The engine's answer
Best camera for landscapes, under €3,500
Sony a7CR
90% match
Sixty-one megapixels that fit in a coat pocket
Why it wins here
The Sony a7CR takes this question at €3,100 — €400 under the €3,500 ceiling — with a 90% match against 61 current cameras. For landscapes the engine leans on resolution and build & handling: it scores 61 MP and 70/100, where the pool averages 31 MP and 71/100. At 515 g it is lighter than the average camera here (577 g). No sensor format was required, so the whole pool of 61 was in play.
The dimensions where it beats the rest of the field by the most, for this question specifically.
- Subjects
- Budget
What's good
- a7R V resolution in the smallest possible body
- Dream landscape-travel combination
What to watch
- Small EVF undersells the huge files
- Grip strains under big lenses
What came close — and what each gave up
- Nikon Z7 II85%Quiet high-resolution value while stocks lastThe Nikon Z7 II (85% match) trails on resolution — 46 MP against 61 MP. Check price: B&H Photo Adorama MPB (used) eBay (used)
- Fujifilm X-H282%Forty megapixels and 8K, PASM editionThe Fujifilm X-H2 (82% match) trails on resolution — 40 MP against 61 MP. Check price: B&H Photo Adorama MPB (used) eBay (used)
- Fujifilm X-T581%The photographer’s APS-C flagshipThe Fujifilm X-T5 (81% match) trails on resolution — 40 MP against 61 MP. Check price: B&H Photo Adorama MPB (used) eBay (used)
Questions this answer raises
- Is the Sony a7CR within a €3,500 budget?
- Yes. At €3,100 it leaves €400 of the ceiling unspent; the Nikon Z7 II costs €2,700 and the Fujifilm X-H2 costs €2,100.
- How good is the Sony a7CR for landscapes?
- On the subjects question it scores 81%, 37 points above the average of the 61 cameras ranked. Its strongest numbers for this use are resolution (61 MP) and build & handling (70/100).
- What comes closest to the Sony a7CR for landscapes?
- The Nikon Z7 II at 85%, then the Fujifilm X-H2 at 82%. The section above names the measure each one lost on.
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