Sony cameras have earned widespread recognition for their build, performance, and reliability in the mirrorless domain. Over the years, Sony has continued to progress, with each iteration offering some useful features over others. Now that we are in 2025, it is time to look back at a few of the company’s top cameras, which are workhorses when it comes to their autofocus abilities. Let’s have a look at what they offer.
Sony A7 IV
Launched in 2023, the A7 IV is the top-line camera, with a 33MP full-frame sensor and BIONZ XR image processor. It has 759 phase-detection AF points, improved AF-S speed, and low-light AF down to EV-4. It is also great at real-time tracking of subjects like humans, animals, and birds. Other features include 4K/30p recording, 10-bit S-Log3 with 15+ stops of dynamic range, 5-axis in-body image stabilization, and a continuous shooting speed of 10fps. As we said in our review, “The autofocus capabilities of the a7 IV further cements the camera as a true hybrid. It’s an excellent option for wedding, portrait, pet, street, travel, and real estate photographers as well as photojournalists.”
Sony a9 III
For anyone who likes speed and flash, the Sony a9 III is for them. The camera has a 24MP full-frame sensor, a global shutter speed of 120fps, and 759 autofocus points. The camera can focus down to -5 EV at f1.8, has pre-capture up to one second, and a 9.44 million dot OLED EVF with a 120 fps refresh rate. While the autofocus is superb, it does have issues with focusing on people of color. The stabilisation is good, high ISO output is great, and it has the best weather resistance. “You’ll need to use a specific autofocusing spot and give the camera that little bit of aid instead of using the automatic wide setting. This also goes for street photography — which I consider to be the ultimate test for cameras like this,” we noted in our review.
Sony A1 II
One of the newly launched cameras, the Sony a1 II, has a 50MP full-frame sensor, a Dual Bionz XR processor, and 8 stops of image stabilization. The camera features 759 autofocus points, a new AI chip for fast autofocus, and a continuous speed of 30fps. Due to a combination of this, the a1 II has Sony’s best autofocus, and even does focus well on people of color in low light. The weather resistance is great, good battery life, and the images are great too. “The Sony a1 II is worth the upgrade if you photograph people and events. It, by far, does the best job at autofocusing on people of color in low light in the realm of Sony cameras. But otherwise, it’s more or less just the Sony a1,” as we said in our review.
