndnXk.html (the a7R V has the same sensor as the a7R IV).

I really enjoyed this video. The information was useful and well-selected, and I adored the lighthearted vibe. I think it's a great choice to remind viewers that everything is awesome these days camera-wise, and we should just have fun and enjoy these devices regardless of brand. Loved it! 🤓💜

The perfect camera is finally here, the only problem is no money.

The improved image stabilization is far and away the most important feature for me. Claimed 8-stops versus 5.5. As a mountaineer and stills photographer who hand-holds in low light for landscape, this is a huge improvement over the a7r4. Would love it if you did the comparison in a follow-up review video.

Good video. The R5 being few years old and competing flawlessly with new cameras in it's class. Something to think about.

Great overview! And the ultra-casual tone of this review was even better. Cheers from Northern California

That first shot I could tell the autofocus is a million times better. I spend a lot of time in the a7riv viewfinder, I could literally feel the improvement. Sick

Love you both for what you do and who you are. Thanks for this raw awesome review. Very helpful. Cheers to you guys and always glad to see new videos in my feed from you!

Thank you again Tony and Chelsea for another great review.

You all are the best! Thanks for this video. It really helped answer questions I didn’t even know I had yet 😅 As always your work is well appreciated!

Excellent review guys ! Once again you nailed it.

Really helpful video. Loved the comparo of your dog Sandy as a pup and at 17. Very clever. The Canon R5 is a monster and still holding its own. Just wish these mirrorless icons were even smaller, rivaling compact FF.

Are y’all going to do the classic deep dive on this camera’s menu system? I learned so much from you in the one for the A7R IV. ❤ Thank you for the amazing work you two do!

You guys in the canoe with your dog and $20K worth of gear gives me SEVERE ANXIETY. It makes my palms sweat lol.

One of the best photography centric review and comparison, no bullshit great stuff thanks!

This video changed my life. "Enjoy your life", that's some Dali Lama level stuff right there! Honestly though, I love that you leave the takes where your personality comes through in the final edit.

Love these camera video reviews.👍😊

Great video, and I really like the screen on the new A7RV.

Even has a hobbyist, I've used 8K to while in Hawaii to film the volcano as I only brought a 200mm lens and with shooting in 8K, I could really crop in and got an amazing video. It does come in really handy. Not often but really handy.

I love how you two interact when making your KZfaq videos. Educational and fun to watch. Progressing through your KZfaq careers you have added an edginess that only makes it that much better. I have to say that I am still drawn toward the Canon R5. 2 years old and it still rocks the competition. Sony, however, is definitely neck and neck. As always, keep up the good work and keep'em flying. Drones, I mean drones....😉

Hi Tony and Chelsea Great video, thank you so much! Despite its limitations, I was surprised that the A7Rv does not seem to nail the focus more often for BIF. Did you try several adjustment options in the menu and despite this, the results in the video were the "best" results? Also, I wonder whether the camera learns while being used or "learning" will be implanted via firmware upgrades. Many thanks! Samuel

Nice to see you guys having some fun. It’s been a little depressing watching your videos lately and this is refreshing.

Thank you for this comparison video. I think I will save up and wait for the.... A1-II since I would like to have the 1/400 flash sync speed, fast silent shutter when needed, crazy accurate autofocus, 50MP plus the A7RIV's tilty screen and subject recognitions.

Great review guys, enjoyed the advice also😂😂

Super amusing to see the fun moments included - more if that ❤

Thank you, I enjoyed this video very much.

Probably the most entertaining videos on camera comparisons

Nice typeface on the title cards. Perfect fit for the content. And yes the photos are pretty amazing as well!

Great comparison. Thank you!

Thanks for that comparison! Love my 2x Canon R5, but Sony is also doing a damn good job! Such great tools.

What a great review. Thank you!

Thanks for the information.

Great review, I have been considering upgrading my Kodak Instamatic but not sure these are much of an improvement 🤔

Fantastic video! Thank you 🙏🏽

You are the only folks that actually performed a test of the new pixel shift feature. This is the one feature that I want considering now Sony claims it can be used with landscape photography. I'm curious to know how well the movement detection and elimination works with more natural movements like the leaves on a tree. Hoping to see this tested by you soon.

