Sony Alpha 1 Aiming for Top Spot
Have Sony just launched a new flagship camera that will regain their top-spot crown from the mighty Canon R5? Let’s check out the features to see what the A1 brings to full-frame mirrrorless:
Key Features of the Sony A1:
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NO COMPROMISE ON IMAGE QUALITY AND SPEED: New 50MP Exmor RS sensor, up to 30 FPS Black-out free, class leading 9.44M dot EVF with high speed refresh rate and 5.5 stops IBIS all thanks to the new BIONZ XR processor.
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TOP IN CLASS AUTOFOCUS PERFORMANCE: with 759 phase-detection and 425 contrast-detection AF points, the camera has a wide and high-density autofocus covering 93% of the image with improved Real-time autofocus technology: Real-time tracking autofocus, Real-time Eye AF (human, animals, birds) and Real-time Eye AF in video (human only). Never miss the important split moments with the Alpha 1
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ADVANCED PROFESSIONAL OPERABILITY: New menu, high capacity Z battery, Full size HDMI, ethernet and ultrafast Wi-Fi, dual CF Express Type A compatible media slots makes it the perfect tool for professionals who want to get the best experience out of their camera. For flash shooters, the camera is now capable to shoot at 1/400th flash sync speed and 1/500th in APS-C mode.
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PUSING THE BOUNDARIES OF VIDEOMAKING: 8K up to 30p 4:2:0 10bit, up to 4k 120p recording feature. With S-Cinetone feature included and active mode image stabilisation, cinematographers and video creators can get cinematrographic results on par with what Sony Cinema Line products offer.
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RELIABLE CAMERA FOR DEMANDING SITUATIONS: improved dust and moisture resistance, new high-reliability mechanical shutter with 500,000 shutter cycle and superspeed USB-C 3.2 type connector supporting power delivery
These features certainly seem to suggest the new Sony has what it takes to be the number 1 choice for professional photographers.
Available mid to late February, expected price £6499.
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Posted by Graham Fry
27th January 2021
