Sony A7 IV (ILCE-7M4)

Name: Sony A7 IV (ILCE-7M4)
Brand: Sony

Sony · Mirrorless Body · 2021

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Synthesized from 16 reviewer sources · Analysis as of Aug 9, 2026 (1 day ago)

What do reviewers say about the Sony A7 IV (ILCE-7M4)?

As of August 2026, among the 16 reviews we compiled, video capability drew the most discussion: 108 claims from 15 of them, which we read as 60% positive, 24% neutral, 16% negative.

Reviewers are most positive about handling (73% positive, 16% neutral, 11% negative across 56 claims). Coverage of mount compatibility is mostly neutral: 37% positive, 61% neutral, 2% negative across 46 claims. On video capability, 87% of the 15 sources covering it point the same direction.

What are the Sony A7 IV (ILCE-7M4) specifications?

Weight With Battery G658 g (1 lb 7.3 oz) (including battery pack, SD card)

Dimensions Mm131.3 × 96.4 × 79.8 mm 131.3 × 96.4 × 69.7 mm (from grip to monitor) 5 1/4 × 3 7/8 × 3 1/4 in. 5 1/4 × 3 7/8 × 2 3/4 in. (from grip to monitor)

MountSony E-mount lens

Sensor Format35 mm full frame (35.9 mm × 23.9 mm), CMOS image sensor

Resolution MPApprox. 33 000 000 pixels

Raw FormatsJPEG (compliant with DCF Ver. 2.0, Exif Ver. 2.32, and MPF Baseline), HEIF (MPEG-A MIAF compliant), RAW (Sony ARW 5.0 format compliant)

IBISIn-camera sensor shift image stabilization system

Evf Resolution Dots3 686 400 dots

Evf MagnificationApprox. 0.78× with 50 mm lens at infinity, –1 m –1

Lcd Resolution Dots1 036 800 dots

Shutter Speed RangeStill images: 1/8000 second to 30 seconds, BULB Movies: 1/8000 second to 1/4 second (1/3 EV step) 60p-compatible devices: up to 1/60 second in AUTO mode (up to 1/30 second in Auto slow shutter mode) 50p-compatible devices: up to 1/50 second in AUTO mode (up to 1/25 second in Auto slow shutter mode)

Video CodecsXAVC Ver2.1: MP4 format compliant | Video: MPEG-H HEVC/H.265 | Audio: LPCM 2ch (48 kHz 16 bit), LPCM 4ch (48 kHz 24 bit) *1 , LPCM 2ch (48 kHz 24 bit) *1 , MPEG-4 AAC-LC 2ch *2

AF Low Light EV–4 EV to +20 EV (at ISO 100 equivalent, F2.0)

USBSuperSpeed USB 10Gbps (USB 3.2) | Compatible with USB Power Delivery

HDMIHDMI type A jack

Audio IoØ 3.5 mm Stereo mini jack

WirelessIEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac

Card FormatsSlot for CFexpress Type A memory cards, SD cards (UHS-I and UHS-II compatible)

specs: manufacturer

What do reviewers praise and criticize?

Video Capability

65 pos · 26 neu · 17 neg

“Lightning appeared, so I switched my Canon EOS R6 with Sigma 150-600mm lens to 4K video at 50fps.” — Rss Amateur Photographer Our Favourite Photo Taken By You This Week An Adorable Littl

Sensor Performance

36 pos · 17 neu · 6 neg

“I haven't noticed a massive difference in my workflow you can still crop quite heavily into your photographs and with Tain so much detail another great thing about having 33 megapixels over something like 61 is it's not too much it doesn't start struggling in lower light conditions I love shooting…” — Curtis Padley

Handling

41 pos · 9 neu · 6 neg

“It's got a larger grip, so it feels a lot better in the hand than the Sony A7 III did.” — Think Media

Burst & Buffer

20 pos · 21 neu · 9 neg

“Next, we have better mechanical shutter shooting speeds and buffer.” — Julia Trotti Why Im Not Buying The

