SONY a1 One YEAR Later REVIEW: Why I WON’T Switch to Nikon or Canon…yet

[@froknowsphoto]

Would you take the a1, z9 or r3?

[@ronnie4217]

Z9 please Jared

[@ikulyl]

A1

[@kentozapater8972]

depends, as a sony user im thinking about the r3 or a1

[@MiguelBorgesphotography]

R3

[@NeelKham1]

A1

[@DustinBlaise]

I got my Sony a1 back in June of last year. Coming from a9II and the a6400 previously, the a1 was definitely a huge game changer for me. the biggest attraction for me was it's ability to lock Eyes on Birds which previous Sony Cameras did not have. Being a Bird Photographer first, it was a major need to make it easier to get the photo I hope to get at the moment. All of this alongside it's 50mp which is great to crop or show a lot of detail as well as it's 30fps in Compressed RAW in which is the Format I have used in A9II and it really helped have a higher chance to get that moment. Especially when shooting Birds in flight or other high paced action. I took the a1 with me in Yellowstone which was great. the biggest test though had to be when I went to the Masai Mara in Kenya. There I really pushed the limits on the a1 shooting in ISO levels that I normally don't shoot in and came out with great results. There were even moments where I would use my Dad's a9II with a shorter lens to shoot up close moments and found that the a1 catches animals' eyes more often and accurately than the a9II since the a1 has the newer Eye-Tracking tech. the a1 may be an Expensive Camera, but I find it's worth every penny.

[@bluecheese20401]

How is the bird eye af? Does it work well?

[@BR34K]

@@bluecheese20401 It's hit and miss. I've had the A1 for three weeks now, and I've probably taken 10k bird photos so far. It's really good if you can fill a decent portion of the frame, but I quite often end up using the stick to override focus just as I did on my A7iii. So there are some hugely diminishing returns on the money you spend. But it depends what you're going to photograph. Great for sports. Great for birds if you have a hide. BIF works very well, but eye af isn't really a factor then. I only have the 200-600 though, and I imagine the 400 or 600 primes would be even better. The speed and resolution is the big selling point for birds.

[@JimEdds]

@@bluecheese20401 yes it works. Not 100% like when an bald eagle went by me at close range 30 feet and I had to pan fast 180 degrees at 250mm setting but that was the only time it lagged.

[@71Enno]

@@BR34K I can tell you with the 600 F4 the A1 is insane! It's like magic...I have the 100-400 and 200-600 but it's a different game if you combine the A1 with the 600 F4.

[@jonnyelpoiss7]

Thanks for that comment that’s exactly what I was looking for 👍🏻 I work with the R4 right now and it struggle big time to aquire focus on birds with the sony G 200-600mm 5.6-6.3.

[@iseewood]

I love that Sony put all these specs in a small body and doesn’t force the user to go to a big, heavy body. The A1 clocks in at 737g, the Canon R3 a little over 800 and the Z9 over 1100g! Not to mention how much more space I have in my camera bag with the A1.

[@michael-4k4000]

The Z9 Af is the worst. I own a Z9 and the AF Is stinky. Jared tells me how bad and he knows everything

[@johnw.3636]

This is a beast of a camera. Kudos to Sony. I can't wait to get my Z9 since I'm a Nikon shooter. I love that each manufacturer is pushing the other.

[@schiueva]

Not only the camera I like about Sony, I love it’s 50 1.2, the new 70-200 and third party lens support like the tamron 35-150.

[@1974achilles]

I shoot sports with Nikon bodies. The Nikon 200M f2.0 is a great lens for sports. I’d probably switch to the Sony A-1 if Sony had a comparable lens for sports, but I am thinking that there really isn’t a comparable lens.

[@WakeRunSleep]

This is hands down the best camera channel

[@romanpul]

About the variable shutter in the Z9. Nikon-Ricci said that the Z9 is doing the same thing as the R3, just in the background. But damn it, has it already been a year since the A1 launched? Time flies

[@fsi2210]

A1 owner here. My way of looking at it, is., The A1 doesn’t get in the way of the shooting experience. Which leaves me to concentrate on my composition and focussing on my intent. Which is all I could ask for.

[@busyrand]

How do you deal with the price of the cards? The expense for backup cards is a major deterrent to me.

[@fsi2210]

@@busyrand I used SD V90, til recently. Got the Sony CEfexpress when they went on sale. V90 were very usable for me. I didn’t run into any buffer issues, My burst shoots are usually 1 to 2 seconds @ 30fps.

