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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa047.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review/9\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review/9\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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{"found_url":"https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review\/9","crawl_time":1774409526,"first_indexed_time":1524511671,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,dpreview!www,\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review\/9 s443","src_root_hash":"18102186557855286447","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"Sony a7 III Review: DPReview | Photography News, Gear Reviews & Community","meta_descriptions":["The Sony a7 III sets a new benchmark for full-frame cameras thanks to its compelling combination of value and capability. It's at home shooting everything from sports to portraits, and is one of the most impressive all-around cameras we've seen in a long while. Find out all the details in our full review."],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"Autofocus performance\nSony FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM | ISO 800 | 1\/1000 sec | F2.8\nCropped out-of-camera JPEG.\nKey takeaways:\nThe a7 III shows very impressive autofocus performance at high burst speeds\nLock-on autofocus tracking (where the camera tracks a subject for you) has been improved over the a7 II, a7R II and a7R III\nLeaving the autofocus sensitivity and tracking settings to default values is more than good enough for most shooting\nEye AF still impressive, though Sony a9 still performs better\nContinuous autofocus can falter when shooting at smaller apertures, unless you turn off exposure preview in the menus\nSo the a7 III has 693 autofocus points and an array of different autofocus modes that you can utilize while the camera is motoring away at a maximum of 10 frames per second. But what good are any of these specifications if your shots end up out of focus?\nRecent Videos\nBut we have to admit that we were really impressed with our keeper rate on the a7 III, whether shooting at 8fps with live view or 10fps without. Sure, you lose out on absolute burst speeds when compared to dedicated sports cameras like the Sony a9, Nikon D5 and Canon EOS-1D X Mark II, but in terms of focus accuracy and reliability, the a7 III can hang with the best of them.\nWe took a look at how the a7 III did in our standard bike test, close-range exercise and also took it to a college soccer (football) match.\nNote: On desktop computers, please use your mouse to navigate the various slideshows on this page. The left and right arrow keys will control\nevery\nslideshow on this page, not only the one you've scrolled to. We're aware of the problem and are developing a fix.\nContinuous AF test\nOur general AF test is designed to help us break down the camera's ability to judge and respond to distance changes, then to see how well it can identify a subject as well as having to assess and respond to distance changes.\nWhen we initiated tracking on Dan at a distance, the cloud of AF points more or less covered his entire upper torso; we've zoomed in on his face, as it stayed in more than acceptable focus throughout the runs.\nDownload the full resolution images here\nAs we've come to expect from Sony's latest cameras (and increasingly, interchangeable lens cameras in general), the a7 III performs with a very-nearly 100% hit rate with Dan riding straight at the camera - and it's worth noting that near the end of the selection above, the central AF area slipped from Dan's face to his shoulder, as you can see if you download the full-size burst.\nThis is with all autofocus settings at default values, with a 'balanced emphasis' between focus and shutter release, AF tracking sensitivity to '3' and face priority turned off.\nNow, on to the weave. This is more akin to a small child running around a lawn. From the camera's perspective, the movement is unpredictable and the rate at which the subject approaches varies, adding to the challenge.\nDownload the full resolution images here\nHere we see a very good hit rate on the a7 III, shown here at 10fps (though we got similar performance at 8fps with Live View) using Lock On AF: Flexible Spot M.\nWe should note that at this point in the weave, Dan is extending far off into the edge of the frame, and these sorts of directional changes are the most challenging portion of this exercise - plus, at these distances, the focus elements within the lens must move more than if Dan were further away. There are a couple of images where Dan's face goes slightly soft, but the rest of his body is still in acceptable focus.\nIn any case, for well-isolated subjects, the Sony a7 III's autofocus performance is really impressive.\nClose-up test\nOur close-range, low-light exercise is designed to see how the camera tracks a subject while the photographer is the principal source of motion. It's the sort of activity you might engage in photographing your friends out at dinner, or a bar.\nAs with the bicycle test, the Sony a7 III performed really well here, nailing most shots at F1.4.\nFirst, let's look at how Lock On AF did with Face Priority turned on.\nThere's a few takeaways from this; first, that Face Priority struggles with glasses. The a7 III never once draws the telltale 'box' around Jeff, as it does around Carey. Second, it's that despite the accurate focus, Face Priority can often turn into 'Body Priority,' with the box growing and shrinking at will.\nNext, we turned Face Priority off.\nHere, the camera treats both Carey and Jeff equally, and is equally adept at tracking their faces in this dimly lit scene.\nSoccer\nSo, the a7 III did great in our more controlled testing, but the real world is where the rubber meets the road. We coordinated with the University of Washington to photograph a soccer game against Seattle University in our own backyard to get a sense of how the camera's Lock On subject tracking performs with more potential distractions and less isolated subjects.\nSony FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM | ISO 6400 | 1\/1250 sec | F2.8\nProcessed and cropped in Adobe Camera Raw\nOne of our criticisms with Sony's a9 was that, upon initiating tracking, the AF points would jump off to another subject most of the way across the frame. Impressively, we encountered this behavior more rarely on the a7 III; when we did, it was usually in social situations where Eye AF was the better option anyway.\nHere are some burst samples from the game.\nZooming, sudden deceleration\nIn this burst, autofocus was initiated on the Washington player, and note how, despite a good amount of speed, my zooming in the middle of the burst, and her sudden stop near the sideline, the a7 III was able to react well at its default autofocus tracking settings (AF Tracking Sensitivity set to '3'), using Lock On AF.\nDealing with distractions\nFor this burst, tracking was again initiated on the Washington player near the center of the frame. Note how the camera continues to keep her in focus, despite momentary distractions; this is again with default autofocus settings and using Lock On AF.\nBut of course, no autofocus tracking system is perfect.\nNot dealing with distractions\nFor this final burst, we initiated tracking on the Seattle player, and as you can see, the camera was distracted by two other subjects, and never returned to the original. This is always a danger with subject tracking systems, though this was the only instance during the entire match that this occurred. If I were using a single AF area and keeping it over her myself, the camera would have returned to focusing on her once the distracting players were out of the way.\nWe also noticed that burst images from the a7 III were more consistently tack sharp compared to its more expensive sports-oriented sibling. With the a9, images in the middle of 20fps bursts could sometimes float in and out of critical focus, but at 10fps on the a7 III, images throughout the burst were almost universally accurately focused.\nEye AF\nEye AF continues to be one of our favorite features of Sony cameras, making it drop-dead easy to get perfectly focused portraits. We've noted, though that using Eye AF during burst shooting can be unreliable on previous cameras, which can be a pain if you're trying to, say, catch the perfect moment with your toddler.\nThis sequence, taken at the a7 III's maximum burst rate of 10fps, is really the ultimate autofocus torture test for a camera. There's a lot of unpredictable scene and subject\nand\nphotographer movement to deal with. In other words, the hit-rate we experienced here is very impressive, likely only bested by Sony's own a9, which yields a surprisingly\nhigh Eye AF hit-rate even at 20 fps\n. The a7 III did slightly worse during this exercise at 8fps, possibly because of the burden of maintaining a live feed in this mode (10 fps only shows you a succession of last-shot images as you shoot).\nStopped-down Focusing\nWhen utilizing continuous autofocus on the a7 III, one thing to bear in mind is that when using smaller apertures, the camera\ndoes not\nopen up the lens for focusing. Because this means that the autofocus system is getting less light, and decreased phase separation between 'left' and 'right' (or 'up' and 'down') looking pixels, it can result in an image that is inaccurately focused. The example below is back-focused, but the focus inaccuracy can just as easily result in\nfront-focus\n. This is unfortunately exacerbated in backlit situations, where the AF system is already stressed by a drop in subject contrast.\nThis image was photographed in AF-C, but for depth-of-field, the photographer wanted to use F5.6. The individual's shoulder is clearly sharper than his nose, and as such, is back-focused. A similar shot resulted in\nfront-focus\n. Stop-down focusing should\ntheoretically\nincrease focus accuracy, but in low light or low contrast situations, it can ironically decrease accuracy.\nSony FE 24-105mm F4 G | ISO 2000 | 1\/125 sec | F5.6\nPhoto by Dale Baskin\nIn our controlled testing with both the Sony a7 III and a7R III, we found that there is no native Sony FE lens that focuses wide-open in AF-C. For reference, wide-open focusing is standard practice on DSLRs (as well as Canon and Olympus mirrorless), and allows the AF system to consistently get the most light available, and the best phase separation possible, regardless of the user's settings. Look-up tables in the lens can correct for any focus shift that results from stopping the lens down.\nUnfortunately, there's no workaround for this other than to revert to the slower AF-S,\n1\nwhich focuses wide open.\n2\nA commonly held misbelief is that setting 'Live View Settings Effect' to 'off' remedies the issue, but it doesn't for AF-C: all it does is force the\ninitial\nfocus acquisition to be done wide open, but then stops the lens down immediately thereafter, potentially throwing off focus - or causing hunting from reversion to CDAF - if continuous focus struggles at the smaller aperture. Furthermore, this disables one of the eminent advantages of mirrorless: being able to preview your exposure or depth of field.\n1\nFor some lenses, like the 85\/1.4 GM, 50\/1.4 GM, and 70-200 F2.8 GM, even AF-S does not force wide-open focus.\n2\nTechnically, if you're shooting at an aperture smaller than F2, AF-S will force most lenses to open up to F2, but not wider. 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Review\n![](https:\/\/3.img-dpreview.com\/files\/p\/TC1x1S40~avatars\/5851727830\/1\/avatar.jpg) ![](https:\/\/3.img-dpreview.com\/files\/p\/TC1x1S40~avatars\/2016689740\/2\/avatar.jpg) ![](https:\/\/1.img-dpreview.com\/files\/p\/TC1x1S40~avatars\/6352190862\/3\/avatar.jpg)\n\nBy [Carey Rose](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/carey.rose), [Rishi Sanyal](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/rishisanyal), [Dan Bracaglia](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/dan.bracaglia)\n\n[Comments (2164)](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review\/9#viewComments)\n\nPublished Apr 23, 2018\n\n|   |   |\n|---|---|\n| Share | [Tweet](https:\/\/twitter.com\/share) |\n\n|   |   |   |   |   |\n|---|---|---|---|---|\n| [8 Previous](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review\/8 \" page 8 Autofocus: Overview\") |   | 9   Autofocus: Performance |   | [10 Next](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review\/10 \" page 10 Video quality\") |\n\n## Autofocus performance\n|   |\n|---|\n| [![DSC03146 crop](https:\/\/1.img-dpreview.com\/files\/p\/E~TS590x0~articles\/2862078074\/DSC03146_crop.jpeg)](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/files\/p\/articles\/2862078074\/DSC03146_crop.jpeg) |\n| Sony FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM \\| ISO 800 \\| 1\/1000 sec \\| F2.8 Cropped out-of-camera JPEG. |\n\n**Key takeaways:**\n\n- The a7 III shows very impressive autofocus performance at high burst speeds\n- Lock-on autofocus tracking (where the camera tracks a subject for you) has been improved over the a7 II, a7R II and a7R III\n- Leaving the autofocus sensitivity and tracking settings to default values is more than good enough for most shooting\n- Eye AF still impressive, though Sony a9 still performs better\n- Continuous autofocus can falter when shooting at smaller apertures, unless you turn off exposure preview in the menus\n***\nSo the a7 III has 693 autofocus points and an array of different autofocus modes that you can utilize while the camera is motoring away at a maximum of 10 frames per second. But what good are any of these specifications if your shots end up out of focus?\n\nRecent Videos\n\nBut we have to admit that we were really impressed with our keeper rate on the a7 III, whether shooting at 8fps with live view or 10fps without. Sure, you lose out on absolute burst speeds when compared to dedicated sports cameras like the Sony a9, Nikon D5 and Canon EOS-1D X Mark II, but in terms of focus accuracy and reliability, the a7 III can hang with the best of them.\n\nWe took a look at how the a7 III did in our standard bike test, close-range exercise and also took it to a college soccer (football) match.\n\nNote: On desktop computers, please use your mouse to navigate the various slideshows on this page. The left and right arrow keys will control *every* slideshow on this page, not only the one you've scrolled to. We're aware of the problem and are developing a fix.\n\n### Continuous AF test\nOur general AF test is designed to help us break down the camera's ability to judge and respond to distance changes, then to see how well it can identify a subject as well as having to assess and respond to distance changes.\n\nWhen we initiated tracking on Dan at a distance, the cloud of AF points more or less covered his entire upper torso; we've zoomed in on his face, as it stayed in more than acceptable focus throughout the runs.\n\n[Download the full resolution images here](https:\/\/download.dpreview.com\/sony_a7iii\/a7III_BikeTest_StraightOn.zip)\n\nAs we've come to expect from Sony's latest cameras (and increasingly, interchangeable lens cameras in general), the a7 III performs with a very-nearly 100% hit rate with Dan riding straight at the camera - and it's worth noting that near the end of the selection above, the central AF area slipped from Dan's face to his shoulder, as you can see if you download the full-size burst.\n\nThis is with all autofocus settings at default values, with a 'balanced emphasis' between focus and shutter release, AF tracking sensitivity to '3' and face priority turned off.\n\nNow, on to the weave. This is more akin to a small child running around a lawn. From the camera's perspective, the movement is unpredictable and the rate at which the subject approaches varies, adding to the challenge.\n\n[Download the full resolution images here](https:\/\/download.dpreview.com\/sony_a7iii\/a7III_BikeTest_Weave.zip)\n\nHere we see a very good hit rate on the a7 III, shown here at 10fps (though we got similar performance at 8fps with Live View) using Lock On AF: Flexible Spot M.\n\nWe should note that at this point in the weave, Dan is extending far off into the edge of the frame, and these sorts of directional changes are the most challenging portion of this exercise - plus, at these distances, the focus elements within the lens must move more than if Dan were further away. There are a couple of images where Dan's face goes slightly soft, but the rest of his body is still in acceptable focus.\n\nIn any case, for well-isolated subjects, the Sony a7 III's autofocus performance is really impressive.\n\n### Close-up test\nOur close-range, low-light exercise is designed to see how the camera tracks a subject while the photographer is the principal source of motion. It's the sort of activity you might engage in photographing your friends out at dinner, or a bar.\n\nAs with the bicycle test, the Sony a7 III performed really well here, nailing most shots at F1.4.\n\nFirst, let's look at how Lock On AF did with Face Priority turned on.\n\n[![Sample photo](https:\/\/1.img-dpreview.com\/files\/p\/TC100x100S100x100~sample_galleries\/7304821960\/3648702530.jpg)](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/sample-galleries\/7304821960\/sony-a7-iii-close-range-af-face-priority-on\/3648702530)[![Sample photo](https:\/\/4.img-dpreview.com\/files\/p\/TC100x100S100x100~sample_galleries\/7304821960\/1729943080.jpg)](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/sample-galleries\/7304821960\/sony-a7-iii-close-range-af-face-priority-on\/1729943080)[![Sample photo](https:\/\/3.img-dpreview.com\/files\/p\/TC100x100S100x100~sample_galleries\/7304821960\/8757119457.jpg)](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/sample-galleries\/7304821960\/sony-a7-iii-close-range-af-face-priority-on\/8757119457)[![Sample photo](https:\/\/4.img-dpreview.com\/files\/p\/TC100x100S100x100~sample_galleries\/7304821960\/7188392511.jpg)](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/sample-galleries\/7304821960\/sony-a7-iii-close-range-af-face-priority-on\/7188392511)[![Sample photo](https:\/\/3.img-dpreview.com\/files\/p\/TC100x100S100x100~sample_galleries\/7304821960\/1216868336.jpg)](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/sample-galleries\/7304821960\/sony-a7-iii-close-range-af-face-priority-on\/1216868336)\n\nThere's a few takeaways from this; first, that Face Priority struggles with glasses. The a7 III never once draws the telltale 'box' around Jeff, as it does around Carey. Second, it's that despite the accurate focus, Face Priority can often turn into 'Body Priority,' with the box growing and shrinking at will.\n\nNext, we turned Face Priority off.\n\n[![Sample photo](https:\/\/2.img-dpreview.com\/files\/p\/TC100x100S100x100~sample_galleries\/4235858660\/2141892500.jpg)](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/sample-galleries\/4235858660\/sony-a7-iii-close-range-af-face-priority-off\/2141892500)[![Sample photo](https:\/\/1.img-dpreview.com\/files\/p\/TC100x100S100x100~sample_galleries\/4235858660\/1548772164.jpg)](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/sample-galleries\/4235858660\/sony-a7-iii-close-range-af-face-priority-off\/1548772164)[![Sample photo](https:\/\/3.img-dpreview.com\/files\/p\/TC100x100S100x100~sample_galleries\/4235858660\/1730179706.jpg)](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/sample-galleries\/4235858660\/sony-a7-iii-close-range-af-face-priority-off\/1730179706)[![Sample photo](https:\/\/2.img-dpreview.com\/files\/p\/TC100x100S100x100~sample_galleries\/4235858660\/1583984525.jpg)](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/sample-galleries\/4235858660\/sony-a7-iii-close-range-af-face-priority-off\/1583984525)[![Sample photo](https:\/\/3.img-dpreview.com\/files\/p\/TC100x100S100x100~sample_galleries\/4235858660\/7775690198.jpg)](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/sample-galleries\/4235858660\/sony-a7-iii-close-range-af-face-priority-off\/7775690198)\n\nHere, the camera treats both Carey and Jeff equally, and is equally adept at tracking their faces in this dimly lit scene.\n\n### Soccer\nSo, the a7 III did great in our more controlled testing, but the real world is where the rubber meets the road. We coordinated with the University of Washington to photograph a soccer game against Seattle University in our own backyard to get a sense of how the camera's Lock On subject tracking performs with more potential distractions and less isolated subjects.\n\n|   |\n|---|\n| [![DSC03856.acr](https:\/\/2.img-dpreview.com\/files\/p\/E~TS590x0~articles\/2862078074\/DSC03856.acr.jpeg)](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/files\/p\/articles\/2862078074\/DSC03856.acr.jpeg) |\n| Sony FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM \\| ISO 6400 \\| 1\/1250 sec \\| F2.8 Processed and cropped in Adobe Camera Raw |\n\nOne of our criticisms with Sony's a9 was that, upon initiating tracking, the AF points would jump off to another subject most of the way across the frame. Impressively, we encountered this behavior more rarely on the a7 III; when we did, it was usually in social situations where Eye AF was the better option anyway.\n\nHere are some burst samples from the game.\n\n**Zooming, sudden deceleration**\n\nIn this burst, autofocus was initiated on the Washington player, and note how, despite a good amount of speed, my zooming in the middle of the burst, and her sudden stop near the sideline, the a7 III was able to react well at its default autofocus tracking settings (AF Tracking Sensitivity set to '3'), using Lock On AF.\n\n**Dealing with distractions**\n\nFor this burst, tracking was again initiated on the Washington player near the center of the frame. Note how the camera continues to keep her in focus, despite momentary distractions; this is again with default autofocus settings and using Lock On AF.\n\nBut of course, no autofocus tracking system is perfect.\n\n**Not dealing with distractions**\n\nFor this final burst, we initiated tracking on the Seattle player, and as you can see, the camera was distracted by two other subjects, and never returned to the original. This is always a danger with subject tracking systems, though this was the only instance during the entire match that this occurred. If I were using a single AF area and keeping it over her myself, the camera would have returned to focusing on her once the distracting players were out of the way.\n\nWe also noticed that burst images from the a7 III were more consistently tack sharp compared to its more expensive sports-oriented sibling. With the a9, images in the middle of 20fps bursts could sometimes float in and out of critical focus, but at 10fps on the a7 III, images throughout the burst were almost universally accurately focused.\n\n### Eye AF\nEye AF continues to be one of our favorite features of Sony cameras, making it drop-dead easy to get perfectly focused portraits. We've noted, though that using Eye AF during burst shooting can be unreliable on previous cameras, which can be a pain if you're trying to, say, catch the perfect moment with your toddler.\n\nThis sequence, taken at the a7 III's maximum burst rate of 10fps, is really the ultimate autofocus torture test for a camera. There's a lot of unpredictable scene and subject *and* photographer movement to deal with. In other words, the hit-rate we experienced here is very impressive, likely only bested by Sony's own a9, which yields a surprisingly [high Eye AF hit-rate even at 20 fps](https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SyaOjhx_mK0). The a7 III did slightly worse during this exercise at 8fps, possibly because of the burden of maintaining a live feed in this mode (10 fps only shows you a succession of last-shot images as you shoot).\n\n### Stopped-down Focusing\nWhen utilizing continuous autofocus on the a7 III, one thing to bear in mind is that when using smaller apertures, the camera *does not* open up the lens for focusing. Because this means that the autofocus system is getting less light, and decreased phase separation between 'left' and 'right' (or 'up' and 'down') looking pixels, it can result in an image that is inaccurately focused. The example below is back-focused, but the focus inaccuracy can just as easily result in [front-focus](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/files\/p\/articles\/2862078074\/Stop-Down-Focus\/a7III-StopDownFocus-FrontFocus.jpeg). This is unfortunately exacerbated in backlit situations, where the AF system is already stressed by a drop in subject contrast.