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Sony Quietly Updates the a7R III and a7R IV With Improved LCD Panels + SuperSpeed USB

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Last updated: April 13, 2021 by Timothy Mayo - 3 Comments

Sony has quietly released updated versions of the a7R III and a7R IV cameras. The model numbers are now named ILCE-7RM3A and ILCE-7RM4A (they have gained an A).

The updated models feature just two small updates:

  1. The rear LCD has been changed from a 1.44 million dots model to one with 2.36 million dots and the logo underneath the LCD has been removed.
  2. The definition of USB has been changed to “SuperSpeed USB 5Gbps (USB 3.2), it was previously USB 3.1

This means that the a7R III and a7R IV now have better LCD’s than Sony’s flagship A1 which features the older 1.44 million dot LCD. It is strange that Sony didn’t include the 2.36 million dot LCD in their A1 which only started shipping in March.

Sony also released an updated a7R III feature video:

Category: NewsTag: Sony a7R III, Sony a7R IV
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  1. PC

    May 23, 2021 at 10:07 am

    Absolutely love the higher screen resolution (coming from an A7III)
    Only setback (at the time of writing this) is the lack of ARW support on my Mac (Preview, Lightroom…) so need to use Sony ImageEdge Desktop to export (so slow…).

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  2. kirby benedict

    May 22, 2021 at 7:53 pm

    When are the A7R models with the new screen going to ship? Any idea?

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    • Timothy Mayo

      May 31, 2021 at 5:44 am

      Sorry Kirby I don’t have this information. I’d suggest asking your local store. Although I can’t see ILCE-7RM3A or ILCE-74M4A coming up in any stock searches yet.

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