Announcing the all-new Alpha 1 camera from Sony, here are the full details

Sony has just announced the all-new Alpha 1 camera, which features a 50.1-megapixel full-frame sensor with Sony E lens pattern, capable of shooting 8K video at 30p frames with 10-bit 4:2:0 color quality, and 4K shooting at 120p frames with 10-bit 4:2:2 color quality. We are all anticipating the 2021 season to learn about the latest technologies that camera companies will provide, especially after the strong competition last year in which Blackmagic won deservedly. This year and today, Sony surprised us by announcing the Sony Alpha 1 full-frame mirrorless camera with very distinctive specifications. Sony Alpha 1, 50-megapixel full-frame. The camera contains a 50.1-megapixel full-frame superimposed Exmor CMOS sensor, and a BIONZ With Pixel Shift Multi Shooting mode, the camera can produce still images from video with a resolution of 199 megapixels.

The camera provides an ISO sensitivity between 100-32000 (expandable to 50-102400 when shooting still images). The camera also provides an internal stabilization unit in addition to gyroscopic sensors to provide the greatest amount of stabilization. The camera also has an active mode that greatly enhances stabilization. When choosing autofocus, the camera contains 759 detection points covering approximately 92% of the image area. The company says that autofocus is effective at tracking the eye in real time of movement, which improves performance by 30% compared to previous systems. When we talk about the eye, what is meant here is the camera’s ability to track both the human eye and the eye of animals alike in real time of movement. The camera has a Sony E type lens mount.

Sony Alpha 1 and video As for video recording, the Alpha 1 is capable of recording video at 8K resolution at 30p frames with 10-bit 4:2:0 color quality in XAVC-HS format, in addition to the Alpha 1 being able to shoot at 4K at 120p and 60p at 10-bit 4:2:2 color resolution. Sony also says the Alpha 1 has a high dynamic range of up to 15+ stops in video (in S-Log3) and 15 stops of photos. The company also stated that 8K recording is available for up to 30 minutes continuously, given the camera’s temperature. The new Alpha 1 offers 16-bit RAW video output via a full-size HDMI port, and the camera also offers a crop mode for Super35 sensor metering for 4K videos.

The camera contains an OLED Quad-XGA viewfinder that contains 9.44 million dots, with a refresh rate of up to 240 frames per second, in addition to a tiltable, but non-flipable, screen for shooting videos and others. The new camera also features two memory card slots that can take SD UHS-I cards, SD UHS-II cards, as well as CFexpress Type A cards. The camera has a USB-C port on the side, as well as a 1GB LAN port for fast file transfers. It also features a wireless LAN protocol. The camera body is made of sealed magnesium and is resistant to natural elements. How much does the Sony Alpha 1 cost? The Sony Alpha 1 will be available in March 2021 for $6,498 for the camera body only.

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