[@justketh4298]

​@@busyrand @fsi22 exactly why i sold my a7iii and bought a1 instead of a7siii, and right now v90 cards are plentiful for me.. will buy cf exp a when there is a huge sale or rate comes down

[@Grr8jon]

I feel the same. It's a great camera.

[@AdamMason]

I've never seen someone explain the best way to use variable shutter! THANK YOU Jared!

[@bradenfouts3169]

6:48 I'm not sure why I would be shooting only JPEGs on a Sony A1 though

[@Jessehermansonphotography]

This is my favorite format of your videos. I love the chill vibe in that area.

[@peterlucas6732]

Just switched from A7r IV to A1. Drastic difference in performance, and that's impressive because the IV is an incredible camera.

[@thanyawong]

What are your 2 big difference between a7riv and a1 besides auto focus and frame per sec?

[@Lu-gm9mx]

@@thanyawong I’m sure speed and file size

[@Studio.15]

In this video you said you wouldn't be surprised if Sony came out with the a1 ii at the end of 2022 or sometime in 2023. Here we are now almost 2024 and still no word! I'm waiting on the mark ii!

[@YanniVelez]

The camera is hands down AWESOME!

[@JessDemant]

Good review Jared, but I have to say that I manage more than well with the Sony A7RIII and the Sony A9 as I only shoot pictures, and I see no reason at all to replace them in the next few years, because for wildlife and sports photography I use the Sony A9 and for the rest my Sony A7RIII does it excellently, so I would rather spend money on GM glass the next few years if I get the need for it. Greeting from Denmark

[@sgpork]

I am still using the A7rii. Reason being most of what I shoot doesnt reqiure very fast af speed. I just spend my money on lenses the past 6 years. ^^

[@Pochi1]

Same two camera I have.

[@mitchellweitzman9329]

I feel another reason to stick with Sony, Jared, is that native Sony 12-24. That seems like such an incredible lens and better and easier than adapting the much older 11-24 canon

[@brett7406]

Yep Sony has me by the balls due to that lens. Nothing else remotely like it.

[@michaelchan1081]

shoot mainly wildlife. drive around with the A1/100-400GM/2x. sitting next to that in the passenger seat is an a7r4/12-24G for that landscape shot. both delivering everything i ask for.

[@tomlew55]

Specs, specs and more specs. Look at all the stuff my new camera can do even though I don't need it to. If I drive a limo to a wedding, do I need one that can go 200mph? Lately there seems to be way too much emphasis on tech over composition and the art of photography. Having lost out to smartphones I guess this is how camera manufacturers and those promoting, them are trying to survive. Your videos about actual photography were so much more enjoyable.

[@derrickrr5516]

If the specs you’re talking about are thinks like 4K, 120p or 8K then yes, I do need it to do that. Anything less hurts my retinas. I think 8K is the limit of what I desire but I won’t be happy until 60p happens and if they’re going that far they might as well go to 120p. Maybe in 2023.

[@arunphillips6977]

@@derrickrr5516 What a clown!

[@thesharpercoder]

Lar-Ree! Lar-Ree! Lar-Ree! I loved that Larry video. KZbin needs to give out Oscars, man. Hands down, FIVE ⭐️.

[@nickwilliams6716]

The file sizes are too big for the way I work so I'm sticking with the A9. I do hope when a A9iii comes out that its not too high in MP or they do something about their file sizes, more in line with canon. For me the ability to use flash in silent shutter would be very welcome in any new A9.

[@papsny]

V1.3 firmware fixed that for the a1

[@waynelytton7517]

Amazing.When I worked at National Geographic in the Lab in the early days of Digital, it took us 18 minutes to Drum Scan a trans to 100 mb size. Now one is getting a 150mb file in fractions of a second.

[@AyanZubaneyev]

Hello from 2024 and A9iii with 120 photos per second as you forecasted 😅

[@mahgirbsti]

Thanks for this super useful free guide, always go to your channel for facts and stats. Thinking of getting this for my first big upgrade. Thanks again.

[@jimgregus5990]

Thanks for not making feel like I made a mistake! Love´your channel 5 years later!

[@FacesOfLA]

Still have a Sony A9ii and it’s more than enough for photography and oddly enough I get more compliments off the video off my Sony A9ii than I do from the Sony FX3. Maybe it has something to do with the stacked sensors.

[@LiquidTrees]

yeah i'm thinking the next Sony "vid-centric" camera will most definitely have a stacked sensor!

[@megamastah]

Interesting.

[@baskets8429]

great video! was testing out this camera last week so nice!!!