\n\n|   |\n|---|\n| [![a7III-StopDownFocus-BackFocus](https:\/\/3.img-dpreview.com\/files\/p\/E~TS590x0~articles\/2862078074\/Stop-Down-Focus\/a7III-StopDownFocus-BackFocus.jpeg)](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/files\/p\/articles\/2862078074\/Stop-Down-Focus\/a7III-StopDownFocus-BackFocus.jpeg) |\n| This image was photographed in AF-C, but for depth-of-field, the photographer wanted to use F5.6. The individual's shoulder is clearly sharper than his nose, and as such, is back-focused. A similar shot resulted in [front-focus](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/files\/p\/articles\/2862078074\/Stop-Down-Focus\/a7III-StopDownFocus-FrontFocus.jpeg). Stop-down focusing should *theoretically* increase focus accuracy, but in low light or low contrast situations, it can ironically decrease accuracy. Sony FE 24-105mm F4 G \\| ISO 2000 \\| 1\/125 sec \\| F5.6 *Photo by Dale Baskin* |\n\nIn our controlled testing with both the Sony a7 III and a7R III, we found that there is no native Sony FE lens that focuses wide-open in AF-C. For reference, wide-open focusing is standard practice on DSLRs (as well as Canon and Olympus mirrorless), and allows the AF system to consistently get the most light available, and the best phase separation possible, regardless of the user's settings. Look-up tables in the lens can correct for any focus shift that results from stopping the lens down.\n\nUnfortunately, there's no workaround for this other than to revert to the slower AF-S,1 which focuses wide open.2 A commonly held misbelief is that setting 'Live View Settings Effect' to 'off' remedies the issue, but it doesn't for AF-C: all it does is force the *initial* focus acquisition to be done wide open, but then stops the lens down immediately thereafter, potentially throwing off focus - or causing hunting from reversion to CDAF - if continuous focus struggles at the smaller aperture. Furthermore, this disables one of the eminent advantages of mirrorless: being able to preview your exposure or depth of field.\n***\n1*For some lenses, like the 85\/1.4 GM, 50\/1.4 GM, and 70-200 F2.8 GM, even AF-S does not force wide-open focus.*\n\n2*Technically, if you're shooting at an aperture smaller than F2, AF-S will force most lenses to open up to F2, but not wider. 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Last day the site is functional. I thank all the people who were involved. Thanks for the tests and reviews. Thanks for the charts. Thanks for the forum. Thanks for the YouTube channel. I bought the Sony A7 III and the Sony 40mm f2.5 G. Your charts and reviews were instrumental in making that decision. I am enjoying the camera - lens combo.   \nDPReview will be sorely missed. All the best to all of you.\n\nLike\n\n3\n\nApr 10, 2023[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=1422103091)\n\n[deepest lake](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/5165071874)\n\nMy Sony A73 cannot be updated via my Mac mini M1.   \nPlease make Sony fix it\\!\n\nLike\n\n0\n\nAug 22, 2021[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=5742649792)\n\n[Passereau](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/5617937717)\n\nGold reward for a camera with a shutter that breaks between 20k and 50k pictures ? Its a joke \\!\n\nLike\n\n1\n\nJun 29, 2021[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=1277301785)\n\n[![Johnny Castle]()](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/3897058264)\n\n[Johnny Castle](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/3897058264)\n\n:-D Perhaps it did not break during review??\n\nLike\n\n1\n\nJul 18, 2021[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=3514173263)\n\n[Passereau](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/5617937717)\n\nYes probably, but DPR say they perdiodically readjust final value from time to time. I am not sure at all... It should NOT stay gold with such mechanical problem.\n\nLike\n\n1\n\nJul 18, 2021[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=9739947821)\n\n[![Johnny Castle]()](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/3897058264)\n\n[Johnny Castle](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/3897058264)\n\nThis is the first time I came across this claim.\n\nLike\n\n0\n\nJul 18, 2021[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=6975326048)\n\n[![Johnny Castle]()](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/3897058264)\n\n[Johnny Castle](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/3897058264)\n\nBut bit of google and I see what you mean. That is shame really. It still is one of the best allrounder around. But know this flaw I might reconsider.\n\nLike\n\n0\n\nJul 18, 2021[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=0537016585)\n\n[Passereau](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/5617937717)\n\nI was really disappointed the way this problem is managed. When you buy a car and the manufacturer discovers then a problem they organize a return for repair. Even my Bosch washing machine had a relay problem they changed it at home... Serious brands. Sony is a mass electronic manufacturer and don't care of engineering problems. I had an engineering problem on a Sony Vaio also since then i don't buy Sony anymore. It is my choice...\n\nLike\n\n2\n\nJul 19, 2021[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=8027479796)\n\n[Seizon](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/9865336213)\n\nIf you want to see a good example of Cine S-Log3 made with a7 III: <https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hxOvNbgTBg8>\n\nLike\n\n0\n\nMay 10, 2021[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=3532952825)\n\n[Passereau](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/5617937717)\n\nReally ? is it an advertisement ? Anyway i really dislike the colors.\n\nLike\n\n0\n\nJul 19, 2021[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=1022910255)\n\n[Seizon](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/9865336213)\n\nAdvertisement? Why? It's just a camera test. And I like the colors, by the way.\n\nLike\n\n0\n\nJul 31, 2021[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=8309494125)\n\n[danieladougan](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/5875085331)\n\nThe a7 III is incredibly compelling years later. However, its rivals, the Canon R6, Nikon Z6 II, and Lumix S5 have surpassed it in terms of video features by offering 10-bit recording. If Sony would only fix that one thing in firmware, the a7 III would be damn near perfect.\n\nBut maybe that will be for the a7 IV.\n\nLike\n\n1\n\nDec 21, 2020[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=2801856369)\n\n[![luka3rd]()](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/4656015286)\n\n[luka3rd](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/4656015286)\n\nWhere is the shadows banding issue here? Didn't find it, only in Nikon reviews, though Sony is worse...\n\nLike\n\n1\n\nOct 28, 2020[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=5838033075)\n\n[Passereau](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/5617937717)\n\nIt seems to be the major reason for Z6 \"II\" and Z7 \"II\" : to remove banding for Nikon. Don't know if they did it...\n\nLike\n\n0\n\nJul 18, 2021[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=0491645262)\n\n[![luka3rd]()](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/4656015286)\n\n[luka3rd](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/4656015286)\n\n@passerau it wasn't there at the first place... Read more reviews.\n\nLike\n\n1\n\nAug 12, 2021[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=2765227696)\n\n[Passereau](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/5617937717)\n\nBanding issues where on all cameras but seems to be filtered now, at least on Z6 and Z7 now it is for sure. Probably focus pixels problem.\n\nLike\n\n0\n\nAug 20, 2021[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=9826882601)\n\n[DanielTetzel](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/6676575007)\n\nI love my Sony a7 III it works very well and the most pictures on my site <https:\/\/www.danieltetzel.de\/> are shoot with it. Most times with the Tamron 28-75mm lens.\n\nLike\n\n1\n\nOct 1, 2020[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=3481450706)\n\n[Seizon](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/9865336213)\n\nHere is my first test with A7 III and Tamron 28-75, I love it: <https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2HmTEeZbxmo&t=40s>\n\nLike\n\n1\n\nFeb 7, 2020[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=3144438462)\n\n[ravi pratap](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/4347927502)\n\nJar jar binks was a star in star wars, thanks Lucas for that good hearted superhero of galaxy \\!\n\nLike\n\n0\n\nSep 9, 2019[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=3228053930)\n\n[![3Percent]()](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/1131698057)\n\n[3Percent](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/1131698057)\n\nThe F?\n\nLike\n\n0\n\nOct 9, 2021[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=2872237604)\n\n[ravi pratap](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/4347927502)\n\nAccording to one esteemed veteran photographer its previous younger brother a7R2 was garbage and suggenly this new avatar turns out to be GOLD ! Strong doubts !\\!\n\nLike\n\n0\n\nSep 8, 2019[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=4161354639)\n\n[![Thematic]()](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/5058864144)\n\n[Thematic](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/5058864144)\n\n?\n\nAre you Jar Jar Binks from Star Wars?\n\nLike\n\n2\n\nSep 8, 2019[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=2460345910)\n\n[Merlin82](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/0576752350)\n\ni've noticed on my sony a7 iii some artefacts specially during long exposure,some points are blue or red , i read is called hot pixel,someone have same problem with this camera? thanks\n\nLike\n\n0\n\nJun 27, 2019[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=0002664755)\n\n[ravi pratap](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/4347927502)\n\nPoor quality control\n\nLike\n\n0\n\nSep 8, 2019[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=6030222477)\n\n[BMarley1969](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/0767757352)\n\nThinking of shifting to Sony from Canon for some time now, would sony be coning up with an upgrade for the a7III anytime soon?\n\nLike\n\n0\n\nApr 13, 2019[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=8726302084)\n\n[ravi pratap](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/4347927502)\n\nRead article on petapixel before switching, technology on paper is different from reality .\n\nLike\n\n0\n\nSep 8, 2019[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=5341794522)\n\n[![entoman]()](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/2335667882)\n\n[entoman](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/2335667882)\n\nSony engineers, PLEASE look at this, and learn from it:\n\n<https:\/\/uploads.disquscdn.com\/images\/a754c381a2ef3644bb3488fe2a6d2be3e5be33afb286997b47da20430fc904b9.jpg>\n\nLike\n\n0\n\nMar 23, 2019[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=8009482808)\n\n[MILC man](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/3237529352)\n\nI've put literally dozens of lenses on the a9, and I've never had a problem with anything that you posted there.\n\nand neither have the vast majority of other sony owners.\n\nfunny to see how you post-whored that comment across three different sony articles, lol\n\nLike\n\n4\n\nApr 2, 2019[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=0455804269)\n\n[WonderfulPY](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/2276470431)\n\nPlease help me decide\\!\n\nA7 III for \\$1650, A7R II for \\$1450.  \nI plan to mainly take photos of kids and family travels. Nothing serious, and will print large pictures occasionally (20x40?)\n\nThanks\n\nLike\n\n0\n\nMar 20, 2019[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=3406919534)\n\n[![3Percent]()](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/1131698057)\n\n[3Percent](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/1131698057)\n\nA7 III hands down.\n\nLike\n\n1\n\nOct 9, 2021[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=2360221289)\n\n[theronsan](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/4614052687)\n\n\"Screen dots 921,600 \"\n\nWhat a joke.\n\nLike\n\n2\n\nFeb 14, 2019[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=2008213673)\n\n[Aurico](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/8462371868)\n\nWell I don't see difference between my 921K and 12XXK something Nikon cameras. 921K screen looks great with vivid colors. I have other cameras with more screen pixels too but don't even care or know how many.\n\nLike\n\n1\n\nAug 26, 2019[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=6985476230)\n\n[![Winterfrost]()](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/6104309081)\n\n[Winterfrost](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/6104309081)\n\nWhat i do want from Sony into their Mark IV Generation of the A7 Series:\n\n1\\) An inverted (monochrome) Top LCD Display - just like Nikon Z-Series, EOS-R.\n\n2\\) -6 EV AF, just like EOS-R, i am going sometimes for Nightwalks - can see the Scene in front of my naked eyes - but the AF won't lock on, because it's too dark.\n\n3\\) A higher resolution EVF, think Leica SL, 4.4 MP, better that new 5 MP EVF, Sony does, Zeiss T\\* Coatings as well, like current Gen.\n\n4\\) 16-bit RAW for enhanced Tonality & Rendition. C'mon, the 26 MP APS-C Sensor being used into the Fujifilm X-T3 already does 16-bit RAW, currently Fuji only records 14-bit.\n\n5\\) lossless compressed RAW, 14\/16-bit choose-able via Menu. Mark II Generations recorded 14bit only uncompressed - huge Filesizes, CaNikon does it better, smaller.\n\nGood Light\\!\n\nLike\n\n1\n\nNov 5, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=9378061026)\n\n[JWeissman](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/3787710721)\n\nHow about better weather sealing? Is it better than A7II?\n\nLike\n\n0\n\nNov 9, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=6241724833)\n\n[Aroart](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/6309074669)\n\nThose that are nit picking minor flaws of the best pro camera that's \\$2000 need a life...\n\nLike\n\n1\n\nOct 22, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=7808301255)\n\n[SunnySailor](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/9696117120)\n\nWell done and very nice footage :-)\n\nLike\n\n0\n\nOct 16, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=8145617692)\n\n[![Jacques Cornell]()](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/9915661959)\n\n[Jacques Cornell](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/9915661959)\n\n\"In our controlled testing with both the Sony a7 III and a7R III, we found that there is no native Sony FE lens that focuses wide-open in AF-C.\"  \nArgh! Just when I was beginning to consider this camera with a few f1.4 primes as a complement to my MFT kit for low-light event work, this issue calls the whole notion into question. The whole point would be for use in situations like a dimly-lit dance floor. Essentially, I'd have to shoot wide open all the time. Now, I probably would most of the time, but it looks like stopping down wouldn't be an option. And, the fact that S-AF is even slower removes that as plan B. Frustrating, because my Panasonics' low-light S-AF is lightning quick with a bright lens.  \nWhy, Sony? Why?\n\nLike\n\n0\n\nOct 12, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=6679237088)\n\n[Joed700](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/2044823514)\n\nSony has just released a firmware update v2.00 for the a7III & a7rIII today.\n\n<https:\/\/www.sony.com\/electronics\/support\/e-mount-body-ilce-7-series\/ilce-7m3#downloads>\n\n<https:\/\/www.sony.com\/electronics\/support\/e-mount-body-ilce-7-series\/ilce-7rm3#downloads>\n\nLike\n\n1\n\nOct 12, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=4211348421)\n\n[![Winterfrost]()](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/6104309081)\n\n[Winterfrost](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/6104309081)\n\nWhy doesn't the A7 III doesn't feature Pixel Shift Mode, like the A7R III? Speaken technically, it should being possible by the IBIS system. I do think, perhaps the A7 Mark IV would feature this - and also a Top Monochrome LCD, like the Nikon Z-Series and EOS-R. ;)\n\nGood Light\\!\n\nLike\n\n0\n\nOct 10, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=3379370982)\n\n[4sofnature](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/7928288885)\n\nPlease have Jordan perform a video AF test between A7iii and 5Dvi, although I know how much he likes to MF.\n\nLike\n\n0\n\nOct 9, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=0816185926)\n\n[Patrick Kristiansen](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/6355709497)\n\nCan anyone please tell me if the A7 iii has those occasional, annoying error messages occupying the entire viewfinder my A7 ii has?\n\nEg if the camera is set to AF-S of AF-C and you press the magnify button, an irritating message completely obscures the view, stating:\n\n\"This operation or setting not available as follows: Focus mode, Single shot AF\"\n\nIt is not even allowed in \"DMF\" where the camera magnifies whenever you turn the focus ring...\n\nIt may seem like a trivial thing, but is so intensely stupid that I feel it is a dealbreaker for wether or not I´m gonna upgrade if the A7 iii is equally stupid. My OM-D´s and my X100 has always let me magnify in any focus mode, which makes perfect sense.\n\nLike\n\n0\n\nAug 28, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=9341275839)\n\n[![Thematic]()](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/5058864144)\n\n[Thematic](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/5058864144)\n\nThis a joke?\n\nLike\n\n3\n\nOct 4, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=7646706490)\n\n[ravi pratap](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/4347927502)\n\nWhy error, what ?my canons or Nikon never do that \\!\n\nLike\n\n0\n\nSep 8, 2019[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=1648947708)\n\n[Tomasz\\_Wk](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/9719865378)\n\nDoes the A7 III has an almost shock-free mechanical shutter like the X-H1?\n\nLike\n\n0\n\nAug 9, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=9482403035)\n\n[ravi pratap](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/4347927502)\n\nHumm! Sony shock , I will stay away , also my earlier sony gave me strong shock when the cost of replacing iits LCD was more than the cost of camera\\!\n\nLike\n\n0\n\nSep 8, 2019[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=4214738157)\n\n[![Jacques Cornell]()](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/9915661959)\n\n[Jacques Cornell](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/9915661959)\n\nRegarding the listed weakness that \"Flashes still don't have red AF assist grid\", isn't this true of ALL mirrorless cameras, and isn't there a basic technical explanation for this?\n\nLike\n\n0\n\nAug 4, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=9767106488)\n\n[DJohnny](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/3184082470)\n\nI know this reply is late, but this can be achieved using the Godox x1s transmitter. I use this in weddings and the grid pattern comes on with my a9. It will also work on the a7iii and I believe the a7riii. You just have to remember to turn on the af assist on the transmitter and set the camera af illuminator to auto. If you want the flash on camera, I imagine you can just mount one on the transmitter, but I personally like the super light weight and small size of being off camera.\n\nLike\n\n0\n\nOct 12, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=2698683723)\n\n[![Jacques Cornell]()](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/9915661959)\n\n[Jacques Cornell](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/9915661959)\n\n@Djohnny -  \nThanks for the info. Do you have Godox flashes, and if so, do THEIR aid lights work with your A9? I had read that mirrorless cameras' AF systems weren't sensitive to near-infrared, and this was why the in-body aid lights were white or amber and why flashes' red lights were disabled on mirrorless. I have X1 transmitters for my Panasonic bodies but never thought to investigate the presence or usability of aid lights on them. Haven't really paid attention to whether my Godox flashes provide AF assistance either, as I assumed they didn't. I'll have to dig out some of this gear and check it out...\n\nLike\n\n0\n\nOct 12, 2018\\*[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=6178451611)\n\n[DJohnny](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/3184082470)\n\nI do have the speed lights and for those the light pattern does NOT come on. It is a firmware thing for sure. The x1 transmitter got a firmware update that allowed you to set the AF assist to on for 3rd gen Sony (maybe even a7ii and a7rii)? Also, the x1 assist does not work with the a7s (or any of the gen1 bodies).\n\nThe x1 will likely not fire the assist beam on the Panasonic bodies.\n\nLike\n\n1\n\nOct 13, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=4884426022)\n\n[MikeFairbanks](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/3022101993)\n\nI've had the camera for a month. Took it to California, Atlanta, and have done senior photos, landscape, unit stills for a web show and more. I use it every single day.\n\nI came from a Canon 6D.\n\nI don't regret selling the 6D and buying the A7III. However, my photography has taken a step or two backward. Why?\n\nThe camera thinks differently than my 6D did, and that's okay, but I haven't gotten used to it yet. I can't rely on the auto ISO like I did with the Canon. The Sony seems to go higher than necessary, so I don't use auto ISO anymore. I stay totally manual.\n\nI don't find the menus complicated like others have said. They seem just fine and well-organized.\n\nI'll eventually catch up and pull ahead of where I was skill wise, but it's taking some time.\n\nRegardless, I love the features. They are incredible, and the silent shutter feature is perfection. 100% silent.\n\nThe one thing I like better about Canon is the bokeh. It seemed more natural to me.\n\nLike\n\n2\n\nJul 27, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=2770147667)\n\n[Hautedawg](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/8077189617)\n\n\"The Sony seems to go higher than necessary, so I don't use auto ISO anymore. I stay totally manual.\"\n\nWhy don't you limit the ISO range?\n\nLike\n\n5\n\nAug 7, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=5459691002)\n\n[MikeFairbanks](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/3022101993)\n\nHautedawg: Funny you mention that. I did set the ceiling. Good advice. Thanks.\n\nLike\n\n0\n\nAug 8, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=0091907965)\n\n[EdwardWestonNYC](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/2338860628)\n\nThe Fuji cameras do this too including the new xt3. The ISO limiter just sents the lowest and highest values. I believe what’s be referred to here is when cameras select an iso double that which is needed for a scene. For example iso 800 for a shutter of 1\/500 instead of a lower iso of 200 at 1\/125\n\nLike\n\n0\n\nOct 13, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=7980702244)\n\n[ravi pratap](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/4347927502)\n\nSmiles, you will come back to canon as I did ,the pictures whenever you see the haunts and reminds you to your faithful friend canon ! Let the time pass or quickly change\\!\n\nLike\n\n0\n\nSep 8, 2019[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=1931182190)\n\n[johnnynice](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/5780510297)\n\nI hate how no reviews mention the atrocious dust problem this camera has. I have taken thousands of shots in the past few months, every single one has dust spots on it. Changing lenses? Guaranteed dust on the sensor. Cleaning the sensor? Dust will find it's way back on the sensor in the second it takes to put the lens back on. I have never had a single dust spot on a picture from a Canon camera. I love my a7iii, I just wish they did a better job designing ANY sort of dust control into it.\n\nLike\n\n5\n\nJul 24, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=2558069189)\n\n[![Jacques Cornell]()](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/9915661959)\n\n[Jacques Cornell](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/9915661959)\n\nGood to know. FWIW, I had LOTS of dust in my 1Ds2, 1D2, 1Ds3 and 1D3. Had to clean them regularly. In five years of shooting with Panasonic, not one dust spot. And, I've traveled in some pretty dusty places.\n\nLike\n\n0\n\nOct 12, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=9708801747)\n\n[![Dadhairday]()](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/3852547955)\n\n[Dadhairday](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/3852547955)\n\nYour comment worries me as I’m just set to buy the A7 iii. Dust spotswere a continual problem on my NEX7. Now some can’t be shifted and I’ve tried everything! How are things in this respect on your A7 now?\n\nLike\n\n0\n\nDec 12, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=3315984920)\n\n[ravi pratap](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/4347927502)\n\n😀😀🙄\n\nLike\n\n0\n\nSep 8, 2019[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=5906911125)\n\n[![Ivan Surikov]()](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/3559724110)\n\n[Ivan Surikov](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/3559724110)\n\nNo integrated TIMELAPSE fonction in 2018? Really? Are you kidding me?