With Sony A7 V, you can record your videos at a highest resolution of 3840 x 2160 at 60p, 50p,48p, 30p, 25p, 24p fps with bit rates up to 600 mbps and save in MPEG-4, XAVC S, XAVC HS, XAVC S-I, H.264 and H.265 formats.
A great advantage of Sony A7 V while shooting video at resolution of 4K is that there is no crop factor so you can use your lens at its actual focal length.
No Video Recording Limit Sony Alpha A7 V doesn't have the 30 minutes max video recording limitation that many cameras have, so you can keep recording non-stop until either your storage is full or battery is depleted or the camera over-heats.
Photo/Video Mode Switch Sony Alpha A7 V has a dedicated Photo/Video Mode Switch which lets the user switch between these two modes quickly.The menus and the settings of the camera are adjusted according to the chosen mode. This makes the . Sony Alpha A7 V an ideal camera for hybrid use in the field.
Dual Native ISO Sony Alpha A7 V sensor has a dedicated Dual Native ISO that are set to ISO 800 and 8000. Setting the A7 V ISO to one of these values during video recording will result in less noise compared to the ISO values between these two.
High-Speed Video A7 V features a high speed mode where it captures videos at 120fps which helps to create slow motion videos. If you shoot a video at a frame rate of 120fps and play it back at 24fps, the video will be 5x slower and longer than normal.
Microphones, Speaker and Headphone Connections Sony Alpha A7 V has a built-in Stereo microphone and a Mono speaker. Sony A7 V also has a port for an
external microphone and a
headphone port for connecting external headphones which makes the Sony A7 V a very suitable camera high quality videography.
Sony ECM-B1M Camera-Mount Digital Shotgun Microphone for Sony Cameras Also Read:
Recommended Microphones for the Sony A7 V
If you are getting into videography and want to know what are the must-have video accessories for your camera, read our article: Essential Videography / Filmmaking Accessories for your Camera
Electronic Video Stabilization Sony A7 V also features an Digital Video Stabilization mode where videos are stabilized in-camera while you are shooting. Keep in mind that this effect may crop your videos a little bit and doesn't help stabilizing still images. This kind of video stabilization effect can be replicated by using some of the advanced video editing softwares in your PC.
To get the most effective and natural-looking stabilization in your videos, you can consider using a Gimbal stabilizer such as the DJI RS 4 Gimbal Stabilizer below. Check
Recommended Stabilizers for the Sony A7 V for a full list of gimbals.
DJI RS 4 Gimbal Stabilizer
