19% of 95 verified Sony A7 IVowners don't recommend it, and 1 describe specific problems — based on real owner comments from Reddit, enthusiast forums, and YouTube.
For balance: 64% recommend it. This page collects the complaints so you know what you're signing up for — read the full owner report for both sides. How we score
“es realmente decepcionante en ese aspecto”— @angelfoto4795 on YouTube
“Creo que en unos años será una gran opción costando $1000 dólares menos”— @DanniPortillo on YouTube
“Después de esta desilusión”— @carnavalcomedy on YouTube
“me asusta la diferencia de MIL EUROS”— @GMProductions777 on YouTube
“Que pena lo del 4K a 60 fps en apsc”— @joselaguna1851 on YouTube
“I'm a A7 IV user and I don't want to shoot 24p because of stutters it introduces when panning. And I don't want to shoot 60p because it introduces 1.5x crop and makes my lenses less versatile. But above all, 30p is the most commonly used framerate, it should have been enabled by default...”— SRL02 on Reddit
“nueva A7 IV, otros 3000 euros... Si el resto de marcas siguen la misma tendencia estamos jodidos”— @joseandressanchez3588 on YouTube
“¿Hasta cuando vamos a seguir pasando por el aro?”— @AlejandrBx on YouTube
“el mayor problema no es solo esos 1000€ de diferencia con la A7 III sino los casi 700 con la Canon R6”— @ramonremedios on YouTube
“I have the same fan you linked and use it on my A7IV when filming outdoors or anytime I film in 4k60 after I had a bad experience with it overheating on a job (Florida outdoors).”— nerzmedia on Reddit
“no vale la pena desesperarse, vender la A7III y comprar la A7IV”— @rodald7644 on YouTube
“Lamentable actualización por 1000€mas”— @paketewasp on YouTube
Not complaints — practical notes from owners that didn't affect the score.
“In 4K30, I know some people had good luck with the A7 IV not overheating, but mine can be made to overheat. My A7 IV would overheat in about 70-80 minutes if plugged into a USB-C power source, and it is quite battery hungry in 4K30”— mittenciel on Reddit
“I've used a Sony A7 IV and a A7R V. You'll notice more grain on the RV, but thats because of the higher resolution, if you downsampled the same photo to 24mp, it'll have less grain.”— Skarth on Reddit
“I personally own Sony a7 IV and a1. But for your use, canon or sony with its native lens, you will get good AF. A7 IV have breathing compensation that only works with certain Sony lenses”— TVCR3IL on Reddit
“likewise when I compared to the Sony A7 IV I found I didn’t miss the full frame at all for my use case.”— EnigmaticLemons on Reddit
“Yes. It was made for photography in the first place. Its video application is.....serviceable at best.”— doc_55lk on Reddit
“I replaced a Canon 5D Mark III with the Sony A7 IV, so the body feels even "small,"”— Absinthium7 on Reddit
“I am always a bit annoyed by the shutter delay when using the A7 IV.”— ratocx on Reddit