Sony Alpha 7 C | Full-frame Mirrorless Camera with FE 28-60mm F4-5.6 Interchangeable Zoom Lens (Compact and Lightweight, Real-time Autofocus, 24.2 Megapixels, 5-Axis Stabilisation) - Silver

Amazing bit do kit , used to have canon cameras for years , wanted to jump over to Sony as they are the kings of making things of quality , strong and small ! What really shines for me is the lightweight and most of all the articulated screen . You can take it anywhere and feel comfortable, if for all the faff online with reviewers complaining about the small iris . It doesn’t matter , it’s fine you used the articulated screen for most things . Battery life is amazing used it for a few days battery still has 18% !! . Incredible piece of engineering , if your a photographer, but love video and the small body with nothing but the iris downsized .. and that’s it .. GET IT. Nothing about it feels cheap , one SD card slot .. but really I’ve never had a card corrupt on me , and just carry spares and swap them if you wanna be pedantic about it .

Was 50/50 about purchasing this camera just on the premise that a newer model may be released sometime in the near future.. but went for it and the quality is everything I will ever need for my set up and the AF is perfection. Great little camera body, (big) pocket friendly.

We returned our G9 (warehouse deal) and invested another £1000 to get this A7C (also a warehouse deal) with kit lens. It's a lot of money for amateurs like us so The difference in image quality is easy to see. I'm pretty amazed at the dynamic range you can get, and tons more detail than M4/3 sensor. Photos look pretty great right out of the camera. In terms of handling, it's fine. Definitely not as nice as G9, but I think it's a good tradeoff for getting full frame at this size. We are using this for travel so it's important to be able to chuck it in a bag and not have it weigh you down.

Unreal beginner on auto can't go wrong .just staring myself but playing with manual and learning amazing 👏

This camera is marketed as a compact full frame mirrorless camera with interchangeable lenses and that pitches it up against dome pretty formidable competition. Sony cameras are the evolution of the old Minolta brand and they are the company who stirred the ocean for photographers when they brought out their first mirrorless DSLR a few years ago. I certainly know of a number of wedding photographers who made the switch from well known brands to DSLR to Sony Mirrorless because of the features that were offered. These features have made their way into this camera along with a number of other quite compelling features. First things first, this is a compact camera, but that doesn’t make it the smallest offering in the class. Side by side with my other mirrorless camera, there is little to choose between them in size when the cameral bodies are compared. What does come across quite clearly is there are a couple of compromises with this Sony. Most annoying for me is the viewfinder, quite simply, it is very small and has the feel of an APS-C camera when you look through it. Add in the number of icons on display in some modes and the view gets quite cluttered so I switched a few things off. On the positive side, you can adjust the viewfinder to allow for your glasses prescription so using it without glasses on is straightforward. When it comes to using the camera, all the controls are very close together and are mainly operated via your right thumb. It is fairly intuitive to use the controls, but they do feel cramped and I find myself taking the camera down to check things as I am shooting. One of the first things I did with the camera was record a video for a socially distanced band concert and for this I popped a microphone onto the camera. there is a socket for a microphone, and all was well until I tried to swing the screen round to view the composition before playing. The microphone cable fouls the screen and I had to unplug the mic in order to get set up properly. Just a minor irritation but annoying just the same. The kit zoom lens supplied with the camera is compact and retracts into itself. The camera helpfully tells you to extend the lens if you forget and It’s a nice idea having something small enough to fit with the smaller body size of the camera. It just isn’t that good a piece of glass. The maximum aperture is F4 at 28mm dropping to F5.6 at 60mm. I would suggest if you want this camera, just get the body and invest in a better lens with either a wider zoom range or a better maximum aperture. There are some nice lenses that will give F4 across the whole range of zooms. At best the kit lens will get you off the ground. This all sounds very negative and to be honest that’s not a very fair view of what is a very capable camera. The in-body stabilisation is excellent and allows for some quite surprising handheld shots to be taken. The eye focus tracking is excellent and autofocus is snappy and effective. The screen is flexible, clear and can be positioned in a great range of positions. The 24.2 MP sensor produces clear images, and the raw images are excellent even in poor lighting. Battery life is excellent, and I have fewer concerns about being out and about without a bag of spare batteries. I was out and about the other night taking a few shots of Christmas lights and these were all handheld, generally not too bad and with some decent levels of sharpness. So overall what do I think? This will appeal to the target market of people wanting to take a step up from a smartphone to a proper camera, it will be a perfect fit for those into Vlogging but for me there are one or two too many compromises; the small viewfinder, fiddly controls and most of all I miss a joystick to move the focus point round without having to drop the camera down to make changes. It does take great pictures though. The night shots shown above are all handheld.

