{"id":126704,"date":"2021-03-25T12:25:53","date_gmt":"2021-03-25T12:25:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techweekmag.com\/?p=126704"},"modified":"2023-10-18T07:22:35","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T06:22:35","slug":"sony-a7c-review-high-quality-photos-with-powerful-video-capabilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/photo\/sony-a7c-review-high-quality-photos-with-powerful-video-capabilities\/","title":{"rendered":"Sony A7C : High quality photos with powerful video capabilities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"justify\">Sony A7C cannot be called a fundamentally new or breakthrough model.\u00a0Almost all of its functions and characteristics have previously been found in other Sony Alpha cameras.\u00a0Here they are simply very well assembled in a compact body.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">The full-frame 24MP CMOS sensor is very similar in performance to the one we saw in the\u00a0\u00a0Sony A7 III\u00a0.\u00a0An excellent back-illuminated sensor and, as a result, high working ISOs, which is by no means outdated at the moment, despite being used in the previous model.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">The matrix is \u200b\u200bmounted on a stabilized suspension.\u00a0It provides five-axis stabilization, compensating for angular jitter of the transverse and vertical axes often seen in telephoto lenses, linear shifts when shooting from close range, and rotational jitter of the optical axis when shooting handheld.\u00a0The efficiency of the stabilizer is five steps.<\/p>\n<p>The combination of the matrix and the BIONZ X processor provides a very high speed of work.\u00a0Maximum continuous shooting speed up to 10fps at full resolution.\u00a0Autofocus is able to find the eyes of people or animals in the frame, to keep moving objects in focus.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Video shooting is the second specialty of the Sony A7C after photography.\u00a0The maximum resolution is 4K (3840 \u00d7 2160) at 30 fps, and in Full HD up to 120 fps is available!\u00a0The camera is largely focused on the blogging style of shooting.\u00a0Fully rotatable touchscreen allows you to film yourself.\u00a0Confident autofocus for faces and eyes makes it possible to forget about manual settings and not worry about the result.\u00a0Small shaking is removed by the stabilizer, which we have already mentioned.\u00a0You can use an external microphone and headphones with the camera.\u00a0Even the Sony A7C&#8217;s video recording button has been moved to the top panel and made large enough for greater convenience.<a name=\"2\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Sony Alpha 7C design features<\/b><\/p>\n<p>When you first meet the\u00a0Sony A7C,\u00a0there is something to surprise its owner, especially if he already has experience in shooting with cameras of this class.\u00a0The first is size.\u00a0Without a lens, the full-frame Sony A7C is just slightly larger than cropped models with an APS-C format sensor.\u00a0It weighs only 509 g with battery and memory card.\u00a0At the same time, no compromises were made in the design.\u00a0The case is metal, protection from moisture and dust is in place.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy visible-desktop \" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/obzor-sony-a7c-top2-d.png\" alt=\"Sony Alpha 7C camera review\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Even the electronic viewfinder found a place on the body.\u00a0Let it become smaller than that of other full-frame mirrorless cameras of the brand (it uses a sensor of the 0.39-type type), but the resolution remains high &#8211; 2.36 million dots.\u00a0It is not always comfortable to work with it all the time, but when shooting in the sun it is a great helper.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">We charge the battery before going to the shooting.\u00a0It&#8217;s huge here.\u00a0This is the same NP-FZ100 battery found in the manufacturer&#8217;s top-end cameras.\u00a0The battery takes up almost all the space in the grip of the camera, and its full charge is enough for 740 frames &#8211; according to official figures.\u00a0With moderate daily use, we charged it about once a week.\u00a0No special charger is required, you can simply connect the camera to any USB source, up to a power bank or an outlet in a subway car.\u00a0Power and charging is possible even while shooting.\u00a0Finally, insert the USB stick.\u00a0Sony A7C works with a single SD memory card.\u00a0Supports UHS-II type and large capacity cards.<\/p>\n<h2>Experience with Sony Alpha 7C<\/h2>\n<p align=\"justify\">When the battery is charged and the flash drive is installed, you can press the button and take your first photo with a new camera!\u00a0The dry and quiet sound of the shutter pleases the ears of the photographer.\u00a0There are no delays in work.\u00a0Burst shooting is just a machine gun.\u00a0Autofocus is so fast that it is difficult to find a subject that would cause difficulties for him.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">There is no need to set the AF point manually, the automation does it on its own.\u00a0The camera recognizes faces and eyes perfectly.