GoKawiilPerhaps the most anticipated new camera of 2025, Sony's new A7V mirrorless camera just squeaked onto the scene before the end of the year. The A7 series is Sony's all-around camera. It lacks the resolution of the A7R cameras and the video focus of the A7S cameras, but in some ways offering enough of the best of those to make the plain A7 the best choice for most people.
The A7V is no different and is one of the best hybrid still and video cameras I've tested, offering excellent dynamic range, crazy-fast shooting capabilities, and plenty of resolution for everything short of billboard-size prints.
What’s New
Photograph: Scott Gilbertson
First, background and context. The Sony A7 series was my intro to "serious" digital photography. I skipped the whole digital SLR stage, sticking with film for an absurdly long time and carrying a Micro Four Thirds mirrorless for digital shots. That all changed with the original Sony A7. I bought one and never looked back. Well, that's not strictly true, I did look back and start shooting film again, but I've never purchased any other digital camera. I upgraded to the A7II, then the A7RII, and I have shot with every A7 and A7R now except the A7III.
All that to give some context to this statement: The new A7V is the best all-around camera Sony has ever made. It has 95 percent of what the top-of-the-line A1II offers, for half the price.
Let's start with the new sensor. The A7V uses a fully backside illuminated, partially stacked 33 megapixel CMOS sensor. The partially stacked bit is new from the A7IV, and it means faster readouts, which translates to higher burst rates and less rolling shutter. The same partially stacked tech is also in the Nikon Z6 III, but the Sony A7V offers 33 megapixels to the Z6 III's 24.