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Sony A7 IV (ILCE-7M4)

Sony A7 IV (ILCE-7M4)

Sony · Mirrorless Body · 2021

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Synthesized from 15 reviewer sources · Analysis as of Aug 21, 2026 (today)

What do reviewers say about the Sony A7 IV (ILCE-7M4)?

As of August 2026, among the 15 reviews we compiled, video capability drew the most discussion: 107 claims from 14 of them, which we read as 61% positive, 23% neutral, 16% negative.

Reviewers are most positive about handling (73% positive, 16% neutral, 11% negative across 56 claims). On video capability, 93% of the 14 sources covering it point the same direction.

What are the Sony A7 IV (ILCE-7M4) specifications?

Weight With Battery G658 g (1 lb 7.3 oz) (including battery pack, SD card)
Dimensions Mm131.3 × 96.4 × 79.8 mm 131.3 × 96.4 × 69.7 mm (from grip to monitor) 5 1/4 × 3 7/8 × 3 1/4 in. 5 1/4 × 3 7/8 × 2 3/4 in. (from grip to monitor)
MountSony E-mount lens
Sensor Format35 mm full frame (35.9 mm × 23.9 mm), CMOS image sensor
Resolution MPApprox. 33 000 000 pixels
Raw FormatsJPEG (compliant with DCF Ver. 2.0, Exif Ver. 2.32, and MPF Baseline), HEIF (MPEG-A MIAF compliant), RAW (Sony ARW 5.0 format compliant)
IBISIn-camera sensor shift image stabilization system
Evf Resolution Dots3 686 400 dots
Evf MagnificationApprox. 0.78× with 50 mm lens at infinity, –1 m –1
Lcd Resolution Dots1 036 800 dots
Shutter Speed RangeStill images: 1/8000 second to 30 seconds, BULB Movies: 1/8000 second to 1/4 second (1/3 EV step) 60p-compatible devices: up to 1/60 second in AUTO mode (up to 1/30 second in Auto slow shutter mode) 50p-compatible devices: up to 1/50 second in AUTO mode (up to 1/25 second in Auto slow shutter mode)
Video CodecsXAVC Ver2.1: MP4 format compliant | Video: MPEG-H HEVC/H.265 | Audio: LPCM 2ch (48 kHz 16 bit), LPCM 4ch (48 kHz 24 bit) *1 , LPCM 2ch (48 kHz 24 bit) *1 , MPEG-4 AAC-LC 2ch *2
AF Low Light EV–4 EV to +20 EV (at ISO 100 equivalent, F2.0)
USBSuperSpeed USB 10Gbps (USB 3.2) | Compatible with USB Power Delivery
HDMIHDMI type A jack
Audio IoØ 3.5 mm Stereo mini jack
WirelessIEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Card FormatsSlot for CFexpress Type A memory cards, SD cards (UHS-I and UHS-II compatible)

specs: manufacturer

What do reviewers praise and criticize?

Video Capability
65 pos · 25 neu · 17 neg
“I heard some people on YouTube when this camera talk came out talking about how it's overheated I've in the three years I've shot weddings all through summer here in New Zealand I've never had any Sony a74 even come up with a warning that it was getting too hot um so yeah 4K whatever it doesn't…” — Chris Turner Photographer
Handling
41 pos · 9 neu · 6 neg
“It's got a larger grip, so it feels a lot better in the hand than the Sony A7 III did.” — Think Media
Sensor Performance
35 pos · 15 neu · 6 neg
“I haven't noticed a massive difference in my workflow you can still crop quite heavily into your photographs and with Tain so much detail another great thing about having 33 megapixels over something like 61 is it's not too much it doesn't start struggling in lower light conditions I love shooting…” — Curtis Padley
Burst & Buffer
18 pos · 17 neu · 7 neg
“Next, we have better mechanical shutter shooting speeds and buffer.” — Julia Trotti
EVF & LCD
20 pos · 6 neu · 5 neg
“It's incredibly helpful, not just for like vlogging stuff, but having an articulating screen.” — Tom Buck
Mount Compatibility
13 pos · 13 neu · 1 neg
“Whether you have a crop sensor APS-C camera or the top-of-the-line cinema camera, the lenses are going to work across all of them without an adapter.” — Davey Gravy

More detail — 9 additional axes
Stabilization
15 pos · 10 neu · 2 neg
“cameras that don't have them and then you're like wait I can't do this on this other camera especially for video so for example uh if you want some better stabilization you can just put the camera into an active mode and it applies a slight crop but it just offers so much better stabilization you…” — Dan Watson
Autofocus
18 pos · 5 neu · 2 neg
“that we've had a lot of demanding autofocusing tests today but we did just have three whitetail bucks walk behind us right here in town and subject detection animals picking up their eyes quickly no problem and i do love sony's real-time tracking and their eye detect for humans as well i mean it…” — DPReview TV
Image Quality
17 pos · 7 neu · 1 neg
“example you'll notice that there is no number markings on the eb dial and that's because you can now reprogram it you can have it change your shutter speed your aperture value cycle through your creative looks profile and change to kelvin on your white balance but the stuff that's gonna really…” — Jason Vong
Price & Value
10 pos · 6 neu · 0 neg
“let me know all right so without lying were you able to uh see any difference when you were comparing the Cyber side well if you said that the right side was the a6700 then you are totally right and you get an awesome price of being right that's not a bad price you know that's a good price” — THAT ICELANDIC GUY.
Battery Life
8 pos · 6 neu · 1 neg
Connectivity
8 pos · 3 neu · 3 neg
“only and the type a cf express cards are still only used in sony cameras so they're relatively hard to find and quite expensive other features include a usbc port that can power the camera during operation along with a full-sized hdmi port thank god it uses sony's new np fc100 battery that delivers…” — Engadget
Build Quality
4 pos · 6 neu · 2 neg
Dimensions
2 pos · 3 neu · 3 neg
Weight & Portability
5 pos · 1 neu · 0 neg
“A Photographer Weighs In Elle Fanning © Ian Spanier Photography “The reality is that yes, AI has a lot of answers,” says photographer Ian Spanier .” — Adorama Learning Center / 42West

Which reviews is this based on? (15)

Every claim above traces to these original reviews. We don't write opinions — we synthesize theirs.

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