Sony Alpha 7M3 E-Mount Full Format Digital Camera ILCE-7M3

This is a long term review, so I've had the camera for around 4 years now, and think it's about time I put pen to paper.My review is broken down as follows: Features & Functions, Build Quality & Weight, Menu System, Speed, Accuracy, Image Quality, 3rd Party Lenses / Add-ons & then Final Thoughts.Build Quality: Very solid build quality, with magnesium alloy and weather sealing, which does make the camera slightly heaving than I'd like, but easily fixed with the free heavy-duty camera strap in the box that Sony nicely provide.Full Frame: When I purchased the camera, the cost was around £1699, but now, the price is close to £1000. At this price, a full-frame camera is a steal, especially this Sony A7 III.Image Quality: As you'd expect from a FF sensor, image quality is amazing, as is low light capability. Choose to save images as RAW or JPG or RAW & JPG. Images can be saved on either or both SD cards - see 'Dual card slot' functionality.Dynamic Range: The dynamic range saved within the RAW images is amazing - I've saved many images that appeared lost is complete darkness, only to be save-able with boosting shadows and exposure. So, be sure to save images as RAW (and JPG if you need to).Speed/Accuracy + Auto-Focus: 693 phase-detection AF points and 425 contrast-detection AF points means that auto-focus speed and accuracy is second to none. Sony cameras are the de-facto standard for blazing auto-focus speeds.AF Touch Tracking: To help with auto-focus, you can also tap on the touch-LCD to track a subject - the tracking is fairly sticky.Eye AF: Another amazing feature is Eye Auto-Focus which if amazingly fast - the eye will stay in focus as long as it's visible. The AF-ON button also switches autofocus on without half pressing the shutter button.Shooting Speed: Very fast 10 fps with AF/AE tracking in continuous shooting mode.4K Movies: Very clear 4K videos up to 60 fps (or 50 fps depending on region setting). Up to 120 fps in 1080p for slow-motion recording.S-Log3 + Other Grading Formats: To allow you to capture dynamic range in movies.Movie Auto-Focus: Tracks smoothly during movie recording. AF tracking sensitivity can also be tuned for movies to either slow of fast/responsive.Decent menu interface: Not as modern as I'd like, but still a decent menu/interface once you get used to it with easily addable 6-pages of favourite items. Also includes a customisable FN ket to allow access to quick functions.Huge amount of customisable buttons and functions: Honestly, you're literally spoilt for customisable choice with 4 buttons for full customisation, two big wheels/dials, one back wheel/dial, 4-direction buttons which are all customisable, the FN key, the AF-ON, the Eye AF Key, all customisable. And a menu key.Tiltable LCD touch screen: OK ish LCD screen, could be better in terms of PPI, but decent enough to view. Really annoying that it's not a fully rotating screen for selfies and VLogging. Touch operations for touch-to-focus or track. Could be brighter in sunny weather.Viewfinder: Nice viewfinder with similar display functions to LCD. Again, could be brighter in sunny weather.In-body 5-axis image stabilisation: With 5.0-stop shutter speed advantage which has allowed me to get clear hand-held shots down to 1/20th sec.Easily share: Connect and share with phone with direct WIFI access which is pretty fast. Obviously, depends on the speed of the SC-Card from where the images are accessed.PC Tethering: With USB cable which allows direct connection and image capture on PC which works really well.Amazing battery life: Honestly, battery life is a tank! It just keeps running all day long. I do switch off the camera in between shots though, and therefore, batter does last a lot longer. I have also set the battery saver / standby mode which also saves battery.Dual card slots: One card slot it UHS-II and the other is UHS-I. UHS-II card slot is v.fast - I use this card slot to save RAW file as the RAW files (around 25MB each) are much larger than the JPG files (around 15MB each). As mentioned above, I can split the saving of RAW and JPG files however I want, so lots of options for me to choose from.Hot-Shoe expandability: Which I have used for external flashes and works very well and v.sturdy.Lots of other functions: Including Slow and Quick Motion, simultaneous proxy movie recording, extraction and separate storage of a still from a movie, and Gamma Display Assist function, among others.Lenses & 3rd Party Support: 3rd Party support is huge with a full range of amazing lenses from Tamron and Sigma. I have used the full range of Tamron lenses to cover from 17mm right the way through to 300mm focal ranges, and they are tack-sharp lenses comparable to the much more expensive Sony counterparts.Final Thoughts: This camera went on sale on Amazon for £999 a few months ago then even dropped to around £949 - I was seriously thinking of re-purchasing due to how much of an amazing deal that it was - you get a lot of camera for that price. I'd happily recommend this camera to anyone looking for their first full-frame adventure, but also considering using the A7 III in a professional capacity, as it has served me very well in both areas.

This is a great camera and great value for money with the 24-70mm lens. The lens is extremely good for a kit lens and take sharp photos. The camera operates well at high ISO/in low light and the auto focus is excellent and a real strong point.While the menus give tonnes of useful features and adjustments, it’s not organised at all intuitively and you’ll spend ages trawling through menus to find an option you’ve lost.Battery life is great and can be charged in camera, even with a power bank when on the go.It’s heavier then a crop sensor camera at about 1.2kg, I switched the neck strap for a (bought separately) wrist strap to ease the pressure on my neck.All in, its a great camera that I can comfortably and reliably use for business and pleasure. Reccomend

Sony are taking over the camera market now with cameras like these.Amazing quality, both in construction and in images produced.The A7III is the more "consumer oriented" camera in Sony's list of high-end DSLRs, whereas the A7RIII with its 43MP sensor is more oriented toward people who are going to make huge prints (think billboards) or who are doing fancy photoshoots (magazines / weddings, etc).It's also cheaper and easier to use than the top-of-the-line A9 flagship DSLR.I don't really know what else to write about this; it honestly is just fantastic for every occasion; it's portable, durable and reliable and even the built in battery makes last gen. products (A6000) look weak.The issues with these cameras are that Sony are notorious for having very difficult menus to navigate and so many settings within those menus that you don't know what everything does. They are a bit of a learning curve to say the least.Secondly, because this is a full-frame mirrorless, you'll also notice that the lenses for this camera can go into "crazy money" territory, with some costing up to £12 000 (600mm F4 GM).Even though I rarely get to use my camera, I don't personally regret buying it, but if you are a hobbyist who only uses the camera on rare occasions, I'd probably recommend going with something lower down, like the A6000 or A6500, or possibly a second hand A7.-------The kit lens is decent, although not as good as the G-Master version which goes down to F2.8 (but also costs the price of a kidney at £1800).With the right settings it can be a very good starter lens for all-round usage and images do turn out nice and sharp.If you are thinking of specialising into a specific area of photography, I would highly recommend getting something else however (like the Samyang lenses which are the "budget" option.)

I've recently upgraded from the A6000, to the A7ii and now the A7iii. I'm not disappointed - Low light capabilities are second to none, and is heaps better than the previous A7ii. The focus points are much more accurate and quicker than previous models too. AF tracking works great on moving objects and the overall feel of the camera is great. Recording videos is also something I enjoy doing and have recorded using various lenses and have had no issues recording in 4k.Being part of the Wildlife Trust, in my spare time enjoy taking photos, both MACRO and ZOOM, this camera delivers in all areas. I've attached a few photos I've taken to look at (compression may be an issue, but gives you an idea nonetheless).The battery life is incredible compared to the A6000 and A7ii. Instead of hauling 7 batteries around with me, I now have 3 and have only needed to swap batteries once in the 2 months of having it. Great improvement and much needed.Overall, extremely good quality photos taken with an extremely good camera, and I couldn't be happier with it.