DIY Photography

Your one stop shop for everything photo-video

  • News
  • Inspiration
  • Reviews
  • Tutorials
  • DIY
  • Gear
Search

Submit A Story

Sony A7c specs leak ahead of announcement – here’s how it sizes up to the competition

Sep 14, 2020 by John Aldred 1 Comment

  • Share
  • Tweet
  • Flipboard
  • WhatsApp

The Sony A7c is shaping up to be quite an interesting camera. This vlogger-and-creator oriented full-frame camera comes in a very small body that appears similar in size to Sony’s A6x00 series cameras. It doesn’t quite bump the Sigma fp it off its “world’s smallest full-frame mirrorless” pedestal, though.

A few photos of the new camera are out there, but now we also have some of the specs. For such a small camera, they seem quite impressive, too. And while it will likely be most popular with video content creators, it looks like it’ll be no slouch when it comes to stills, either.

This isn’t a complete list of specs, but it should give you some of the highlights…

  • 24.2-megapixel backside-illuminated CMOS sensor
  • ISO 100-51,200 (50-204,800 extended)
  • In-body image stabilisation offering up to 5 stops of correction
  • Maximum of “about” 10 frames per second continuous shooting
  • 3.0″ flippy out touchscreen LCD
  • NP-FZ100 battery
  • Dimensions: 124 x 71.1 x 59.7mm
  • Weight: 509g

While it’s expected to be a fairly decent camera, with capabilities mostly in-line with Sony’s other A7 series bodies (and presumably the newer A7S III menu system), the key aspect of the A7c is most definitely its size. And hopefully, Sony has some smaller lenses planned to go with it. Here are a few comparisons of other cameras on the market from Sony and others to give you an idea of how it stacks up.

CameraDimensionsWeight
Sigma fp112.6 x 69.9 x 45.3mm422g
Canon EOS RP133 x 85 x 70 mm485g
Sony A6600120 x 67 x 69mm503g
Sony A7c124 x 71.1 x 59.7mm509g
Panasonic S5132.6 x 97.1 x 81.9mm630g
Sony A7III127 x 96 x 74mm650g
Nikon Z5134 x 101 x 70 mm675g

Ordered by weight, the Sony A7c comes in right behind the A6600, although not significantly heavier than the Canon EOS RP. Sigma still gets to keep their throne – for now. The “small” new Panasonic S5 looks pretty massive in comparison to the A7c – physically larger even than the Sony A7 III, although it weighs slightly less.

There’s no mention of the video capabilities yet. No doubt it will shoot 4K, but will it be 30fps or 60fps? What will the bitrate be? Will it be the 8-bit fallback or will it offer 10-bit? If it’s 8-bit internal, will we still get 10-bit 4:2:2 RAW over HDMI? Nobody seems to know yet – at least not outside of Sony and NDAs.

The final announcement is expected later today – or early tomorrow, depending on where in the world you are – so we’ll keep you posted as we hear official news from Sony.

What features do you want to see in the A7c?

[via Nokishita]

FIND THIS INTERESTING? SHARE IT WITH YOUR FRIENDS!

  • Share
  • Tweet
  • Flipboard
  • WhatsApp

Related posts:

Tamron 35-150mm f/2-2.8 and 28-75mm f/2.8 images and specs leak ahead of October announcement Complete DJI Mavic 3 features, specs and price leak ahead of official announcement Photo and specs of Tamron 70-300mm f/4.5-6.3 leak days ahead of the announcement Photos and specs of Fujifilm X-S10 leak ahead of the announcement

Filed Under: news Tagged With: Full Frame Mirrorless, Leaked Specs, rumor, Sony A7C

John Aldred: from diyphotography.net

About John Aldred

John Aldred is a photographer with over 20 years of experience in the portrait and commercial worlds. He is based in Scotland and has been an early adopter - and occasional beta tester - of almost every digital imaging technology in that time. As well as his creative visual work, John uses 3D printing, electronics and programming to create his own photography and filmmaking tools and consults for a number of brands across the industry.

« The scorpion editing chair is actually an Autobot
Japan’s 8K cameras will let us see Mars and its moons in more detail than ever before »

Submit A Story

Get our FREE Lighting Book

DIYP lighting book cover

* download requires newsletter signup
DIYPhotography

Recent Comments

Free Resources

Advanced lighting book

Recent Posts

  • Jollylook Pinhole SQUARE DIY pinhole camera kit shoots Instax square film
  • The “Digitally Analog Polaroid” runs ChatGPT code on a Raspberry Pi
  • My first year with the Mamiya M645 medium format film camera
  • 2023 Milky Way Photographer of the Year contest unveils jaw-dropping winning photos
  • Rare albino giant panda caught on camera in China

Udi Tirosh: from diyphotography.netUdi Tirosh is an entrepreneur, photography inventor, journalist, educator, and writer based in Israel. With over 25 years of experience in the photo-video industry, Udi has built and sold several photography-related brands. Udi has a double degree in mass media communications and computer science.

Alex Baker: from diyphotography.netAlex Baker is a portrait and lifestyle driven photographer based in Valencia, Spain. She works on a range of projects from commercial to fine art and has had work featured in publications such as The Daily Mail, Conde Nast Traveller and El Mundo, and has exhibited work across Europe

David Williams: from diyphotography.netDave Williams is an accomplished travel photographer, writer, and best-selling author from the UK. He is also a photography educator and published Aurora expert. Dave has traveled extensively in recent years, capturing stunning images from around the world in a modified van. His work has been featured in various publications and he has worked with notable brands such as Skoda, EE, Boeing, Huawei, Microsoft, BMW, Conde Nast, Electronic Arts, Discovery, BBC, The Guardian, ESPN, NBC, and many others.

John Aldred: from diyphotography.netJohn Aldred is a photographer with over 20 years of experience in the portrait and commercial worlds. He is based in Scotland and has been an early adopter - and occasional beta tester - of almost every digital imaging technology in that time. As well as his creative visual work, John uses 3D printing, electronics and programming to create his own photography and filmmaking tools and consults for a number of brands across the industry.

Dunja Djudjic: from diyphotography.netDunja Djudjic is a multi-talented artist based in Novi Sad, Serbia. With 15 years of experience as a photographer, she specializes in capturing the beauty of nature, travel, and fine art. In addition to her photography, Dunja also expresses her creativity through writing, embroidery, and jewelry making.

Copyright © DIYPhotography 2006 - 2023 | About | Contact | Advertise | Write for DIYP | Full Disclosure | Privacy Policy