\n\nLike\n\n3\n\nJul 12, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=4187091099)\n\n[![Jody Bruchon]()](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/8568055734)\n\n[Jody Bruchon](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/8568055734)\n\nMy understanding is that it is available...as \"an app\" for the camera to run and I think you have to pay extra for that \"app.\" I won't buy a camera that has \"apps\" and shovels basic functionality into them as post-purchase purchases.\n\nLike\n\n1\n\nOct 3, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=9279075234)\n\n(unknown member)\n\nLooks like I have to buy one of these. From my previous encounter with the Sony brand, I have the Zeiss 55mm f\/1.8 that I have not wanted to sell at the prices offered. It is one of the most beautiful pieces of optical perfection I have ever handled. There must be some Minolta genes there...  \nCurrently I shoot Canon. I tried the A6000 and it let me down in more ways than one.  \nIt was faulty. The zoom lens was faulty. The adapter did not adapt, either.   \nAs I love the EF 50mm f\/1.2, I loved the 55mm f\/1.8 Zeiss. The latter offering a better overall picture quality but lacking the Fairy Dust of the Canon opened up all the way.  \nI'll probably –against all my vows and sermons to the opposite– still get another Sony product, this version III. At 2000 euros...doable.\n\nLike\n\n1\n\nJul 8, 2018\\*[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=9748439690)\n\n[DaniloA](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/5761094622)\n\nI live in a caribbean coastal city (Barranquilla) with humidity and apron 30-35ºC all year. For video, I need to do interviews on the outside in the sun, maybe shade, still very hot. Ive read a lot that Sony's Alpha 7 line are poorly weather sealed and water and corrosion is usual. My Canon 7D take time to overheats but still happened, but buying a new camera is to overcome this. I wanted to upgrade to the A7III, but there are mixed reviews, some saying it won't stand more than 8 mins 4k video in sun 32º aprox and that corrosion is very common. Is this camera good for outside video with tough conditions?\n\nLike\n\n2\n\nJun 15, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=2107843606)\n\n[golfhov](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/8289093148)\n\nWell I don't know that \"corrosion is common\". The new a7 bodies are only about a year old. There are plenty of conversations on here about how the sealing is better than previous generations but still not perfect. If you are using your camera in more than light moisture I wouldn't consider the a7xx for now.  \nYou would have to rent to evaluate overheating. It has been 4k that has been the issue with some previous bodies. Doing 1080 shouldn't be an issue. If leaving it in the sun for long periods .......combined with video. I dunno. Users of the a9, a7riii, and a7iii have had a hard time even getting it to overheat on these bodies.   \nGood luck\n\nLike\n\n0\n\nJul 3, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=2748135188)\n\n[golfhov](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/8289093148)\n\nAlso FWIW the summer climate where I live is similar to yours. Except no wind. I have got my a7iii noticeably warm twice. Both times was from leaving it in a bag or automobile in a way it couldn't go into standby. Neither time was it warm enough for a warning. Although most of my videos are only a few minutes and sporadic. Sometimes I do extended time on a tripod in full sunlight(bracketed shots) without issue. Best I got\n\nLike\n\n0\n\nJul 3, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=4130925914)\n\n[ojos azules](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/2067230589)\n\nRecommend that your gear gets some air conditioning (daily).\n\nI have experience from both caribien and Thailand. Need the gear to dry up in between.\n\nLike\n\n2\n\nJul 5, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=6739814555)\n\n[![DavidBrother]()](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/7075719190)\n\n[DavidBrother](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/7075719190)\n\nOlympus e-m1 series are really good in all climates. Wont get you FF, but a very reliable camera with some nice dimensions. Mine fell 10 feet into hard rock...and survived just fine with a few scratches. I'm sorry Sony. I don't think your a7 series would stand that test.\n\nLike\n\n0\n\nAug 4, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=2357921759)\n\n[tzm41](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/0538723013)\n\nIf you shoot 4K under direct sunlight, you could put up an umbrella to shade the camera.\n\nLike\n\n0\n\nSep 7, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=7177175386)\n\n[BazzzH](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/9106213650)\n\nGo to Olympus OM-D-EM1X. Fully weather sealed, head-sinked cooling system. Not 4K but no-one has that. Proper HD. Best glass in the market.\n\nLike\n\n0\n\nMar 29, 2019[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=1032672602)\n\n[![Sirandar]()](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/0739876035)\n\n[Sirandar](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/0739876035)\n\nOut of curiosity since this device can charge with USB C, does it have quick charging like some of the better cell phones have.... My LG charges to almost 100% in 20 minutes, and to a very usable level in 10 minutes...\n\nLike\n\n0\n\nJun 13, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=1229656671)\n\n[damage98](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/0840321261)\n\nIt's very likely the opposite Sirandar. There are several quick charge technologies included in SoC smartphones, for example your LG is likely using Quick Charge 2 or 3 by Qualcomm. Sony camera usb charging is likely 1.5amp and slow. Better to charge batteries in an external charger.\n\nLike\n\n0\n\nJun 17, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=6082112502)\n\n[golfhov](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/8289093148)\n\nNo. I have heard the USB c is limited. I tried using it the other night and after an hour the percentage had barely budged.   \nThe micro USB is faster but still slow. A few hours for full charge\n\nLike\n\n0\n\nJul 3, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=3607741828)\n\n[![ikaika777]()](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/2173349581)\n\n[ikaika777](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/2173349581)\n\nFrom the video review the conclusion is that the Panasonic GH5 takes better video.\n\nLike\n\n2\n\nJun 11, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=1783915094)\n\n[![Thematic]()](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/5058864144)\n\n[Thematic](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/5058864144)\n\nYes and no...... The Panasonic gh5s (I own it) is worse for low light, has far worse dynamic range, worse shadow detail, worse highlight retention, but has less rolling shutter and slightly better 10 bit color (only in the mid tones because the Panasonic has such poor dynamic range).\n\nLike\n\n3\n\nJun 13, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=5126281250)\n\n[![ikaika777]()](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/2173349581)\n\n[ikaika777](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/2173349581)\n\nWell, I was talking about the GH5 which this video review was shot on. But I saw a video on YouTube using the GH5 called, “Paris by night”, and the GH5 handled the low light great.\n\nLike\n\n3\n\nJun 13, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=1540993488)\n\n[![Jody Bruchon]()](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/8568055734)\n\n[Jody Bruchon](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/8568055734)\n\n@Thematic LOL, the GH5S is worse in low light than Sony's cameras? You could be a comedian with that kind of statement. Practically everything you said is unsupported by reality. Let me know when you find a Sony that doesn't have nasty highlight roll-off, then we'll talk.\n\nLike\n\n2\n\nOct 3, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=7395094350)\n\n[Steen K](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/2385966387)\n\nDoes anyone know if using the smart remote still disables picture profiles for video? If so I see this as a huge disadvantage for this otherwise beaut of a camera..\n\nLike\n\n0\n\nJun 10, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=7084819597)\n\n[MikeFairbanks](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/3022101993)\n\nI ordered mine yesterday. Adorama seems to have a supply that either trickles in each day or they only release for short amounts of time each day. I tried to order it two days ago but it was out of stock. The day after that it was in stock for a couple hours and then out of stock. Finally, yesterday, I was able to lock it in and pay for it.\n\nI've been using Canon for ten years now, including dozens of professional jobs.\n\nI'm nervous about switching to Sony, but the A73 has features that just don't exist on Canons right now. Maybe Canon will catch up someday with their mirrorless technology, but it doesn't seem they will anytime soon, and I need the Sony features right away (full frame that shoots silently, has 4K, has touch screen, and more).\n\nSorry Canon. It's been great, but it's time to move on.\n\nLike\n\n10\n\nJun 9, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=0025144164)\n\n[AZheaven](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/7393214478)\n\nI just delivered to a guy last week who sold all his Nikon gear, D800, D810 and all Nikon glass and accessories and moved to all Sony. He's eyeing the A7iii, but has a A7Rii, A6300, etc. And he doesn't regret his move to Sony one bit. So you should be just fine\\!\n\nLike\n\n9\n\nJun 13, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=7893831838)\n\n[BazzzH](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/9106213650)\n\nNow just wait until he sees what kind of glass he's gotten himself into. Nikon is mediocre at worst, Canon isn't as good as they used to be. Sony hasn't been into this game in any serious manner.\n\nLike\n\n0\n\nMar 29, 2019[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=8934347245)\n\n[MikeFairbanks](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/3022101993)\n\nI've had the Sony for almost a year now. It's a great camera. No regrets moving from Canon. That said, Canon makes outstanding cameras and lenses.\n\nLike\n\n1\n\nApr 5, 2019[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=7810543468)\n\n[AZheaven](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/7393214478)\n\n@BazzzH...Uh...what??!! He's a portrait photographer and loves Sony. More so than he ever did when he shot Nikon. And your comment about Sony glass is delusional at best. They have excellent glass.\n\nLike\n\n1\n\nApr 7, 2019[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=8942940842)\n\n[MikeFairbanks](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/3022101993)\n\nAll of the big names make excellent bodies and glass. That's just the way it is. Canon, Nikon, Sony, Fuji, etc. All make excellent gear.\n\nUnfortunately, for we photographers, whatever we pick will have a compromise. I personally like Canon the best for slow compositions that I can control. It's not that Canon bodies and glass are better. I'm just used to it and can get better results from Canon gear. I've been using them for eleven+ years.\n\nObviously my current setup (Sony A7III) and assorted glass is just as good. But it has disadvantages. It has advantages. I switched to Sony a year ago because I needed a couple features that didn't exist anywhere else.\n\nBut at the end of the day it's on me. I have to make a good image.\n\nLike\n\n2\n\nApr 19, 2019[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=7057264390)\n\n[humbala](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/1466742151)\n\nCan someone explained 'compared to the roughly 1\/18 sec we've measured on the a7 III'?\n\nWhat is this 1\/18sec mean? I know it can shoot faster this number but is that mean anything faster than this will cause problem or something?\n\nLike\n\n0\n\nMay 30, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=9716775765)\n\n[MikeFairbanks](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/3022101993)\n\nI think it means how long the camera takes to read the sensor when you are in electronic shutter mode. So even if you shoot a portrait at a fast speed, the processor needs 1\/18 or a second to gather all that info from the sensor. For a portrait it might not make a difference, but if there is movement in that short amount of time, it's possible to get distortion. They call that rolling shutter.\n\nThis is what I understand. I might not be close to what you have in mind, however.\n\nLike\n\n0\n\nJun 9, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=5442826352)\n\n[![thomas2279f]()](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/2657649359)\n\n[thomas2279f](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/2657649359)\n\nGood camera from Sony putting competition on Canon and Nikon to up their games, my gripes is again small body and the overload balance especially hiking a mid to heavy lens on to it, small battery and compartment and why didn't Sony use XQD card slot in it ? - especially for 4k, 10 fps, etc.\n\nLike\n\n0\n\nMay 28, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=8947798013)\n\n[AZheaven](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/7393214478)\n\nRight now I'm shooting a Nikon D7200. I have 3 lenses for my landscape needs. Tokina 11-20 f2.8, Sigma 17-50 f2.8 (my walk around lens) and a Sigma 24-105 f4. Living in AZ I need the wide of the Tokina in a couple of places like Horseshoe Bend and Meteor Crater. The 24-105 I use in Sedona and the Grand Canyon. When I sell it and get the Sony A7iii with the Sony 24-105 f4, I will lighten my load by over 3 lbs. I'll still have a decent wide lens at 24mm and decent reach at 105. Then there's that Tamron 100-400!!! Not worried about a small body. It's doable from what I'm seeing and reading on the net. I do NOT shoot video!\\!\n\nLike\n\n4\n\nMay 29, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=4678811700)\n\n[surlezi](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/2419739944)\n\n@Thomas: You should consider Canon 1D-X.\n\nHeavy to put heavy lenses on it.  \nBig body for big hands.  \nNo XQD either, CF and CFast.  \n12 fps and 4K.\n\nLike\n\n2\n\nMay 29, 2018\\*[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=5283667396)\n\n[armandino](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/7479542344)\n\nXQD at this price point? Still has a buffer that makes Canon and Nikon peers look pretty lame. Small battery? Same life as Canikon competitors. Small body? Add a battery grip with 2x battery capacity.   \nLet's move on...\n\nLike\n\n8\n\nMay 30, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=1861963578)\n\n[AZheaven](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/7393214478)\n\nNot worried about how many fps the A7iii does. But it's there when I will need it. Barely use the 6fps on my for now D7200. I've read where a few are getting upwards of 2,000 shots on a battery. Would love to know what settings they are using to achieve that number. If true, that's impressive. Size is why I'd be switching. There are options for those with bigger hands. Pinky grips, battery grips etc.\n\nLike\n\n0\n\nMay 31, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=5553300895)\n\n[armandino](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/7479542344)\n\n@AZheaven  \nif you are shooting a lot without turning on, off, review etc you get many more shots than what a camera is rated for, because it does not reflect the standard used. I can get more than 6,000 shots on a battery if I am simply shooting, i.e. sports with my A9. The A7 is supposed to be even better.\n\nLike\n\n2\n\nJun 1, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=7103659734)\n\n[AZheaven](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/7393214478)\n\n@armandino, and others can join in...I check my histogram on my D7200 out of habit. But isn't the histogram visible in the EVF? Or is that exposure comp?\n\nLike\n\n0\n\nJun 2, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=1752319786)\n\n[armandino](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/7479542344)\n\n@AZheaven  \nof course one of the advantages of the EVF is that you can see your exposure real time, so you can see the histogram real time, you can also engage (I do all the time) zebra for the overexposed areas real time, so no need of chimping...\n\nLike\n\n2\n\nJun 2, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=1482579958)\n\n[AZheaven](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/7393214478)\n\n@armandino Thanks that's amazing! The more I read, and the more I see on Facebook the sooner I want to make the switch.\n\nLike\n\n0\n\nJun 3, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=1540554681)\n\n[scoobysnapstories](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/0944413036)\n\ncamera at that price value?\n\nLike\n\n0\n\nMay 25, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=2111275854)\n\n[![Jody Bruchon]()](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/8568055734)\n\n[Jody Bruchon](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/8568055734)\n\nI see it still has that nasty shelf-like Sony highlight rolloff. I do wonder if they'll ever fix that. Every single on of their cameras seems to suffer from it. As far as I am concerned that's a deal-breaker for high-contrast and night photography.\n\nLike\n\n1\n\nMay 24, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=8537243330)\n\n[surlezi](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/2419739944)\n\nYeah, A7iii can't really compete with an Arri, you'd better stick to it.\n\nLike\n\n6\n\nMay 29, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=9260429836)\n\n[![Jody Bruchon]()](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/8568055734)\n\n[Jody Bruchon](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/8568055734)\n\nYour comment has nothing to do with what I said.\n\nLike\n\n1\n\nJun 11, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=4306298723)\n\n[![aris14]()](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/9167962182)\n\n[aris14](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/9167962182)\n\nThe cam is more than welcomed in every aspect. I think that given the price its only cons are the weather-sealing and the lack of external battery charge.\n\nLike\n\n2\n\nMay 24, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=1798345302)\n\n[![thomas2279f]()](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/2657649359)\n\n[thomas2279f](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/2657649359)\n\nspending \\$2000 you do expect an external battery charger - also with plugging in and out of Usb puts a strain on the sockets. Sony should have offered this and my only other gripe with this excellent camera why not use 1 high speed XQD slot ?\n\nLike\n\n0\n\nMay 28, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=4087110786)\n\n[![aris14]()](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/9167962182)\n\n[aris14](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/9167962182)\n\nDo you think that your comment will shake from the ground the manufacturers..?   \nOh dear\\!\n\nLike\n\n0\n\nMay 29, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=5210295075)\n\n[Farmer Green](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/1671173286)\n\nPeople should not be ordering this camera for the next month. My camera store says there are so many of you that demand for the 24-105 has gone through the roof. I am recommending a waiting period on this camera til I get my copy of the lens.\n\nLike\n\n11\n\nMay 22, 2018\\*[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=7523135755)\n\n[AZheaven](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/7393214478)\n\nLove it!\\!\n\nLike\n\n0\n\nMay 23, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=7937047711)\n\n[MikeFairbanks](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/3022101993)\n\nI really want to order this camera. Amazon says 2-5 weeks. That's a heck of a range. Does anyone know what's a realistic delivery time? I have a project this summer and I don't want my funds tied up on an order that might not make it on time.\n\nThanks\n\nLike\n\n2\n\nMay 17, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=7993065286)\n\n[Mayl](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/8333990843)\n\nIt’s very hard to get this camera.. I went to the 5 different camera stores and they told me the only way to get a hold of it is by renting it in the mean time: it’s incredibly popular.\n\nLike\n\n2\n\nMay 18, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=8565143725)\n\n[MikeFairbanks](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/3022101993)\n\nI hadn't even thought about renting it. Doh. That's a great idea. Thank you.\n\nLike\n\n2\n\nMay 18, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=7940632917)\n\n[AZheaven](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/7393214478)\n\nOr just preorder it and have your name on the list\\!\n\nLike\n\n0\n\nMay 19, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=3536502136)\n\n[AZheaven](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/7393214478)\n\nRead on a Nikon forum that a distributor was tired of Nikon not providing D850's and customer requests that they put a arrival date of January 2100. Now since deleted.\n\nLike\n\n5\n\nMay 22, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=8194066553)\n\n[MikeFairbanks](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/3022101993)\n\nThis camera is difficult to find.\n\nLike\n\n4\n\nMay 15, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=8293079953)\n\n[![UneBoleeDAir]()](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/5966227097)\n\n[UneBoleeDAir](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/5966227097)\n\nPour les lecteurs français qui seraient un peu paumés avec l'anglais, mon test certes beaucoup moins poussé, pertinent et complet que celui-ci mais qui va quand-même certainement plus loin dans tout l'aspect ergonomie, réactivité, prise en mains et personnalisation du boitier. Une comparaison directe avec l'A7R II est également faite. ;)  \n<http:\/\/www.uneboleedair.fr\/2018\/04\/essai-du-sony-a7iii-a7-iii.html>\n\nFor english readers (and others), you can also check my own amateur review through the link above as there is a translate button and I try my best to have the cleanest writing for best auto-translation and I think it's quite OK (for english at least). My test focus deeply on the handling, reactvity and personnalization of the camera and provide a direct comparison with the A7R II. ;)\n\nLike\n\n1\n\nMay 15, 2018\\*[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=8078207230)\n\n[![Andrewjmarino]()](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/1650633080)\n\n[Andrewjmarino](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/1650633080)\n\nAt the same price point as the OMD EM1 MK2, I'll have to take a good, long look at this when it comes time to replace my OMD EM1 - excepting for having to buy a new and expensive set of lenses.  \nIt will be interesting to see what Sony does in terms of firmware upgrades. Olympus is still the leader\/trendsetter in this area. I'd like to see Sony add (I don't think this camera has any of these)\n\nFocus Stacking  \nLive Composite  \nTime Lapse  \nIn-camera HDR  \nHigh-Resolution Mode\n\nLooking at the camera body, it looks like they could add to the top left of the camera like Olympus.\n\nI do love my OMD EM1, but with this camera, Nikon and Canon probably coming out with competitively priced full-frame mirrorless in the future I wonder where that will leave Olympus.\n\nLike\n\n0\n\nMay 15, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=5577997589)\n\n[AZheaven](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/7393214478)\n\nWhen I was checking out the Sony A7Riii in the \"local\" camera store a couple of weeks ago, I saw a OMD MK2 and was shocked at the size! Outdoor Photography really pushes Olympus imho. As for Canon and Nikon, I, for the life of me cannot figure out how they will release a full frame mirrorless camera for the same price (and specs) as the A7iii. They might prove me wrong though. I always thought Nikon was over priced.