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Caption "Newly developed AI Processing Unit" over shot of printed circuit board with integrated circuit mounted, marked "SONY" and "AI Processing Unit"

 

 

Caption "61.0 MP & BIONZ XR" over slowly zooming-out shot of image sensor through lens mount

Caption "8-step, 5-axis image stabilisation" over split-screen close-up shots of camera body

Caption "8K/4K movie" over split-screen close-up shots of mode dial camera body

Caption "New 4-axis multi-angle LCD monitor" over split-screen close-up shots of LCD screen rotating about various axes

 

Caption "Evolved imaging intelligence"

Caption "α7R V" over shot of α7R V body with lens mounted, rotating into frontal view

 

Caption "Evolution driven by AI Processing Unit" over low-contrast view of photoshoot with subject and photographer

Caption "35-mm full-frame back-illuminated CMOS sensor with 61.0-MP* resolution" and "Exmor R CMOS Sensor" logo over shot of image sensor through lens mount

Caption "The latest image processing engine BIONZ XR" over shot of printed circuit board with two integrated circuits mounted, both marked "BIONZ XR" and "SONY"

Caption "A dedicated AI Processing Unit" over graphic-enhanced shot of printed circuit board with integrated circuit mounted, marked "SONY" and "AI Processing Unit"

 

Caption "Real-time Recognition AF" over close-up shot of walking female subject's foot; then shot of female subject initially in profile, turning toward camera

 

Caption "Camera uses subject form data for accurate recognition" over several shots of subject walking and sitting in outdoor enclosed courtyard with superimposed graphics illustrating skeleton tracking
Caption footnote: "Only for human"

Caption "Camera uses subject form data for accurate recognition" over split screen showing shots on camera's LCD screen display of the same scene of female subject walking in woodland; left: caption "Current model (α7R IV)" showing autofocus being distracted by foliage closer to camera, leaving subject out-of-focus; right: caption "α7R V" showing subject with superimposed green rectangle showing correct detection of subject, who is in focus
Caption footnote: "Only for human"

Caption "Camera uses subject form data for accurate recognition" over expanded still of subject in focus, undistracted by closer foliage which is in foreground bokeh
Caption footnote: "Only for human"

Caption "Camera uses subject form data for accurate recognition" over view of subject walking in woodland with superimposed white rectangle illustrating tracking of subject
Caption footnote: "Only for human"

Caption "Camera uses subject form data for accurate recognition" over view of subject walking in woodland with superimposed white rectangle on torso, illustrating tracking of subject; then rear view of subject with superimposed white rectangle on rear of head and hat, illustrating tracking; then profile still of same subject silhouetted against woodland and sky
Caption footnote: "Only for human"

Caption "Camera uses subject form data for accurate recognition" over shot of subject walking on grassland with superimposed white rectangle initially surrounding back of subject's head, then smaller white rectangle over subject's eye as she turns head toward camera, illustrating operation of recognition; then profile still of same subject silhouetted against sky
Caption footnote: "Only for human"

Caption "Camera uses subject form data for accurate recognition" over split screen showing shots on camera's LCD screen display of the same scene of rear view of racing driver with crash helmet entering scene from the right and walking away from camera on rural road toward several parked cars; left: caption "Current model (α7R IV)" showing autofocus being distracted by the nearest parked car, leaving subject out-of-focus; right: caption "α7R V" showing subject with superimposed green rectangle on rear of crash helmet showing correct detection of subject, who is in focus; then sequence is repeated with central regions of each shot enlarged; then still showing subject in focus against background bokeh
Caption footnote: "Only for human"

 

 

Caption "60%* improvement in human eye recognition" over split screen showing shots on camera's LCD screen display of the same scene of female subject walking across scene from left to right, with a second female subject walking across midway through the shot, from right to left in foreground, briefly occluding the first subject; in both shots, a green rectangle surrounds one of the first subject's eyes illustrating the operation of Real-time Eye AF until the second subject appears; left: caption "Current model (α7R IV)" showing autofocus being captured by the briefly appearing eye of the second subject in the foreground, leaving the first subject out-of-focus thereafter until end of shot; right: caption "α7R V" showing autofocus not transitioning to the second subject, but recovering from occlusion to re-acquire first subject's eye until end of shot;
then sequence is repeated with central regions of each shot enlarged; then still frame showing focus on first subject with second subject in foreground bokeh
Caption footnote: "Sony internal tests, compared to the α7R IV"

