Sony Unveils the Alpha 1: 50MP at up to 30FPS, 8K Video, $6,500

enero 26, 2021

Sony Unveils the Alpha 1: 50MP at up to 30FPS, 8K Video, $6,500

Sony has announced the A1 mirrorless camera, a camera that combines all of Sony’s top technologies into one body, creating a 50-megapixel camera that can capture stills at up to 30 frames per second, blackout-free, as well as 8K video.

The Sony Alpha 1 (a1) is a combination/condensation of all of Sony’s most advanced technologies into one body. It features a new 50.1-megapixel full-frame Exmor RS CMOS image sensor in combination with an upgraded BIONZ XR imaging processing engine with eight times more processing power compared to the BIONZ X processor.

It can shoot up to 30 frames per second – the fastest shooting speed ever – blackout-free while also combined with Sony’s autofocus technology that enables up to 120 autofocus calculations per second, which is double the speed of the a9 II.

That 50.1-megapixel sensor is capable of 15-stops of dynamic range and does not sacrifice any previously-expected ISO performance.

Additionally, the a1 features a massive-resolution OLED viewfinder: 0.64-type 9.44 million-dot (approx.) OLED Quad-XGA electronic viewfinder with the world’s first refresh rate of 240 fps.

It also features a silent, vibration-free electronic shutter that features the world’s first anti-flicker shooting with both mechanical and electronic shutter. Additionally, the a1 is capable of electronic shutter flash sync up to 1/200 second and up to 1/400 second with the mechanical shutter (this extends to 1/500 when shooting in APS-C crop mode) thanks to what the company is calling its “dual driven shutter.”

The a1 features 759 AF points with 92% coverage of the sensor, which exceeds the A9 series. IT also adds real-time eye-AF for bird photography, and overall real-time tracking has been improved for more reliable tracking and can be done as closed down as f/22.

Sony also mentions that the a1 is a “professional movie camera” as it is capable of 8K video at up to 30 frames per second, a first in the Alpha line. It’s 8K video is captured by oversampling 8.6K down to 8K (oversampling and condensing is a hallmark of Sony video features). Additionally, it can shoot at up to 4Kp120 in 10 bit 4:2:2: All-I compression. Oversampled, higher-quality 4K is also available in Super 35 mode.

The a1 also supports S-Cinetone, which is on the cinema line, which delivers cinema color, as well as 10-bit S-Log3 which delivers 15+ stops of dynamic range. The camera also, of course, supports HLG.

As expected, the a2 also supports 5-axis optical in-body image stabilization for 5.5 stops of stabilization and a heat-dissipating structure for extended recording: 30 minutes in 4Kp60 or 8K. It can also export 16-bit raw video via HDMI.

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