Sony Alpha a1 Mirrorless Digital Camera

Features

• 50.1MP Full-Frame Exmor R BSI CMOS Sensor
• BIONZ XR Image Processor
• Up to 30 fps Shooting, ISO 50-102400
• 8K 30p and 4K 120p Video in 10-Bit
• 9.44m-Dot EVF with 240 fps Refresh Rate
• 759-Point Fast Hybrid AF
• 5-Axis SteadyShot Image Stabilization
• Dual Drive Mech. Shutter, 1/400 Sec Sync
• 5 GHz Wi-Fi, 1000BASE-T Ethernet
• Dual CFexpress Type A/SD Card Slots

A flagship in the truest sense, the Sony Alpha a1 is the one camera designed to do it all. Built without compromise, this full-frame mirrorless offers high-resolution for stills shooting, impressive 8K video recording, speed and sensitivity, and connectivity for the most demanding professional workflows.

50.1MP Exmor RS BSI CMOS Stacked Sensor

A newly developed 50.1MP Exmor RS full-frame sensor features a stacked back-illuminated design with integrated memory that maintains high image clarity and dynamic range while also enabling fast 30 fps shooting and phase-detection AF. The 50.1MP resolution not only benefits still shooters as it also offers full-frame 8.6K oversampling for 8K video recording.

BIONZ XR Processor

A revised BIONZ XR engine greatly benefits image processing capabilities throughout the camera system, including up to 8x faster processing, greatly reduced rolling shutter, and more fluent interface and file management handling speeds.

Continuous Shooting Up to 30 fps

Efficient sensor design and processing enables high-speed shooting up to 30 fps at full 50.1MP resolution, with full AF and AE capabilities, when working with an electronic shutter. When working with the mechanical shutter, speeds are still kept high at 10 fps. Also, a large buffer memory permits recording up to 238 compressed raw frames, or 400 JPEGs, in one single burst.

Body Design and Connectivity

An impressive QXGA OLED Tru-Finder EVF features a high 9.44m-dot resolution and 0.9x magnification for exceptionally bright, clear, and detailed eye-level viewing. This viewfinder has a dedicated 240 fps High Quality+ setting for smooth motion rendering and the finder's physical design has a long 25mm eyepoint, 41° field of view, and features a fluorine coating on the outermost viewfinder element to benefit cleaning.

A 3.0" 1.44m-dot tilting screen benefits working from high and low angles. This LCD is a touchscreen, too, for intuitive shooting control and menu navigation.

Dual memory card slots both accept either CFexpress Type A or SD-type memory cards. The dual slot design allows for flexible file saving and handling and can be configured to partition file types or can be used for overflow recording. Additionally, both of the card slots are rated to support UHS-II memory cards for faster transfer speeds.

Redesigned menu structure is more intuitive and complements having different workflows and settings selections for movie recording and stills shooting. The menu system also works in conjunction with the touchscreen design of the rear LCD.

Magnesium alloy chassis assures rigidity, durability, and stability while remaining lightweight. The lens mount has also been improved to better support heavy lenses, and the grip rigidity has been improved for more comfortable hand-holding.

Extensive weather-sealing, including enhanced sealing around the battery cover, terminal cover, and chassis joints, has been employed to resist dust and moisture for reliable operation in harsh weather conditions.

Accepts the high-capacity NP-FZ100 rechargeable lithium-ion battery, which provides approximately 430 shots/90 minutes of recording per charge when using the viewfinder or 530 shots/95 minutes of recording per charge when using the rear LCD.

Full-size HDMI A port offers a more reliable connection when working with external recorders.

A USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C port has been added, in addition to a micro-USB port, for faster, more reliable tethering support. The USB Type-C connection allows the camera to be charged or powered from the host power source while connected.

Integrated PC sync terminal for wired flash sync with strobe packs or wireless radio remotes.

Integrated Ethernet port offers up to 1000BASE-T speeds for quick wired LAN sharing and remote operation.

Both 3.5mm headphone and external microphone ports facilitate greater control over audio recording.

Multi Interface Shoe supports working with the optional ECM-B1M Shotgun Microphone or XLR-K3M XLR Adapter Kit, which provide improved, clear audio recording sound by sending a digital audio signal to the camera, opposed to an analog signal.

Built-in Wi-Fi enables the remote camera control and instant sharing of imagery to mobile devices for direct sharing online, and support for both 2.4 and 5 GHz bands also enables wireless tethered shooting support. This connectivity also provides remote camera control

USB Type-C port can be paired with an optional Ethernet wired LAN adapter to provide 1000BASE-T connectivity, wired remote shooting, or FTP transferring.

Specs

Imaging

• Lens Mount: Sony E
• Camera Format: Full-Frame (1x Crop Factor)
• Sensor Resolution: Actual: 50.5 Megapixel
• Effective:
• 50.1 Megapixel (8640 x 5760)
• Aspect Ratio: 1:1, 3:2, 4:3, 16:9
• Sensor Type: CMOS
• Sensor Size: 35.9 x 24 mm
• Image File Format: JPEG, Raw, HEIF
• Bit Depth: 14-Bit
• Image Stabilization: Sensor-Shift, 5-Axis