 

Caption "40%* improvement in animal recognition" over shot of cats with white rectangle surrounding one cat's head in profile; then as cat turns head toward camera, white rectangle is replaced by smaller green rectangle over the nearest eye illustrating operation of eye recognition for animals; then still showing two cats, the nearer one in sharp focus and the other in background bokeh; then frontal close-up shot of Dalmatian dog; then frontal shot of white horse; then zooming-in rear shot of sitting Dalmatian with superimposed white rectangle illustrating operation of animal recognition; then smaller white rectangle on head; then profile shot of sitting Dalmatian with moderate background bokeh
Caption footnote: "Sony internal tests, compared to the α7 IV"

 

Caption "Animal" over close-up shot of squirrel with foreground and background bokeh; then shot of several deer in long grass, with focus on nearest animal and background bokeh
Caption footnote: "Camera may not accurately recognise all specified subjects in all conditions. Available subject settings are: Human, Animal/Bird, Animal, Bird, Insect, Car/Train, and Aeroplane. Subject types other than the type specified may be erroneously recognised in some cases."

 

 

Caption "Bird" over shot of swan landing on water with foreground and background bokeh; then close-up of bird of prey with heavy background bokeh
Caption footnote: "Camera may not accurately recognise all specified subjects in all conditions. Available subject settings are: Human, Animal/Bird, Animal, Bird, Insect, Car/Train, and Aeroplane. Subject types other than the type specified may be erroneously recognised in some cases."

Caption "Car" over shot from high position of two cars travelling on rural road with white rectangle superimposed on front section of leading car; then still shot from vehicle level of the two cars with focus on the leading car and moderate background bokeh
Caption footnote: "Camera may not accurately recognise all specified subjects in all conditions. Available subject settings are: Human, Animal/Bird, Animal, Bird, Insect, Car/Train, and Aeroplane. Subject types other than the type specified may be erroneously recognised in some cases."

Caption "Train" over wide-angle shot of one-car train travelling along track adjacent to river, with white rectangle superimposed on front illustrating recognition; then telephoto still of same train travelling through forest with train in focus amid significant foreground bokeh
Caption footnote: "Camera may not accurately recognise all specified subjects in all conditions. Available subject settings are: Human, Animal/Bird, Animal, Bird, Insect, Car/Train, and Aeroplane. Subject types other than the type specified may be erroneously recognised in some cases."

Caption "Aeroplane" over shot of underside of aircraft taking off over camera position, with white rectangle superimposed on wings and central part of fuselage illustrating recognition; then still of aeroplane from below left rear, in focus against sky with moderate bokeh on clouds
Caption footnote: "Camera may not accurately recognise all specified subjects in all conditions. Available subject settings are: Human, Animal/Bird, Animal, Bird, Insect, Car/Train, and Aeroplane. Subject types other than the type specified may be erroneously recognised in some cases."

Caption "Insect" over close-up clip of dragonfly sitting on stalk, with white rectangle superimposed on head and body illustrating recognition, with significant background bokeh; then still of similar insect, in focus with heavy background bokeh; then similar clip of butterfly with white rectangle illustrating recognition, followed by still, both with heavy background bokeh
Caption footnote: "Camera may not accurately recognise all specified subjects in all conditions. Available subject settings are: Human, Animal/Bird, Animal, Bird, Insect, Car/Train, and Aeroplane. Subject types other than the type specified may be erroneously recognised in some cases."

 

 

 

Caption "Up to 10fps* with AF/AE tracking" over 10 frames from continuous shooting sequence of car, with one shot finally highlighted
Caption footnote: "* Up to 8fps with AF/AE tracking when shooting with live view. Maximum continuous shooting speed will depend on camera settings. With mechanical shutter."

Caption "Compressed RAW: up to 583*" over shot of car highlighted in the previous sequence
Caption footnote: "* Sony CEA-G160T CFexpress Type A memory card is required. Continuous Hi+ mode. Actual number of images may vary according to shooting conditions."