\n\nLike\n\n3\n\nMay 15, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=2455171765)\n\n[wcan](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/5717937431)\n\nWho says a Canon will be the same price. The \\$2K price point for the A7iii gives far more value than Canon's current offerings. Of course if Canon included an EF adapter for their mirrorless that would help defray the \\$400 EF to E-mount adapter cost for Canon glass owners when they buy Sony\n\nLike\n\n0\n\nMay 21, 2018\\*[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=3511841384)\n\n[AZheaven](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/7393214478)\n\n@wcan...NEVER said that. What I said and have been saying is, \"if Nikon and Canon don't come out with a mirrorless full frame camera equal to or exceeding that of the A7iii they will be in trouble\". And that comment also stands for price. The A7iii had to throw both Canon and Nikon for a loop in every respect.\n\nLike\n\n2\n\nMay 22, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=3086468331)\n\n[Goflorp](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/1588157516)\n\nWho wants a 4\/3 camera with a miniature sensor?\n\nLike\n\n0\n\nJun 1, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=8944403116)\n\n[BazzzH](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/9106213650)\n\nA set of expensive heavy and not top-notch lenses. There's people here who buy expensive bodies and put cheap rubbish lenses on them. Olympus MFT has the best lenses there are for the system. Canikon and Sony are just starting in that business. IBIS on this Sony thing is laughable.\n\nLike\n\n0\n\nMar 29, 2019[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=2160461509)\n\n[![airflow]()](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/9985313093)\n\n[airflow](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/9985313093)\n\nI have a question regarding this camera, perhaps someone can help me out. When I want to select the \"Record Settings\" for movies, it seems that I do not have all options I expect. For example, when I set the File Format to \"XAVC S 4K\", I only have two options: \"25p 100M\" and \"25p 60M\". But shouldn't there also be \"30p\"-option? If I look in the manual, and also reviews in the web, it tells me that. It's not here in my menu. :-) Similarly, when \"XAVC S HD\" is selected, I only have 25p, 50p, and 100p (with different bitrates each). Here I miss the \"120p\"-option.\n\nOne idea I had regarding this is that perhaps my SD-card is not compatible (fast enough)? I couldn't find in the manual anything about such a requirement. The card is a \"SanDisk Extreme PRO 256 GB SDXC 95 MB\/Sec, Class 10, U3, V30\". Not the fastest card possible. I use it in slot 1.\n\nLike\n\n0\n\nMay 14, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=8735983016)\n\n[MarcelloDl](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/8266860178)\n\nPossibly, those are settings for PAL countries (EU and others). Maybe there is a way to use NTSC settings in the configuration screens. Check the maximum clip recording time too, as it might be unlimited on some models and limited to 29m59s on PAL models.\n\nWhere is globalization when you need some.\n\nLike\n\n0\n\nMay 16, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=6059780610)\n\n[![Thematic]()](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/5058864144)\n\n[Thematic](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/5058864144)\n\nThat memory card is not uhs-2. Upgrade your memory card and all the faster higher quality settings will enable themselves.\n\nLike\n\n3\n\nMay 17, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=3874173825)\n\n[![airflow]()](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/9985313093)\n\n[airflow](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/9985313093)\n\nI figured this out and can confirm that it is the PAL\/NTSC setting which was to blame for the missing modes. Depending on which mode you are on, you are offered different framerates.\n\nIt has \\*nothing\\* to do with the memory card used. I checked different cards and it made no difference. As soon as the right video-mode is selected, it works - also with slow cards. The \"likes\" above are misleading.\n\nLike\n\n2\n\nMay 29, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=6778441109)\n\n[d2f](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/3995365214)\n\nDPreview,\n\nI appreciate the new format of your reviews, with staff comments at the end, and combined with the excellent review video segment. Just like the Sony a7iii set a new standard for others to shoot for, so did you.\n\nThank you,  \nd2f\n\nLike\n\n5\n\nMay 13, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=7682621051)\n\n[![Carey Rose]()](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/carey.rose)\n\n[Carey Rose](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/carey.rose)\n\nThank you for the feedback. It's going to continue to be a work in progress over the next several months (in particular with upcoming lens reviews), so if you have any specific points of praise or any grumbles about the format, please feel free to send me a PM with details.\n\nLike\n\n4\n\nMay 24, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=2103280731)\n\n[AZheaven](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/7393214478)\n\nQuestion regarding mirrorless cameras. I have read on a couple of Nikon websites of people constantly having to Fine Tune their lenses to get sharpness exact or as near as possible to being sharp. Is this an issue with Sony or any other mirrorless camera\/lenses??\n\nLike\n\n0\n\nMay 11, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=4477283014)\n\n[![ecka84]()](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/3827214348)\n\n[ecka84](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/3827214348)\n\nNot sure if it is possible to fix a poorly assembled lens via \"fine-tuning\". And if you are talking about the AF accuracy, then mirrorless cameras have much less problems with it, just like DSLRs in LiveView mode.\n\nLike\n\n2\n\nMay 12, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=7151989926)\n\n[AZheaven](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/7393214478)\n\nIt's not so much lens design or build, but AF accuracy like you said @ecka84. Tamron and Sigma have lens docks to fine tune their lenses. I just read about it on other forums. And Live View? On Nikon cameras? OMG does it suck!!!! Nap time while it takes the picture!\\!\n\nLike\n\n0\n\nMay 12, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=4007762283)\n\n[![ecka84]()](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/3827214348)\n\n[ecka84](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/3827214348)\n\n:) Sure, that new Canon Dual Pixel AF is great, but my old 6D doesn't have it and I'm using LiveView for landscapes and macro all the time.\n\nLike\n\n2\n\nMay 12, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=3978986673)\n\n[BlueBomberTurbo](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/5999696813)\n\nNo fine tune necessary! The biggest reason I switched to mirrorless. Couldn't stand the continuing AF accuracy issues with my D7000, D7100 and D750, but there was no mirrorless alternative to match my needs until the A6300 came about. Smooth sailing after, even with adapted DSLR lenses\\!\n\n@ecka84\n\nWell yeah, any camera can focus on things that don't move. You need very advanced CDAF (Panasonic) or decent OSPDAF (everyone else) to focus on something moving.\n\nLike\n\n5\n\nMay 12, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=8714356105)\n\n[![ecka84]()](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/3827214348)\n\n[ecka84](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/3827214348)\n\nWell, first, not any camera\/lens combo can focus accurately and consistently on things that do not move, specially far away or up-close. Which is why I use LiveView. Second, I really don't need a mirrorless camera for moving subjects. DSLRs can still handle it rather well (perhaps even better than most mirrorless), at least after you solve all the PDAF problems. But the new OSPD AFs are definitely easier to work with, despite that they are less responsive and consume batteries like there's no tomorrow. I like both, but for different reasons.\n\nLike\n\n0\n\nMay 12, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=2971289866)\n\n[AZheaven](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/7393214478)\n\nI have my D7200 set to AF-A and 9 point focus. AF-A is NOT my first choice. But my Sigma and Tamron lenses don't focus hunt in AF-A. It's frustrating to say the least.\n\nLike\n\n0\n\nMay 13, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=8487886475)\n\n[CaPi](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/5903574057)\n\nbtw: The \"jump to conclusion\" button featured on the first page - to me - is hilarious :D  \nKeep it up, DPr\\!\n\nLike\n\n5\n\nMay 10, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=2516372852)\n\n[Steven Ar](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/8117701796)\n\nWhen I first saw that it made me laugh.\n\nThat should be motto of the forums here.\n\nLike\n\n5\n\nMay 10, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=6318989400)\n\n[CaPi](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/5903574057)\n\n@Steven: Yes! Right you are - and reading comments I bet most dont even read the articles before they comment too.\n\nLike\n\n0\n\nMay 10, 2018\\*[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=4894226571)\n\n[![ecka84]()](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/3827214348)\n\n[ecka84](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/3827214348)\n\n@CaPi  \nLaugh Yoda master you make! :D\n\nLike\n\n0\n\nMay 12, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=8706186449)\n\n[CaPi](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/5903574057)\n\nEcka: honored I am! Bad at English I thought I was\\!\n\nLike\n\n0\n\nMay 12, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=4140740955)\n\n[![ecka84]()](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/3827214348)\n\n[ecka84](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/3827214348)\n\nWorry don't, too am I :)\n\nLike\n\n0\n\nMay 12, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=7303760412)\n\n[Farmer Green](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/1671173286)\n\nLens experience and suggestions: The A7III and the A7r series are capable of incredibly great detail, if you use good enough lenses. I am using most, the F4 Sony Zeiss 24-70. My copy was poor, but I sent it back to Sony (free) and they made it excellent. I have the Sony F2.8 24-70 gm, but it's so much bigger I mostly use the F4. I also have the F4 70-200. Stellar. Smaller than the F2.8 but equally as sharp. Next, must have at least one lens you can use in low light. Best deal is the 28mm F2, which is extremely sharp and at f2, under \\$500, is nearly two stops faster than the zooms. Very small. I use it for indoor at night casual shooting. These three lenses give you a full range very high quality kit, for not too much money.  \n The 90 mm F2.8 is incredibly sharp, less than \\$1000 and serves both as a general lens and as a close up macro lens. I also love the F1.8 55 mm Sony\/Zeiss which is also one of the sharpest lenses on the planet.\n\nLike\n\n6\n\nMay 6, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=1910591284)\n\n[![The Fat Fish]()](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/8948174999)\n\n[The Fat Fish](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/8948174999)\n\nIt’s the variation issues that concern me. The stories I hear of people returning their lenses multiple times to get a good copy is worrying. Sony easily make the best features bodies now and when the lenses are good, they’re really good. I just wish the QC was higher.\n\nLike\n\n1\n\nMay 7, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=4597721164)\n\n[Steven Ar](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/8117701796)\n\nI had both F\/4 zooms and returned them. The 70-200mm was pretty bad at 200mm. Maybe I should have kept trying until I got \"good copies\", but I didn't want to waste all the time and effort for something that may never happen.   \nI am very happy for anyone who does get a good copy, but at the same time I am skeptical from my experience.  \nI have an old Canon 70-200\/4 and it is superb. Some day I may get a metabones adapter for it.\n\nLike\n\n2\n\nMay 7, 2018\\*[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=1201706353)\n\n[osv](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/8708067633)\n\n\"Steven Ar - Joined on Apr 9, 2018\"\n\njust another fake troll account.\n\nLike\n\n9\n\nMay 7, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=1848848438)\n\n[Farmer Green](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/1671173286)\n\nThe Photo store where I do business has reported to me that in their experience, the problem of uneven copies of lenses was much greater a couple of years ago, and has in their experience been remedied. My way of thinking is that the possibility of a poor copy is always there, no matter whose lenses. It's a real, if annoying, part of getting your kit to be as you want it to be. But if you don't stick with it til you get it right, unfortunately, it is you who are the loser.\n\nLike\n\n2\n\nMay 7, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=0045916990)\n\n[Steven Ar](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/8117701796)\n\nWhich is the troll?\n\nChris Niccolls - Joined Apr 28 2018.\n\nOSV - The crybaby who calls everyone else a \"Troll\".\n\nWell, a Google search shows the truth. It showed OSV is a \"known troll\" in every forum.  \n[https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=osv+troll+site:www.dpreview.com\\&rlz=1C1GGRV\\_enUS748US748\\&sa=X\\&ved=0ahUKEwiztp-fuPTaAhVnkuAKHVnbBSoQrQIIMigDMAA\\&biw=1600\\&bih=1094](https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=osv+troll+site:www.dpreview.com&rlz=1C1GGRV_enUS748US748&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiztp-fuPTaAhVnkuAKHVnbBSoQrQIIMigDMAA&biw=1600&bih=1094)  \n<https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/forums\/post\/60984191>  \n<https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/forums\/post\/59601666>  \n<https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/forums\/post\/59635478>  \n<https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/forums\/post\/57105153>\n\nLike\n\n6\n\nMay 7, 2018\\*[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=9213224855)\n\n(unknown member)\n\nWhen looking at posts where lenses are tested, I am surprised how many bad tests there are, so some might actually return good lenses.\n\nLike\n\n2\n\nMay 8, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=5713849175)\n\n[Steven Ar](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/8117701796)\n\nIf all the bad copies of lenses were not enough, now there are bad copies of the A7iii.   \n<https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/forums\/post\/61090329>\n\nSony says they are aware of this issue:  \n\"I understand that you're having issues with the Eye AF function of your ILCE7M3 camera. We apologize for the inconvenience this has caused you. We want you to know that we appreciate you bringing this to our attention. Please be advised that Sony is aware of this issue, and this has been forwarded to our engineering team in Japan already.\"\n\nLike\n\n2\n\nMay 8, 2018\\*[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=7075792377)\n\n(unknown member)\n\nEye AF is way better than no eye AF with old teck DSLR cameras where the lenses have to be calibrated to get acceptable focus ... for Sony A7III this is probably just a software update.\n\nLike\n\n3\n\nMay 8, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=5403629855)\n\n[RubberDials](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/3426780093)\n\n@Steven Ar\n\nAnyone who calls osv a troll is obviously a troll, but you put a cherry on the top by posting links and writing this: \"If all the bad copies of lenses were not enough, now there are bad copies of the A7iii.\" Obvious troll is obvious.\n\nLike\n\n6\n\nMay 9, 2018\\*[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=0396990917)\n\n[Steven Ar](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/8117701796)\n\n@RubberDials\n\nIt was Sony that said there are bad copies of the A7iii. So you are accusing Sony of trolling Sony. Sony says there is a problem, you can't deny that.\n\nEDIT: Geez! I just got a PM saying \"RubberDials is another OSV puppet ID\". Another?? I Googled \"OSV RubberDials\" and it sure a h3ll looks like you are the same or work together. You both respond to comments made to the other and use the same tone.   \n<https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/forums\/post\/61032444>  \n<https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/forums\/post\/60913170>  \n<https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/forums\/post\/58981516>\n\nLike\n\n1\n\nMay 9, 2018\\*[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=2928771280)\n\n[RubberDials](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/3426780093)\n\n'EDIT: Geez! I just got a PM saying \"RubberDials is another OSV puppet ID\".'\n\nNo you didn't, unless you sent it to yourself from one of your other accounts.\n\nI've reported your post. I doubt it will do any good - I mean - the mastering light account is still active. I've been a member of this site for more than a decade and have posted literally hundreds of thousands of words. Good luck trying to smear me with your crap.\n\nLike\n\n2\n\nMay 9, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=4803636857)\n\n[Steven Ar](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/8117701796)\n\n@RubberDials\n\nI hit a nerve. Google busted you. Google is great for digging up the truth and a quick search showed you and OSV are either same or work together. There are dozens and dozens of posts where you respond for each other, and also where both of you pounce on the same person or make the same argument. No denying that. Google is your friend, and Google reveals the truth.  \nWith those Google search results, it as fair and accurate to say one of you is the other's \"puppet\" or at least you work in tandem.\n\nLike\n\n2\n\nMay 9, 2018\\*[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=7557641879)\n\n[THKPIC](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/0367492009)\n\nIf you want sharp- add in the Voigtlander 65mm f2. It's evil sharp. I'd add the loxia 21 and 85 to that list as well. I had to keep putting band aids on my fingers when I first shot with the 65mm it was so sharp. Now I just wear gloves.\n\nLike\n\n0\n\nMay 10, 2018[permalink](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=6833999040)\n\n[BazzzH](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/members\/9106213650)\n\nF4 Sony Zeiss 24-70? F4? So you're wasting the no-noise FF sensor with a dark lens that requires you to set ISO to levels that will be noisy. F4 is laughably slow. 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But what good are any of these specifications if your shots end up out of focus?\n\nRecent Videos\n\nBut we have to admit that we were really impressed with our keeper rate on the a7 III, whether shooting at 8fps with live view or 10fps without. Sure, you lose out on absolute burst speeds when compared to dedicated sports cameras like the Sony a9, Nikon D5 and Canon EOS-1D X Mark II, but in terms of focus accuracy and reliability, the a7 III can hang with the best of them.\n\nWe took a look at how the a7 III did in our standard bike test, close-range exercise and also took it to a college soccer (football) match.\n\nNote: On desktop computers, please use your mouse to navigate the various slideshows on this page. The left and right arrow keys will control *every* slideshow on this page, not only the one you've scrolled to. We're aware of the problem and are developing a fix.\n\n### Continuous AF test\nOur general AF test is designed to help us break down the camera's ability to judge and respond to distance changes, then to see how well it can identify a subject as well as having to assess and respond to distance changes.\n\nWhen we initiated tracking on Dan at a distance, the cloud of AF points more or less covered his entire upper torso; we've zoomed in on his face, as it stayed in more than acceptable focus throughout the runs.\n\n[Download the full resolution images here](https:\/\/download.dpreview.com\/sony_a7iii\/a7III_BikeTest_StraightOn.zip)\n\nAs we've come to expect from Sony's latest cameras (and increasingly, interchangeable lens cameras in general), the a7 III performs with a very-nearly 100% hit rate with Dan riding straight at the camera - and it's worth noting that near the end of the selection above, the central AF area slipped from Dan's face to his shoulder, as you can see if you download the full-size burst.\n\nThis is with all autofocus settings at default values, with a 'balanced emphasis' between focus and shutter release, AF tracking sensitivity to '3' and face priority turned off.\n\nNow, on to the weave. This is more akin to a small child running around a lawn. From the camera's perspective, the movement is unpredictable and the rate at which the subject approaches varies, adding to the challenge.\n\n[Download the full resolution images here](https:\/\/download.dpreview.com\/sony_a7iii\/a7III_BikeTest_Weave.zip)\n\nHere we see a very good hit rate on the a7 III, shown here at 10fps (though we got similar performance at 8fps with Live View) using Lock On AF: Flexible Spot M.\n\nWe should note that at this point in the weave, Dan is extending far off into the edge of the frame, and these sorts of directional changes are the most challenging portion of this exercise - plus, at these distances, the focus elements within the lens must move more than if Dan were further away. There are a couple of images where Dan's face goes slightly soft, but the rest of his body is still in acceptable focus.\n\nIn any case, for well-isolated subjects, the Sony a7 III's autofocus performance is really impressive.\n\n### Close-up test\nOur close-range, low-light exercise is designed to see how the camera tracks a subject while the photographer is the principal source of motion. It's the sort of activity you might engage in photographing your friends out at dinner, or a bar.\n\nAs with the bicycle test, the Sony a7 III performed really well here, nailing most shots at F1.4.\n\nFirst, let's look at how Lock On AF did with Face Priority turned on.\n\nThere's a few takeaways from this; first, that Face Priority struggles with glasses. The a7 III never once draws the telltale 'box' around Jeff, as it does around Carey. Second, it's that despite the accurate focus, Face Priority can often turn into 'Body Priority,' with the box growing and shrinking at will.\n\nNext, we turned Face Priority off.\n\nHere, the camera treats both Carey and Jeff equally, and is equally adept at tracking their faces in this dimly lit scene.\n\n### Soccer\nSo, the a7 III did great in our more controlled testing, but the real world is where the rubber meets the road. We coordinated with the University of Washington to photograph a soccer game against Seattle University in our own backyard to get a sense of how the camera's Lock On subject tracking performs with more potential distractions and less isolated subjects.\n\n|   |\n|---|\n| [![DSC03856.acr](https:\/\/2.img-dpreview.com\/files\/p\/E~TS590x0~articles\/2862078074\/DSC03856.acr.jpeg)](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/files\/p\/articles\/2862078074\/DSC03856.acr.jpeg) |\n| Sony FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM \\| ISO 6400 \\| 1\/1250 sec \\| F2.8 Processed and cropped in Adobe Camera Raw |\n\nOne of our criticisms with Sony's a9 was that, upon initiating tracking, the AF points would jump off to another subject most of the way across the frame. Impressively, we encountered this behavior more rarely on the a7 III; when we did, it was usually in social situations where Eye AF was the better option anyway.\n\nHere are some burst samples from the game.\n\n**Zooming, sudden deceleration**\n\nIn this burst, autofocus was initiated on the Washington player, and note how, despite a good amount of speed, my zooming in the middle of the burst, and her sudden stop near the sideline, the a7 III was able to react well at its default autofocus tracking settings (AF Tracking Sensitivity set to '3'), using Lock On AF.\n\n**Dealing with distractions**\n\nFor this burst, tracking was again initiated on the Washington player near the center of the frame. Note how the camera continues to keep her in focus, despite momentary distractions; this is again with default autofocus settings and using Lock On AF.\n\nBut of course, no autofocus tracking system is perfect.\n\n**Not dealing with distractions**\n\nFor this final burst, we initiated tracking on the Seattle player, and as you can see, the camera was distracted by two other subjects, and never returned to the original. This is always a danger with subject tracking systems, though this was the only instance during the entire match that this occurred. If I were using a single AF area and keeping it over her myself, the camera would have returned to focusing on her once the distracting players were out of the way.