The rumored Sony camera that I first broke the news about last year is now officially announced. The Sony a1 (ILCE-1) has a 50MP sensor, 30 fps, 8K30p, 9.44 million-dot OLED - pretty much everything is new in this camera as I already reported. The Sony a1 price is $6,498. Pre-order links:
- US: Adorama | B&H Photo
- UK: Park Cameras | WEX
- DE: Foto Erhard | Calumet
Additional coverage of the Sony a1 camera:
- New 50.1-megapixel (approx., effective) full-frame stacked Exmor RS CMOS image sensor in combination with an upgraded BIONZ XR imaging processing engine with eight times more processing power
- Blackout- free continuous shooting at up to 30 frames per second
- Fast sensor readout enables up to 120 AF/AE calculations per second, double the speed of the Alpha 9 II, even during 30fps continuous shooting
- Bright and large 0.64-type 9.44 million-dot (approx.) OLED Quad-XGA electronic viewfinderwith the world’s first refresh rate of 240 fps
- Silent, vibration-free electronic shutter
- World’s first anti-flicker shooting with both mechanical and electronic shutter
- Electronic shutter flash sync up to 1/200 sec. for the first time in the Alpha series
- World’s fastestv mechanical shutter flash sync up to 1/400 sec.
- 8K 30p 10-bit 4:2:0 XAVC HS video recording with 8.6K oversampling for extraordinary detail and resolution, in addition to 4K 120p 10-bit 4:2:2 movie shooting capabilities
- Wide dynamic range of 15 stops for stills and 15+ stops for video
- Improved Real-time Eye AF (autofocus) for humans and animals, and new Real-time Eye AF for birds, as well as Real-time Tracking that automatically maintains accurate focus
- 5-axis optical in-body image stabilization for a 5.5-step shutter speed advantage
- S-Cinetone color matrix as seen in FX9 and FX6to deliver expressive cinematic look
- Professional workflow support with the industry’s fastest built-in Wi-Fi, SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps, 1000BASE-T Ethernet and more
The new 0.64-type 9.44 million-dot (approx.) OLED Quad-XGA electronic viewfinder with the world’s first refresh rate of 240 fps:
The new 50.1-megapixel full-frame stacked Exmor RS™ CMOS image sensor:
The new BIONZ XR imaging processing engine with eight times more processing power:
Sony a1 related videos:
Additional pictures of the new Sony a1 camera:
Sony a1 press release:
Sony Alpha a1 Press Release by NikonRumors on Scribd