Caption "693-point phase-detection AF with approx. 79% coverage" over still of aircraft with array of 33 x 21 = 693 small green squares superimposed, illustrating coverage of most of the image area by AF sensors

Caption "Visible light + IR Sensor" over split screen; left: close-up shot of camera body showing sensor near lens mount with highlighting graphic; right: shot of printed circuit board with integrated circuit mounted, marked "SONY" and "AI Processing Unit"

Caption "Improved AWB control" over still of waterfall with tree branches in foreground

 

Caption "Features that maximise resolution" over still of photographer preparing to shoot using viewfinder

Caption "5-axis optical in-body image stabilisation for an 8.0-step* advantage" over graphic illustrating image stabilisation unit, showing stabilisation of image sensor position despite shaking motions of surrounding camera body
Caption footnote: "* CIPA standards. Pitch/yaw shake only. FE 50 mm F1.2 GM. Long exposure NR off."

Caption "Fine blur corrected at the single-pixel level" over split screen showing still shots of the same scene of female subject with woodland background, zooming in to show enlarged central area including subject's face; left: caption "Current model (α7R IV)" showing some blur; right: caption "α7R V" showing higher-resolution image

Caption "Framing stability improved with sync control between body and compatible lenses" over graphic illustrating image stabilisation unit in camera body, and lens group inside lens barrel moving in sync with in-body image stabilisation mechanism, maintaining positions of both image sensor and lens group relative to it despite shaking motions of surrounding camera body and lens
Caption footnote: "A software update may be required for some lenses. See Sony's support web page for information on compatible lenses: https://www.sony.net/dics/7rm5-s/ "

 

Caption "Pixel Shift Multi Shooting responds to changing conditions" over illustration of multiple images of mountainous scene used for compositing in Pixel Shift Multi Shooting; then caption "240 MP*" over illustration of single composite image; then image is enlarged to show high resolution; then a small part of the image is further enlarged to show a vehicle
Caption footnote: "The latest Imaging Edge Desktop™ Viewer and Edit applications are required for compositing. Image compositing may not be successful if camera or subject movement causes blur."

Caption "8K 24p* (25p) movie recording" over shot of heavily moss-covered woodland floor; then shot of forest; then shot of frog sitting on leaf; then shot of bee walking across flower stamens; then close-up shot of open white flower
Caption footnote: "* 24p = 23.98fps. Slow & Quick Motion is not available when recording XAVC HS 8K movies. [APS-C/S35 Shooting] is fixed at [Off]. Angle of view is approx. 1.2x."

Caption "Flexible RAW size selection depending on the application" over view of LCD screen showing [RAW File Type] menu with five available selections: [Uncompressed], [Lossless Comp (L)], [Lossless Comp (M)], [Lossless Comp (S)] and [Compressed]; then over three similar images of mountainous coastline with captions "L: 60M", "M: 26M" and "S: 15M"

Caption "Quick switchover* to high resolution APS-C" over split screen; left: caption "Full-frame" over shot of squirrel with sizes "L: 60M", "M: 26M" and "S: 15M"; right:  enlarged central region of left shot with caption "APS-C" and sizes "M: 26M" and "S: 15M"
Caption footnote: "* Requires assignment to a custom button."

 

Caption "Spectacular movie detail and presence" over still of photographer shooting in woodland

Caption "4K capture oversampled from 6.2K without pixel binning" over close-up portrait shot of female subject in woodland with heavy background bokeh, initially looking left then turning head toward and beyond camera to look right; then portrait of another female subject approaching the camera, pausing and then looking up and right, with significant background bokeh
Caption footnote: "When shooting Super 35mm at 30p (NTSC 29.97fps) / 25p (PAL) / 24p (23.98fps). Shooting may be subject to restrictions depending on settings."