After just going to my first air show this past weekend, I'm finding a lot of my pictures to be out of focus. I'm was using the R and R7 with the R7 out performing the R by a long shot. However, lots of pics still weren't in focus as much as I would like. This Sony with airplane tracking would be pretty handy! But I'm quite invested in Canon gear and lenses and don't want to change. I hope Canon gets on the ball and has aviation tracking soon!

If you released an hourlong version of Tony's Caveman dad dance moves, I would 100% watch.

Thank you for labeling the camera when you said "this one". Bothered by that for years across so many reviews (and reviewers) pointing to similar looking items on a table.

Enjoying my life as requested. Best sign-off - you should ALWAYS use it! Great vid, as usual. As a Nikon shooter, it is interesting seeing what the other players are putting out there ...also it is more convincing than ever that I have absolutely no need to make any change in the kit whatsoever. Haha. If anything, I need to get better at using the tool I have in my hands and - I think I probably won't be changing it for another 5-7 years. Thanks, as always.

Super great report/video right there!! As to the camera: no, the jello-effect and the lower FPS,… I’ll wait for the A1-mark 2 before adding another camera to complement my A1.

Hopefully the a9iii will have a ~30MP sensor with 6K60p internal (RAW) recording and oversampled 4K60/120p with full sensor readout.

Loved your two dogs. You should make more videos of them with your cameras!!!

Thnx For great job guys

Chelsea being finished with Canon says a lot.

What? You're uploading in 4K now? Tony Tony Tony ;)

Thank You for the review, love the relaxed atmosphere. Would really love to see more pixel shift images side by side with regular images. Also could you test the stabilization. Heard it is supposed to have 8 stops. The new Hasselblad has 7 stops and you can shot up to 1 second exposure handheld without any camera shake.

I honestly can't take this video seriously. To claim that the A7R IV's autofocus is unusable in low light is outright bull$h!t. If you are shooting in such low light that it won't focus, then your images will be $hit because there will be little to no available light. In normal, real-world use, it focuses just fine. In fact, it focuses much better than most all other full-frame cameras that were around just a few years before it's launch...and somehow those were pretty good in weddings and low light situations back in their day. If you are having trouble using an A7R IV in weddings, then you need to go take some photography lessons. It's YOU, not the camera.

My question in the beginning of the video was how does the a7rV compare to the a1. You answered my question! Thank you

"I finished growing as a toddler" Chelsea is naturally hilarious 😅

A7R4 has been my daily driver for the last couple years will be interesting to see how the 5 compares!

I was having the same problem with the focusing UNTIL I adjusted the stickiness in the menu. Now it's a beast!

Thanks for the review. I own a Sony A7r iii so it definitely seems time to upgrade. I shall also be sure to enjoy my life 😜

Thank you Chelsea & Tony, I was looking for a straight answer on wildlife from someone who actually shoots wildlife WRT a1 vs a7RV. Going to pick up my A1.

Informative, ty!

I appreciate that you are (1) into wildlife and (2) prepared to call it exactly as you experience it -- thanks!

Hell of a review T and C!

Hi. Thanks for the review. Interesting. My question, do you think Sony will update the a7r4 firmware with newer features in the r5? Also, will you please consider reviewing the r5 against the a1.

So basically the A7R5 is a Canon R5 that was released two years ago minus a few features that may or may not really matter? With Sony's prices catching up since they're no longer the "underdog", the choice isn't so clear and I'm not sure why people are still fanboying over Sony.

First, thank you for the video. I own a Alpha 1 but I was thinking of replacing my A7RIV and A7IV to pair it with the new A7RV. Do you see any downside to this? I do also own a Canon EOS R5 because of the need to shoot in both systems. If I sell the A7RIV and A7IV the new camera cost is covered but is there a better way to spend the $3900?

Please provide a menu deep dive for the rv similar to what you've done for the riii and riv...so very, very helpful...thank you so much!

I love your sign off! The like and subscribe sign off is so over used now, it's very refreshing to have you two just wishing me a great life!

Nice review enjoyed it very much, Got home to see tips and setups, your video was recommended. I Just purchased the Sony IV, upgrades from R3. But I have been using the R5 at work, company camera equipment, they have all Canon, Long story short, The Sony is By far the King of Auto Focus, with R5 i have missed some moments

Thank you for the comprehensive review. My question about the a7R V.....is the start up time for the camera turning on, and waking up from sleep, is it faster? I found the a7R IV to be glacial and I have missed shots waiting for it to wake up. Also, does the V have that "cannot access menus" while it is processing/storing photos on the memory card? And last question, the low light autofocus is improved in the V (good), but did you mention how is high ISO performance? For shooting an event, I found ISO 5000 about the highest minimally acceptable for the IV. Thanks!

