In depth comparison and review of Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R and Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4. Compare design, sensors, proximity features, memory capacities and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right camera for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the digital camera that will best fit your needs.
| DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS | Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R | Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4 |
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| Product Type | Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system | Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system |
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| Lens Included | Body only | Body only |
| Height | 9.44 cm | 9.64 cm |
| Width | 12.69 cm | 13.13 cm |
| Depth | 4.82 cm | 7.98 cm |
| Weight | 407 g | 658 g |
| Weight Details | - | Camera with battery and memory card: 658 g |
| Body Material | Magnesium alloy | Magnesium alloy |
| Enclosure Colour | Black | - |
| Protection | Splashproof, dust-resistant | Dust-resistant, moisture-resistant |
| Digital Zoom | 4x | 4x |
| SENSOR | Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R | Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4 |
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| Sensor Resolution | 36.4 Megapixel | 33.0 Megapixel |
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| Optical Sensor Type | Exmor CMOS | Exmor R CMOS |
| Total Pixels | 36,800,000 pixels | 34,100,000 pixels |
| Effective Sensor Resolution | 36,400,000 pixels | 33,000,000 pixels |
| Optical Sensor Size | Full Frame (35.9 x 24 mm) | Full Frame (35.9 x 23.9 mm) |
| Frame Rate (Max Resolution) | - | 60 fps |
| Sensor Dust Reduction | Yes | Yes |
| Sensor Features | Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Anti-Dust coating | Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Anti-Dust coating |
| Image Stabiliser | - | Optical (Steady Shot with 5-axis Intelligent Active Mode) |
| Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser | - | Yes |
| Sensors | Digital level metre | Digital level metre |
| PROCESSOR | Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R | Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4 |
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| Image Processor | BIONZ X | BIONZ XR |
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| LENS | Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R | Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4 |
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| Lens Mounting Type | Sony E-mount | Sony E-mount |
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| FOCUSING | Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R | Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4 |
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| Auto Focus | TTL contrast and phase detection | TTL contrast and phase detection |
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| Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty | 25 | 759 |
| Auto Focus Features | Focus Peaking function, Manual Focus Check Live View | Focus Peaking function, Predictive Focus Control |
| AE/AF Control | Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF | Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Zone AF, Real-time Eye AF, Real-time Tracking AF, Wide-area AF, Expanded area AF, animal eye detection, bird eye detection, right/left eye select |
| Face Detection | Face Detection AF/AE/FE/WB, Smile Shutter | Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function |
| VIEWFINDER | Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R | Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4 |
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| Viewfinder Type | Electronic - OLED | Electronic - OLED |
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| Viewfinder Colour Support | Colour | Colour |
| Viewfinder Diagonal Size | 0.5" | 0.5" |
| Viewfinder Resolution | 2,359,296 pixels | 3,686,400 pixels |
| Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage | 100% | 100% |
| Optical Viewfinder Magnification | 0.71x | 0.78x |
| Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range | -4 to +3 | -4 to +3 |
| Features | Viewfinder brightness control | - |
| EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE | Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R | Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4 |
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| ISO (Max) | 25600 | 204800 |
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| Native ISO | 100-51200 | 100-51200 |
| Extended ISO (Max) | - | 204800 |
| Extended ISO (Min) | - | 50 |
| Light Sensitivity | ISO 50, ISO auto (100-6400), ISO 100-25600 | ISO 50, ISO auto, ISO 204800, ISO 100-51200 |
| Exposure Metering | Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot | Multi-segment, centre-weighted, average, highlight spot |
| Exposure Metering Zones | 1200 | 1200 |
| Exposure Modes | Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority | Automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority |
| Bracketing Modes | - | Dynamic Range Bracketing, white balance bracketing |
| Shooting Programs | Landscape, portrait mode, macro, night portrait, night scene, sports mode, sunset, handheld twilight, anti-motion blur | - |
| Special Effects | Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Vivid, sunset, soft focus, illustration, landscape, portrait, Water Colour, miniature, clear, deep, light, autumn leaves, Retro, partial colour, Toy camera, Posterisation, High contrast monochrome, Pop Colour, HDR Painting, Rich-tone monochrome, Soft High-key, Night Scene | Soft Skin, Creative Look presets |
| White Balance | Custom, automatic, presets | Custom, automatic, presets |
| White Balance Presets | Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), 2500K - 9900K, fluorescent light (daylight white) | Incandescent, fluorescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, Underwater, 2500K - 9900K |
| Shutter Type | Mechanical electronically-controlled | Mechanical electronically-controlled |
| Max Shutter Speed | 1/8000 sec | 1/8000 sec |
| Min Shutter Speed | 30 sec | 30 sec |
| Exposure Compensation | ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps | ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps |
| Auto Exposure Bracketing | 3 or 5 steps | 3, 5 or 9 steps |
| White Balance Bracketing | Yes | - |
| X-sync Speed | - | 1/250sec |
| Exposure Range | EV 0-20 (ISO 100) | EV -3-20 (ISO 100) |
| DISPLAY | Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R | Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4 |
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| Type | 3" LCD display | 3" LCD display |
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| Touch Screen | - | Yes |
| Display Format | 921,600 pixels | 1,036,000 pixels |
| Display Form Factor | Folding | Folding |
| Display Features | Contrast control, display brightness control, TRILUMINOS Colour technology | Display brightness control |
| FLASH | Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R | Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4 |
