The unmatched Sony a7S Mark III full-frame camera is the successor to the a7S Mark II introduced in 2015.
Highlights
- Sony launched the a7S Mark III in India at a price of Rs 3,34,990.
- Sony a7S Mark III has a 12.1MP CMOS sensor that can record 4K videos.
- The Sony a7S Mark III will be available from October 14, 2020.
Sony unveiled the a7S Mark III mirrorless camera in July. The company has now launched the Sony a7S Mark III in India at a price of Rs 3,34,990. The a7S III full-frame mirrorless camera is the successor to the Sony a7S II introduced in 2015. Since then, camera users have been waiting for the a7S Mark III.
Sony India’s head of digital photography, Mukesh Srivastava, claims that “the Alpha 7S III opens a new world of possibilities for new age content creators”. Since the Sony a7S Mark II is a video-centric camera, users expect the same video quality from the latest a7S Mark III. In fact, the camera appears to be aimed at professional photographers and filmmakers.
The Sony a7S Mark III can record 4K videos up to 120p with 10-bit color depth and 4: 2: 2 color sub-sampling. Also note that the Canon EOS R5 was launched at Rs.3,39,995 in India this year and it can shoot 8K videos at resolution up to 30p, 4K at up to 120p.
Speaking of the specifications and features of the a7S Mark III, the camera houses a 12.1-megapixel full-frame CMOS sensor and a BIONZ XR image-processing engine. Sony’s latest full-frame mirrorless camera offers an expandable ISO range of 40409600, and features a 9.44 million-dot OLED electronic viewfinder, hinged LCD panel, 5-axis in-body image stabilization, 15-stop dynamic range and dual CFexpress Type A card slots .
There is a Fast Hybrid AF system in the a7S Mark III with 759 phase-detection AF sensors covering 92 percent of the image sensor. The camera offers real-time eye AF and real-time tracking.
Regarding availability, the Sony a7S Mark III will be ready from October 14th in India.
