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The camera handled the exposure in this situation fairly well, but the skin tones definitely needed some work in ACR. The white balance was somewhat off in this one, with the blueish-green of the artist’s cutting table reflecting onto her, while warmer light fills the background. High contrast scenes are much easier to handle with a camera like this. I was able to recover the highlights quite a bit, and the shadows also still look clean, even after bumping them up a fair amount. This was another high-contrast scene, with a very bright view out the window and little light inside.

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Margo Ray in her studio Sony a7IV, Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 lens | 46mm, ISO 500, 1/320sec, f/2.8 In this case, there was even some artificial light that could have complicated things, but the artist’s skin still looks natural and accurate without the need for any major adjustments in post. I am very pleased with the skin tones from the a7IV in the handful of portraits that I took. Margo Ray showing a paper Sony a7IV, Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 lens | 30mm, ISO 800, 1/125sec, f/3.5 The white balance straight out of the camera was also pretty spot-on. It feels richer than images from other cameras that I’ve used. This was another image that impresses me with the amount of detail and texture. I love how the reflections on the glass and the texture of the old wood pop in this image. Though not necessarily a massive improvement from the a7III, the detail and clarity from the a7IV are incredibly nice. The level of detail here is also excellent.

They have quite a bit less green tint to them, which is most evident in a photo with lots of white areas, such as this still-life scene. I much prefer the colors from the a7IV compared to the a7III.

Note: Some slight noise reduction was applied in post. I would not shy away from shooting at this high of an ISO, even for clients. Even at ISO 4000, there is very minimal noise and good detail. To test a higher ISO, I took this image of my dog, Athena, in our dimly lit house at night. The white balance straight out of the camera was quite cool, which is typical when shooting aerial images.

I took this image from the window of a small airplane flying over lava flows from the 2018 Kilauea volcano eruption. The detail in the water is still very crisp, and even after bringing up the shadow detail some, there is next to no noise. Though this isn’t an exceptionally high ISO in today’s world, I am still impressed with just how clean and noise-free this image is at ISO 1600. Click the link in each caption for a full-resolution view.

Note: The following images were lightly processed from Raw in Adobe Camera Raw 14.3.

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You can read our full review here, but continue below to see some sample images. It has well-rounded features to make it versatile for someone who does it all and some improvements from the a7III that warrant spending the money on a new model. It’s an ideal camera for a wide variety of individuals and use cases-everything from vlogging to more fine-tuned videography and of course, all sorts of still photography applications. Sony has been putting out some impressive gear lately, and the Sony a7IV is no exception.

2022.09