{"id":451781,"date":"2026-05-16T10:36:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T10:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/451781\/"},"modified":"2026-05-16T10:36:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T10:36:11","slug":"the-sony-a7-v-wins-japans-camera-of-the-year-award-after-setting-a-new-standard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/451781\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sony A7 V wins Japan’s “Camera of the Year” award after setting “a new standard”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since launching in late 2025, the Sony A7 V <\/a>has become one of Japan’s biggest camera success stories \u2013 and now it has another major award to add to its growing list of accolades.<\/p>\n

The Camera Grand Prix 2026<\/a>, organized by the Camera Journal Press Club, has named the Sony<\/a> A7 V its Camera of the Year, praising it for “establishing a new standard for full-frame mirrorless cameras”.<\/p>\n

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The award follows another recent win for Sony after the A7 V was named Best Full Frame Expert Camera<\/a> at the Technical Image Press Association (TIPA) World Awards.<\/p>\n

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Camera of the Year: Sony A7 V <\/p>\n

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Selected from products released in the Japanese market between April 1, 2025, and March 31, 2026, the Camera of the Year award goes to the Sony A7 V (Image credit: Camera Grand Prix 2025 \/ CJPC)<\/p>\n

The Camera Grand Prix 2026 states<\/a>: “The Sony A7 V achieves both advanced processing power and low power consumption thanks to its next-generation Bionz XR2 engine, which integrates an AI processing unit.<\/p>\n

“Equipped with a partially stacked Exmor RS CMOS sensor, it boasts a wide dynamic range of up to approximately 16 stops and enables blackout-free continuous shooting at up to 30 frames per second in 14-bit RAW.<\/p>\n

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The Sony A7 V is a top-seller, available for $2,898 <\/a>\/ \u00a32,249 and is currently on offer for \u00a31,999 at Wex<\/a> \u2013 read our full hands-on review <\/a> (Image credit: Gareth Bevan \/ Digital Camera World)<\/p>\n

“The real-time Recognition AF, inherited from the flagship model, boasts further improved tracking accuracy and reliability.<\/p>\n

“Features such as 4K 60p video recording with full-pixel readout and a highly versatile 4-axis multi-angle LCD monitor meet the diverse needs of creative professionals at a high level.<\/p>\n

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“The A7 V overturned the conventional concept of a ‘basic model’. Its high level of perfection, which established a new standard for full-frame mirrorless cameras, received very high praise from the selection committee.”<\/p>\n

Camera Grand Prix<\/p>\n

The Camera Grand Prix, established in 1984, is organized by the Camera Journal Press Club, a group of technical editors representing leading Japanese photography magazines and websites.<\/p>\n

The awards celebrate standout products released in Japan during the previous fiscal year, with seven prizes given out this year: <\/p>\n

\u2022 Camera of the Year: Sony A7 V
\u2022 Lens of the Year: Sony FE 50-150mm f\/2 G Master <\/a>
\u2022 Readers Award Camera: Canon EOS R6 Mark III<\/a>
\u2022 Readers Award Lens: Canon RF 45mm f\/1.2 STM<\/a>
\u2022 Editor’s Choice Technology Award: Ricoh GR IV Monochrome<\/a>
\u2022 Editor’s Choice R&D Award: Sigma BF <\/a>and Fujifilm X Half<\/a><\/p>\n

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