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in the newly reignited war over resolution in professional cameras Sony's 3200 dollar a7 are two ways in 42 megapixels that's right between the five ds's 50 mega pixels and the d810 36 megapixels but the camera really doesn't need to claim highest resolution to stand out in the crowd of full frame cameras it's excellent photo quality great video including support for 4k and it's compact comfortable design speak for themselves I'm Loria grinning for cnet and this is the sony a7r to the sturdy dust and weather sealed body has a big grip to help balance even heavier lenses as well as an intelligently designed and easy to navigate control layout I'm not fond of the somewhat mushy shutter and I hate the flat hard to manipulate record button but none of these are really deal killers you can remap almost all of the controls which helps its feature set Lex nothing obvious except perhaps a touch screen or a second card slot it includes essentials like pro shooting profiles for video a huge bright electronic viewfinder and a tilting LCD there are a couple of photo issues like unexpected artifacts at high iso sensitivities and some clipping and highlights though you'll have to read my review for details on those nuances but the issues with the stills have don't seem to affect video the cameras real weaknesses performance though calling it a weakness might overstate a bit at five frames per second for continuous shooting and with solid auto focus and processing performance it's really in the middle of the pack for its class just don't try shooting sports if every shot counts the biggest problem is battery life you'll need at least two and probably more batteries to get through a day of shooting without recharging whether or not that matters to you is your call