I've used quite a few cameras over the years but never dipped my toe into the mirrorless world until now. The Sony A7C is a superb camera, surprisingly small and compact for a full-frame sensor. Built like a tank (but at the price, one which you'll handle very carefully!), it takes superb photos (as you'd expect at the price) and video too. Look, you're not going to buy a camera at this price based on a review on here, no matter how much I'd gush about image quality, features and so on. Get yourself over to YouTube to check out some hands-on with some pro photographers and get a proper feel for what you can do with this camera. The supplied 24-70mm kit lens is pretty decent, but be warned, if you want to delve further into the world of full-frame, you'll need to save your pennies - Sony FE glass is very expensive. Yes, you can run any Sony E fit lens on here, but the cheaper APSC lenses will mean you don't get the full frame coverage. If you're going to do that, look at the cheaper Sony A6400 camera instead. I love this camera though. In the words of Ferris Bueller, if you have the means, I highly recommend picking one up.

I did not buy this on Amazon. I love this camera, which is a joy to use. If you want a compact, lightweight, full frame camera, there have to be some sacrifices. Smaller grip/view finder, fewer buttons etc. But, to me, having an astonishingly capable full frame camera that I can carry around all day without effort far outweighs the few sacrifices. The image quality is outstanding - super sharp, well exposed and the colours are vibrant but not overcooked. Perhaps the most impressive thing is the instantaneous focusing, particularly using eye tracking. The stabilisation is faultless - even with a non stabilised Tamron 28-200mm lens. And the battery goes on and on. The kit lens is a winner, too. I find this camera exceptionally well built and comfortable in the hand. Can’t recommend it highly enough.

To start with, a little background. I have been using cameras since 1948, I sold my first photo in 1955. Since then I have been illustrating my own articles and books and over the years have owned many impressive cameras. This camera is really something special. Let’s look at the first impressions out of the box. While it is not really heavy it has that really solid feel of a metal camera. The grip on the right side houses a really big battery, essential when one considers the ability to take 10 frames a second and do lots of videos. At first that grip does not feel comfortable but when one positions the hand for operating the shutter AND the three thumb operated wheels on top of the camera it fits the hand well. Examination of the body reveals several inconspicuous little hatches for the memory card and assorted sockets for charging etc. You really have to look for them as they are not marked although of course they are shown in the basic paper sheet that comes with the camera. The screen is large and fully articulated. IT is also full of ikons of which more later. If you need reading glasses you will need to put them on to view the subject to be photographed on the screen. However I can say that the EVF is the best that I have ever seen. In fact it is almost as good as a DSLR which is great as I plan to take photos of model aircraft in flight. This camera is amazing but at first it is also very daunting. One has to download the PDF manual which is 661 pages long. To give you an idea as to how comprehensive this manual is, and there are four pages dedicated to just the ikons that appear on the screen but don’t let that scare you. I spent an evening just scrolling through them and I was comforted by something remembered from my first Canon SLR manual which said “There are many features and functions on this camera but you will only use a very few of them.” I have just started off with the basic shooting menus and played with the number of frames per second and a few other basic items The first picture that I took was of my bookcase. In less than perfect light hand held about 12 feet away sitting in my chair. I then selected a tiny part of that picture to look at the book titles. Considering the conditions it was amazing. Next I took some pictures in a local village.A very old house which is unusual with a timber frame but bricks instead of lathe and plaster, Enlarged on my laptop screen every tiny detail of the bricks was pin sharp. I did invest in a Sony 55-210 zoom lens (Equivalent of over 300mm) for use with photographing models in flight. Getting good pictures of a radio control model aircraft is quite hard even with a DSLR and extremely tricky with a bridge camera. THe first afternoon at the club I was amazed how easy it was to find the model with the EVF and and even when the model was very high up (The first flight and a nervous pilot!) but when cropped it was still pin sharp. Verdict: Totally brilliant! Anyone want a DLSR and telephoto zoom lens!! Havng now had some more time to learn about the camera and use it for action shots of model aircraft in flight I would like to add a few more comments. These models are about 60" wing span and flying at anything between 50 and 70m.p.h. Using the eye level view finder (EVF) and a 55-251mm lens I can pick the models up and track them with much greater ease than with my DSLR and equivelant lens. The fact that there is no mirror means that I can get far more pictures in a given time than the DSLR and in fact I reduced it to a three shot burst. This alows me to pickthe best of each burst. That EVF is to die for!!