Hello from wakeywarrior

[Wakey]

Hi
I’m a long term Sony shooter, ZVE1 (as well as other Sony and Nikon cameras) previously and now have just got an A7CR.
I sold my ZVE1 as I was mainly using it for photos (which it isn’t actually bad at) as I also have an Osmo Pocket 3 now and have found that I was increasingly using it for my YouTube channel. The Pocket 3 is better for the type of videos I do, as it’s fully stabilised and it’s also pretty good in low light. It’s frictionless and fits in the pocket, I can stick it to windows in my car videos easy as it’s light and it’s very nice video quality. So for the non professional video work I do the Pocket 3 was a better fit. However I wanted to still have high quality video capability for video done at home, talking head etc.
I like to travel which is why I went for the A7CR. It certainly has good enough video capabilities, I can’t really tell the difference in S Cinetone compared to my ZVE1. BUT that high resolution means I can travel with my 24mm F2.8 Sony and 40mm F2.5 Viltrox rather than my zooms and keep a very small and light package with crazy cropping ability. For my photos which I mainly share online I can crop the A7CR photos in around 10x and still get exceptable results, it’s insane. The autofocus also seems snappier than on the ZVE1.

Thanks

 

[FowlersFreeTime]

Welcome aboard

 

[Richard A]

Welcome to the forum @Wakey.

 

[Unframed Dave]

Welcome, another big fan of the a7cr. Absolute beast that'll fit in a generous pocket.

 

[Wakey]

Hi can someone do me a favour. The serial number in the menu of my A7CR is different to the one on the bottom. I bought it from a well known respected grey importer (saving £1000) and know all the downsides to that but dodgy serial numbers are not one of them. Maybe the one in the menu is an internal number, one on the bottom is the body? Can someone check theirs? The camera appears brand new, I checked the shutter count with a raw and it was unused and works perfectly so I can’t see the motivation to swap a serial number sticker on the bottom. Can someone look at the menu of their A7CR and see if that number is different to the one on the bottom? Cheers.