NEW PODCAST: IBC 2026 & Best-of-Show Winners | iPhone 18 Pro Gets a Variable Aperture β Focus Check ep134 βποΈ WATCH/LISTEN Now
Watch/Listen Now IBC 2026 & iPhone 18 ProποΈNEW PODCAST
Education for Filmmakers
Language
The CineD Channels
Info
New to CineD?
You are logged in as
We will send you notifications in your browser, every time a new article is published in this category.
You can change which notifications you are subscribed to in your notification settings.
Sonyβs first camera release of 2018 is the new a7 III. Defined as their full frame βbasic modelβ, this video feature rich camera, its price tag and quality performance, are a good sign of what to expect next.
Sony a7 III
The Sony a7 III was just announced, and together with fellow leading journalists we were invited to London to see the camera, getΒ a chance to hear about it and briefly explore its capabilities. In this short article Iβll be covering the video mode functionality of the new camera only. (Please see the above video interview I’ve conducted with Yann Salomon-Legagneur from Sony for additional information)
Sony a7 III body
Sony a7 III mount
The sample video footage inserted into the above main interview was all taken handheld. As you can see, the 5-axis in body stabilisation system is working well! Also, I deliberately decided to shoot with autofocus turned on in order to see how well it is functioning. Iβm happy to report back that I was pleasantly surprised by its βout of the boxβ usability, especially considering the fact that I did not do anything special to adjust it. Last but not least, the lowlight performance is considerably good. There is one shot of a model in the video that I took at ISO 10,000. If this is what comes out from a 24.MP sensor already, Iβm curious to see the level of light sensitivity the future βSβ model will have!
Full disclosure:Β Johnnie and other media representatives were guests at Sony Europeβ a7 IIIΒ launch event in London, England. Sony paid transport for this one-day trip, butΒ there was no other payment involved whatsoever.Β
Δ
Stay current with regular CineD updates about news, reviews, how-toβs and more.
You can unsubscribe at any time via an unsubscribe link included in every newsletter. For further details, see our Privacy Policy
Want regular CineD updates about news, reviews, how-toβs and more?Sign up to our newsletter and we will give you just that.
You can unsubscribe at any time via an unsubscribe link included in every newsletter. The data provided and the newsletter opening statistics will be stored on a personal data basis until you unsubscribe. For further details, see our Privacy Policy
Johnnie Behiri is a documentary filmmaker with more than three decades behind the camera: he learned the craft in daily television news gathering, filmed for Japan's public broadcaster NHK, and spent eight years shooting and editing for BBC News. He joined cinema5D in 2011 and has co-owned and co-run CineD and MZed ever since. Johnnie writes many of CineD's camera reviews, co-hosts our weekly Focus Check podcast, and heads CineD's manufacturer relationships and product development.