\n\nWe also noticed that burst images from the a7 III were more consistently tack sharp compared to its more expensive sports-oriented sibling. With the a9, images in the middle of 20fps bursts could sometimes float in and out of critical focus, but at 10fps on the a7 III, images throughout the burst were almost universally accurately focused.\n\n### Eye AF\nEye AF continues to be one of our favorite features of Sony cameras, making it drop-dead easy to get perfectly focused portraits. We've noted, though that using Eye AF during burst shooting can be unreliable on previous cameras, which can be a pain if you're trying to, say, catch the perfect moment with your toddler.\n\nThis sequence, taken at the a7 III's maximum burst rate of 10fps, is really the ultimate autofocus torture test for a camera. There's a lot of unpredictable scene and subject *and* photographer movement to deal with. In other words, the hit-rate we experienced here is very impressive, likely only bested by Sony's own a9, which yields a surprisingly [high Eye AF hit-rate even at 20 fps](https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SyaOjhx_mK0). The a7 III did slightly worse during this exercise at 8fps, possibly because of the burden of maintaining a live feed in this mode (10 fps only shows you a succession of last-shot images as you shoot).\n\n### Stopped-down Focusing\nWhen utilizing continuous autofocus on the a7 III, one thing to bear in mind is that when using smaller apertures, the camera *does not* open up the lens for focusing. Because this means that the autofocus system is getting less light, and decreased phase separation between 'left' and 'right' (or 'up' and 'down') looking pixels, it can result in an image that is inaccurately focused. The example below is back-focused, but the focus inaccuracy can just as easily result in [front-focus](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/files\/p\/articles\/2862078074\/Stop-Down-Focus\/a7III-StopDownFocus-FrontFocus.jpeg). This is unfortunately exacerbated in backlit situations, where the AF system is already stressed by a drop in subject contrast.\n\n|   |\n|---|\n| [![a7III-StopDownFocus-BackFocus](https:\/\/3.img-dpreview.com\/files\/p\/E~TS590x0~articles\/2862078074\/Stop-Down-Focus\/a7III-StopDownFocus-BackFocus.jpeg)](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/files\/p\/articles\/2862078074\/Stop-Down-Focus\/a7III-StopDownFocus-BackFocus.jpeg) |\n| This image was photographed in AF-C, but for depth-of-field, the photographer wanted to use F5.6. The individual's shoulder is clearly sharper than his nose, and as such, is back-focused. A similar shot resulted in [front-focus](https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/files\/p\/articles\/2862078074\/Stop-Down-Focus\/a7III-StopDownFocus-FrontFocus.jpeg). Stop-down focusing should *theoretically* increase focus accuracy, but in low light or low contrast situations, it can ironically decrease accuracy. 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Boilerpipe Text	Autofocus performance Sony FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM \| ISO 800 \| 1/1000 sec \| F2.8 Cropped out-of-camera JPEG. Key takeaways: The a7 III shows very impressive autofocus performance at high burst speeds Lock-on autofocus tracking (where the camera tracks a subject for you) has been improved over the a7 II, a7R II and a7R III Leaving the autofocus sensitivity and tracking settings to default values is more than good enough for most shooting Eye AF still impressive, though Sony a9 still performs better Continuous autofocus can falter when shooting at smaller apertures, unless you turn off exposure preview in the menus So the a7 III has 693 autofocus points and an array of different autofocus modes that you can utilize while the camera is motoring away at a maximum of 10 frames per second. But what good are any of these specifications if your shots end up out of focus? Recent Videos But we have to admit that we were really impressed with our keeper rate on the a7 III, whether shooting at 8fps with live view or 10fps without. Sure, you lose out on absolute burst speeds when compared to dedicated sports cameras like the Sony a9, Nikon D5 and Canon EOS-1D X Mark II, but in terms of focus accuracy and reliability, the a7 III can hang with the best of them. We took a look at how the a7 III did in our standard bike test, close-range exercise and also took it to a college soccer (football) match. Note: On desktop computers, please use your mouse to navigate the various slideshows on this page. The left and right arrow keys will control every slideshow on this page, not only the one you've scrolled to. We're aware of the problem and are developing a fix. Continuous AF test Our general AF test is designed to help us break down the camera's ability to judge and respond to distance changes, then to see how well it can identify a subject as well as having to assess and respond to distance changes. When we initiated tracking on Dan at a distance, the cloud of AF points more or less covered his entire upper torso; we've zoomed in on his face, as it stayed in more than acceptable focus throughout the runs. Download the full resolution images here As we've come to expect from Sony's latest cameras (and increasingly, interchangeable lens cameras in general), the a7 III performs with a very-nearly 100% hit rate with Dan riding straight at the camera - and it's worth noting that near the end of the selection above, the central AF area slipped from Dan's face to his shoulder, as you can see if you download the full-size burst. This is with all autofocus settings at default values, with a 'balanced emphasis' between focus and shutter release, AF tracking sensitivity to '3' and face priority turned off. Now, on to the weave. This is more akin to a small child running around a lawn. From the camera's perspective, the movement is unpredictable and the rate at which the subject approaches varies, adding to the challenge. Download the full resolution images here Here we see a very good hit rate on the a7 III, shown here at 10fps (though we got similar performance at 8fps with Live View) using Lock On AF: Flexible Spot M. We should note that at this point in the weave, Dan is extending far off into the edge of the frame, and these sorts of directional changes are the most challenging portion of this exercise - plus, at these distances, the focus elements within the lens must move more than if Dan were further away. There are a couple of images where Dan's face goes slightly soft, but the rest of his body is still in acceptable focus. In any case, for well-isolated subjects, the Sony a7 III's autofocus performance is really impressive. Close-up test Our close-range, low-light exercise is designed to see how the camera tracks a subject while the photographer is the principal source of motion. It's the sort of activity you might engage in photographing your friends out at dinner, or a bar. As with the bicycle test, the Sony a7 III performed really well here, nailing most shots at F1.4. First, let's look at how Lock On AF did with Face Priority turned on. There's a few takeaways from this; first, that Face Priority struggles with glasses. The a7 III never once draws the telltale 'box' around Jeff, as it does around Carey. Second, it's that despite the accurate focus, Face Priority can often turn into 'Body Priority,' with the box growing and shrinking at will. Next, we turned Face Priority off. Here, the camera treats both Carey and Jeff equally, and is equally adept at tracking their faces in this dimly lit scene. Soccer So, the a7 III did great in our more controlled testing, but the real world is where the rubber meets the road. We coordinated with the University of Washington to photograph a soccer game against Seattle University in our own backyard to get a sense of how the camera's Lock On subject tracking performs with more potential distractions and less isolated subjects. Sony FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM \| ISO 6400 \| 1/1250 sec \| F2.8 Processed and cropped in Adobe Camera Raw One of our criticisms with Sony's a9 was that, upon initiating tracking, the AF points would jump off to another subject most of the way across the frame. Impressively, we encountered this behavior more rarely on the a7 III; when we did, it was usually in social situations where Eye AF was the better option anyway. Here are some burst samples from the game. Zooming, sudden deceleration In this burst, autofocus was initiated on the Washington player, and note how, despite a good amount of speed, my zooming in the middle of the burst, and her sudden stop near the sideline, the a7 III was able to react well at its default autofocus tracking settings (AF Tracking Sensitivity set to '3'), using Lock On AF. Dealing with distractions For this burst, tracking was again initiated on the Washington player near the center of the frame. Note how the camera continues to keep her in focus, despite momentary distractions; this is again with default autofocus settings and using Lock On AF. But of course, no autofocus tracking system is perfect. Not dealing with distractions For this final burst, we initiated tracking on the Seattle player, and as you can see, the camera was distracted by two other subjects, and never returned to the original. This is always a danger with subject tracking systems, though this was the only instance during the entire match that this occurred. If I were using a single AF area and keeping it over her myself, the camera would have returned to focusing on her once the distracting players were out of the way. We also noticed that burst images from the a7 III were more consistently tack sharp compared to its more expensive sports-oriented sibling. With the a9, images in the middle of 20fps bursts could sometimes float in and out of critical focus, but at 10fps on the a7 III, images throughout the burst were almost universally accurately focused. Eye AF Eye AF continues to be one of our favorite features of Sony cameras, making it drop-dead easy to get perfectly focused portraits. We've noted, though that using Eye AF during burst shooting can be unreliable on previous cameras, which can be a pain if you're trying to, say, catch the perfect moment with your toddler. This sequence, taken at the a7 III's maximum burst rate of 10fps, is really the ultimate autofocus torture test for a camera. There's a lot of unpredictable scene and subject and photographer movement to deal with. In other words, the hit-rate we experienced here is very impressive, likely only bested by Sony's own a9, which yields a surprisingly high Eye AF hit-rate even at 20 fps . The a7 III did slightly worse during this exercise at 8fps, possibly because of the burden of maintaining a live feed in this mode (10 fps only shows you a succession of last-shot images as you shoot). Stopped-down Focusing When utilizing continuous autofocus on the a7 III, one thing to bear in mind is that when using smaller apertures, the camera does not open up the lens for focusing. Because this means that the autofocus system is getting less light, and decreased phase separation between 'left' and 'right' (or 'up' and 'down') looking pixels, it can result in an image that is inaccurately focused. The example below is back-focused, but the focus inaccuracy can just as easily result in front-focus . This is unfortunately exacerbated in backlit situations, where the AF system is already stressed by a drop in subject contrast. This image was photographed in AF-C, but for depth-of-field, the photographer wanted to use F5.6. The individual's shoulder is clearly sharper than his nose, and as such, is back-focused. A similar shot resulted in front-focus . Stop-down focusing should theoretically increase focus accuracy, but in low light or low contrast situations, it can ironically decrease accuracy. Sony FE 24-105mm F4 G \| ISO 2000 \| 1/125 sec \| F5.6 Photo by Dale Baskin In our controlled testing with both the Sony a7 III and a7R III, we found that there is no native Sony FE lens that focuses wide-open in AF-C. For reference, wide-open focusing is standard practice on DSLRs (as well as Canon and Olympus mirrorless), and allows the AF system to consistently get the most light available, and the best phase separation possible, regardless of the user's settings. Look-up tables in the lens can correct for any focus shift that results from stopping the lens down. Unfortunately, there's no workaround for this other than to revert to the slower AF-S, 1 which focuses wide open. 2 A commonly held misbelief is that setting 'Live View Settings Effect' to 'off' remedies the issue, but it doesn't for AF-C: all it does is force the initial focus acquisition to be done wide open, but then stops the lens down immediately thereafter, potentially throwing off focus - or causing hunting from reversion to CDAF - if continuous focus struggles at the smaller aperture. Furthermore, this disables one of the eminent advantages of mirrorless: being able to preview your exposure or depth of field. 1 For some lenses, like the 85/1.4 GM, 50/1.4 GM, and 70-200 F2.8 GM, even AF-S does not force wide-open focus. 2 Technically, if you're shooting at an aperture smaller than F2, AF-S will force most lenses to open up to F2, but not wider. If you're shooting faster than F2, then AF-S will focus at your shooting aperture. We are retrieving offers for your location, please refresh the page to see the prices.
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[![](https://4.img-dpreview.com/resources/images/logo-v3.png?v=5791)](https://www.dpreview.com/) Now reading: [Sony a7 III Review](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review/9) [2164 comments](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review/9#comments) # Sony a7 III Review ![](https://3.img-dpreview.com/files/p/TC1x1S40~avatars/5851727830/1/avatar.jpg) ![](https://3.img-dpreview.com/files/p/TC1x1S40~avatars/2016689740/2/avatar.jpg) ![](https://1.img-dpreview.com/files/p/TC1x1S40~avatars/6352190862/3/avatar.jpg) By [Carey Rose](https://www.dpreview.com/members/carey.rose), [Rishi Sanyal](https://www.dpreview.com/members/rishisanyal), [Dan Bracaglia](https://www.dpreview.com/members/dan.bracaglia) [Comments (2164)](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review/9#viewComments) Published Apr 23, 2018 \| \| \| \|---\|---\| \| Share \| [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|---\|---\|---\|---\|---\| \| [8 Previous](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review/8 " page 8 Autofocus: Overview") \| \| 9 Autofocus: Performance \| \| [10 Next](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review/10 " page 10 Video quality") \| ## Autofocus performance \| \| \|---\| \| [![DSC03146 crop](https://1.img-dpreview.com/files/p/E~TS590x0~articles/2862078074/DSC03146_crop.jpeg)](https://www.dpreview.com/files/p/articles/2862078074/DSC03146_crop.jpeg) \| \| Sony FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM \\| ISO 800 \\| 1/1000 sec \\| F2.8 Cropped out-of-camera JPEG. \| Key takeaways: - The a7 III shows very impressive autofocus performance at high burst speeds - Lock-on autofocus tracking (where the camera tracks a subject for you) has been improved over the a7 II, a7R II and a7R III - Leaving the autofocus sensitivity and tracking settings to default values is more than good enough for most shooting - Eye AF still impressive, though Sony a9 still performs better - Continuous autofocus can falter when shooting at smaller apertures, unless you turn off exposure preview in the menus *** So the a7 III has 693 autofocus points and an array of different autofocus modes that you can utilize while the camera is motoring away at a maximum of 10 frames per second. But what good are any of these specifications if your shots end up out of focus? Recent Videos But we have to admit that we were really impressed with our keeper rate on the a7 III, whether shooting at 8fps with live view or 10fps without. Sure, you lose out on absolute burst speeds when compared to dedicated sports cameras like the Sony a9, Nikon D5 and Canon EOS-1D X Mark II, but in terms of focus accuracy and reliability, the a7 III can hang with the best of them. We took a look at how the a7 III did in our standard bike test, close-range exercise and also took it to a college soccer (football) match. Note: On desktop computers, please use your mouse to navigate the various slideshows on this page. The left and right arrow keys will control every slideshow on this page, not only the one you've scrolled to. We're aware of the problem and are developing a fix. ### Continuous AF test Our general AF test is designed to help us break down the camera's ability to judge and respond to distance changes, then to see how well it can identify a subject as well as having to assess and respond to distance changes. When we initiated tracking on Dan at a distance, the cloud of AF points more or less covered his entire upper torso; we've zoomed in on his face, as it stayed in more than acceptable focus throughout the runs. [Download the full resolution images here](https://download.dpreview.com/sony_a7iii/a7III_BikeTest_StraightOn.zip) As we've come to expect from Sony's latest cameras (and increasingly, interchangeable lens cameras in general), the a7 III performs with a very-nearly 100% hit rate with Dan riding straight at the camera - and it's worth noting that near the end of the selection above, the central AF area slipped from Dan's face to his shoulder, as you can see if you download the full-size burst. This is with all autofocus settings at default values, with a 'balanced emphasis' between focus and shutter release, AF tracking sensitivity to '3' and face priority turned off. Now, on to the weave. This is more akin to a small child running around a lawn. From the camera's perspective, the movement is unpredictable and the rate at which the subject approaches varies, adding to the challenge. [Download the full resolution images here](https://download.dpreview.com/sony_a7iii/a7III_BikeTest_Weave.zip) Here we see a very good hit rate on the a7 III, shown here at 10fps (though we got similar performance at 8fps with Live View) using Lock On AF: Flexible Spot M. We should note that at this point in the weave, Dan is extending far off into the edge of the frame, and these sorts of directional changes are the most challenging portion of this exercise - plus, at these distances, the focus elements within the lens must move more than if Dan were further away. There are a couple of images where Dan's face goes slightly soft, but the rest of his body is still in acceptable focus. In any case, for well-isolated subjects, the Sony a7 III's autofocus performance is really impressive. ### Close-up test Our close-range, low-light exercise is designed to see how the camera tracks a subject while the photographer is the principal source of motion. It's the sort of activity you might engage in photographing your friends out at dinner, or a bar. As with the bicycle test, the Sony a7 III performed really well here, nailing most shots at F1.4. First, let's look at how Lock On AF did with Face Priority turned on. [![Sample photo](https://1.img-dpreview.com/files/p/TC100x100S100x100~sample_galleries/7304821960/3648702530.jpg)](https://www.dpreview.com/sample-galleries/7304821960/sony-a7-iii-close-range-af-face-priority-on/3648702530)[![Sample photo](https://4.img-dpreview.com/files/p/TC100x100S100x100~sample_galleries/7304821960/1729943080.jpg)](https://www.dpreview.com/sample-galleries/7304821960/sony-a7-iii-close-range-af-face-priority-on/1729943080)[![Sample photo](https://3.img-dpreview.com/files/p/TC100x100S100x100~sample_galleries/7304821960/8757119457.jpg)](https://www.dpreview.com/sample-galleries/7304821960/sony-a7-iii-close-range-af-face-priority-on/8757119457)[![Sample photo](https://4.img-dpreview.com/files/p/TC100x100S100x100~sample_galleries/7304821960/7188392511.jpg)](https://www.dpreview.com/sample-galleries/7304821960/sony-a7-iii-close-range-af-face-priority-on/7188392511)[![Sample photo](https://3.img-dpreview.com/files/p/TC100x100S100x100~sample_galleries/7304821960/1216868336.jpg)](https://www.dpreview.com/sample-galleries/7304821960/sony-a7-iii-close-range-af-face-priority-on/1216868336) There's a few takeaways from this; first, that Face Priority struggles with glasses. The a7 III never once draws the telltale 'box' around Jeff, as it does around Carey. Second, it's that despite the accurate focus, Face Priority can often turn into 'Body Priority,' with the box growing and shrinking at will. Next, we turned Face Priority off. [![Sample photo](https://2.img-dpreview.com/files/p/TC100x100S100x100~sample_galleries/4235858660/2141892500.jpg)](https://www.dpreview.com/sample-galleries/4235858660/sony-a7-iii-close-range-af-face-priority-off/2141892500)[![Sample photo](https://1.img-dpreview.com/files/p/TC100x100S100x100~sample_galleries/4235858660/1548772164.jpg)](https://www.dpreview.com/sample-galleries/4235858660/sony-a7-iii-close-range-af-face-priority-off/1548772164)[![Sample photo](https://3.img-dpreview.com/files/p/TC100x100S100x100~sample_galleries/4235858660/1730179706.jpg)](https://www.dpreview.com/sample-galleries/4235858660/sony-a7-iii-close-range-af-face-priority-off/1730179706)[![Sample photo](https://2.img-dpreview.com/files/p/TC100x100S100x100~sample_galleries/4235858660/1583984525.jpg)](https://www.dpreview.com/sample-galleries/4235858660/sony-a7-iii-close-range-af-face-priority-off/1583984525)[![Sample photo](https://3.img-dpreview.com/files/p/TC100x100S100x100~sample_galleries/4235858660/7775690198.jpg)](https://www.dpreview.com/sample-galleries/4235858660/sony-a7-iii-close-range-af-face-priority-off/7775690198) Here, the camera treats both Carey and Jeff equally, and is equally adept at tracking their faces in this dimly lit scene. ### Soccer So, the a7 III did great in our more controlled testing, but the real world is where the rubber meets the road. We coordinated with the University of Washington to photograph a soccer game against Seattle University in our own backyard to get a sense of how the camera's Lock On subject tracking performs with more potential distractions and less isolated subjects. \| \| \|---\| \| [![DSC03856.acr](https://2.img-dpreview.com/files/p/E~TS590x0~articles/2862078074/DSC03856.acr.jpeg)](https://www.dpreview.com/files/p/articles/2862078074/DSC03856.acr.jpeg) \| \| Sony FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM \\| ISO 6400 \\| 1/1250 sec \\| F2.8 Processed and cropped in Adobe Camera Raw \| One of our criticisms with Sony's a9 was that, upon initiating tracking, the AF points would jump off to another subject most of the way across the frame. Impressively, we encountered this behavior more rarely on the a7 III; when we did, it was usually in social situations where Eye AF was the better option anyway. Here are some burst samples from the game. Zooming, sudden deceleration In this burst, autofocus was initiated on the Washington player, and note how, despite a good amount of speed, my zooming in the middle of the burst, and her sudden stop near the sideline, the a7 III was able to react well at its default autofocus tracking settings (AF Tracking Sensitivity set to '3'), using Lock On AF. Dealing with distractions For this burst, tracking was again initiated on the Washington player near the center of the frame. Note how the camera continues to keep her in focus, despite momentary distractions; this is again with default autofocus settings and using Lock On AF. But of course, no autofocus tracking system is perfect. Not dealing with distractions For this final burst, we initiated tracking on the Seattle player, and as you can see, the camera was distracted by two other subjects, and never returned to the original. This is always a danger with subject tracking systems, though this was the only instance during the entire match that this occurred. If I were using a single AF area and keeping it over her myself, the camera would have returned to focusing on her once the distracting players were out of the way. We also noticed that burst images from the a7 III were more consistently tack sharp compared to its more expensive sports-oriented sibling. With the a9, images in the middle of 20fps bursts could sometimes float in and out of critical focus, but at 10fps on the a7 III, images throughout the burst were almost universally accurately focused. ### Eye AF Eye AF continues to be one of our favorite features of Sony cameras, making it drop-dead easy to get perfectly focused portraits. We've noted, though that using Eye AF during burst shooting can be unreliable on previous cameras, which can be a pain if you're trying to, say, catch the perfect moment with your toddler. This sequence, taken at the a7 III's maximum burst rate of 10fps, is really the ultimate autofocus torture test for a camera. There's a lot of unpredictable scene and subject and photographer movement to deal with. In other words, the hit-rate we experienced here is very impressive, likely only bested by Sony's own a9, which yields a surprisingly [high Eye AF hit-rate even at 20 fps](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyaOjhx_mK0). The a7 III did slightly worse during this exercise at 8fps, possibly because of the burden of maintaining a live feed in this mode (10 fps only shows you a succession of last-shot images as you shoot). ### Stopped-down Focusing When utilizing continuous autofocus on the a7 III, one thing to bear in mind is that when using smaller apertures, the camera does not open up the lens for focusing. Because this means that the autofocus system is getting less light, and decreased phase separation between 'left' and 'right' (or 'up' and 'down') looking pixels, it can result in an image that is inaccurately focused. The example below is back-focused, but the focus inaccuracy can just as easily result in [front-focus](https://www.dpreview.com/files/p/articles/2862078074/Stop-Down-Focus/a7III-StopDownFocus-FrontFocus.jpeg). This is unfortunately exacerbated in backlit situations, where the AF system is already stressed by a drop in subject contrast. \| \| \|---\| \| [![a7III-StopDownFocus-BackFocus](https://3.img-dpreview.com/files/p/E~TS590x0~articles/2862078074/Stop-Down-Focus/a7III-StopDownFocus-BackFocus.jpeg)](https://www.dpreview.com/files/p/articles/2862078074/Stop-Down-Focus/a7III-StopDownFocus-BackFocus.jpeg) \| \| This image was photographed in AF-C, but for depth-of-field, the photographer wanted to use F5.6. The individual's shoulder is clearly sharper than his nose, and as such, is back-focused. A similar shot resulted in [front-focus](https://www.dpreview.com/files/p/articles/2862078074/Stop-Down-Focus/a7III-StopDownFocus-FrontFocus.jpeg). Stop-down focusing should theoretically increase focus accuracy, but in low light or low contrast situations, it can ironically decrease accuracy. Sony FE 24-105mm F4 G \\| ISO 2000 \\| 1/125 sec \\| F5.6 Photo by Dale Baskin \| In our controlled testing with both the Sony a7 III and a7R III, we found that there is no native Sony FE lens that focuses wide-open in AF-C. For reference, wide-open focusing is standard practice on DSLRs (as well as Canon and Olympus mirrorless), and allows the AF system to consistently get the most light available, and the best phase separation possible, regardless of the user's settings. Look-up tables in the lens can correct for any focus shift that results from stopping the lens down. Unfortunately, there's no workaround for this other than to revert to the slower AF-S,1 which focuses wide open.2 A commonly held misbelief is that setting 'Live View Settings Effect' to 'off' remedies the issue, but it doesn't for AF-C: all it does is force the initial focus acquisition to be done wide open, but then stops the lens down immediately thereafter, potentially throwing off focus - or causing hunting from reversion to CDAF - if continuous focus struggles at the smaller aperture. Furthermore, this disables one of the eminent advantages of mirrorless: being able to preview your exposure or depth of field. *** 1For some lenses, like the 85/1.4 GM, 50/1.4 GM, and 70-200 F2.8 GM, even AF-S does not force wide-open focus. 