[@SeddersShots]

Looks like an amazing camera, I'm sticking with canon personally(i just love the glass) and hope that the A1 really pushes canon to crank the R1 to the max.

[@ThreeCeeProductions]

The camera is only one part of the whole picture. Canon has more variety of high quality glass. Nikon also has a nice selection. All these bodies will be obsolete in three years but the glass will still remain.

[@SeddersShots]

@@ThreeCeeProductions Exactly, I am just in love with the canon RF 1.2s and the 28-70 F2. Plus my already very nice collection of EF glass.

[@Grr8jon]

@@SeddersShots sony is missing those f1.2 and f2.0 glass. I love my A1, but I would love those lenses.

[@SeddersShots]

@@Grr8jon I’m sure they’ll bring them out at some point, can’t imagine they’ll just let canon have something so many people want from their camera, especially at a professional level, exclusively

[@Seitenwerk]

@@ThreeCeeProductions definitely. I think that’s the point many people miss. But also the R5 already is the competition to Sonys A1 and it actually beats it in many aspects + plus the insane price difference. Sony is said to have the most lenses available but that’s actually only partly true. Because those lenses are mostly third parties in the mid range. They still miss the high quality stuff and it took them now 10-20 years to bring out a basic 50 f1.2. One day more will come, I am sure. But it will take a lot of time for them to catch up with just the basic lenses, if their current hardware even allows it. On the other side Canon is pushing out all the premium L lenses + unique ones and are now starting to bring out those crazy VR lenses. I don’t think Sony has a chance to keep up in this regards. And for professionals, the ecosystem especially lenses are a primary factory when considering brands. I personally couldn’t imagine having no access to such gems like the 28-70 f2 or the 70-200 f2.8 and all those f1.2 lenses.

[@TheRealBizWiz]

*Oookay, this is my first visit to this channel. As a pro-photographer; if I see and I like, then I sub and I share.* Jane’s Addiction is one of the most important bands in my life. I wish there were a love button!

[@oscarbaezsoria1650]

Love my R5. In the past I always found reasons to keep upgrading but the R5 is all the camera I currently need and honestly I think it would be my camera for years to come. That Sony is sweet though.

[@河粉-k1h]

The best for the money

[@michael-4k4000]

What about nikons horrible AF.... Jared how bad is the Z9?

[@lsaideOK]

Z9 for me. Staying in the Nikon metaverse. It is expensive enough to go Z without having to replace all my f mount glass at once. Did you use a pro filter in this video? So professorial and leisurely paced. I don't know why you would change systems at this point given how much you like the A1 unless you needed the pro build of the other two for some reason. That can make a significant difference for landscape and wildlife photographers who shoot in difficult conditions. It will be interesting to see which cameras are used at the winter Olympics. Canon R3 #1 I would think.

[@JaspreetSinghArtist]

most of the people who got their Z9 said their F mount lens working seemlessly or better compared to their previous D850 pr other DSLR.

[@davecrissinger8967]

He would not change, because he likes the fact that the A1 is more expensive.

[@JaspreetSinghArtist]

@@davecrissinger8967 😂😂

[@SwanSycorax]

Z9 for me. I have been a Nikon shooter for 12+ years and am very happy with their products, especially the glass. Sure other manufacturers may have some better performing features, BUT, we have been getting perfect results with cameras such as the D850, for several years and the differences between the A1, the R3 and the Z9 are too insignificant to warrant jumping brands every time one leapfrogs the other - that is just a crazy policy.

[@s7654r]

Woooww. That jet photo at 12:52 looks absolutely stunning.

[@baljindersinghsidhu3959]

My choice = Z9..❤❤💯%

[@olivervitze3753]

I give a thumbs up for saying straight out that you basically don't give a shit what name is on the camera as long as it delivers. I'm also not sad that you, Jared, sold all your Nikon glasses and cameras. By the way, I could definitely have used a few lenses, but I live in Germany and if your shirts don't make it across the pond, then neither do the lenses. What amazes me the most is that you use Canon for filming and Sony for snapping. Greetings from a small town in Germany from a fan who has met you before at Photokina in Cologne.

[@GearGeekB]

It also can shoot 4.3k 4:2:2 ProRes RAW video with an external recorder like a ninja V

[@ReginaldEsque]

My favorite feature of the A1 is that the button layout is similar to the a9 series so it’s easy to shoot with both in a dual body setup

[@JeffreyHauser]

Great review Jared! You are able to condense a topic & get to specifics that really matter to your viewers. Great content & informative. I liked your comparisons to Canon & Nikon camera models.

