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Nikon Z6iii has 299 AF points. That’s like a 17x17 grid. It’s just not a lot of points to distinguish between eyeballs and eye lashes, depending on how large the eyeball is in the frame. It is what it is. FWIW, the Sony A7V has 759 AF points. That’s like a 27x27 grid. More, but still not a lot.

For wildlife, the best (almost) no caveat systems would be OM System or Sony. Some of the most important features for me would be a stacked sensor with decent buffer, pre-capture, and blackout free shooting (which is essential for birds in flight). Canon freezes up when the buffer is full, Nikon lac

The A7V looks extremely overpriced for anyone not already heavily entrenched in the Sony system. You can buy a used/refurb Z8 for a similar price (less, actually, if you go used), and from a feature/performance standpoint, the Z8 directly competes with the A1II which at the moment costs $3,500 USD m

The Sony a7IV is a pretty old camera, released in 2021. The Z6iii is a much newer camera, released in 2024. The A7iv has an extremely slow sensor, with a readout time of 1/15s. So its eShutter will have extremely bad rolling shutter problems. Relatedly, its maximum burst rate is 10fps. In contrast,

Hey, since you're a beginner, I would advise you to go with Nikon. What I see people saying is repeating platitudes about Sony's "better af" but that is not useful by any means. Cause "af" is not a single parameter, plus: every system has different strong points for "getting a shot". Why I would adv