2Technically, if you're shooting at an aperture smaller than F2, AF-S will force most lenses to open up to F2, but not wider. If you're shooting faster than F2, then AF-S will focus at your shooting aperture. 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View Comments (2164) ## Comments All (2164) Most popular (15) Editors' picks (0) DPR staff (9) Oldest first [themountainphotographer](https://www.dpreview.com/members/9446610814) Does the A7 III have built in sensor cleaning? Like 0 Jun 27, 2024[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=5577065470) [Joshua1209](https://www.dpreview.com/members/4528373228) It's the 10th April 2023. Last day the site is functional. I thank all the people who were involved. Thanks for the tests and reviews. Thanks for the charts. Thanks for the forum. Thanks for the YouTube channel. I bought the Sony A7 III and the Sony 40mm f2.5 G. Your charts and reviews were instrumental in making that decision. I am enjoying the camera - lens combo. DPReview will be sorely missed. All the best to all of you. Like 3 Apr 10, 2023[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=1422103091) [deepest lake](https://www.dpreview.com/members/5165071874) My Sony A73 cannot be updated via my Mac mini M1. Please make Sony fix it\! Like 0 Aug 22, 2021[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=5742649792) [Passereau](https://www.dpreview.com/members/5617937717) Gold reward for a camera with a shutter that breaks between 20k and 50k pictures ? Its a joke \! Like 1 Jun 29, 2021[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=1277301785) [![Johnny Castle]()](https://www.dpreview.com/members/3897058264) [Johnny Castle](https://www.dpreview.com/members/3897058264) :-D Perhaps it did not break during review?? Like 1 Jul 18, 2021[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=3514173263) [Passereau](https://www.dpreview.com/members/5617937717) Yes probably, but DPR say they perdiodically readjust final value from time to time. I am not sure at all... It should NOT stay gold with such mechanical problem. Like 1 Jul 18, 2021[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=9739947821) [![Johnny Castle]()](https://www.dpreview.com/members/3897058264) [Johnny Castle](https://www.dpreview.com/members/3897058264) This is the first time I came across this claim. Like 0 Jul 18, 2021[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=6975326048) [![Johnny Castle]()](https://www.dpreview.com/members/3897058264) [Johnny Castle](https://www.dpreview.com/members/3897058264) But bit of google and I see what you mean. That is shame really. It still is one of the best allrounder around. But know this flaw I might reconsider. Like 0 Jul 18, 2021[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=0537016585) [Passereau](https://www.dpreview.com/members/5617937717) I was really disappointed the way this problem is managed. When you buy a car and the manufacturer discovers then a problem they organize a return for repair. Even my Bosch washing machine had a relay problem they changed it at home... Serious brands. Sony is a mass electronic manufacturer and don't care of engineering problems. I had an engineering problem on a Sony Vaio also since then i don't buy Sony anymore. It is my choice... Like 2 Jul 19, 2021[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=8027479796) [Seizon](https://www.dpreview.com/members/9865336213) If you want to see a good example of Cine S-Log3 made with a7 III: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxOvNbgTBg8> Like 0 May 10, 2021[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=3532952825) [Passereau](https://www.dpreview.com/members/5617937717) Really ? is it an advertisement ? Anyway i really dislike the colors. Like 0 Jul 19, 2021[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=1022910255) [Seizon](https://www.dpreview.com/members/9865336213) Advertisement? Why? It's just a camera test. And I like the colors, by the way. Like 0 Jul 31, 2021[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=8309494125) [danieladougan](https://www.dpreview.com/members/5875085331) The a7 III is incredibly compelling years later. However, its rivals, the Canon R6, Nikon Z6 II, and Lumix S5 have surpassed it in terms of video features by offering 10-bit recording. If Sony would only fix that one thing in firmware, the a7 III would be damn near perfect. But maybe that will be for the a7 IV. Like 1 Dec 21, 2020[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=2801856369) [![luka3rd]()](https://www.dpreview.com/members/4656015286) [luka3rd](https://www.dpreview.com/members/4656015286) Where is the shadows banding issue here? Didn't find it, only in Nikon reviews, though Sony is worse... Like 1 Oct 28, 2020[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=5838033075) [Passereau](https://www.dpreview.com/members/5617937717) It seems to be the major reason for Z6 "II" and Z7 "II" : to remove banding for Nikon. Don't know if they did it... Like 0 Jul 18, 2021[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=0491645262) [![luka3rd]()](https://www.dpreview.com/members/4656015286) [luka3rd](https://www.dpreview.com/members/4656015286) @passerau it wasn't there at the first place... Read more reviews. Like 1 Aug 12, 2021[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=2765227696) [Passereau](https://www.dpreview.com/members/5617937717) Banding issues where on all cameras but seems to be filtered now, at least on Z6 and Z7 now it is for sure. Probably focus pixels problem. Like 0 Aug 20, 2021[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=9826882601) [DanielTetzel](https://www.dpreview.com/members/6676575007) I love my Sony a7 III it works very well and the most pictures on my site <https://www.danieltetzel.de/> are shoot with it. Most times with the Tamron 28-75mm lens. Like 1 Oct 1, 2020[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=3481450706) [Seizon](https://www.dpreview.com/members/9865336213) Here is my first test with A7 III and Tamron 28-75, I love it: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HmTEeZbxmo&t=40s> Like 1 Feb 7, 2020[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=3144438462) [ravi pratap](https://www.dpreview.com/members/4347927502) Jar jar binks was a star in star wars, thanks Lucas for that good hearted superhero of galaxy \! Like 0 Sep 9, 2019[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=3228053930) [![3Percent]()](https://www.dpreview.com/members/1131698057) [3Percent](https://www.dpreview.com/members/1131698057) The F? Like 0 Oct 9, 2021[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=2872237604) [ravi pratap](https://www.dpreview.com/members/4347927502) According to one esteemed veteran photographer its previous younger brother a7R2 was garbage and suggenly this new avatar turns out to be GOLD ! Strong doubts !\! Like 0 Sep 8, 2019[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=4161354639) [![Thematic]()](https://www.dpreview.com/members/5058864144) [Thematic](https://www.dpreview.com/members/5058864144) ? Are you Jar Jar Binks from Star Wars? Like 2 Sep 8, 2019[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=2460345910) [Merlin82](https://www.dpreview.com/members/0576752350) i've noticed on my sony a7 iii some artefacts specially during long exposure,some points are blue or red , i read is called hot pixel,someone have same problem with this camera? thanks Like 0 Jun 27, 2019[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=0002664755) [ravi pratap](https://www.dpreview.com/members/4347927502) Poor quality control Like 0 Sep 8, 2019[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=6030222477) [BMarley1969](https://www.dpreview.com/members/0767757352) Thinking of shifting to Sony from Canon for some time now, would sony be coning up with an upgrade for the a7III anytime soon? Like 0 Apr 13, 2019[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=8726302084) [ravi pratap](https://www.dpreview.com/members/4347927502) Read article on petapixel before switching, technology on paper is different from reality . Like 0 Sep 8, 2019[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=5341794522) [![entoman]()](https://www.dpreview.com/members/2335667882) [entoman](https://www.dpreview.com/members/2335667882) Sony engineers, PLEASE look at this, and learn from it: <https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/a754c381a2ef3644bb3488fe2a6d2be3e5be33afb286997b47da20430fc904b9.jpg> Like 0 Mar 23, 2019[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=8009482808) [MILC man](https://www.dpreview.com/members/3237529352) I've put literally dozens of lenses on the a9, and I've never had a problem with anything that you posted there. and neither have the vast majority of other sony owners. funny to see how you post-whored that comment across three different sony articles, lol Like 4 Apr 2, 2019[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=0455804269) [WonderfulPY](https://www.dpreview.com/members/2276470431) Please help me decide\! A7 III for \$1650, A7R II for \$1450. I plan to mainly take photos of kids and family travels. Nothing serious, and will print large pictures occasionally (20x40?) Thanks Like 0 Mar 20, 2019[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=3406919534) [![3Percent]()](https://www.dpreview.com/members/1131698057) [3Percent](https://www.dpreview.com/members/1131698057) A7 III hands down. Like 1 Oct 9, 2021[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=2360221289) [theronsan](https://www.dpreview.com/members/4614052687) "Screen dots 921,600 " What a joke. Like 2 Feb 14, 2019[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=2008213673) [Aurico](https://www.dpreview.com/members/8462371868) Well I don't see difference between my 921K and 12XXK something Nikon cameras. 921K screen looks great with vivid colors. I have other cameras with more screen pixels too but don't even care or know how many. Like 1 Aug 26, 2019[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=6985476230) [![Winterfrost]()](https://www.dpreview.com/members/6104309081) [Winterfrost](https://www.dpreview.com/members/6104309081) What i do want from Sony into their Mark IV Generation of the A7 Series: 1\) An inverted (monochrome) Top LCD Display - just like Nikon Z-Series, EOS-R. 2\) -6 EV AF, just like EOS-R, i am going sometimes for Nightwalks - can see the Scene in front of my naked eyes - but the AF won't lock on, because it's too dark. 3\) A higher resolution EVF, think Leica SL, 4.4 MP, better that new 5 MP EVF, Sony does, Zeiss T\* Coatings as well, like current Gen. 4\) 16-bit RAW for enhanced Tonality & Rendition. C'mon, the 26 MP APS-C Sensor being used into the Fujifilm X-T3 already does 16-bit RAW, currently Fuji only records 14-bit. 5\) lossless compressed RAW, 14/16-bit choose-able via Menu. Mark II Generations recorded 14bit only uncompressed - huge Filesizes, CaNikon does it better, smaller. Good Light\! Like 1 Nov 5, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=9378061026) [JWeissman](https://www.dpreview.com/members/3787710721) How about better weather sealing? Is it better than A7II? Like 0 Nov 9, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=6241724833) [Aroart](https://www.dpreview.com/members/6309074669) Those that are nit picking minor flaws of the best pro camera that's \$2000 need a life... Like 1 Oct 22, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=7808301255) [SunnySailor](https://www.dpreview.com/members/9696117120) Well done and very nice footage :-) Like 0 Oct 16, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=8145617692) [![Jacques Cornell]()](https://www.dpreview.com/members/9915661959) [Jacques Cornell](https://www.dpreview.com/members/9915661959) "In our controlled testing with both the Sony a7 III and a7R III, we found that there is no native Sony FE lens that focuses wide-open in AF-C." Argh! Just when I was beginning to consider this camera with a few f1.4 primes as a complement to my MFT kit for low-light event work, this issue calls the whole notion into question. The whole point would be for use in situations like a dimly-lit dance floor. Essentially, I'd have to shoot wide open all the time. Now, I probably would most of the time, but it looks like stopping down wouldn't be an option. And, the fact that S-AF is even slower removes that as plan B. Frustrating, because my Panasonics' low-light S-AF is lightning quick with a bright lens. Why, Sony? Why? Like 0 Oct 12, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=6679237088) [Joed700](https://www.dpreview.com/members/2044823514) Sony has just released a firmware update v2.00 for the a7III & a7rIII today. <https://www.sony.com/electronics/support/e-mount-body-ilce-7-series/ilce-7m3#downloads> <https://www.sony.com/electronics/support/e-mount-body-ilce-7-series/ilce-7rm3#downloads> Like 1 Oct 12, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=4211348421) [![Winterfrost]()](https://www.dpreview.com/members/6104309081) [Winterfrost](https://www.dpreview.com/members/6104309081) Why doesn't the A7 III doesn't feature Pixel Shift Mode, like the A7R III? Speaken technically, it should being possible by the IBIS system. I do think, perhaps the A7 Mark IV would feature this - and also a Top Monochrome LCD, like the Nikon Z-Series and EOS-R. ;) Good Light\! Like 0 Oct 10, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=3379370982) [4sofnature](https://www.dpreview.com/members/7928288885) Please have Jordan perform a video AF test between A7iii and 5Dvi, although I know how much he likes to MF. Like 0 Oct 9, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=0816185926) [Patrick Kristiansen](https://www.dpreview.com/members/6355709497) Can anyone please tell me if the A7 iii has those occasional, annoying error messages occupying the entire viewfinder my A7 ii has? Eg if the camera is set to AF-S of AF-C and you press the magnify button, an irritating message completely obscures the view, stating: "This operation or setting not available as follows: Focus mode, Single shot AF" It is not even allowed in "DMF" where the camera magnifies whenever you turn the focus ring... It may seem like a trivial thing, but is so intensely stupid that I feel it is a dealbreaker for wether or not I´m gonna upgrade if the A7 iii is equally stupid. My OM-D´s and my X100 has always let me magnify in any focus mode, which makes perfect sense. Like 0 Aug 28, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=9341275839) [![Thematic]()](https://www.dpreview.com/members/5058864144) [Thematic](https://www.dpreview.com/members/5058864144) This a joke? Like 3 Oct 4, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=7646706490) [ravi pratap](https://www.dpreview.com/members/4347927502) Why error, what ?my canons or Nikon never do that \! Like 0 Sep 8, 2019[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=1648947708) [Tomasz\_Wk](https://www.dpreview.com/members/9719865378) Does the A7 III has an almost shock-free mechanical shutter like the X-H1? Like 0 Aug 9, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=9482403035) [ravi pratap](https://www.dpreview.com/members/4347927502) Humm! Sony shock , I will stay away , also my earlier sony gave me strong shock when the cost of replacing iits LCD was more than the cost of camera\! Like 0 Sep 8, 2019[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=4214738157) [![Jacques Cornell]()](https://www.dpreview.com/members/9915661959) [Jacques Cornell](https://www.dpreview.com/members/9915661959) Regarding the listed weakness that "Flashes still don't have red AF assist grid", isn't this true of ALL mirrorless cameras, and isn't there a basic technical explanation for this? Like 0 Aug 4, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=9767106488) [DJohnny](https://www.dpreview.com/members/3184082470) I know this reply is late, but this can be achieved using the Godox x1s transmitter. I use this in weddings and the grid pattern comes on with my a9. It will also work on the a7iii and I believe the a7riii. You just have to remember to turn on the af assist on the transmitter and set the camera af illuminator to auto. If you want the flash on camera, I imagine you can just mount one on the transmitter, but I personally like the super light weight and small size of being off camera. Like 0 Oct 12, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=2698683723) [![Jacques Cornell]()](https://www.dpreview.com/members/9915661959) [Jacques Cornell](https://www.dpreview.com/members/9915661959) @Djohnny - Thanks for the info. Do you have Godox flashes, and if so, do THEIR aid lights work with your A9? I had read that mirrorless cameras' AF systems weren't sensitive to near-infrared, and this was why the in-body aid lights were white or amber and why flashes' red lights were disabled on mirrorless. I have X1 transmitters for my Panasonic bodies but never thought to investigate the presence or usability of aid lights on them. Haven't really paid attention to whether my Godox flashes provide AF assistance either, as I assumed they didn't. I'll have to dig out some of this gear and check it out... Like 0 Oct 12, 2018\[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=6178451611) [DJohnny](https://www.dpreview.com/members/3184082470) I do have the speed lights and for those the light pattern does NOT come on. It is a firmware thing for sure. The x1 transmitter got a firmware update that allowed you to set the AF assist to on for 3rd gen Sony (maybe even a7ii and a7rii)? Also, the x1 assist does not work with the a7s (or any of the gen1 bodies). The x1 will likely not fire the assist beam on the Panasonic bodies. Like 1 Oct 13, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=4884426022) [MikeFairbanks](https://www.dpreview.com/members/3022101993) I've had the camera for a month. Took it to California, Atlanta, and have done senior photos, landscape, unit stills for a web show and more. I use it every single day. I came from a Canon 6D. I don't regret selling the 6D and buying the A7III. However, my photography has taken a step or two backward. Why? The camera thinks differently than my 6D did, and that's okay, but I haven't gotten used to it yet. I can't rely on the auto ISO like I did with the Canon. The Sony seems to go higher than necessary, so I don't use auto ISO anymore. I stay totally manual. I don't find the menus complicated like others have said. They seem just fine and well-organized. I'll eventually catch up and pull ahead of where I was skill wise, but it's taking some time. Regardless, I love the features. They are incredible, and the silent shutter feature is perfection. 100% silent. The one thing I like better about Canon is the bokeh. It seemed more natural to me. Like 2 Jul 27, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=2770147667) [Hautedawg](https://www.dpreview.com/members/8077189617) "The Sony seems to go higher than necessary, so I don't use auto ISO anymore. I stay totally manual." Why don't you limit the ISO range? Like 5 Aug 7, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=5459691002) [MikeFairbanks](https://www.dpreview.com/members/3022101993) Hautedawg: Funny you mention that. I did set the ceiling. Good advice. Thanks. Like 0 Aug 8, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=0091907965) [EdwardWestonNYC](https://www.dpreview.com/members/2338860628) The Fuji cameras do this too including the new xt3. The ISO limiter just sents the lowest and highest values. I believe what’s be referred to here is when cameras select an iso double that which is needed for a scene. For example iso 800 for a shutter of 1/500 instead of a lower iso of 200 at 1/125 Like 0 Oct 13, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=7980702244) [ravi pratap](https://www.dpreview.com/members/4347927502) Smiles, you will come back to canon as I did ,the pictures whenever you see the haunts and reminds you to your faithful friend canon ! Let the time pass or quickly change\! Like 0 Sep 8, 2019[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=1931182190) [johnnynice](https://www.dpreview.com/members/5780510297) I hate how no reviews mention the atrocious dust problem this camera has. I have taken thousands of shots in the past few months, every single one has dust spots on it. Changing lenses? Guaranteed dust on the sensor. Cleaning the sensor? Dust will find it's way back on the sensor in the second it takes to put the lens back on. I have never had a single dust spot on a picture from a Canon camera. I love my a7iii, I just wish they did a better job designing ANY sort of dust control into it. Like 5 Jul 24, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=2558069189) [![Jacques Cornell]()](https://www.dpreview.com/members/9915661959) [Jacques Cornell](https://www.dpreview.com/members/9915661959) Good to know. FWIW, I had LOTS of dust in my 1Ds2, 1D2, 1Ds3 and 1D3. Had to clean them regularly. In five years of shooting with Panasonic, not one dust spot. And, I've traveled in some pretty dusty places. Like 0 Oct 12, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=9708801747) [![Dadhairday]()](https://www.dpreview.com/members/3852547955) [Dadhairday](https://www.dpreview.com/members/3852547955) Your comment worries me as I’m just set to buy the A7 iii. Dust spotswere a continual problem on my NEX7. Now some can’t be shifted and I’ve tried everything! How are things in this respect on your A7 now? Like 0 Dec 12, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=3315984920) [ravi pratap](https://www.dpreview.com/members/4347927502) 😀😀🙄 Like 0 Sep 8, 2019[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=5906911125) [![Ivan Surikov]()](https://www.dpreview.com/members/3559724110) [Ivan Surikov](https://www.dpreview.com/members/3559724110) No integrated TIMELAPSE fonction in 2018? Really? Are you kidding me? Like 3 Jul 12, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=4187091099) [![Jody Bruchon]()](https://www.dpreview.com/members/8568055734) [Jody Bruchon](https://www.dpreview.com/members/8568055734) My understanding is that it is available...as "an app" for the camera to run and I think you have to pay extra for that "app." I won't buy a camera that has "apps" and shovels basic functionality into them as post-purchase purchases. Like 1 Oct 3, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=9279075234) (unknown member) Looks like I have to buy one of these. From my previous encounter with the Sony brand, I have the Zeiss 55mm f/1.8 that I have not wanted to sell at the