I was interested in the a7r line back when the mark III was about to hit. I was looking to upgrade from an a65 at the time. I never did pull the trigger. I chose an a99ii instead to keep with the SLTs. I love the camera, but I kind of wished I chose full mirrorless. Because I am a hybrid shooter, so high MPs appeal to me as well as great video color depth. I'm surprised that the 10-bit 4.2.2. is not mentioned more in the reviews! I think I want to finally make the jump to mirrorless this because I am sold on the 10-bit video. The A1 checks the box too, but the price demands too much justification.

I gather from other reviewers that those who got their hands on this camera ahead of release did so for a very short time. You guys seem to have done a lot of testing with the camera in a very short time compared to others. Thumbs up!

is this better than the a7 iv? the non R version?

Love the review! Think you did a great job.. just wish at 21:41 the b-roll of the camera was obviously fine from your phone and just stuck out compared to the quality of the rest of the video.. other than that the entire video was great, thank you!

Hi Tony, can you make a video with Chelsea about camera bodies you recommend for wedding photography, and prices. Thank you for the reviews you do❤️🧐🤖

Excellent video 📹 Amazing camera 📷 First facetracking, then eye 👁 focus and now A.I.focus. This camera is value for money 💰 for a professional photographer. Composition is whats left. It has massive pixels and excellent ibis.

These are such powerful tools that have evolved so far in such a short period of time. The entry price is high and the lenses are super expensive. They seem fairly future-proof unless there is something very niche about the photographic projects the photographer does and one brand may pull off a trick better or more successfully than another. The cutting edge developments seem to have great real-world possibilities. We will see what photographers are able to bring to their work with tools like these, have we reached a point where the tools start to show the limitations in the image makers? Will photographers never be able to mess up on an assignment.

So would I be better off saving my money and just get an A1 ? For all photography and all video needs ? I’m into portrait, insect and landscape photography but I also love shooting videos. Thanks

Thank you TOny and Chelsea for another great Review.. :-) So in effect.. the A7 RV still has the same poor low light performance of the A7 RIV? barely being able to go above 800 ISO without noise? to me..that is a deal killer. The Canon R5 is far superior ? in higher ISOs? I'd love your thoughts. Thanks again.

Merry Christmas Chelsea & Tony, question: I’m considering between the a1 and r5. I shoot portrait and wedding. What would you say would be the better camera

You gusy are a riot! I'm glad I watched this as I was possibly upgrading to either R5 or a7R IV or V...

If you want to truly test the autofocus, shoot with a light front fill against a bright backlit window, which I do in at least half my sessions. My A7Riv focuses extremely well on eye focus, right up until I shoot against a lot of soft backlight pouring into the lens which really confuses the autofocus. Then I have to give up and use medium point focus and choose hair, or something else in the same focal plane as the eye, because it’s not going to catch the eye in that situation. If the A7Rv could do that, I’d upgrade tomorrow. But shooting with only front light is a good test but not definitive.

I'm over here rocking an A7RII. Works awesome.

Went from A7RIV to A7RV. I waited and waited based on the video here and others. Then I rented the A7RV for a week. First, I had to update a few of my lenses for the AI AF. Yes it was a night and day difference as far as nailing AF. Groups of pelicans and other flocking birds I could select one bird and the AI AF stayed on that bird even when others flew in the view. That to me was stunning. Another thing I noticed was the AWB really changed. No longer was the color as cool but more Canon Nikon mix. I mean Canon colorish (warmer), and Nikon in terms of contrast and DR (especially in the shadows). AWB huge improvement. Using the A7RV for RE video the AWB was so much faster to change when lighting of the room varied. This was a PITA with the other cameras we used. People with Daylight bulbs in one room, a Soft White in a hallway and those orangish tungsten edison bulbs in their kitchen fixtures. That was always a start and stop nightmare even with the A1 some of our guys used. The A7R reacting of AWB was almost seamless and even worked with dramatic iso settings going into rooms with really blown out windows, bumping up EV to another stop to compensate the camera exposing the brighter window scene down which killed all ambient and even additional lighting in the room. This is quite normal and bothersome for any video shooting unless you have a Red which can handle it much faster. After the A7RV rental I just ended up buying one. We have the A1 at work here and to me I didn't find a ton of difference with the AF with the exception of the Sony lenses I used after those updates. The AI AF nailed birds, insects and so on. Last week I bought the 70 200 F4 and even the Macro on that lens with the A7RV just amazed me. I also found the AI AF works differently based on the focus modes being used. For sports and faster smaller birds, kids swinging on a playground set, kids baseball or soccer games, I found the wide mode focus area better for EYE AF, but focus mode on the 200 600 not on FULL worked much better. I don't know why that is other than giving the lens a range, but I'll keep testing it out. Great video!!!!

