Sony’s A7R line has always been about resolution. The Sony A7R V, launched in October 2022 at $3,899 for the body, kept the 61MP back-side illuminated sensor from the A7R IV and spent its upgrades on everything around it. The biggest one was a dedicated AI processing unit for autofocus, a first for Sony.

That chip is why the A7R V mattered. A 61MP camera is unforgiving: a slightly missed eye that looks fine at 24MP looks soft at 61. Better focus means more usable frames at full resolution.