prices offered. It is one of the most beautiful pieces of optical perfection I have ever handled. There must be some Minolta genes there... Currently I shoot Canon. I tried the A6000 and it let me down in more ways than one. It was faulty. The zoom lens was faulty. The adapter did not adapt, either. As I love the EF 50mm f/1.2, I loved the 55mm f/1.8 Zeiss. The latter offering a better overall picture quality but lacking the Fairy Dust of the Canon opened up all the way. I'll probably –against all my vows and sermons to the opposite– still get another Sony product, this version III. At 2000 euros...doable. Like 1 Jul 8, 2018\[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=9748439690) [DaniloA](https://www.dpreview.com/members/5761094622) I live in a caribbean coastal city (Barranquilla) with humidity and apron 30-35ºC all year. For video, I need to do interviews on the outside in the sun, maybe shade, still very hot. Ive read a lot that Sony's Alpha 7 line are poorly weather sealed and water and corrosion is usual. My Canon 7D take time to overheats but still happened, but buying a new camera is to overcome this. I wanted to upgrade to the A7III, but there are mixed reviews, some saying it won't stand more than 8 mins 4k video in sun 32º aprox and that corrosion is very common. Is this camera good for outside video with tough conditions? Like 2 Jun 15, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=2107843606) [golfhov](https://www.dpreview.com/members/8289093148) Well I don't know that "corrosion is common". The new a7 bodies are only about a year old. There are plenty of conversations on here about how the sealing is better than previous generations but still not perfect. If you are using your camera in more than light moisture I wouldn't consider the a7xx for now. You would have to rent to evaluate overheating. It has been 4k that has been the issue with some previous bodies. Doing 1080 shouldn't be an issue. If leaving it in the sun for long periods .......combined with video. I dunno. Users of the a9, a7riii, and a7iii have had a hard time even getting it to overheat on these bodies. Good luck Like 0 Jul 3, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=2748135188) [golfhov](https://www.dpreview.com/members/8289093148) Also FWIW the summer climate where I live is similar to yours. Except no wind. I have got my a7iii noticeably warm twice. Both times was from leaving it in a bag or automobile in a way it couldn't go into standby. Neither time was it warm enough for a warning. Although most of my videos are only a few minutes and sporadic. Sometimes I do extended time on a tripod in full sunlight(bracketed shots) without issue. Best I got Like 0 Jul 3, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=4130925914) [ojos azules](https://www.dpreview.com/members/2067230589) Recommend that your gear gets some air conditioning (daily). I have experience from both caribien and Thailand. Need the gear to dry up in between. Like 2 Jul 5, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=6739814555) [![DavidBrother]()](https://www.dpreview.com/members/7075719190) [DavidBrother](https://www.dpreview.com/members/7075719190) Olympus e-m1 series are really good in all climates. Wont get you FF, but a very reliable camera with some nice dimensions. Mine fell 10 feet into hard rock...and survived just fine with a few scratches. I'm sorry Sony. I don't think your a7 series would stand that test. Like 0 Aug 4, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=2357921759) [tzm41](https://www.dpreview.com/members/0538723013) If you shoot 4K under direct sunlight, you could put up an umbrella to shade the camera. Like 0 Sep 7, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=7177175386) [BazzzH](https://www.dpreview.com/members/9106213650) Go to Olympus OM-D-EM1X. Fully weather sealed, head-sinked cooling system. Not 4K but no-one has that. Proper HD. Best glass in the market. Like 0 Mar 29, 2019[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=1032672602) [![Sirandar]()](https://www.dpreview.com/members/0739876035) [Sirandar](https://www.dpreview.com/members/0739876035) Out of curiosity since this device can charge with USB C, does it have quick charging like some of the better cell phones have.... My LG charges to almost 100% in 20 minutes, and to a very usable level in 10 minutes... Like 0 Jun 13, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=1229656671) [damage98](https://www.dpreview.com/members/0840321261) It's very likely the opposite Sirandar. There are several quick charge technologies included in SoC smartphones, for example your LG is likely using Quick Charge 2 or 3 by Qualcomm. Sony camera usb charging is likely 1.5amp and slow. Better to charge batteries in an external charger. Like 0 Jun 17, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=6082112502) [golfhov](https://www.dpreview.com/members/8289093148) No. I have heard the USB c is limited. I tried using it the other night and after an hour the percentage had barely budged. The micro USB is faster but still slow. A few hours for full charge Like 0 Jul 3, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=3607741828) [![ikaika777]()](https://www.dpreview.com/members/2173349581) [ikaika777](https://www.dpreview.com/members/2173349581) From the video review the conclusion is that the Panasonic GH5 takes better video. Like 2 Jun 11, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=1783915094) [![Thematic]()](https://www.dpreview.com/members/5058864144) [Thematic](https://www.dpreview.com/members/5058864144) Yes and no...... The Panasonic gh5s (I own it) is worse for low light, has far worse dynamic range, worse shadow detail, worse highlight retention, but has less rolling shutter and slightly better 10 bit color (only in the mid tones because the Panasonic has such poor dynamic range). Like 3 Jun 13, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=5126281250) [![ikaika777]()](https://www.dpreview.com/members/2173349581) [ikaika777](https://www.dpreview.com/members/2173349581) Well, I was talking about the GH5 which this video review was shot on. But I saw a video on YouTube using the GH5 called, “Paris by night”, and the GH5 handled the low light great. Like 3 Jun 13, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=1540993488) [![Jody Bruchon]()](https://www.dpreview.com/members/8568055734) [Jody Bruchon](https://www.dpreview.com/members/8568055734) @Thematic LOL, the GH5S is worse in low light than Sony's cameras? You could be a comedian with that kind of statement. Practically everything you said is unsupported by reality. Let me know when you find a Sony that doesn't have nasty highlight roll-off, then we'll talk. Like 2 Oct 3, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=7395094350) [Steen K](https://www.dpreview.com/members/2385966387) Does anyone know if using the smart remote still disables picture profiles for video? If so I see this as a huge disadvantage for this otherwise beaut of a camera.. Like 0 Jun 10, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=7084819597) [MikeFairbanks](https://www.dpreview.com/members/3022101993) I ordered mine yesterday. Adorama seems to have a supply that either trickles in each day or they only release for short amounts of time each day. I tried to order it two days ago but it was out of stock. The day after that it was in stock for a couple hours and then out of stock. Finally, yesterday, I was able to lock it in and pay for it. I've been using Canon for ten years now, including dozens of professional jobs. I'm nervous about switching to Sony, but the A73 has features that just don't exist on Canons right now. Maybe Canon will catch up someday with their mirrorless technology, but it doesn't seem they will anytime soon, and I need the Sony features right away (full frame that shoots silently, has 4K, has touch screen, and more). Sorry Canon. It's been great, but it's time to move on. Like 10 Jun 9, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=0025144164) [AZheaven](https://www.dpreview.com/members/7393214478) I just delivered to a guy last week who sold all his Nikon gear, D800, D810 and all Nikon glass and accessories and moved to all Sony. He's eyeing the A7iii, but has a A7Rii, A6300, etc. And he doesn't regret his move to Sony one bit. So you should be just fine\! Like 9 Jun 13, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=7893831838) [BazzzH](https://www.dpreview.com/members/9106213650) Now just wait until he sees what kind of glass he's gotten himself into. Nikon is mediocre at worst, Canon isn't as good as they used to be. Sony hasn't been into this game in any serious manner. Like 0 Mar 29, 2019[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=8934347245) [MikeFairbanks](https://www.dpreview.com/members/3022101993) I've had the Sony for almost a year now. It's a great camera. No regrets moving from Canon. That said, Canon makes outstanding cameras and lenses. Like 1 Apr 5, 2019[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=7810543468) [AZheaven](https://www.dpreview.com/members/7393214478) @BazzzH...Uh...what??!! He's a portrait photographer and loves Sony. More so than he ever did when he shot Nikon. And your comment about Sony glass is delusional at best. They have excellent glass. Like 1 Apr 7, 2019[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=8942940842) [MikeFairbanks](https://www.dpreview.com/members/3022101993) All of the big names make excellent bodies and glass. That's just the way it is. Canon, Nikon, Sony, Fuji, etc. All make excellent gear. Unfortunately, for we photographers, whatever we pick will have a compromise. I personally like Canon the best for slow compositions that I can control. It's not that Canon bodies and glass are better. I'm just used to it and can get better results from Canon gear. I've been using them for eleven+ years. Obviously my current setup (Sony A7III) and assorted glass is just as good. But it has disadvantages. It has advantages. I switched to Sony a year ago because I needed a couple features that didn't exist anywhere else. But at the end of the day it's on me. I have to make a good image. Like 2 Apr 19, 2019[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=7057264390) [humbala](https://www.dpreview.com/members/1466742151) Can someone explained 'compared to the roughly 1/18 sec we've measured on the a7 III'? What is this 1/18sec mean? I know it can shoot faster this number but is that mean anything faster than this will cause problem or something? Like 0 May 30, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=9716775765) [MikeFairbanks](https://www.dpreview.com/members/3022101993) I think it means how long the camera takes to read the sensor when you are in electronic shutter mode. So even if you shoot a portrait at a fast speed, the processor needs 1/18 or a second to gather all that info from the sensor. For a portrait it might not make a difference, but if there is movement in that short amount of time, it's possible to get distortion. They call that rolling shutter. This is what I understand. I might not be close to what you have in mind, however. Like 0 Jun 9, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=5442826352) [![thomas2279f]()](https://www.dpreview.com/members/2657649359) [thomas2279f](https://www.dpreview.com/members/2657649359) Good camera from Sony putting competition on Canon and Nikon to up their games, my gripes is again small body and the overload balance especially hiking a mid to heavy lens on to it, small battery and compartment and why didn't Sony use XQD card slot in it ? - especially for 4k, 10 fps, etc. Like 0 May 28, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=8947798013) [AZheaven](https://www.dpreview.com/members/7393214478) Right now I'm shooting a Nikon D7200. I have 3 lenses for my landscape needs. Tokina 11-20 f2.8, Sigma 17-50 f2.8 (my walk around lens) and a Sigma 24-105 f4. Living in AZ I need the wide of the Tokina in a couple of places like Horseshoe Bend and Meteor Crater. The 24-105 I use in Sedona and the Grand Canyon. When I sell it and get the Sony A7iii with the Sony 24-105 f4, I will lighten my load by over 3 lbs. I'll still have a decent wide lens at 24mm and decent reach at 105. Then there's that Tamron 100-400!!! Not worried about a small body. It's doable from what I'm seeing and reading on the net. I do NOT shoot video!\! Like 4 May 29, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=4678811700) [surlezi](https://www.dpreview.com/members/2419739944) @Thomas: You should consider Canon 1D-X. Heavy to put heavy lenses on it. Big body for big hands. No XQD either, CF and CFast. 12 fps and 4K. Like 2 May 29, 2018\[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=5283667396) [armandino](https://www.dpreview.com/members/7479542344) XQD at this price point? Still has a buffer that makes Canon and Nikon peers look pretty lame. Small battery? Same life as Canikon competitors. Small body? Add a battery grip with 2x battery capacity. Let's move on... Like 8 May 30, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=1861963578) [AZheaven](https://www.dpreview.com/members/7393214478) Not worried about how many fps the A7iii does. But it's there when I will need it. Barely use the 6fps on my for now D7200. I've read where a few are getting upwards of 2,000 shots on a battery. Would love to know what settings they are using to achieve that number. If true, that's impressive. Size is why I'd be switching. There are options for those with bigger hands. Pinky grips, battery grips etc. Like 0 May 31, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=5553300895) [armandino](https://www.dpreview.com/members/7479542344) @AZheaven if you are shooting a lot without turning on, off, review etc you get many more shots than what a camera is rated for, because it does not reflect the standard used. I can get more than 6,000 shots on a battery if I am simply shooting, i.e. sports with my A9. The A7 is supposed to be even better. Like 2 Jun 1, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=7103659734) [AZheaven](https://www.dpreview.com/members/7393214478) @armandino, and others can join in...I check my histogram on my D7200 out of habit. But isn't the histogram visible in the EVF? Or is that exposure comp? Like 0 Jun 2, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=1752319786) [armandino](https://www.dpreview.com/members/7479542344) @AZheaven of course one of the advantages of the EVF is that you can see your exposure real time, so you can see the histogram real time, you can also engage (I do all the time) zebra for the overexposed areas real time, so no need of chimping... Like 2 Jun 2, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=1482579958) [AZheaven](https://www.dpreview.com/members/7393214478) @armandino Thanks that's amazing! The more I read, and the more I see on Facebook the sooner I want to make the switch. Like 0 Jun 3, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=1540554681) [scoobysnapstories](https://www.dpreview.com/members/0944413036) camera at that price value? Like 0 May 25, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=2111275854) [![Jody Bruchon]()](https://www.dpreview.com/members/8568055734) [Jody Bruchon](https://www.dpreview.com/members/8568055734) I see it still has that nasty shelf-like Sony highlight rolloff. I do wonder if they'll ever fix that. Every single on of their cameras seems to suffer from it. As far as I am concerned that's a deal-breaker for high-contrast and night photography. Like 1 May 24, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=8537243330) [surlezi](https://www.dpreview.com/members/2419739944) Yeah, A7iii can't really compete with an Arri, you'd better stick to it. Like 6 May 29, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=9260429836) [![Jody Bruchon]()](https://www.dpreview.com/members/8568055734) [Jody Bruchon](https://www.dpreview.com/members/8568055734) Your comment has nothing to do with what I said. Like 1 Jun 11, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=4306298723) [![aris14]()](https://www.dpreview.com/members/9167962182) [aris14](https://www.dpreview.com/members/9167962182) The cam is more than welcomed in every aspect. I think that given the price its only cons are the weather-sealing and the lack of external battery charge. Like 2 May 24, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=1798345302) [![thomas2279f]()](https://www.dpreview.com/members/2657649359) [thomas2279f](https://www.dpreview.com/members/2657649359) spending \$2000 you do expect an external battery charger - also with plugging in and out of Usb puts a strain on the sockets. Sony should have offered this and my only other gripe with this excellent camera why not use 1 high speed XQD slot ? Like 0 May 28, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=4087110786) [![aris14]()](https://www.dpreview.com/members/9167962182) [aris14](https://www.dpreview.com/members/9167962182) Do you think that your comment will shake from the ground the manufacturers..? Oh dear\! Like 0 May 29, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=5210295075) [Farmer Green](https://www.dpreview.com/members/1671173286) People should not be ordering this camera for the next month. My camera store says there are so many of you that demand for the 24-105 has gone through the roof. I am recommending a waiting period on this camera til I get my copy of the lens. Like 11 May 22, 2018\[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=7523135755) [AZheaven](https://www.dpreview.com/members/7393214478) Love it!\! Like 0 May 23, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=7937047711) [MikeFairbanks](https://www.dpreview.com/members/3022101993) I really want to order this camera. Amazon says 2-5 weeks. That's a heck of a range. Does anyone know what's a realistic delivery time? I have a project this summer and I don't want my funds tied up on an order that might not make it on time. Thanks Like 2 May 17, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=7993065286) [Mayl](https://www.dpreview.com/members/8333990843) It’s very hard to get this camera.. I went to the 5 different camera stores and they told me the only way to get a hold of it is by renting it in the mean time: it’s incredibly popular. Like 2 May 18, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=8565143725) [MikeFairbanks](https://www.dpreview.com/members/3022101993) I hadn't even thought about renting it. Doh. That's a great idea. Thank you. Like 2 May 18, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=7940632917) [AZheaven](https://www.dpreview.com/members/7393214478) Or just preorder it and have your name on the list\! Like 0 May 19, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=3536502136) [AZheaven](https://www.dpreview.com/members/7393214478) Read on a Nikon forum that a distributor was tired of Nikon not providing D850's and customer requests that they put a arrival date of January 2100. Now since deleted. Like 5 May 22, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=8194066553) [MikeFairbanks](https://www.dpreview.com/members/3022101993) This camera is difficult to find. Like 4 May 15, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=8293079953) [![UneBoleeDAir]()](https://www.dpreview.com/members/5966227097) [UneBoleeDAir](https://www.dpreview.com/members/5966227097) Pour les lecteurs français qui seraient un peu paumés avec l'anglais, mon test certes beaucoup moins poussé, pertinent et complet que celui-ci mais qui va quand-même certainement plus loin dans tout l'aspect ergonomie, réactivité, prise en mains et personnalisation du boitier. Une comparaison directe avec l'A7R II est également faite. ;) <http://www.uneboleedair.fr/2018/04/essai-du-sony-a7iii-a7-iii.html> For english readers (and others), you can also check my own amateur review through the link above as there is a translate button and I try my best to have the cleanest writing for best auto-translation and I think it's quite OK (for english at least). My test focus deeply on the handling, reactvity and personnalization of the camera and provide a direct comparison with the A7R II. ;) Like 1 May 15, 2018\[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=8078207230) [![Andrewjmarino]()](https://www.dpreview.com/members/1650633080) [Andrewjmarino](https://www.dpreview.com/members/1650633080) At the same price point as the OMD EM1 MK2, I'll have to take a good, long look at this when it comes time to replace my OMD EM1 - excepting for having to buy a new and expensive set of lenses. It will be interesting to see what Sony does in terms of firmware upgrades. Olympus is still the leader/trendsetter in this area. I'd like to see Sony add (I don't think this camera has any of these) Focus Stacking Live Composite Time Lapse In-camera HDR High-Resolution Mode Looking at the camera body, it looks like they could add to the top left of the camera like Olympus. I do love my OMD EM1, but with this camera, Nikon and Canon probably coming out with competitively priced full-frame mirrorless in the future I wonder where that will leave Olympus. Like 0 May 15, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=5577997589) [AZheaven](https://www.dpreview.com/members/7393214478) When I was checking out the Sony A7Riii in the "local" camera store a couple of weeks ago, I saw a OMD MK2 and was shocked at the size! Outdoor Photography really pushes Olympus imho. As for Canon and Nikon, I, for the life of me cannot figure out how they will release a full frame mirrorless camera for the same price (and specs) as the A7iii. They might prove me wrong though. I always thought Nikon was over priced. Like 3 May 15, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=2455171765) [wcan](https://www.dpreview.com/members/5717937431) Who says a Canon will be the same price. The \$2K price point for the A7iii gives far more value than Canon's current offerings. Of course if Canon included an EF adapter for their mirrorless that would help defray the \$400 EF to E-mount adapter cost for Canon glass owners when they buy Sony Like 0 May 21, 2018\[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=3511841384) [AZheaven](https://www.dpreview.com/members/7393214478) @wcan...NEVER said that. What I said and have been saying is, "if Nikon and Canon don't come out with a mirrorless full frame camera equal to or exceeding that of the A7iii they will be in trouble". And that comment also stands for price. The A7iii had to throw both Canon and Nikon for a loop in every respect. Like 2 May 22, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=3086468331) [Goflorp](https://www.dpreview.com/members/1588157516) Who wants a 4/3 camera with a miniature sensor? Like 0 Jun 1, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=8944403116) [BazzzH](https://www.dpreview.com/members/9106213650) A set of expensive heavy and not top-notch lenses. There's people here who buy expensive bodies and put cheap rubbish lenses on them. Olympus MFT has the best lenses there are for the system. Canikon and Sony are just starting in that business. IBIS on this Sony thing is laughable. Like 0 Mar 29, 2019[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=2160461509) [![airflow]()](https://www.dpreview.com/members/9985313093) [airflow](https://www.dpreview.com/members/9985313093) I have a question regarding this camera, perhaps someone can help me out. When I want to select the "Record Settings" for movies, it seems that I do not have all options I expect. For example, when I set the File Format to "XAVC S 4K", I only have two options: "25p 100M" and "25p 60M". But shouldn't there also be "30p"-option? If I look in the manual, and also reviews in the web, it tells me that. It's not here in my menu. :-) Similarly, when "XAVC S HD" is selected, I only have 25p, 50p, and 100p (with different bitrates each). Here I miss the "120p"-option. One idea I had regarding this is that perhaps my SD-card is not compatible (fast enough)? I couldn't find in the manual anything about such a requirement. The card is a "SanDisk Extreme PRO 256 GB SDXC 95 MB/Sec, Class 10, U3, V30". Not the fastest card possible. I use it in slot 1. Like 0 May 14, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=8735983016) [MarcelloDl](https://www.dpreview.com/members/8266860178) Possibly, those are settings for PAL countries (EU and others). Maybe there is a way to use NTSC settings in the configuration screens. Check the maximum clip recording time too, as it might be unlimited on some models and limited to 29m59s on PAL models. Where is globalization when you need some. Like 0 May 16, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=6059780610) [![Thematic]()](https://www.dpreview.com/members/5058864144) [Thematic](https://www.dpreview.com/members/5058864144) That memory card is not uhs-2. Upgrade your memory card and all the faster higher quality settings will enable themselves. Like 3 May 17, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=3874173825) [![airflow]()](https://www.dpreview.com/members/9985313093) [airflow](https://www.dpreview.com/members/9985313093) I figured this out and can confirm that it is the PAL/NTSC setting which was to blame for the missing modes. Depending on which mode you are on, you are offered different framerates. It has \nothing\ to do with the memory card used. I checked different cards and it made no difference. As soon as the right video-mode is selected, it works - also with slow cards. The "likes" above are misleading. Like 2 May 29, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=6778441109) [d2f](https://www.dpreview.com/members/3995365214) DPreview, I appreciate the new format of your reviews, with staff comments at the end, and combined with the excellent review video segment. Just like the Sony a7iii set a new standard for others to shoot for, so did you. Thank you, d2f Like 5 May 13, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=7682621051) [![Carey Rose]()](https://www.dpreview.com/members/carey.rose) [Carey Rose](https://www.dpreview.com/members/carey.rose) Thank you for the feedback. It's going to continue to be a work in progress over the next several months (in particular with upcoming lens reviews), so if you have any specific points of praise or any grumbles about the format, please feel free to send me a PM with details. Like 4 May 24, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=2103280731) [AZheaven](https://www.dpreview.com/members/7393214478) Question regarding mirrorless cameras. I have read on a couple of Nikon websites of people constantly having to Fine Tune their lenses to get sharpness exact or as near as possible to being sharp. Is this an issue with Sony or any other mirrorless camera/lenses?? Like 0 May 11, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=4477283014) [![ecka84]()](https://www.dpreview.com/members/3827214348) [ecka84](https://www.dpreview.com/members/3827214348) Not sure if it is possible to fix a poorly assembled lens via "fine-tuning". And if you are talking about the AF accuracy, then mirrorless cameras have much less problems with it, just like DSLRs in LiveView mode. Like 2 May 12, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=7151989926) [AZheaven](https://www.dpreview.com/members/7393214478) It's not so much lens design or build, but AF accuracy like you said @ecka84. Tamron and Sigma have lens docks to fine tune their lenses. I just read about it on other forums. And Live View? On Nikon cameras? OMG does it suck!!!! Nap time while it takes the picture!