[@KassandraTovar]

My dream camera. Can't wait to hopefully get it one day

[@kevingarciamurga6890]

You have the best video comparision of all youtube

[@WetDoggo]

I'm curious if it's worth "upgrading" from a7iv to a1... or a1ii

[@Grr8jon]

Great review. My favorite camera. 🔥🔥🔥🔥📸

[@thesharpercoder]

💯 Larry 💯 That gets my thumbs up for your best photo shoot video of 2021. 💯 Larry 💯

[@johnmcard3116]

Lumix G9 shooter here. I can definitely see myself buying the A1 when I really start to make money on this stuff, for now MFT is just fine and the G9 allowed me to get a superb camera feature-wise for really not that much money (used, 800eur). I just feel like Nikon will always be the go-to for outdoor/wildlife photographers for the insane build quality (look at how Morten Hilmer treats his!!) but the speed and quality the A1 produces is next to nothing. If somehow, Sony and Nikon got together to create the Alpha 1Z or something similar, that would end all debates forever. Canon really aren't my cup of tea, I just cant see one specific thing they do better than anyone else. Sony have their low light and AF performance, Nikon is built to last a generation and are very quickly catching up to Canon and Sony's AF, but Canon are just... Canon? They're pretty well built and reasonably fast/good quality but honestly I would put my lil G9 up against some of their APSc cameras and be pretty confident that I could destroy them in things like wildlife/sports shooting. Obviously the newer cameras are quite good, but I feel like I'll always just have three horses in my race - Lumix, Nikon and Sony

[@Makta972]

Man, nobody cares about your crappy lumix . Who wants a camera without PDAF in 2022 ?!

[@jaegerschtulmann]

You have made some valid points of course. I personally think that Sony menus are misunderstood, Sony designed the camera with so many customizable buttons so that you do not have to use the menus, yes it's a pain maybe on your first 2 days, but once you set them up, you can pretty much forget about the menus completely. BTW you can save 3 different sets of buttons on your dial (I typically use one for studio/flash, sports, landscape). MFT and APSC are great systems too, I just wish they had better AF tracking, no PDAF is a deal breaker if you shoot moving subjects, video, sports and wildlife.

[@matthewsequoyah2665]

I read the whole ‘book’ 🤣

[@MrFirstdance2000]

@@Makta972 You'd be wrong!

[@bigdhav]

G9 is great! Love it for airshows. Makes those DSLR shooters envious when I can hand-hold my 200-800 equivalent :). Nobody cares for DOF when you're pointed at the sky, and the speed is still immense.

[@NASA-Shill]

A1 owner since last summer, and I absolutely adore it. I was coming from a Sony A7SII, sold it in 2018 anticipating the A7SIII, but when the A7SIII didn't quite have what I wanted, I waited. Delayed gratification. Then the A1 was announced and it ticked all of my boxes for photos and video. It just doesn't get in the way, no matter what I'm shooting. I don't have to compromise at all. Looking forward to what Sony does with the A1 Mark II but I don't expect any big changes until the Mark III. By then I may be in a position to upgrade...after I pay off this A1 personal loan. haha

[@varunkamal91]

Since you mentioned the loan for this camera, I'm curious, what do you do for a living?

[@NASA-Shill]

@@varunkamal91 I work for a Bible translation ministry where I create and manage the creation of Bible and other publications.

[@varunkamal91]

@@NASA-Shill Oh I assumed you did photography or videography professionally.

[@stuartschaffner9744]

I realize that Canon and Nikon build quality glass too. However, I am really pleased with some of the lenses that Sony has come out in the past three years. Light, sharp, and with extremely low flare. There was no reason to assume that Sony would have been able to do this, but they did it somehow. It would take a LOT for some other manufacturer to make me give up my 135mm f/1.8 GM.

[@johnd9357]

The 35gm is the smallest, lightest, sharpest fast 35 I’ve ever seen. Seriously it’s unbelievably sharp and the AF is super quick too. The glass is the only reason I haven’t swapped to canon. GM glass is just impeccable.

[@Mr09260]

Just such a pity that the fab GM lenses have to go on that puny Sony Mount

[@johnd9357]

@@Mr09260 I don’t really think there’s any puny bodies in 2022. Nikon, canon, and Sony all have good options.

[@bozmundarts2614]

Well that good glass was made and only made for that "puny" mount, for sony by sony... that "puny" mount has allowed third parties to make lenses for it too... what's so puny about it? A few milimiters less of size? I dont see where that has hurt it a milimiter in performance.

