Sony a7R VI debuts with a 66.8MP sensor, 30fps shooting, and 4K120p uncropped video
Fast and hi-res
📷Sony announces its newest flagship a7R VI full-frame mirrorless camera
🖼️ Features a 66.8MP fully-stacked sensor that promises 5.6x faster shooting speeds
🎞️ Captures 14-bit RAW images in 30fps bursts at full resolution
🎥 Records uncropped 4K120p and 4K60p video, 8K30p footage with a 1.2x crop
🎯 Bionxz XR processor stacks AI subject recognition on top of the camera’s 759-point AF system
📅 Available in the first week of June for $4,499
Sony has announced the long awaited a7 R full-frame mirrorless camera almost four years after its a7R V predecessor released in 2022.
The Sony a7R VI features a new 66.8MP fully stacked, full-frame sensor that grants this camera 5.6x faster shooting performance. This allows the Sony a7r to capture up to 30fps burst capture 14-bit RAM images with the camera’s full 66.8MP resolution – which translates to about 3GB per second.
The new Bionxz XR processor, meanwhile, grants this camera AI+ subject recognition paired with the camera’s 759 point phase-detect autofocus system. You can also shoot up to 8K30p movies with a 1.2x crop, or 4K120p and 60p movies without a crop.
Externally, the Sony a7R features a new tally light that turns on while video recording, backlit buttons, and new star symbol on the mode dial grants users access to 30 menu-based shooting modes. The grip is also larger, but mostly to make room for Sony’s 17% larger batteries, jumping from 2,500mAh to 2,670mAh, that promise up to 710 shots per charge.
The EVF has also been upgraded with a new 9.44 million-dot OLED EVF that promises to be 3x brighter than the one on the a7R V and displays a liveview in 10-bit HDR and at 120fps.
The Sony a7R VI will be available in the first week of June 2026 for $4,449.
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