Exposure Control

• ISO Sensitivity: Auto, 100 to 32000 (Extended: 50 to 102400)
• Shutter Speed:
• Mechanical Shutter
• 1/8000 to 30 Second
• Bulb Mode
• Electronic Shutter
• 1/32000 to 30 Second
• Bulb Mode
• 1/8000 to 1/4 Second in Movie Mode
• Metering Method: Center-Weighted Average, Highlight Weighted, Multiple, Spot
• Exposure Modes: Aperture Priority, Manual, Program, Shutter Priority
• Exposure Compensation: -5 to +5 EV (1/3 EV Steps)
• Metering Range: -3 to 20 EV
• White Balance: Auto, Cloudy, Color Temperature, Color Temperature Filter, Custom, Daylight, Flash, Fluorescent (Cool White), Fluorescent (Day White), Fluorescent (Daylight), Fluorescent (Warm White), Incandescent, Shade, Underwater
• Continuous Shooting:
• Electronic Shutter
• Up to 30 fps at 50.1 MP for up to 155 Frames (Raw) / 165 Frames (JPEG)
• Up to 20 fps at 50.1 MP for up to 238 Frames (Raw) / 400 Frames (JPEG)
• Up to 15 fps at 50.1 MP
• Up to 5 fps at 50.1 MP
• Mechanical Shutter
• Up to 10 fps at 50.1 MP (Raw) / (JPEG)
• Up to 8 fps at 50.1 MP
• Up to 6 fps at 50.1 MP
• Up to 3 fps at 50.1 MP
• Interval Recording: Yes
• Self-Timer: 2/5/10-Second Delay

Video

• Recording Modes:
• H.265/XAVC HS 4:2:2 10-Bit
• UHD 4K (3840 x 2160) at 23.976p/25p/29.97p/50p/59.94p/100p/119.88p [50 to 280 Mb/s]
• H.265/XAVC HS 4:2:0 10-Bit
• UHD 8K (7680 x 4320) at 23.976p/25p/29.97p [200 to 400 Mb/s]
• UHD 4K (3840 x 2160) at 23.976p/25p/29.97p/50p/59.94p/100p/119.88p [30 to 200 Mb/s]
• H.264/XAVC S-I 4:2:2 10-Bit
• UHD 4K (3840 x 2160) at 23.976p/25p/29.97p/50p/59.94p [240 to 600 Mb/s]
• Full HD (1920 x 1080) at 23.976p/25p/29.97p/50p/59.94p [89 to 222 Mb/s]
• H.264/XAVC S 4:2:2 10-Bit
• UHD 4K (3840 x 2160) at 23.976p/25p/29.97p/50p/59.94p/100p/119.88p [100 to 280 Mb/s]
• Full HD (1920 x 1080) at 23.976p/25p/29.97p/50p/59.94p/100p/119.88p/200p/239.76p [50 Mb/s]
• H.264/XAVC S 4:2:0 8-Bit
• UHD 4K (3840 x 2160) at 23.976p/25p/29.97p/50p/59.94p/100p/119.88p [60 to 200 Mb/s]
• Full HD (1920 x 1080) at 23.976p/25p/29.97p/50p/59.94p/100p/119.88p/200p/239.76p [16 to 100 Mb/s]
• External Recording Modes:
• Raw 16-Bit
• 4.2K (4264 x 2408) up to 59.94p
• 4:2:2 10-Bit
• UHD 4K (3840 x 2160) at 23.976p/25p/29.97p/50p/59.94p
• Full HD (1920 x 1080) at 23.976p/50p/59.94p
• Full HD (1920 x 1080) at 50i/59.94i
• 4:2:0 8-Bit
• UHD 4K (3840 x 2160) at 23.976p/25p/29.97p/50p/59.94p
• Full HD (1920 x 1080) at 23.976p/50p/59.94p
• Full HD (1920 x 1080) at 50i/59.94i
• Recording Limit: Unlimited
• Video Encoding: NTSC/PAL
• Audio Recording:
• Built-In Microphone (Stereo)
• External Microphone Input (Stereo)
• Audio File Format: AAC LC, Linear PCM (Stereo)
• Live Streaming: Yes
• Webcam Functionality: Yes

Focus

• Focus Type: Auto and Manual Focus
• Focus Mode: Continuous-Servo AF (C), Direct Manual Focus (DMF), Manual Focus (M), Single-Servo AF (S)
• Autofocus Points:
• Phase Detection: 759
• Contrast Detection: 425
• Autofocus Sensitivity: -4 to +20 EV

Viewfinder

• Viewfinder Type: Electronic (OLED)
• Viewfinder Size: 0.64"
• Viewfinder Resolution: 9,437,184 Dot
• Viewfinder Eye Point: 25 mm
• Viewfinder Coverage: 100%
• Viewfinder Magnification: Approx. 0.9x
• Diopter Adjustment: -4 to +3

Monitor

• Size: 3.0"
• Resolution: 1,440,000 Dot
• Display Type: Tilting Touchscreen LCD

Flash

• Built-In Flash: No
• Flash Modes: Auto, Fill Flash, Hi-Speed Sync, Off, Rear Sync, Red-Eye Reduction, Slow Sync
• Maximum Sync Speed: 1/400 Second
• Flash Compensation: -3 to +3 EV (1/3, 1/2 EV Steps)
• Dedicated Flash System: TTL
• External Flash Connection: Hot Shoe

Interface

• Media/Memory Card Slot: Dual Slot: CFexpress Type A / SD
• Connectivity: HDMI A (Full Size), USB Type-C (USB 3.2 Gen 1), USB Micro-B (USB 2.0), 3.5mm Microphone, 3.5mm Headphone, RJ45
• Wireless: Wi-Fi
• Bluetooth
• GPS: No

Environmental

• Operating Temperature: 32 to 104°F / 0 to 40°C

Physical

• Battery: 1 x NP-FZ100 Rechargeable Lithium-Ion, 7.2 VDC, 2280 mAh (Approx. 430 Shots)
• Dimensions (W x H x D): 5.07 x 3.81 x 2.74" / 128.9 x 96.9 x 69.7 mm
• Weight: 1.6 lb / 737 g (Body Only)