[@stuartschaffner9744]

@@Mr09260 , I have found that lens quality can make a huge difference in my photography. As an old guy, I find it a real delight to get sharp images edge to edge, with detail in the deepest shadows, and buttery smooth bokeh. I'll leave mount design to the engineers. They're obviously doing something right. As far as enabling-technology that really counts, Sony has dual processors in its A1 and overall a four year head start on the tricky engineering of producing stacked sensors at reasonable cost.

[@AR-vf7vg]

I think many people with a tendency to buy into Nikon strait (because, for) with the Z9 would be well advised (yes there is stubborn reticence) to consider Sony A74 instead. A many would be MUCH better of on many fronts I could imagine. But there are not any YT influences helping at that jet.

[@Alexander_Ivans]

Hi Jared how to change the color to sky blue (mine is gray)if u look at that sky blue box flashing when u push the shutter @(-4:15),.. well somehow mine was just thin grey box instead and i have spent 20mins and start pulling my hair cause i dont see anywhere in the menu to change that cause i think it is usefull and a bit more satisfying to see and confirm u took the pic specially in silent mode Can anyone tell me how i dont think he edit the video (change the color)

[@harryvuemedia]

A1 is my dream photography camera! If i can own 3 of them right now, I would do so in a heart beat. I love the 50 mega pixels giving me room to crop or just blow up and view it. Love the autofocus and tracking focus on it for both video and photo. Love the dual card slots as we can jump from SD to Type A. Definitely need the stacked BSI sensor for burst shooting. So the A1 basically has everything I want and need with it. Just that my i don't have thousands of cash in the bank to get this camera yet. I'm impressed in Sony's accomplishment with the A1 and i do think they will just keep getting better from here on out.

[@KOKOBC]

I have the A1 as well, but I’ve only been using the camera for 3 months

[@WesPerry]

Kinda surprised the a1 hasn’t come down in price since launch. Competition has ramped up since then.

[@Grr8jon]

I feel like they don't need to. I don't think they're worried about 30 fps jpegs or 24mp 30 fps pics. They have the edge for now...even if it's just a slight edge.

[@VIDEOVISTAVIEW2020]

@@Grr8jon it has nothing to do with edge, because they don't have edge in some. it has more to do with wait and see what happens. if the A1 sales started to trickles down, then they might reconsider lowering the price

[@sic04250f]

Here in Australia it was 10k on release, currently mid 8k but I have seen it just under 8k.

[@upshiftmediaprod.9611]

I am a automotive & motorsports photographer and an really confused between this and the r3 . I am already a Sony user but the bike and helmet and car tracking got me more hooked more than anything. Which one would you personally go for ? Would also love to see test footage of both on racetracks

[@livejames9374]

No need to change systems and lose $$$

[@iamwhatiam6281]

great motogp photographers with their photos printed in big posters calendars magazines exhibitions etc like gigi soldano are still using a nikon d4s with no advanced featuers

[@upshiftmediaprod.9611]

@@livejames9374 true that but sometimes the sony autofocus disappoints when capturing something super fast and want a little motion blur as well honestly

[@upshiftmediaprod.9611]

@@iamwhatiam6281 there are people who use manual focus as well but I have to really rely on the autofocus while shooting fast superbikes & supercars around fast corners and what not so yeah

[@iamwhatiam6281]

@@upshiftmediaprod.9611 if you take a look at his photos are just out of this world. you can improve your skills..doesn’t matter how much you are earning…if you hold the same camera for 4/5 years instead of change it every year with the latests model, you save 25000$ at least 😀

[@LookAboveEarth]

Loved this review, it was very relaxing to watch and super informative 👏🏽

[@echoauxgen]

How about bright monitoring and dual step ISO (600 and 12800) for those dark places and nights. Day shooters always forget to say.

[@diegoeidelman]

Good video! Just curious, Jared. Why do you use an R5 for you videos instead of the A1?

[@shaungibbs7400]

Probably $$$ or Steven said so. 😉

[@esco.letsgo]

Is there going to be a newer rival for the A1?

[@dsdddsd4543we]

I wish Sony, Canon, and Nikon implemented Shutter Angle in video mode. All it takes is software to fix this issue.

[@Panzardi]

technically you can just use the variable shutter to dial it in but if youre shooting at 24fps there is no 48 variable option. Hopefully the next update brings all new sony features and includes shutter angle. Sony? Are you listening?

[@markusschlevogt]

Funny fact: At work I use the Panasonic S1 for video and at first I used the shutter angle option. But now I switch back to the "manual" shutter setting, because I shoot in 30fps to match the most rates of screens but have to use 1/50 for shutter because I am in europe^^. But yeah, for guys who can shoot with 1/60 this would be very nice ;).

