15 Things about Sony's A1 You Probably Didn't Know

[@spaceweasel]

Gary, if you are turning into Santa Claus, I want a Sony A1 for Christmas this year.

[@robertdouglas9345]

I bought Gary's book while waiting on my A1 to arrive. Def. saved me time on the learning curve. I highly recommend his book on the A1

[@himalayamystic]

Thank you! This comment saved me a huge learning curve!

[@polymyxa8233]

Best teacher on Sony Digital Cameras in the world!!!

[@FriedmanArchives]

Awww... shucks! :-) Tell the world!

[@PecosHank]

Thanks Gary

[@FriedmanArchives]

You're quite welcome!

[@gordonnorman8259]

Gary - congrats on your move (we miss you in Socal) and getting the A1 book out in record time - very impressive!

[@FriedmanArchives]

Thanks, Gordon!

[@basembarakat]

Wonderful as always Gary.

[@FriedmanArchives]

Thanks, Basem!

[@csgbakersfield6233]

Sir I love your way of explaining everything in details I’m your fan now

[@FriedmanArchives]

Thanks! Tell the world! :-)

[@silversulu]

I'm glad you talked about the EVF blackout and that Sony is likely to fix it.

[@garyfriedman2005]

They fixed it via a firmware upgrade!

[@seanc8054]

i'll tell you what, i stumbled across this channel because i found a minolta srt 102 at a thrift shop, and the video was from 2012, and it was really good quality, ive seen worse from videos filmed a month ago, i hope you come back somehow and do more stuff, i like watching you :)

[@FriedmanArchives]

Thanks, Sean! Tell the world! :-)

[@MexBytes]

Gary the new Firmware just fixed the a1 EVF problem and IBIS one too! . 😉

[@FriedmanArchives]

Yes, noted in the comments. The IBIS issue didn't occur on my unit, but I know it affected some others.

[@desertgecko4549]

Well done, Gary.

[@FriedmanArchives]

Thanks!

[@theusbadenhorst]

Very insightful

[@bobdriscoll3310]

Now THAT'S the beard I always thought you should have! Anyone who is ponying up for this camera would be a fool to not part with the extra 0.5-1% to get the book to go with it!

[@luxmyg]

Gary, wait a day and Tony Northup will do another version of this video. heheheheh

[@FriedmanArchives]

Tony who? :-)

[@terrybartick1754]

He will watch this video and recap it-(((. Nice video thank you

[@networm64]

The point No 14 is a gold one indeed! That's a life saver! I hope it goes to other Sony cameras too! Well done Santa Claus Gary!😊

[@FriedmanArchives]

Well, the A7S III had a lightweight version of it (only f/stop and shutter speed could be controlled), so this seems to be a feature in evolution.

[@MaestroDK]

Bought several of your most excellent books! keep 'em coming! But now you made me want a Sony A1 :)

[@FriedmanArchives]

Sorry. :-)

[@TheAgora123]

From Canada you make always good video

[@lindamcd1217]

You are the man... the SONY Camera Man!

[@FriedmanArchives]

Thanks. Tell the world!! I survive solely via word-of-mouth from extremely satisfied customers.

[@traknologist]

Thank you this was very informative.

[@lorenroot4640]

Gary, love the beard! Hope you’re doing well!!

[@dandobi]

has an 8k camera... uploads in 1080 😭😭😭

[@Chuck_Burke]

You sir, are a steely eyed missle man...thank you for this wonderful video.

[@FriedmanArchives]

Thanks (I think)! 🙂

[@Chuck_Burke]

@@FriedmanArchives 🤣🤣 It was a reference to one of the engineers that brought Apollo 13 home safely....you are THAT good...No thinking...If I ever get the chance to shake your hand I may never wash my hands again...and the only time I have ever said that was to Joe McNally :) teee hee... thank you for all your sharing and information...you make learning fun...

[@FriedmanArchives]

@@Chuck_Burke Wow. Thank you so much for the kind words! Now my head's getting big. 🙂

[@FriedmanArchives]

Are you Buck Joiner?

[@Chuck_Burke]

LOL. No, but he is a good friend of mine on Maui.I am Chuck Burke

[@dchmielarski]

your videos are always interesting and educational :)

[@FriedmanArchives]

Thanks. Tell the world! :-)

[@chrisflight6436]

Touch focus on a smartphone is available for the A9II, just an app update not just specific to the A1.