\u00a0In the menu, you can choose who you shoot: people or animals.\u00a0With four-legged\u00a0Sony A7C\u00a0also knows how to work.\u00a0Turn on continuous AF-C focus mode and just shoot.\u00a0Autofocus does its job stably and accurately.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">If you need to tell the camera exactly where to focus, just touch the screen.\u00a0It supports a limited number of touch functions and does not work, for example, in the menu.\u00a0But it is very convenient to select the AF area with its help.<\/p>\n<p>The stabilizer, which we have already mentioned, turns out to be a very useful thing in practice.\u00a0You need to use it wisely.\u00a0For example, if you are shooting still lifes or evening landscapes, you can choose a slower shutter speed in the ISO settings for the auto and semi-auto modes.\u00a0The result is a low ISO when shooting handheld even after sunset.\u00a0Exposures of the order of 1 \/ 10-1 \/ 30 s the stabilizer fulfills confidently.\u00a0You can safely leave the tripod at home.\u00a0Optical stabilization also protects against accidental blur, for example, when shooting on the go.<a name=\"4\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Sony camera control<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The Sony A7C\u00a0\u00a0does not pretend to be a professional camera, although it can cope with many tasks of commercial photography.\u00a0Therefore, you will not find a separate joystick on the rear panel for selecting autofocus (this task is easily solved by a touch screen) or a front control wheel (and its functions are quite capable of performing a multifunctional joystick disc).\u00a0The Sony A7C has quite a few buttons at all.\u00a0And yet, after a couple of days of shooting, you catch yourself thinking that this minimum is quite enough.\u00a0You have to get into the menu only at first, and then you simply adjust the camera to your style.\u00a0As with the entire Sony Alpha line, there is a tremendous amount of customization!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy visible-desktop \" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/obzor-sony-a7c-top3-d.png\" alt=\"Sony Alpha 7C camera review\" \/><a name=\"5\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Using the Imaging Edge application, shooting can be controlled remotely from a smartphone, transferring images and videos to it.\u00a0It is also possible to remotely control from a computer and even transfer captured files to an FTP server via Wi-Fi, which can be useful for working in a studio.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Image quality<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The Sony A7C\u00a0\u00a0is a full-frame camera, which means photographers can count on very high image quality.\u00a024MP is the gold standard for resolution when detail is enough for large prints, and the large size of each pixel allows for low noise.\u00a0Up to ISO 3200, you can forget about noise altogether, it can only cause trouble at ISO 6400 and above.\u00a0The ability to shoot in RAW provides great flexibility in processing, allows you to realize a very wide dynamic range.<\/p>\n<p>The second advantage of the full-frame sensor is the ability to shoot with a blurred background, especially when using a fast lens.\u00a0There are a lot of E-mount optics on the market, you can choose for every taste and wallet.<\/p>\n<h3>Conclusion<\/h3>\n<p>The Sony A7C\u00a0combines high quality photos with powerful video capabilities, compactness and simplicity.\u00a0All the necessary functions that you can think of are implemented in it, because it borrowed most of its functionality from the older models of the Sony Alpha series.\u00a0Built-in stabilization system, excellent autofocus on the eyes of people and animals with tracking moving objects, high burst shooting speed, wide video shooting capabilities &#8211; all these are the strengths of the Sony A7C.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sony A7C cannot be called a fundamentally new or breakthrough model.\u00a0Almost all of its functions and characteristics have previously been found in other Sony Alpha cameras.\u00a0Here they are simply very well assembled in a compact body. The full-frame 24MP CMOS sensor is very similar in performance to the one we saw in the\u00a0\u00a0Sony A7 III\u00a0.\u00a0An [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/photo\/sony-a7c-review-high-quality-photos-with-powerful-video-capabilities\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10404,"featured_media":126709,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[651],"tags":[778],"class_list":["post-126704","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-photo","tag-reviews"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126704","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10404"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=126704"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126704\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/126709"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=126704"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=126704"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=126704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}