[@dsdddsd4543we]

@@Panzardi The other benefit is that once you switch from 24fps to 60fps, to 120fps, the camera automatically adjusts so that the shutter speed (180 Degree) is double the frame rate. It is a huge timesaver when shooting.

[@dsdddsd4543we]

@@markusschlevogt If you set the shutter angle to 180, your camera will automatically double the framerate of 30fps to 1/60 for you. It saves a lot of time.

[@markusschlevogt]

@@dsdddsd4543we Yes, I know. But in europe you get very often light flickering with 1/60. That's why I have to use manually 1/50 and 180° shutter angle make no sense for me. If I would produce my content for TV, it would be another story, I should produce in 25fps because of the PAL standart. But for web, 30fps are better for me ;). But I did not want to tell, that you're not right :).

[@wickjohn6149]

Why did Nikon dumb down the bracketing options on the Z9? Only 3 or 5 frames now... no choice to start with over or under exposed, either....

[@Hichamelbanine]

Gfx 100s or Sony A1 is better?

[@davidrobbins6286]

What is the IQ comparison (especially lowlight) between the A1 and A7R4?

[@TheWinwin4all]

IQ is about $3k difference

[@filoua9947]

Am curious to see what will the next A1 Firmware update bring .

[@davecrissinger8967]

A little more vinegar in it.

[@shang-hsienyang1284]

I hope Sony could enable small RAW

[@yossishtekler7599]

Now when the alpha r7 V is out would you switch to it or still stay with the alpha 1?

[@ramonriesen7756]

Same here…

[@photosbywalt7124]

Picked up the your Lightroom Super Pack. Cool.

[@EddiTaru]

Hi, could you please help me decide. If I shoot mostly video but sometimes I want to do a little bit of photography, would it be better to have one SONY A7s3 and one SONY A7R4? Or would it be better to just have SONY A1?

[@xr3217]

Hi I don't know if your question was answered but from what I've heard the a7siii is an amazing video camera. So are the rest. As for photography it depends on what you're shooting. If it's birds and animals the af on the a1 is the best by far. Or if you need hi fps. The a7riv is amazing. Great autofocus and higher megapixels. But for the a1 and a7riv you do need very good fast aperture glass so your photos are noisy. But again it depends on what your shooting. Lots of good 3rd party glass with great apertures and af. If you don't need hi megapixel then the a7siii would be your best choice.

[@fengshuischoolindonesia6161]

very inspiring narration, thank you Jared

[@scb2scb2]

Just for info, the need of shooting uncompressed is kind of not needed you can shoot lossless compressed on the A1 in full 14bits. Now at 30 fps also many reviewers assume we fall back to the 12bits compressed format sony has been using up to this point. (just check the exif data) but the A1 stays in 14 bits (also in the manual. Now why does sony now put 14bits in the exif data and not 12bits is simple it uses a new lossycompressed mode that turns out to be 13bits. Af far as i know nobody has yet tested the new A1 edge cases with compressed raw '13bits' vs the '12bits' one of say the A7R4 or R3 and that should be done. Recap A1 always shoots 14bits but in compressed mode (only enforced at 30fps) the compression seems to be resulting in 13bits images. What Jared is asking for is that you can set the mode pre speed (or per dial setting since they have that menu anyway) makes perfect sense and i hope sony will do that. I will also try todo a 'old' compressed 12bits review vs the new 14/13bits compressed mode in the known edge cases if i can find some time.

[@messylaura]

great video and review JP

[@komanguy]

I’m wondering if the technology in this camera is worth the price?

[@jenky1044]

The specs are good. I wonder about the 30fps or is it more in the low 20's.? The memory isn't a selling point to me, and especially the a6000 flipping screen. But that's just my opinion, maybe I'm being too picky.?

[@joseperez-cl8jk]

Hi thank you for your information as Someone who has the opportunity to review everything that comes out your review has a lot of choices for the customer the only downside to the a1 is the price I have been saving to purchase one but with all the wanted options cf cards , several g master lens and the price of gas now days the overall price is more like 10K on the low side but I still want one after watching lots of review and the big price tag it’s #1 and first choices. A2 S coming in a few years Thank you Sony for pushing cameras forward to newer and better options as cell phone cameras continue to improve the cost of R&D is high there is still a market for better cameras at a cost JoP

[@muhsin2076]

Brother what kind of Cannon zoom lens do you use in sports photography

[@fitnessimperial]

I think... I know that was the best review ever. Amazing info coming to you left and right to make the right decision. I'm saving up for the A1 and switching from Nikon 750. Yes, I know... I'm behind time as a photographer but it's not the size that matters.

