Last Updated on 11/24/2025 by Chris Gampat
There are tons of reports going around about the Sony a7 V right now. And the big thing that everyone is wondering about is whether or not they should get the Sony a7 V or the Canon R6 III. We’ve seen already with the R6 III that photographers don’t really care about it as much and are instead getting the older variant of the camera instead because it became cheaper. At this level of camera, Sony doesn’t typically give the highest end features, but the company is pretty generous. Still, quite honestly, I’m not sure that either are worth the purchase.
According to Sony Alpha Rumors, here are the specs that you’ll care about if you’re a photographer:
- 33MP partially stacked sensor
- 30fps 14Bit RAW in electronic shutter and 10fps in mechanical
- Pre Capture
- new AI chip like the Sony A1 II
- Free-Angle Tilting 3.2″ Touchscreen LCD
- 2x dual Type A SD slot
- no C5 button
- improved EVF (5.6m dot?)
- dual USB-C port (gets rid of the micro-USB port)
- Same Sony A7rV body design.
- price close to $3000
- Announcement on December 2
- Limited batch ships before Christmas
So here’s the thing: as a photographer who doesn’t care much about video, I wouldn’t bother with this camera at all. Most video these days ends up going on social media to be done in a short content-style reel or story. For that, your phone is good enough. I’d really just use the Camp Snap 8 instead.
But if I’m shooting still images, it’s nice to have more megapixels. If I’m shooting with Canon, I’d just buy an older Canon EOS R5 as it does a great job while using a different autofocus style, especially for wildlife and anything else. Plus, it has more megapixels. Even the older Canon EOS R still does a solid job as I’ve still got one and use it.
On the Sony-side of things though, the higher end Sony a7r V has autofocus that makes me want to throw the camera in the garbage. The Sony a7 V might actually be the only thing worth getting if you want a slight megapixel bump. The fact remains that camera brands are truly running out of ideas and aren’t innovating or even giving photographers the features we need to make images where AI can’t replace us. Instead, they’re too busy fixating on the tech that doesn’t matter at all.
Besides, Sony’s weather resistance is pretty awful.
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