[@FriedmanArchives]

Glad to hear that. I figured since the same app didn't do it on the A7S III, then it was camera-specific. Anyway, this is how it should have worked all along.

[@JonPais]

@@FriedmanArchives Imaging Edge app does have tap to focus with the a7s III but it is sketchy.

[@Martin-nu6ym]

I just experienced the EVF issue with my A7Siii. Really, really annoying. Conditions were bright sunny weather with the Sun at a low angle behind me. Looks like I will be using some tape on both of the cameras.

[@possisvideos]

i learned some stuff i didn’t know about my a1…thanks. i consider your book too…

[@1UAE]

thanks for the great video ✌️

[@BenjaminAdamsVu]

Thank you always full of informative INFO? haha! Thanks again Gary

[@swagfella2780]

There’s a hundred things about the A1 that I don’t know and they’re all caused by me not having one :(

[@Grr8jon]

Great video!

[@FriedmanArchives]

Thanks!

[@Jwitherow1964]

I couldn’t finger out why my shuttter speed was in tens, thanks not I know your the best on A1 God bless

[@hanshut8124]

goooood job !

[@ViceChief]

Gary, I bought your ebook. Thanks! I'm having trouble with the Imaging Edge Mobile app. I can touch to focus, but the shutter button doesn't seem to take a still anymore (it worked on initial setup). Have you ever seen anything like this? I'm stuck!

[@FriedmanArchives]

Tough to troubleshoot things like that via messaging... my first (possibly) condescending question is "is the camera or the IEM app in movie mode?"

[@ViceChief]

@@FriedmanArchives Thanks for that - didn't feel any condescension. The behavior I was seeing was that the shutter button would just enable/disable tracking but never take a picture. I tried every setting/combo I could think of, as systematically as I could. In the end, I installed the IA app on another android phone, and I was able to get the shutter to fire normally. Then, when I connected again with my primary device, operation returned to normal (shutter press takes and transfers a picture). On the problematic phone, I also have Monitor+ installed, an alternative camera control app. I wonder if it could have caused this buggy behavior. I'll post back here if I observe anything interesting. Thanks again for your book, it's been a big help.

[@USGrant21st]

Good video, Santa Clause. I want A1 for Christmas, I'll be good😁

[@maartenroest9204]

Nice, next to my Sony I also have a Olympus OM-D 1, it seems Sony 'borrowed' a lot of features from them! (And it is a good thing, as the Oly has so many possibilities)

[@lindamcd1217]

So you're saying it's not ALL from the minds of Sony? 🤭

[@maartenroest9204]

@@lindamcd1217 joking aside I think all manufacturers borrow from each other. The good thing is.. we photographers get increasingly better equipment. Although for me there is a 'good enough' so I stopped buying more gear. Oh and I am a Sony user from the Minolta days, and love my A7R-II and A77-II (even use the Dynax/Maxxum 7 film camera occasionally)

[@markrigg6623]

Thank goodness they didn't borrow it's sensor.........

[@Isaacimage]

Thank you so much ! Great info !

[@janepalmer1372]

I had the EVF issue in bright sunlight. I was not on auto switch, but had chosen the EVF. It was black as was the lcd. After some research and frustration, I realized that the EVF is an OLED screen and will suffer if left on all the time!!! So it turns off and on depending on whether it senses your face at the camera. So putting tape on the camera to keep the EVF on is not a good idea!!! Please think about unintended consequences when you go about putting tape on your Ferrari!!!

[@FriedmanArchives]

You're confused about the function of the tape. When placed properly the Auto Switch mode works the way it should, even in bright sunlight. It does NOT keep the EVF on all the time!!!

[@markrigg6623]

@@FriedmanArchives You didn't specify properly in the vid about how to put the tape on and the fact that doing it in a particular way is nessercary. So yes, it's confused a few people.

[@FriedmanArchives]

@@markrigg6623 KZbin videos can only be so long. I explain it all in my book, though - in a book you can take your time and explain every subject thoroughly.

[@timjenkins8943]

What settings do you use when you are shooting stopped down in low light? A1 keeps rack focusing and cannot acquire subject and viewfinder is grainy. I have to often shoot wide open in lower light conditions as af cannot acquire. Thanks for great tips.