[@河粉-k1h]

I attended a wedding last year and the photographer was still using D750.

[@davecrissinger8967]

Is the 750 doing the job for your kind of Photography?

[@fitnessimperial]

@@davecrissinger8967 I have a FM10 Nikon, it was my first camera I ever owned. Now I have a Nikon 750, soon I will have a Z9 or A1. It's not what you look at when taking a photo that matters, it's what you see. Can you paint your masterpiece with light? Can you see what others don't see? "A photographer went to a socialite party in New York. As he entered the front door, the host said 'I love your pictures - they're wonderful; you must have a fantastic camera.' He said nothing until dinner was finished then: 'That was a wonderful dinner; you must have a terrific stove.' Haha!

[@konradkoeppe2840]

A1 is a nice camera, it sorta comes close to those sweet pentax files but not quite yet....

[@edwardcollins3560]

I own the A1 and the Z9 and I love both, but the A1 wins out. Lighter, better AF no matter how many FW updates Nikon spits out, and sharper right out of the camera. I might have to do a little more post processing with the Sony colors but I rather that than have to worry about tack sharp eye focus with the Nikon.

[@xr3217]

Sony loyalty. Props.

[@zygmuntziokowski7877]

At a $6,500 price tag, it might be the best camera, but out of my budget.

[@VIDEOVISTAVIEW2020]

with the grip, it's $7,000. it was the best camera 1 year ago but currently only one of the best.

[@davecrissinger8967]

That is why he picked this Camera, because it is the most expensive. Excluding Leica, he always had the most expensive Camera. D4, D4s, D5.

[@shang-hsienyang1284]

You already can buy it used for thousands less.

[@powerzoom7750]

As Jared said its not for everyone, sony have great options

[@ciceronebezerra]

Great Sony Add !

[@Gino07777]

R3 of Course !!!

[@johnscott1372]

Is it possible to connect an external shoe mounted monitor to a Sony camera and still get an image through the EVF and monitor when shooting photos? I have an A1 and a A7R IV. I just want the external monitor for reviewing photos and for swiveling so when I take low portrait mode images I don't always have to get on the ground to frame the shot. The cameras go dark when you connect the HDMI cable and power up the external monitor. Any input would be appreciated, thanks!

[@pianoman1973]

Thanks for the review :) BTW - Any reason to shoot uncompressed raw instead of lossless compressed raw ?

[@karlbratby4349]

How does it compare high iso to the A9II ? I same as you have the A9II and A7r4 and am considering a switch

[@anvaypatel7906]

Is there any issue if I use one cf express and one sd card? Does the cf express speed drop to sd EVEN IF I choose to store the memory in the cf express?

[@GreatBogey]

Sorry if you never got the info on this but I know that if your second slot card is not the exact same as your first slot then yes the quality drops to the level of the lesser card

[@anvaypatel7906]

@@GreatBogey cool, thank you so much... I guess I will just have to pay up for one more cf express card sometime later...

[@GreatBogey]

@@anvaypatel7906 b&h has a 2 pack $100 off right now . But I would wait for November for black Friday and then you should get a much more reasonable deal but also check multiple places and keep them in your shopping cart and turn notifications on to save money

It is crazy 30 FPS Nikon D5 still beloved by many sport photographer is only 12 FPS...

[@BR34K]

30 FPS is great to have, but positioning and experience far outweight the technical progress made with these cameras. I have an A1 myself, and I've shot a few soccer games. My girlfriend, a sports photographer for 10 years, still shoots a Nikon D4 and D4s, and her pictures are way, way better than mine. I'm sure her pics might be slightly better with an A1, but she always knows where to be to capture the right moments. She doesn't feel the need to have a faster camera. You can't buy that sort of know-how. Then again the speed of an A1 makes the job a lot easier for us "newbies".

@@BR34K indeed one champions league photographer I follow on Instagram is still using the d4 s and shooting awesome photos. Funny when some KZbinrs told how bad was the A7IV because only 10 fps in compress raw but that’s still enough for sport photography

[@attilahardy]

Jerad would it be possible for you to put out one of your old school menu, options, and custom button videos for the A1?

[@AR-vf7vg]

What should be fixed (not improoved) in the A1mark2 ? Wasn't there an absurdity issue regarding choice of resolution in viewfinder or of the monitor - since les good than applied already on another body ? I dont remember ! Regarding improvement; I would like a monitor that moves 4 ways (like fuji or z9). Not sure if I'm convincable about the of-axis pivoting of the A74, but for portraits I really miss the vertical tilt option on my R3)

[@Jawad.1]

Either a1 II should have an active cooling fan or FX3 II should have 8k 60 fps internal.

