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Top Sony Cameras for Portrait Photography

Here we have listed the Top 10 Sony Cameras for Portrait Photography. Sony A7R II is at the top of our list, followed by Sony A7 II and Sony A7S II.

#1 Sony A7R II

42 MP | Full frame BSI-CMOS Sensor
Sony E Mount

Rank in All Cameras: #14
Rank in Mirrorless Cameras: #13

Sony Alpha A7R II
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Imaging
Features
Value for Money 91
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait 97
Street 100
Sports
Daily 93
Landscape
PROs: Built-in Wi-Fi | Image Stabilization | Articulating Screen | 3840 x 2160 Video | Environmental Sealing | Electronic Built-in Viewfinder | Face Detection | 42.0MP Sensor | 25.600 Max ISO | 399 Focus Points |
CONs: Low Battery Life: 290 shots | No Touch Screen | Heavy Body: 625g | Low Battery Life: 290 shots |

#2 Sony A7 II

24 MP | Full frame CMOS Sensor
Sony E (NEX) Mount

Rank in All Cameras: #29
Rank in Mirrorless Cameras: #12

Sony Alpha A7 II
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Imaging
Features
Value for Money 92
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait 93
Street 98
Sports
Daily 91
Landscape
PROs: Built-in Wi-Fi | Image Stabilization | Articulating Screen | 1920 x 1080 Video | Environmental Sealing | Electronic Built-in Viewfinder | Face Detection | 24.0MP Sensor | 25.600 Max ISO | 117 Focus Points |
CONs: No Touch Screen | Low Battery Life: 350 shots |

#3 Sony A7S II

12 MP | Full frame CMOS Sensor
Sony E (NEX) Mount

Rank in All Cameras: #28
Rank in Mirrorless Cameras: #14

Sony Alpha A7S II
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Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait 91
Street 99
Sports
Daily 92
Landscape
PROs: Built-in Wi-Fi | Image Stabilization | Articulating Screen | 3840 x 2160 Video | Environmental Sealing | Electronic Built-in Viewfinder | Face Detection | 102.400 Max ISO | 169 Focus Points | 1.229kdots LCD |
CONs: Low Resolution Sensor: 12.0MP | No Touch Screen | Heavy Body: 627g | Low Battery Life: 370 shots |

#4 Sony A7R IV

61 MP | Full frame BSI-CMOS Sensor
Sony E Mount

Rank in All Cameras: #2
Rank in Mirrorless Cameras: #3

Sony Alpha A7R IV
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Imaging 95
Features 94
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score 98
Portrait
Street 100
Sports
Daily
Landscape
PROs: Built-in Wi-Fi | Image Stabilization | Articulating Screen | 3840 x 2160 Video | Touch Screen | Environmental Sealing | Timelapse Recording | Electronic Built-in Viewfinder | Face Detection | 61.0MP Sensor |
CONs: Heavy Body: 665g |

#5 Sony A99 II

42 MP | Full frame BSI-CMOS Sensor
Sony/Minolta Alpha Mount

Rank in All Cameras: #13
Rank in DSLR Cameras: #2

Sony Alpha A99 II
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Imaging
Features 90
Value for Money 95
Portability
Overall Score 90
Portrait
Street 97
Sports 100
Daily
Landscape
PROs: Built-in Wi-Fi | Image Stabilization | Articulating Screen | 3840 x 2160 Video | Environmental Sealing | Timelapse Recording | Electronic Built-in Viewfinder | Face Detection | 42.0MP Sensor | 25.600 Max ISO |
CONs: No Touch Screen | Heavy Body: 849g | Low Battery Life: 490 shots |

#6 Sony A7R III

42 MP | Full frame BSI-CMOS Sensor
Sony E Mount

Rank in All Cameras: #7
Rank in Mirrorless Cameras: #8

Sony Alpha A7R III
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Imaging
Features 90
Value for Money 99
Portability
Overall Score 92
Portrait
Street 100
Sports
Daily 93
Landscape
PROs: Built-in Wi-Fi | Image Stabilization | Articulating Screen | 3840 x 2160 Video | Touch Screen | Environmental Sealing | Timelapse Recording | Electronic Built-in Viewfinder | Face Detection | 42.0MP Sensor |
CONs: Heavy Body: 657g |

#7 Sony A7R

36 MP | Full frame CMOS Sensor
Sony E Mount

Rank in All Cameras: #36
Rank in Mirrorless Cameras: #15

Sony Alpha A7R
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Imaging
Features
Value for Money 91
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape
PROs: Built-in Wi-Fi | Articulating Screen | 1920 x 1080 Video | Environmental Sealing | Electronic Built-in Viewfinder | Face Detection | 36.0MP Sensor | 25.600 Max ISO | 25 Focus Points | 1.230kdots LCD |
CONs: No Image Stabilization | No Touch Screen | Low Battery Life: 340 shots |

#8 Sony A99

24 MP | Full frame CMOS Sensor
Sony/Minolta Alpha Mount

Rank in All Cameras: #47
Rank in DSLR Cameras: #19

Sony SLT-A99
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Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street 94
Sports
Daily
Landscape
PROs: Image Stabilization | Articulating Screen | 1920 x 1080 Video | Environmental Sealing | Electronic Built-in Viewfinder | GPS | Face Detection | 24.0MP Sensor | 25.600 Max ISO | 19 Focus Points |
CONs: No Wireless Connection | No Touch Screen | Heavy Body: 812g |

#9 Sony A7

24 MP | Full frame CMOS Sensor
Sony E Mount

Rank in All Cameras: #57
Rank in Mirrorless Cameras: #19

Sony Alpha A7
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Imaging
Features
Value for Money 90
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape
PROs: Built-in Wi-Fi | Articulating Screen | 1920 x 1080 Video | Environmental Sealing | Electronic Built-in Viewfinder | Face Detection | 24.0MP Sensor | 25.600 Max ISO | 117 Focus Points | 1.230kdots LCD |
CONs: No Image Stabilization | No Touch Screen | Low Battery Life: 340 shots |

#10 Sony A7 III

24 MP | Full frame BSI-CMOS Sensor
Sony E Mount

Rank in All Cameras: #16
Rank in Mirrorless Cameras: #16

Sony Alpha A7 III
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Imaging
Features
Value for Money 95
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street 100
Sports
Daily 95
Landscape
PROs: Built-in Wi-Fi | Image Stabilization | Articulating Screen | 3840 x 2160 Video | Touch Screen | Environmental Sealing | Timelapse Recording | Electronic Built-in Viewfinder | Face Detection | 24.0MP Sensor |
CONs: Heavy Body: 650g |

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