Pros & Cons
Pros
Great photo quality. Absolutely no complaints.
Has mic input. Internal mic is pretty good, but a lav mic is pretty cheap to add on. Can perform like a 3000 dollar camera only 8 bit but good enough for you tube. Love how we can change the lenses.
The grip is tiny, though the grip doesn't feel impossible to hold after you get used to it. The lens is superior in fstop to the canon and equal to the nikon, but the lens feels smoother and not as cheap as the other two. First it did not come with a ... Read More
Highlights
Quality
Plug and play - plugging it into the computer or laptop to move files, stream or charge is seamless.
Video quality: i'm immediately impressed how hard it is to distinguish the video quality from the a7r2.
This feels very cheap and plasticky compared to an a7 (which has a metal frame).
You can charge while plugged in by usb, but it doesn't charge as fast as the battery drains (or so youtube tells me), and anywa... Read More
Price
It was a good deal, i use it as a backup camera and travel camera!
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
To be clear im not doing any carefully measured tests this is just a first impression eyeball test comparing 4k vs 4k video of the same subject in the same lighting conditions
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
This feels very cheap and plasticky compared to an a7 which has a metal frame
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The wheel on the top of the camera feels mushy and yucky
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
They didnt bother to paint the screws to match the colour of the body
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The grip looks grippy but feels glossy smooth and if anything more slippery than the rest of the body
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Theres no proper latch to open the usbhdmi panel or flip open the display its just a crevice in the plastic you have to dig your nail underneath to pop it open
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It is budget within sonys camera lineup but id still hope for better given the actual cost
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
A rubbery texture to the grip would cost what like 3 thats not a corner they need to be cutting on a device that retails for 850