Sony right this moment launched the second technology mannequin of its flagship Alpha 1 digital camera. Sticking with the corporate’s famously unhealthy naming conventions, the brand new digital camera known as Alpha 1 II.
The unique Alpha 1 was the Swiss Military knife of mirrorless cameras and was critically acclaimed for its unimaginable excessive velocity picture and 8K video capabilities. The Alpha 1 II borrows the identical 50.1MP full-frame stacked CMOS sensor however combines it with a brand new AI processing unit.
This improves the autofocusing capabilities, which may now detect a extra numerous vary of topics aside from people, together with animals, birds, bugs, and totally different sorts of autos. It might additionally estimate human poses and monitor an individual even when they transfer or look away.
The Alpha 1 II additionally improves the in-body picture stabilization, which is now rated for 8.5 stops within the heart of the body (up from 5.5 stops) and seven stops on the periphery. The brand new digital camera additionally has a pre-capture mode, which helps you to seize a second simply earlier than you press the shutter, simply in case you have been too late.
The Alpha 1 II has a brand new and rather more articulating show. As a substitute of shifting on a single axis like on the earlier mannequin, the brand new show can now absolutely rotate in each route alongside 4 axes. The digital viewfinder additionally has a brand new deeper eyecup that comes together with the usual model. The digital camera physique has additionally been modified with a greater grip and extra shortcut buttons.
The brand new digital camera has a lot of the identical connectivity as earlier than however Sony has upgraded the Ethernet from 1Gbps to 2.5Gbps. Lastly, the digital camera comes with a brand new BC-ZD1 charger, that may cost two Z batteries on the similar time. The remainder of the digital camera is kind of an identical to the unique mannequin from 2021, which implies it is nonetheless an extremely highly effective and succesful device with out a whole lot of competitors in its phase.
The Sony Alpha 1 II is priced at $6500, and might be obtainable beginning December 2024.