{"id":114386,"date":"2025-12-16T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/?p=114386"},"modified":"2026-01-20T10:45:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T15:45:14","slug":"ai-autofocus-and-the-sony-a7-v","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/ai-autofocus-and-the-sony-a7-v\/","title":{"rendered":"AI Autofocus and the Sony A7 V"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Over the summer, while collecting historical references for Adorama, I stumbled across an old article from Popular Photography Magazine. It was titled something like “Do We Need Autofocus?” As you may or may not have guessed, this article was a bit old. These days, I doubt there are many who would question the utility of this ubiquitous feature. However, I can remember a few years back some wondering if “eye focus” and “pet eye focus” modes were a bit much. I’m not sure how long it took for “regular autofocus” to become the standard, but it seems these AI autofocus modes are everywhere and just getting better. A great new example of this is the Sony A7 V.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Of course, the Sony A7 V is not the first Sony, or camera in general, to have what I am calling AI autofocus. It represents a refinement of the technology as we look at it here at the end of 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not Gone or Forgotten<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As someone who regularly shoots with rangefinder cameras as well as vintage medium format, I’m well aware that not every<\/em> camera has autofocus. I’m also a fan of switching to manual focus for some still life and macro work. That being said, the advantages of autofocus for portrait, wedding, and so many other genres are clear. Did I just defend autofocus? Are we going back in time? Nope, let’s talk AI autofocus and the Sony A7V.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interestingly, the A7V has insect recognition, which should be awesome for Macro shooters!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BTW, if you want an overview of the camera that touches on many of the upgrades, check out Sal’s video here:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Sony A7V Field Test: NYC Landscapes, Portraits & Sports Photography<\/div><\/div>
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