Caption "New AI-based Real-time Recognition AF for movie" over close-up portrait of female subject with eyes closed and hat on, in focus with foreground and background bokeh, with white rectangle around head showing operation of Real-time Recognition AF; then shot of aircraft approaching airfield with white rectangle containing much of the aircraft showing operation of Real-time Recognition AF

 

Caption "Operability that supports superior resolution" over close-up of camera body showing user's hand on mode dial

Caption "New 3.2-type, 4-axis multi-angle LCD monitor" over split screen with shots showing LCD screen being rotated about various axes and operated at various angles

Captions "New 3.2-type, 4-axis multi-angle LCD monitor" and "2.1 million-dot* resolution" over view of camera body with screen rotating about various axes

Caption footnote: "Approx."

Captions "New 3.2-type, 4-axis multi-angle LCD monitor" and "Up 98 °, down 40 °, side 180 °, rotation 270 °*" over view of camera body with screen rotating about various axes
Caption footnote: "Approx."

 

Caption "New 9.44 million-dot* Quad XGA viewfinder" over view of camera body with graphic illustrating structure of viewfinder
Caption footnote: "Approx."

Caption "Dual slots for CFexpress Type A and SD memory cards" over view of camera body with media cover open and media slots visible, with two cards of each type shown sliding into place

Caption "New Main Menu for quick access" over view of LCD screen showing main menu

Caption "Still/Movie/S&Q dial" over close-up shot of rear of camera showing Still/Movie/S&Q dial

Caption "Touch operation during shooting and playback" over close-up shot of user swiping and pinching on LCD screen to scan through and enlarge images

Caption "2x2 MIMO for fast Wi-Fi data transfer" over shot of camera body with Wi-Fi graphic showing Wi-Fi signal emanating from camera
Caption footnote: "5-GHz communication may be restricted in some countries and regions."

Caption "Remote (tethered) shooting" over shot of camera body with graphics illustrating PC and USB cable

Caption "Efficient FTP file transfer" over shot of camera body with large telephoto lens mounted, with user holding smartphone adjacent while images are transferred

Caption "Durable magnesium alloy chassis" over shot of camera body without lens mounted, morphing into graphic showing exploded view of magnesium alloy chassis components

Caption "Dust- and moisture-resistant design" over graphic showing locations on camera body of seals designed to resist dust and moisture ingress
Caption footnote: "Not guaranteed to be 100% dust- and moisture-proof."

Caption "Dust- and moisture-resistant design" over shot of camera in use in rainy conditions
Caption footnote: "Not guaranteed to be 100% dust- and moisture-proof. For maximum protection against dust and moisture the battery cover, memory slot cover, and terminal covers must be closed, and the accessory shoe cap must be in place. Wipe the camera dry as soon as possible if it gets wet. Wipe away any moisture that seeps under the accessory shoe cap and/or terminal covers. Shot with the FE 24–70 mm F2.8 GM II lens in moderate rain that won't overwhelm the camera's moisture resistance."

Caption "Effective heat dissipation for extended continuous recording" over arrow graphics showing internal heat dissipation paths

 

Title "Other features" over list:

"Low light AF down to EV-4*
Full-time DMF
Focus Bracket
Over 1,000 JPEG images in continuous shooting**

Creative Look with 10 presets and 8 parameters
10-bit HEIF still-image format for smooth gradations
Anti-flicker shooting
High-frequency flicker-free shooting

Smartphone and accessory linkage
UVC/UAC standards for high-quality webcam applications

New anti-dust system increases dust removal efficiency
Durable shutter in excess of 500,000 cycles"

Caption footnotes:
"* AF-S, at ISO 100, F2.0 lens"
"** Sony CEA-G160T CFexpress Type A memory card is required. Continuous Hi+ mode. Actual number of images may vary according to shooting conditions."

 

Title "Other features for movie shooting" over list:
"10-bit 4:2:2 All-I XAVC S-I up to 600 Mbps
S-Log3 gamma and S-Gamut3.Cine colour space
14+ stops of latitude*
S-Cinetone™ for cinematic look
16-bit RAW HDMI output**
Active mode image stabilisation
Breathing Compensation
AF Assist
Focus Map"

Caption footnotes:
"* S-Log3, Sony tests"
"** Support planned for the ATOMOS NINJA V HDR and NINJA V+ HDR monitor/recorders as of the October 2022 product announcement. Please contact ATOMOS for details."

 

Front view of α7R V body with lens mounted

 

Caption "α7R V"

 

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