Mount Compatibility

17 pos · 28 neu · 1 neg

“Whether you have a crop sensor APS-C camera or the top-of-the-line cinema camera, the lenses are going to work across all of them without an adapter.” — Davey Gravy

Image Quality

24 pos · 11 neu · 1 neg

“But now let's talk about what is arguably the most important part of any camera, and that is the image quality.” — Tom Buck The Almost Perfect Hybrid Camera

More detail — 9 additional axes

EVF & LCD

20 pos · 6 neu · 5 neg

“compared to the a7 3 so the back panel still just over a million dots nothing fancy there it does fully articulate now when it comes to the evf we do have a bit of an improvement here we're moving up to a 3.69 million dot evf which is in line with the price point very similar to the competition” — Dpreview Tv

Stabilization

16 pos · 11 neu · 2 neg

“cameras that don't have them and then you're like wait I can't do this on this other camera especially for video so for example uh if you want some better stabilization you can just put the camera into an active mode and it applies a slight crop but it just offers so much better stabilization you…” — Dan Watson

Autofocus

19 pos · 6 neu · 2 neg

Build Quality

6 pos · 8 neu · 2 neg

Price & Value

10 pos · 6 neu · 0 neg

“okay so price it's gonna be twenty five hundred dollars of body only twenty seven hundred dollars with the kit lens it's about five hundred dollars more than the current a7 iii right now and i don't know if the price for the a7 iii will drop but it makes sense considering how much they beeped up…” — Jason Vong

Battery Life

8 pos · 6 neu · 1 neg

“dance floor at a wedding when all the lights have been turned off it still works well but it could work a little bit better so a couple of small minor things to talk about the battery life on this camera is great um I can get through I've never used more than two batteries for a full wedding whether” — Chris Turner Photographer

Connectivity

8 pos · 3 neu · 3 neg

“only and the type a cf express cards are still only used in sony cameras so they're relatively hard to find and quite expensive other features include a usbc port that can power the camera during operation along with a full-sized hdmi port thank god it uses sony's new np fc100 battery that delivers…” — Engadget

Dimensions

3 pos · 4 neu · 3 neg

“I on the other hand like that it's small and compact simply because it takes up less space when I'm out in the wild so do you value small and compact over big and bulky also the a6700 is newer and it is equipped with some cool new features for both photography and the iography some of them like…” — That Icelandic Guy

Weight & Portability

6 pos · 4 neu · 0 neg

“A Photographer Weighs In Elle Fanning © Ian Spanier Photography “The reality is that yes, AI has a lot of answers,” says photographer Ian Spanier .” — Rss Adorama Learning Center

Which reviews is this based on? (16)

Every claim above traces to these original reviews. We don't write opinions — we synthesize theirs.

📹 Pro Reviews (15)

Our favourite photo taken by YOU! This week, an adorable little owl – plus more wildlife, street and landscape shots Amateur Photographer
Sony A7IV Review 3 years late Chris Turner Photographer
Sony A7IV Long Term Review // The Almost Perfect Hybrid Camera Curtis Padley
Sony A7IV Review in 2025 | Should You Still Buy It? Dan Watson
100,000 Shots Later - Sony A7IV Davey Gravy
Sony a7 IV First Impressions Review DPReview TV
Sony A7 IV review: A nearly perfect hybrid powerhouse Engadget
Sony a7 IV - THE Upgrade We've Been Waiting FOUR! Jason Vong
Why I'm NOT Buying the Sony A7V (vs A7IV) Julia Trotti
Sony A7 IV Review // Good but Not What You Were Expecting??? Matti Haapoja
Sony A7 IV - HANDS ON REVIEW - Nature // Bird Eye-AF Olle Nilsson
Hardcore Sony A7IV FIELD TEST Review! Worth it or Not? Pierre T. Lambert
SONY A6700 vs SONY A7IV — which is actually better? THAT ICELANDIC GUY.
Sony A7IV: Still Sony’s Best Value Camera? Think Media
The Almost Perfect Hybrid Camera: Sony a7IV Full Review Tom Buck

🔗 Other Sources (1)

Why Human Guidance in Photography Matters So Much in the Age of AI Adorama Learning Center / 42West