[@FriedmanArchives]

As I mention in the book, the A1 shoots stopped down (almost) all of the time, and therefore has more difficulty focusing even under ideal light. Under bad light there should be no expectation of legendary AF performance.

[@timjenkins8943]

@@FriedmanArchives I upgraded from A9 and immediately noticed worse AF performance in low light with f2.8 lenses. tested af in same condition with a9 and it didn't hunt.

[@FriedmanArchives]

@@timjenkins8943 Try setting "Aperture Drive in AF" to "Focus Priority".

[@luxmyg]

canon R5. in parenthesis. love it !!!!

[@JonPais]

💩

[@jerryeisner1]

Hey Gary, Do you do One to One tutoring? I'm thinking of buying a Sony and if I do I will need support on Zoom. Please let me know. Thanks.

[@FriedmanArchives]

Hi, Jerry. Yes, I do! Contact me at [e-mail] .

[@Lofote]

6:00 Why does everyone refer to LED lights when talking about flickering lights? The problem is waaaaaaaaay older and yes there are many light sources out there that flicker that are NOT LED based. A light source either stabilizes the AC of the power outlet or not, and if not, it will flicker, easy as that. Has nothing to do with LEDs. This way people think LED is a bad thing, because it introduces new problems, but this is not true.

[@FriedmanArchives]

Back in my day it used to be the domain of fluorescent lights. LED lights are considered a "new" problem because they refresh at a different frequency which happens to interfere with the silent shutter methodology.

[@Lofote]

​@@FriedmanArchives as said the frequency problem here is the same. It is not a "new" or LED-related problem. We have lots of old school flourescent lights / neon tubes here at the university for example, absolutely long before LEDs were invented as a light source. They have EXACTLY this problem you experience with LEDs here. They just go on and off at 50Hz (europe) or 60hz (US) AC, thats how AC power works and if the light source doesn't "save" some power for the time where there is 0V output, it will be off at that point. Very simple. The reason why the silent shutter shows those strange lines is because it takes longer to read the the sensor than 1/50s or 1/60s, while that happens the light goes off and on and off and on. And so some of your sensors lines see light and some see the off-time. Nothing to do with "synchronsiation", just too slow reading. Stacked sensors are much faster at reading so they have the problem less.

[@Monik74nina]

Me interesa el libro esta en español gracias

[@FriedmanArchives]

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[@EricStarick]

Can you use the variable shutter in the A1 to shoot at 1/48th in video?

[@cuneytgumushaneli9820]

in case of attaching A1 on tripod upside-down for ground level shots. how can I turn the view on its monitor?

[@FriedmanArchives]

The camera doesn't have a feature for that, BUT you can view the video in real time on your smartphone and then rotate the phone any way that's convenient for you.

[@cuneytgumushaneli9820]

Connection of imaging edge is awful ,it keeps disconnecting it needs re pairing every a few minutes

[@FriedmanArchives]

@@cuneytgumushaneli9820 It is indeed a pain. Do you turn off your camera before it need re-pairing? I'm glad I'm not on the software development team at Sony, for in this realm there's so much outside of their control: The phone, the environment, the distance to the camera...

[@edjela]

Where can I buy the book?

[@garyfriedman2005]

Link is in the video's description.

[@Многоканальныймир]

Why not 4k? Sony A1 can shoot in 8K whay you can't you shoot in 4K? No hate just wondering, still useful video

[@mike969696]

"Just finished a best-selling book" :)

[@FriedmanArchives]

The book was released a month before the video.

[@mike969696]

@@FriedmanArchives Still makes a great phrase - I'm glad you used it! Life is so much easier with comedy, I feel!

[@RonHelton]

Wow, that is a thick book, but it pales in comparison to your thick beard. ; )

[@bjarnee.nielsen2723]

How to trust you as a specialist on Sony Alpha 1 when your video is not even in focus

[@FriedmanArchives]

And the light's bad, too! :-)

[@adokapo]

Do any owner of A1 really need book? Maybe few dentists.

[@jimmyqballs]

My apprehension with a piece of tape would be the glue line would break down from spring/summer heat and leave sticky adhesive residue in the chassis. Don't want to give Sony any reason to void my warranty! I'm going to try a thin piece of vinyl and see if that works, but that's a good tip Gary, thanks!

[@jimmyqballs]

I've been enjoying that Sony added a full sized jpg preview to the raw files. I don't enjoy the EVF, IBIS and autofocus dropping glitches...