Sony Alpha 7 IV Full-Frame Mirrorless Camera Body (ILCE-7M4) vs BenQ GS50 1080p Outdoor Portable Wireless Projector (GS50)

What separates them

These two differ on 1 recorded specification. The Sony Alpha 7 IV Full-Frame Mirrorless Camera Body (ILCE-7M4) is ₹1,40,000 dearer. They are different kinds of product — full-frame mirrorless camera body against portable led projector — so read the table as two spec sheets rather than a like-for-like.

Sony Alpha 7 IV Full-Frame Mirrorless Camera Body (ILCE-7M4) vs BenQ GS50 1080p Outdoor Portable Wireless Projector (GS50)

Sony Alpha 7 IV Full-Frame Mirrorless Camera Body (ILCE-7M4)

Sony

Sony Alpha 7 IV Full-Frame Mirrorless Camera Body (ILCE-7M4)

₹2,09,990

759 autofocus points with real-time eye tracking is the specification that changes how you shoot, because focus stops being something you manage.

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BenQ GS50 1080p Outdoor Portable Wireless Projector (GS50)

BenQ

BenQ GS50 1080p Outdoor Portable Wireless Projector (GS50)

₹69,990

Two numbers are routinely misread on portable projectors and both are here.

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Who the Sony Alpha 7 IV Full-Frame Mirrorless Camera Body is for

Buy it if: Working photographers and hybrid shooters wanting one body for stills and 4K video.

Avoid it if: Anyone whose main need is 4K60 at full frame width, or fast-panning video.

Who the BenQ GS50 1080p Outdoor Portable Wireless Projector is for

Buy it if: Anyone projecting outdoors after dark, or in a room that can be made properly dark.

Avoid it if: Anyone hoping to use it in a lit room, and anyone expecting a true 4K image.

Specifications, side by side

1 of 20 rows differ. Differences first.

SpecificationSony Alpha 7 IV Full-Frame Mirrorless Camera BodyBenQ GS50 1080p Outdoor Portable Wireless Projector
Price₹2,09,990₹69,990
Weight658 g body with battery2.4 kg
Warranty1 Year Official Brand Warranty1 Year Official Brand Warranty
Audio output not published2 x 5 W with a passive radiator
Autofocus759 phase-detection points with real-time eye tracking for humans, animals and birds not published
Battery not publishedUp to 2.5 hours of video
BodyWeather-sealed magnesium alloy not published
Brightness not published500 ANSI lumens
Connectivity not publishedHDMI, USB-C, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
Light source not publishedLED, about 30,000 hours
ProcessorBIONZ XR not published
Resolution not published1920 x 1080 native. Accepts a 4K signal and downscales it -- it does not display 4K
Rolling shutterNoticeable in fast pans -- this is not a stacked sensor not published
Sensor33 MP full-frame BSI CMOS not published
Stabilisation5-axis in-body, about 5.5 stops not published
StorageDual slots -- one CFexpress Type A / SD, one SD not published
Throw ratio not published1.3, so about 2.6 m for a 100 inch image
Video4K60 from a 4.6K oversample in Super 35 crop; 4K30 full width not published
Viewfinder3.68 million dot OLED not published
Water resistance not publishedIPX2 -- light drips only, not rain
Where that works not publishedA genuinely dark room or outdoors after nightfall. Not a lit room, and not daylight

Every row is a figure one or both products record. A blank is a figure the catalogue does not hold, not a zero.

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