I love it when Sony releases two brand New full-frame camera bodies and a full Frame lens on the same day after just a Couple of weeks ago releasing a brand New camera a brand new lens and a brand New microphone also all on the same day It makes for a wonderful uploading Schedule but this one is the most Exciting one I think out of the Announcements today this is the brand New A7 C2 now the a7c is currently the Only full-frame camera that I own I'm Recording with it right now I use it in My studio but mostly I use it for just Taking photos with my full frame lenses When I'm reviewing full frame lenses and If you guys haven't noticed already I've Been messaging in the comments recently And really responding to some DMS Talking about how I've been thinking About upgrading my a7c to the a74 just To get the better colors uh just a Couple more features here and they're Better sensor and now with the release Of the this a7c2 That's no longer a consideration because This camera is everything that the a74 Is and then some here it is next to my First generation a7c and at first glance You'll see that there are minimal Differences unless you're up close and Personal you won't be able to tell which One is which the grip is a little bit Better on the new one it curves out more
And it is more textured and rubberized Compared to the original but it's still A far cry from something like the grip On the a6700 and that is a move that I Simply do not understand by Sony because By far the single biggest complaint that People have about these smaller camera Bodies is that the grip is inadequate Especially if you are using a larger Lens something that's this is not even a Telephoto but something longer than this You need something that is grippable Because you're going to be using it or Holding it with one hand and I really Think that the minimum bare minimum Should be this grip that we have have on The a6700 this is a massive massive Improvement and it's a shame that Sony Didn't put this grip on to these new Camera bodies now this new camera body Does feel better than the a7c it feels More premium better finished and A step Above the new zve1 as well in my opinion There is a scroll wheel at the front Which is great finally you can control Your aperture shutter and ISO Independently like on a big bodied Camera the new mode switch sub-dial is Here and it is excellent much better Than what I've had to deal with in the Past beyond that the flaps are a little Different but still a single SD card Slot and the big Improvement is after What 15 years Sony has finally fixed
Those noisy dangly triangles normally The first thing that I do when I get a Sony camera is remove those little Triangle danglies I have a collection of Dozens of them somewhere but with this New camera I didn't have to mess with Them the viewfinder is the same 2.36 Million dot unit but Sony says it is Twice as bright as before which is good It's also significantly bigger than the One on my a7c as it is a 0.7 x Magnification versus the old .59 X which Was a bit of a joke aps-c cameras had Better evfs than the a7c did now at Least the evf is somewhat respectable on This a7c2 so physically there is not Much change but internally this is Nothing like the original a7c you get The a74 sensor a 33 megapixel back Illuminated xmor r with the bions XR Engine with 15 stops of dynamic range They also added the dedicated AI Processing Unit which gives you Excellent subject recognition and Tracking and cool features like Auto Framing this new a7c2 has 759 phase Detection autofocus points you can shoot Up to 10 frames per second with Mechanical shutter or electronic shutter The Ibis or in-body image stabilization Has been improved and Now features up to Seven stops of compensation now it's not As good as the eight stops on the a7r5 But certainly better than the five stops
That we've had for about a decade video Specs are identical to the a74 7K Oversampled 4K video up to 60 frames per Second with 10 bit 422 as cinetone s-log 3 user assignable lets creative looks Anti-flicker and flicker free shooting The list is long this new a7c2 has Focus Breathing compensation Focus map Autofocus assist in-camera time lapses And you can use it to stream in 4k up to 30 frames per second and you get all of This in a camera body that is 45 smaller By volume than the a74 and it's 22 Percent lighter it's just over 500 grams With a battery and an SD card so it is Simply a slim down smaller a74 but with The addition of that AI processing unit This new a7c2 isn't some moderate update In terms of performance the difference Is serious eye autofocus performance is Improved by 60 percent with improved Recognition accuracy from a distance Even when your subject is turned away or Wearing a helmet animal autofocus Performance is up 40 with head and body Recognition for precision iaf this Applies to insects as well and also cars Trains and planes Auto exposure has been Improved with a new algorithm that Results in 20 percent more reliable and Accurate exposure and this also ensures White balance is more accurate even with Difficult lighting conditions and of Course you have the auto framing ability
That we've seen with every new camera With that AI chip it's a robust feature Set and I'm leaving out a good 50 of the Other various specs for the sake of Brevity this new a7c2 really is an a74 Crammed into a smaller body and if you Remember when the original a7c came out That was an A7 III crammed into a Smaller body so I guess there is some Similarity in that respect and there Will be some negatives that people will Talk about when it comes to this new Camera but all of those negatives Realistically are solved by a camera That already exists and that is the a74 If you need dual SD card slots get the A74 if you want a larger grip get the A74 if you want a larger and better Viewfinder experience get the a74 but on The flip side if you want much better Stabilization better autofocus Performance AI tracking all in a smaller Body that is lighter and less expensive This new a7c2 makes sense and maybe it Is for the time being just a placeholder For the next A7 Mark V which will now Have to add features that make it stand Out and better its smaller sibling the Big negative for me is that Hefty 4K 60 Crop if you're recording 4K 60 with this New camera just like on the a74 you have To do it in super 35 or aps-c mode Effectively and that cuts a lot of those 33 megapixels out in fact you're
Probably better off getting a camera Such as the a6700 for 4K 60 recording if You're going to be doing a lot of that Because this will give you more Resolution and probably better image Quality as for overheating I recorded 4K 60 for about 1 hour 45 and then I got Bored and my battery died and I gave up On trying to see how much longer I could Have went but inside at 75 degrees or so You can record for a long time without Issues I did feel this camera getting Hot while just shooting photos in the Heat and certainly it got hot after Recording for about 30 minutes but even At the hour 30 mark it was just warm to The touch not crazy hot and there was no High temp indicator either so it's a Good performance for a small camera body Anyway I think this new a7c2 is going to Appeal to a broad audience of people who Are looking for a compact camera that is Fully featured I mean the a74 has always Been an excellent performer excellent Camera kind of underrated and so for Them to add all of that into a smaller Body and then add the AI features as Long as you're okay with the small Sacrifices that you have to make as far As dual card slots the grip the evf ETC That I've already mentioned and the Pricing on this I'm recording this a Couple of weeks prior to the launch so I Don't have definitive pricing but I
Think it's going to be at twenty one Hundred dollars US which is competitive When you compare it to the a74 it's 300 Less than the a74 and arguably a better Camera but when you compare this to the Original a7c that thing was eighteen Hundred dollars so this is 300 more I Think that if they would have priced This under two thousand dollars this Would be a grand slam super seller but They may put it on sale you never know For me personally between this new a7c2 And the new a7cr being announced today I Don't want the 61 megapixels out of that 7cr I'm happy with the 33 out of this One this one is also significantly Cheaper it's small light with great Features but let me know what you guys Think down in the comments section below Are you excited about this camera are You getting one is it what you expected Were you expecting more were you Expecting less what do you think of the Price hopefully the price is correct Also I'll add a link down in the Description that way you can read more About the specs of this camera and check Actual prices that way I'm not spewing Nonsense anyway thank you guys so much For watching thanks for all of your Comments all of your likes and your Support stay tuned for more have a nice Day bye