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| Features | AF illuminator | - |
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| VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER | Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R | Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4 |
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| Digital Video Format | AVCHD, H.264 | MPEG-4, H.264, XAVC S, H.265, XAVC HS |
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| Image Recording Format | JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG | JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, HEIF, RAW + HEIF |
| Max Video Resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Audio Signal Format | - | Linear PCM, AAC |
| Surround Sound | Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording | - |
| Microphone Operation Mode | Stereo | Stereo |
| Microphone Features | - | Wind noise reduction |
| MEMORY | Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R | Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4 |
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| Memory Card Slot | Memory Stick PRO Duo card, SD card | SD card, CFexpress / SD card |
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| Supported Memory Cards | SD Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO Duo, SDXC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo HX, SDHC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card | SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card, SDHC UHS-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II Memory Card, CFexpress |
| Image Storage | 7360 x 4912 7360 x 4144 4800 x 3200 4800 x 2704 3680 x 2456 3680 x 2072 2400 x 1600 |
7008 x 4672 4608 x 3072 3504 x 2336 4608 x 3072 - APS-C mode 3504 x 2336 - APS-C mode 6224 x 4672 4096 x 3072 3120 x 2336 4096 x 3072 - APS-C mode 3120 x 2336 - APS-C mode 7008 x 3944 4608 x 2592 3504 x 1968 4608 x 2592 - APS-C mode 3504 x 1968 - APS-C mode 4672 x 4672 3072 x 3072 2336 x 2336 3072 x 3072 - APS-C mode 2336 x 2336 - APS-C mode |
| Video Capture | AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 28Mbps AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 24Mbps AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 17Mbps AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps - 24Mbps AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps - 17Mbps H.264 - 1440 x 1080 - 25 fps - 12Mbps H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps - 3Mbps |
XAVC HS - 3840 x 2160 p - 60 fps XAVC HS - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps XAVC HS - 3840 x 2160 p - 50 fps XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 60 fps XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 50 fps XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps |
| BATTERY AND CHARGING | Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R | Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4 |
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| Battery Type | Sony NP-FW50 Lithium Ion | Sony NP-FZ100 Lithium Ion |
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| Details | Sony NP-FW50 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1080 mAh (included) | Sony NP-FZ100 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 2280 mAh (included) |
| Battery Life | Photo shooting - 340 shots | Photo shooting - 520 shots (EVF on) Photo shooting - 580 shots (LCD Monitor on) Video recording - 100 minutes (EVF on) Video recording - 110 minutes (LCD Monitor on) |
| CONNECTIONS | Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R | Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4 |
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| Interface | Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN, NFC (Near Field Communication) | USB 2.0, USB-C, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.1 |
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| Connectivity Features | Remote control via mobile devices | Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, Wireless Image Transfer, wireless video upload to FTP server, PC Remote functions via Wi-Fi |
| Print Standard | DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support, PRINT Image Matching | Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching |
| Flash Terminal | Hot shoe | Hot shoe |
| Connector Type | USB 2.0 HDMI output Composite video/audio output Microphone Headphones |
USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B) USB 3.2 Gen 1 (USB Type-C) Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm) Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm) |
| FEATURES | Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R | Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4 |
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| Self-Timer Delay | 10 sec, 2sec | 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec |
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| Continuous Shooting Speed | 4 frames per second, 1.5 frames per second | 8 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 6 frames per second |
| HDR Mode | Auto HDR mode | - |
| Additional Features | Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, sharpness control, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, saturation control, Sweep Panorama technology, in-camera red-eye fix, shadow point display, highlight point display, Dynamic Range Optimizer, face detection, USB charging, built-in help guide, 25p Cinema Mode, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), Anti-motion Blur Mode, x.v.Colour technology, Shade Correction, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Lens Distortion Compensation (LDC), no anti-aliasing filter, Superior Auto mode, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, PlayMemories Camera Apps support, BRAVIA Sync function, PhotoTV HD | Built-in speaker, camera orientation detection, histogram display, shadow point display, highlight point display, Dynamic Range Optimizer, USB charging, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), fast motion recording, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, silent shooting, BRAVIA Sync function, distortion correction function, S-Log2 gamma setting, slow motion recording, peripheral shading correction, chromatic aberration correction, anti-flicker, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) recording, S-Log3 gamma setting, 4:2:2 10-bit internal rercording, simultaneous streaming & recording mode, focus breathing compensation, USB streaming, 14-bit RAW |
| OTHERS | Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R | Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4 |
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| Included Accessories | Body cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable | Eyepiece cover, body cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, shoe cap, USB-C to USB-A cable |
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| Software | Sony PlayMemories Home, Sony Image Data Converter 4.0 | - |
| Max Operating Temperature | 40 °C | 40 °C |
| Min Operating Temperature | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| Service & Support | Limited warranty - 1 year | - |
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