Die neuen Videos sind besser als die alte Videos. Das Video hat mir sehr geholfen. Danke schön.

Great video. Thanks for sharing. I have a Nikon D850 now and shoot landscape and nightscage. Did I hear you wright when you said Adobe will not take Raw taken with the Sony A7R V? So, you can't use Lightroom and Photoshop with the Sony A7RV if you shoot in Raw? Also, 3 years ago you put out a video on Nikon may be having financial problems. How are they doing now?Thank you.

Please do a full Sony a7RV full tutorial and setup pls!!!

Great video to watch, well balanced.

Would u please compare the low light noise performance between A7R5's 26mp lossless compressed raw and A7iii's raw? I think this is a critical point that could change the upgrade decision for an existing A7iii owner.

Wow, someone besides Fuji finally figure out how to do a flip screen. It's about time. Nice job, Sony!

I love that flip screen !

Any word on if 1080p is binned down from a higher resolution at all?

Question: For your BIF test where you noted tracking was fast but AF was not reliable, did you have the camera in focus priority, balanced, or shutter priority?

Looks like the verdict is: for new buyers into new system: Sony A7rV or Canon R5. Pro wedding: Canon R5. Portrait: Any (lights matter more!) Wildlife: R5. Video A7rV. Pixelshift: actually usable now!

Hi, I'm curious, which of the two cameras, between the sony a1 and a7R V has the most photos in focus (at the same burst speed) when a subject quickly walks towards or away from the camera. I have already seen more than 10 reviews, but no one has done this test yet. It would be fantastic to seen this. I think maybe the most interesting test...

I'm so glad that Sony has essentially brought back the screen mechanism from the A-Mount (A77ii, A99ii), with just a move out instead of staying central. This might be the body that finally gets me to move away from the A-mount. Maybe.

Perfect, thank you

i have an a9 and just spent two weeks with an a1. Filming at 8k stopped due to overheating. If you pull the screen back, the heat can escape better. The 50MP was nice, but the overheating potential and the price had me sending it back. The a7r V looks like it will be a better fit for me. Thanks for the info!

Simply wonderful

"MMMMph! Be respectable!" Something I have to remind myself to do. Every. Single. Day.... Anyway, I loved the humor in this video as well as the information. Really well done! :)

People want sharp photos and the same time they want to hide pores on their face.

I wish you guys can do a side by side comparison between the A7RV and the A1

I only liked the video for that sign off at the end. 🤣🤣 I think I’m saving for the A1, the more videos I watch on the A7RV, the more I think the A1 is still untouchable.

Great content and much appreciated. Also: hilarious you two. Here's a question for all: coming off a Canon T5 with a the kit 18-55, a prime 24, and a 70-300mm IS. I was originally thinking it'd be nice to save the zoom lens so maybe a Canon R6, but I recently went in and shot a Sony 7III and that e-shutter is crazy. Now I'm kind of leaning towards the A9 with that stacked sensor. In the past, with my current gear, I've been predominantly landscapes with the occasional bird and action photo, but have been really held back with the old T5 buffer (about 7 raw and then black screen lol). I am trying to go pro where primarily most of my shots are going to be of people in action and more wildlife. Do you think I'll out grow the 7 series. Would you sell prints of landscape off an A9? The A7RIII, A7III, A9, and Canon R6 are all about the same price range on KEH/MPB. Many thanks and cheers.

Thank you 🙏

very interesting the pixel shift thing

6:01 Chelsea's random bouts of childishness are always entertaining! Fun energy! 5:06 Tony posing like a Flakka addict worked well, too!😂