[@Elazarko]

Hey Jared, would be great to hear your thoughts on image quality between the Fujifilm gfx 50sii compared to Sony a7 IV for example. As an outdoor portrait photographer though. Anyhow, thank you for all the great vids!

[@davecrissinger8967]

He doesn't know how to use a Fuji.

[@nanotec6]

What about the super mega huge giveaway results? Who won?

[@froknowsphoto]

it will be announced in a photo news fix soon. This stuff takes time.

[@busbyrobert3980]

Hey Jared. Should I wait for Tamron to finally re-release the 35-150 2.8 for Sony or just get the Sigma 28-70 2.8 for Sony? Been waiting a long time. What say ye?

[@xr3217]

Did you wait for the re-release? It is a sweet lens.

[@Rob060870]

Im still happy with my canon 7d mk2 and 5ds-r as my main camera bodies but im still looking at the great competition coming along 😊

[@StreetMusicReportage]

Hi Jared, I noticed that my A1 drains the battery even when is turn off, as much as a 20% overnight...Do you have a clue why is this happening? Best Regards Gio

[@youuuuuuuuuuutube]

Great video, crazy how the A1 is still ahead of the competition even though it released a year earlier. So, some obvious improvements for a future firmware update: - HI+ should automatically override the raw to compressed, and when you turn the dial back to Hi/Med/Lo, then it should revert to the previous setting, presumably lossless compressed. - automatic flicker frequency detection => choose the closest shutter speed, like the Canon R3

[@AGNDJGaming]

For video, should I get the A1 or wait for the A7s IV?

[@swancoffeehouse5983]

I'm watching this just to get a heart ache... It's okay a7II, I still love you.

[@stevenwaldstein2249]

I recently revisited this review and wondered how you view your recent switch to the Canon R3 and what you think it does better? I own the A1 but have an EOS R5 and did buy a Z9 to compare to. I struggle with the R3 only being 24 Mpixels. That is why I gave the Z9 a try. I do use a battery grip on my A1 so I like that but also like the ability to pack a bag with two A1 and just one battery grip if I need to. So I’m trying out the competition but looking to get additional info so thank you for sharing your thoughts. By the way I like your weekly podcast with Steven. Thank you.

[@froknowsphoto]

Why do you struggle with 24. I have no issues

[@stevenwaldstein2249]

@@froknowsphoto I struggle with 24 Mpixels because I want more for BIF and cropping and I can afford to get higher resolution and not a 600mm f/4 if I don’t go with an R3. Is it wrong to think about it that way? With either Sony 50 Mpixels or Nikon 45.7 Mpixels I think I get that.

[@froknowsphoto]

What’s BIF? Yes I think 24 is plenty. I also don’t rely on cropping.

[@stevenwaldstein2249]

@@froknowsphoto Birds In Flight

[@stevenwaldstein2249]

Sorry there was no rocket launch on Saturday.

[@davecrissinger8967]

Plus, more expensive Camera equals Big Flexing Time.

[@travislenhoff5032]

Jared, as always, super informative, I have a question about write speeds. I have an A1, and shoot with a CFE-A in Slot1 for my raw images and a U3, V90 SD card in Slot2 to back up JPEGs. Is it slowing down my camera or the write speed on my raws by backing up the JPEGS in Slot2? I shoot sports and wildlife often at 30fps.

[@anonym5510]

Lmao I had this video playing on the side while focusing on something else, and all I heard is "$7000 usd, or something like $51,000 Cad". Im canadian and hearing that was enough to pull my attention and make me laugh haha.

[@trowawayacc]

So is the guide any good? Will i be entered on random raffle?

[@MaxwellsUnearthly]

I'm wondering if I should pause until the new Sony a1 is unveiled or should I just get this one? Also, I really don't need 8K (4K 60 is plenty) but the 30 FPS and the great combination of video and photo has me really excited for this one, any suggestions? should I stick with this, wait, or look at another camera that is greatly comparable?

[@EddiTaru]

Amazing review. If you say SONAY A1 isn't for video lol. I'm out. I'm blown away by it's video specs.

[@gregwilsonnaturephotography]

Z9 actually you look way better in the Z T shirt. 😜

[@kellyroy8506]

Love the review AND the shirt 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

[@ApertureAlchemy]

Curious how you seem to be looking through the viewfinder while recording the the display from an external monitor.