Sony A7 IV A7 IV Box Not Sealed

[albpez378]

Hi Guys,

I would like to share my purchasing experience.

I switched from Canon to Sony this year (2022) and I bought the Sony a7 IV and the 70-200 GM II and none of the boxes came sealed. Everything looks good, brand new, nothing weird. Last week I bought the new 24-70 GM II and it caught my attention that also the box came not sealed.

All items looks fantastic and nothing wrong with them, also, I purchased the items in a physical store, same store but different locations. So I am not sure if that something related with that store or if it is Sony that do not seal their boxes.

AL.

 

[Tim Mayo]

Sometimes they come sealed, sometimes not. Providing you bought it from a reputable dealer and everything looks like new and not repackaged I wouldn't worry about it. My 70-200 GM II box didn't have a seal but my a7IV box did.

 

[Jeff A]

I don't remember my cameras being sealed. If you have doubts about the camera, run a shutter count utility on it.

Sony Alpha Shutter count tool

 

[AlphaWorld]

I have purchased a fair bit of Sony gear, and the camera boxes were often sealed (I think that’s because I am often buying very early in the model lifecycle, and the seals are to discourage nosy people?), but none of the lenses were.

 

[albpez378]

I don't remember my cameras being sealed. If you have doubts about the camera, run a shutter count utility on it.

Sony Alpha Shutter count tool

Wow Jeff, What a great idea! I didn't know that a tool like that exist. Thank you for let me know.

By the way, I have saved the first photo that I took with this Sony camera that as I commented it didn't come sealed but looks perfect and nothing weird with it, anyway, I used the tool you provided with the first image I shoot and said 4 mechanical shutter, which is great, how I guessed, everything looks good but not sealed.

Thank you again, and by the way my last image counted 41609.