total)[2] back-illuminated CMOS sensor inside, latest BIONZ XR™ image processor, Real-Time Eye AF tracking and 4K 60p video with Super 35mm mode[3] The camera features several advancements from its predecessor the Sony α7 III, also incorporating some pro features from the high-end Sony α1.

Independent testing by Gerald Undone using Imatest software and a Xyla color range chart demonstrates a dynamic range of 12.8 stops of light, which is approximately 1/3 of a stop better than the Sony A7s iii and approximately the same as the Sony a1.

[17] It color matches fairly well with the Sony A7s iii and Sony a1, with the Sony A7s iii leaning a bit green, the Sony a1 a bit magenta, and this camera between the two (tested using DCS Labs -SW - CDM 28R - v15.2 A3 color chart) and with individual white balancing, the colors are very similar.

[17] Camera is using in house developed AVC Video Format called XAVC.

Recording in color depth of 10 bits and 4:2:2 chroma subsampling is possible with Sony's XAVC codec.