\! Like 0 May 12, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=4007762283) [![ecka84]()](https://www.dpreview.com/members/3827214348) [ecka84](https://www.dpreview.com/members/3827214348) :) Sure, that new Canon Dual Pixel AF is great, but my old 6D doesn't have it and I'm using LiveView for landscapes and macro all the time. Like 2 May 12, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=3978986673) [BlueBomberTurbo](https://www.dpreview.com/members/5999696813) No fine tune necessary! The biggest reason I switched to mirrorless. Couldn't stand the continuing AF accuracy issues with my D7000, D7100 and D750, but there was no mirrorless alternative to match my needs until the A6300 came about. Smooth sailing after, even with adapted DSLR lenses\! @ecka84 Well yeah, any camera can focus on things that don't move. You need very advanced CDAF (Panasonic) or decent OSPDAF (everyone else) to focus on something moving. Like 5 May 12, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=8714356105) [![ecka84]()](https://www.dpreview.com/members/3827214348) [ecka84](https://www.dpreview.com/members/3827214348) Well, first, not any camera/lens combo can focus accurately and consistently on things that do not move, specially far away or up-close. Which is why I use LiveView. Second, I really don't need a mirrorless camera for moving subjects. DSLRs can still handle it rather well (perhaps even better than most mirrorless), at least after you solve all the PDAF problems. But the new OSPD AFs are definitely easier to work with, despite that they are less responsive and consume batteries like there's no tomorrow. I like both, but for different reasons. Like 0 May 12, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=2971289866) [AZheaven](https://www.dpreview.com/members/7393214478) I have my D7200 set to AF-A and 9 point focus. AF-A is NOT my first choice. But my Sigma and Tamron lenses don't focus hunt in AF-A. It's frustrating to say the least. Like 0 May 13, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=8487886475) [CaPi](https://www.dpreview.com/members/5903574057) btw: The "jump to conclusion" button featured on the first page - to me - is hilarious :D Keep it up, DPr\! Like 5 May 10, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=2516372852) [Steven Ar](https://www.dpreview.com/members/8117701796) When I first saw that it made me laugh. That should be motto of the forums here. Like 5 May 10, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=6318989400) [CaPi](https://www.dpreview.com/members/5903574057) @Steven: Yes! Right you are - and reading comments I bet most dont even read the articles before they comment too. Like 0 May 10, 2018\[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=4894226571) [![ecka84]()](https://www.dpreview.com/members/3827214348) [ecka84](https://www.dpreview.com/members/3827214348) @CaPi Laugh Yoda master you make! :D Like 0 May 12, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=8706186449) [CaPi](https://www.dpreview.com/members/5903574057) Ecka: honored I am! Bad at English I thought I was\! Like 0 May 12, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=4140740955) [![ecka84]()](https://www.dpreview.com/members/3827214348) [ecka84](https://www.dpreview.com/members/3827214348) Worry don't, too am I :) Like 0 May 12, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=7303760412) [Farmer Green](https://www.dpreview.com/members/1671173286) Lens experience and suggestions: The A7III and the A7r series are capable of incredibly great detail, if you use good enough lenses. I am using most, the F4 Sony Zeiss 24-70. My copy was poor, but I sent it back to Sony (free) and they made it excellent. I have the Sony F2.8 24-70 gm, but it's so much bigger I mostly use the F4. I also have the F4 70-200. Stellar. Smaller than the F2.8 but equally as sharp. Next, must have at least one lens you can use in low light. Best deal is the 28mm F2, which is extremely sharp and at f2, under \$500, is nearly two stops faster than the zooms. Very small. I use it for indoor at night casual shooting. These three lenses give you a full range very high quality kit, for not too much money. The 90 mm F2.8 is incredibly sharp, less than \$1000 and serves both as a general lens and as a close up macro lens. I also love the F1.8 55 mm Sony/Zeiss which is also one of the sharpest lenses on the planet. Like 6 May 6, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=1910591284) [![The Fat Fish]()](https://www.dpreview.com/members/8948174999) [The Fat Fish](https://www.dpreview.com/members/8948174999) It’s the variation issues that concern me. The stories I hear of people returning their lenses multiple times to get a good copy is worrying. Sony easily make the best features bodies now and when the lenses are good, they’re really good. I just wish the QC was higher. Like 1 May 7, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=4597721164) [Steven Ar](https://www.dpreview.com/members/8117701796) I had both F/4 zooms and returned them. The 70-200mm was pretty bad at 200mm. Maybe I should have kept trying until I got "good copies", but I didn't want to waste all the time and effort for something that may never happen. I am very happy for anyone who does get a good copy, but at the same time I am skeptical from my experience. I have an old Canon 70-200/4 and it is superb. Some day I may get a metabones adapter for it. Like 2 May 7, 2018\[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=1201706353) [osv](https://www.dpreview.com/members/8708067633) "Steven Ar - Joined on Apr 9, 2018" just another fake troll account. Like 9 May 7, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=1848848438) [Farmer Green](https://www.dpreview.com/members/1671173286) The Photo store where I do business has reported to me that in their experience, the problem of uneven copies of lenses was much greater a couple of years ago, and has in their experience been remedied. My way of thinking is that the possibility of a poor copy is always there, no matter whose lenses. It's a real, if annoying, part of getting your kit to be as you want it to be. But if you don't stick with it til you get it right, unfortunately, it is you who are the loser. Like 2 May 7, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=0045916990) [Steven Ar](https://www.dpreview.com/members/8117701796) Which is the troll? Chris Niccolls - Joined Apr 28 2018. OSV - The crybaby who calls everyone else a "Troll". Well, a Google search shows the truth. It showed OSV is a "known troll" in every forum. [https://www.google.com/search?q=osv+troll+site:www.dpreview.com\&rlz=1C1GGRV\_enUS748US748\&sa=X\&ved=0ahUKEwiztp-fuPTaAhVnkuAKHVnbBSoQrQIIMigDMAA\&biw=1600\&bih=1094](https://www.google.com/search?q=osv+troll+site:www.dpreview.com&rlz=1C1GGRV_enUS748US748&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiztp-fuPTaAhVnkuAKHVnbBSoQrQIIMigDMAA&biw=1600&bih=1094) <https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/60984191> <https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/59601666> <https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/59635478> <https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/57105153> Like 6 May 7, 2018\[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=9213224855) (unknown member) When looking at posts where lenses are tested, I am surprised how many bad tests there are, so some might actually return good lenses. Like 2 May 8, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=5713849175) [Steven Ar](https://www.dpreview.com/members/8117701796) If all the bad copies of lenses were not enough, now there are bad copies of the A7iii. <https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/61090329> Sony says they are aware of this issue: "I understand that you're having issues with the Eye AF function of your ILCE7M3 camera. We apologize for the inconvenience this has caused you. We want you to know that we appreciate you bringing this to our attention. Please be advised that Sony is aware of this issue, and this has been forwarded to our engineering team in Japan already." Like 2 May 8, 2018\[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=7075792377) (unknown member) Eye AF is way better than no eye AF with old teck DSLR cameras where the lenses have to be calibrated to get acceptable focus ... for Sony A7III this is probably just a software update. Like 3 May 8, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=5403629855) [RubberDials](https://www.dpreview.com/members/3426780093) @Steven Ar Anyone who calls osv a troll is obviously a troll, but you put a cherry on the top by posting links and writing this: "If all the bad copies of lenses were not enough, now there are bad copies of the A7iii." Obvious troll is obvious. Like 6 May 9, 2018\[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=0396990917) [Steven Ar](https://www.dpreview.com/members/8117701796) @RubberDials It was Sony that said there are bad copies of the A7iii. So you are accusing Sony of trolling Sony. Sony says there is a problem, you can't deny that. EDIT: Geez! I just got a PM saying "RubberDials is another OSV puppet ID". Another?? I Googled "OSV RubberDials" and it sure a h3ll looks like you are the same or work together. You both respond to comments made to the other and use the same tone. <https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/61032444> <https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/60913170> <https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/58981516> Like 1 May 9, 2018\[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=2928771280) [RubberDials](https://www.dpreview.com/members/3426780093) 'EDIT: Geez! I just got a PM saying "RubberDials is another OSV puppet ID".' No you didn't, unless you sent it to yourself from one of your other accounts. I've reported your post. I doubt it will do any good - I mean - the mastering light account is still active. I've been a member of this site for more than a decade and have posted literally hundreds of thousands of words. Good luck trying to smear me with your crap. Like 2 May 9, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=4803636857) [Steven Ar](https://www.dpreview.com/members/8117701796) @RubberDials I hit a nerve. Google busted you. Google is great for digging up the truth and a quick search showed you and OSV are either same or work together. There are dozens and dozens of posts where you respond for each other, and also where both of you pounce on the same person or make the same argument. No denying that. Google is your friend, and Google reveals the truth. With those Google search results, it as fair and accurate to say one of you is the other's "puppet" or at least you work in tandem. Like 2 May 9, 2018\*[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=7557641879) [THKPIC](https://www.dpreview.com/members/0367492009) If you want sharp- add in the Voigtlander 65mm f2. It's evil sharp. I'd add the loxia 21 and 85 to that list as well. I had to keep putting band aids on my fingers when I first shot with the 65mm it was so sharp. Now I just wear gloves. Like 0 May 10, 2018[permalink](https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review?comment=6833999040) [BazzzH](https://www.dpreview.com/members/9106213650) F4 Sony Zeiss 24-70? F4? So you're wasting the no-noise FF sensor with a dark lens that requires you to set ISO to levels that will be noisy. F4 is laughably slow. Bad glass. 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Readable Markdown	## Autofocus performance \| \| \|---\| \| [![DSC03146 crop](https://1.img-dpreview.com/files/p/E~TS590x0~articles/2862078074/DSC03146_crop.jpeg)](https://www.dpreview.com/files/p/articles/2862078074/DSC03146_crop.jpeg) \| \| Sony FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM \\| ISO 800 \\| 1/1000 sec \\| F2.8 Cropped out-of-camera JPEG. \| Key takeaways: - The a7 III shows very impressive autofocus performance at high burst speeds - Lock-on autofocus tracking (where the camera tracks a subject for you) has been improved over the a7 II, a7R II and a7R III - Leaving the autofocus sensitivity and tracking settings to default values is more than good enough for most shooting - Eye AF still impressive, though Sony a9 still performs better - Continuous autofocus can falter when shooting at smaller apertures, unless you turn off exposure preview in the menus *** So the a7 III has 693 autofocus points and an array of different autofocus modes that you can utilize while the camera is motoring away at a maximum of 10 frames per second. But what good are any of these specifications if your shots end up out of focus? Recent Videos But we have to admit that we were really impressed with our keeper rate on the a7 III, whether shooting at 8fps with live view or 10fps without. Sure, you lose out on absolute burst speeds when compared to dedicated sports cameras like the Sony a9, Nikon D5 and Canon EOS-1D X Mark II, but in terms of focus accuracy and reliability, the a7 III can hang with the best of them. We took a look at how the a7 III did in our standard bike test, close-range exercise and also took it to a college soccer (football) match. Note: On desktop computers, please use your mouse to navigate the various slideshows on this page. The left and right arrow keys will control every slideshow on this page, not only the one you've scrolled to. We're aware of the problem and are developing a fix. ### Continuous AF test Our general AF test is designed to help us break down the camera's ability to judge and respond to distance changes, then to see how well it can identify a subject as well as having to assess and respond to distance changes. When we initiated tracking on Dan at a distance, the cloud of AF points more or less covered his entire upper torso; we've zoomed in on his face, as it stayed in more than acceptable focus throughout the runs. [Download the full resolution images here](https://download.dpreview.com/sony_a7iii/a7III_BikeTest_StraightOn.zip) As we've come to expect from Sony's latest cameras (and increasingly, interchangeable lens cameras in general), the a7 III performs with a very-nearly 100% hit rate with Dan riding straight at the camera - and it's worth noting that near the end of the selection above, the central AF area slipped from Dan's face to his shoulder, as you can see if you download the full-size burst. This is with all autofocus settings at default values, with a 'balanced emphasis' between focus and shutter release, AF tracking sensitivity to '3' and face priority turned off. Now, on to the weave. This is more akin to a small child running around a lawn. From the camera's perspective, the movement is unpredictable and the rate at which the subject approaches varies, adding to the challenge. [Download the full resolution images here](https://download.dpreview.com/sony_a7iii/a7III_BikeTest_Weave.zip) Here we see a very good hit rate on the a7 III, shown here at 10fps (though we got similar performance at 8fps with Live View) using Lock On AF: Flexible Spot M. We should note that at this point in the weave, Dan is extending far off into the edge of the frame, and these sorts of directional changes are the most challenging portion of this exercise - plus, at these distances, the focus elements within the lens must move more than if Dan were further away. There are a couple of images where Dan's face goes slightly soft, but the rest of his body is still in acceptable focus. In any case, for well-isolated subjects, the Sony a7 III's autofocus performance is really impressive. ### Close-up test Our close-range, low-light exercise is designed to see how the camera tracks a subject while the photographer is the principal source of motion. It's the sort of activity you might engage in photographing your friends out at dinner, or a bar. As with the bicycle test, the Sony a7 III performed really well here, nailing most shots at F1.4. First, let's look at how Lock On AF did with Face Priority turned on. There's a few takeaways from this; first, that Face Priority struggles with glasses. The a7 III never once draws the telltale 'box' around Jeff, as it does around Carey. Second, it's that despite the accurate focus, Face Priority can often turn into 'Body Priority,' with the box growing and shrinking at will. Next, we turned Face Priority off. Here, the camera treats both Carey and Jeff equally, and is equally adept at tracking their faces in this dimly lit scene. ### Soccer So, the a7 III did great in our more controlled testing, but the real world is where the rubber meets the road. We coordinated with the University of Washington to photograph a soccer game against Seattle University in our own backyard to get a sense of how the camera's Lock On subject tracking performs with more potential distractions and less isolated subjects. \| \| \|---\| \| [![DSC03856.acr](https://2.img-dpreview.com/files/p/E~TS590x0~articles/2862078074/DSC03856.acr.jpeg)](https://www.dpreview.com/files/p/articles/2862078074/DSC03856.acr.jpeg) \| \| Sony FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM \\| ISO 6400 \\| 1/1250 sec \\| F2.8 Processed and cropped in Adobe Camera Raw \| One of our criticisms with Sony's a9 was that, upon initiating tracking, the AF points would jump off to another subject most of the way across the frame. Impressively, we encountered this behavior more rarely on the a7 III; when we did, it was usually in social situations where Eye AF was the better option anyway. Here are some burst samples from the game. Zooming, sudden deceleration In this burst, autofocus was initiated on the Washington player, and note how, despite a good amount of speed, my zooming in the middle of the burst, and her sudden stop near the sideline, the a7 III was able to react well at its default autofocus tracking settings (AF Tracking Sensitivity set to '3'), using Lock On AF. Dealing with distractions For this burst, tracking was again initiated on the Washington player near the center of the frame. Note how the camera continues to keep her in focus, despite momentary distractions; this is again with default autofocus settings and using Lock On AF. But of course, no autofocus tracking system is perfect. Not dealing with distractions For this final burst, we initiated tracking on the Seattle player, and as you can see, the camera was distracted by two other subjects, and never returned to the original. This is always a danger with subject tracking systems, though this was the only instance during the entire match that this occurred. If I were using a single AF area and keeping it over her myself, the camera would have returned to focusing on her once the distracting players were out of the way. We also noticed that burst images from the a7 III were more consistently tack sharp compared to its more expensive sports-oriented sibling. With the a9, images in the middle of 20fps bursts could sometimes float in and out of critical focus, but at 10fps on the a7 III, images throughout the burst were almost universally accurately focused. ### Eye AF Eye AF continues to be one of our favorite features of Sony cameras, making it drop-dead easy to get perfectly focused portraits. We've noted, though that using Eye AF during burst shooting can be unreliable on previous cameras, which can be a pain if you're trying to, say, catch the perfect moment with your toddler. This sequence, taken at the a7 III's maximum burst rate of 10fps, is really the ultimate autofocus torture test for a camera. There's a lot of unpredictable scene and subject and photographer movement to deal with. In other words, the hit-rate we experienced here is very impressive, likely only bested by Sony's own a9, which yields a surprisingly [high Eye AF hit-rate even at 20 fps](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyaOjhx_mK0). The a7 III did slightly worse during this exercise at 8fps, possibly because of the burden of maintaining a live feed in this mode (10 fps only shows you a succession of last-shot images as you shoot). ### Stopped-down Focusing When utilizing continuous autofocus on the a7 III, one thing to bear in mind is that when using smaller apertures, the camera does not open up the lens for focusing. Because this means that the autofocus system is getting less light, and decreased phase separation between 'left' and 'right' (or 'up' and 'down') looking pixels, it can result in an image that is inaccurately focused. The example below is back-focused, but the focus inaccuracy can just as easily result in [front-focus](https://www.dpreview.com/files/p/articles/2862078074/Stop-Down-Focus/a7III-StopDownFocus-FrontFocus.jpeg). This is unfortunately exacerbated in backlit situations, where the AF system is already stressed by a drop in subject contrast. \| \| \|---\| \| [![a7III-StopDownFocus-BackFocus](https://3.img-dpreview.com/files/p/E~TS590x0~articles/2862078074/Stop-Down-Focus/a7III-StopDownFocus-BackFocus.jpeg)](https://www.dpreview.com/files/p/articles/2862078074/Stop-Down-Focus/a7III-StopDownFocus-BackFocus.jpeg) \| \| This image was photographed in AF-C, but for depth-of-field, the photographer wanted to use F5.6. The individual's shoulder is clearly sharper than his nose, and as such, is back-focused. A similar shot resulted in [front-focus](https://www.dpreview.com/files/p/articles/2862078074/Stop-Down-Focus/a7III-StopDownFocus-FrontFocus.jpeg). Stop-down focusing should theoretically increase focus accuracy, but in low light or low contrast situations, it can ironically decrease accuracy. Sony FE 24-105mm F4 G \\| ISO 2000 \\| 1/125 sec \\| F5.6 Photo by Dale Baskin \| In our controlled testing with both the Sony a7 III and a7R III, we found that there is no native Sony FE lens that focuses wide-open in AF-C. For reference, wide-open focusing is standard practice on DSLRs (as well as Canon and Olympus mirrorless), and allows the AF system to consistently get the most light available, and the best phase separation possible, regardless of the user's settings. Look-up tables in the lens can correct for any focus shift that results from stopping the lens down. Unfortunately, there's no workaround for this other than to revert to the slower AF-S,1 which focuses wide open.2 A commonly held misbelief is that setting 'Live View Settings Effect' to 'off' remedies the issue, but it doesn't for AF-C: all it does is force the initial focus acquisition to be done wide open, but then stops the lens down immediately thereafter, potentially throwing off focus - or causing hunting from reversion to CDAF - if continuous focus struggles at the smaller aperture. Furthermore, this disables one of the eminent advantages of mirrorless: being able to preview your exposure or depth of field. *** 1For some lenses, like the 85/1.4 GM, 50/1.4 GM, and 70-200 F2.8 GM, even AF-S does not force wide-open focus. 2Technically, if you're shooting at an aperture smaller than F2, AF-S will force most lenses to open up to F2, but not wider. If you're shooting faster than F2, then AF-S will focus at your shooting aperture. 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