Sony Alpha 1: A VERY IMPRESSIVE Camera! (Sony a1 Review)

[@thechrishau]

Gerald's basic review is still everyone else's best review haha.

[@DetroitFury]

Agreedddddd

[@geraldundone]

Ha. You're too kind! 🤓🙏💜

[@stevenleflar5152]

It’s so true though. This is the meat of the camera I want to know about. Can I afford it? Not right now, but maybe soon🙌🏻

[@jonathanpgentry]

Hi Gerald. The comparison at 800 looked blocky. What zoom level was that? Also you showed 800 but not 640. I assume they are both great there? I only shoot native ISO’s on A7Siii. I think we’re now spoiled into pixel peep mode. Between the Panasonic S and the Sony A where do we go from here? Maybe just out to shoot ;) Thanks

[@Ali_ReBORN]

Hear hear! 👍🏻

[@dunnadidit]

I love the plea to Sony in the middle... "PLEASE SONY! PLEASE GIVE US FIRMWARE UPDATES!" (also I agree... please)

[@CreativeTechLab]

ALL OF THIS!!

[@throwdown515]

I recently found out the hard way that you can’t set custom white balance in memory recall yet you can change any other setting. Why, Sony? Why?!

[@alesko5]

Sony - great on the hardware side, not so great on the software side. This is pretty uniform across all their offerings (including firmware for their hardware), albeit with some incremental improvement recently.

[@sleepylamp]

When You guys say it, Sony may actually listen.

[@andytaplin1312]

That 'close shutter when changing lenses' feature is a must for the a7s which is primarily a video camera. Shooting stills you can fix a dirty sensor in post - much harder with video - come on Sony it's just a bit of code!

[@TheNortical]

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[@AlChemicalLife]

Omfg, this is so true. Chris is always sending love over this way. Same with every other KZbinr who is like " Gerald Undone has cover XYZ so if you want to know about that go to his channel for all the technical stuff " I love it !!! 😀

[@JF..]

💯 True

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[@gkrrrrrrrrrrrrr]

+1

[@picasary]

How to prevent viewers from skipping sponsored section? Gerald: Let's throw an internal mic test XD

[@tigerheaddude]

That's actually a really cool idea

[@terryo4352]

I've only been watching him for like 8mo but he does it all the time, and its a genius move.

[@JericTamayo]

Smart🔥

[@heathwirt8919]

Brilliant.

[@DeusExAstra]

Yeah, very smart.

[@EmileModesitt]

“I’m Gerald Undone, and if your R5 is getting hot enough to cook a steak, put a little A1 on it.”

[@JericTamayo]

lolll gold

[@DetroitFury]

😂😂😂🔥😂🔥🔥🔥

[@jgates]

I laughed entirely too hard at this. Thanks for the laugh!

[@Brownboy42069]

Ooh this is spicy

[@jabottom]

Just yes...

[@davemelges4659]

I know you can't review everything, but understand, a lot of us are now just waiting for your review....................period. You start fast, you communicate fast, you test scientifically, you make sense, and I feel like I got 35 minutes of information in 15 minutes flat. Hopefully in the future you'll get to do a big, complete A1 review, but honestly, you answered my biggest questions, thank you.

[@jabottom]

You are the only KZbinr that I feel is criminally underrated. There are others that definitely deserve more followers, but you do what you do so well and it is effectively matched by no one else. There are no gimmicks or annoying clickbait titles where the creator does talk about the subject, but also talks to you and randomly hangs out with others talking about unrelated items for like 6 minutes for no reason. Thank you for the quality, and I hope you build to the following you deserve.

[@ragesaq]

Once again Gerald shows why he is the best. Simple, easy to follow and interesting, great review!

[@andreidanielivan]

From all your non-native English followers, thanks for the time spent in adding the English subtitles!

[@ZaberAnsaryOfficial]

non native here. zero problem :p

[@caseyonlocation8257]

In his other videos, he would talk faster, so this one is just fine...

[@DA-yd2ny]

Just watched this again tonight. I am not only impressed by the quality of this review but also the quality of this camera’s specs. Two years after its release it is still the number one. This says a lot about how great it is, especially in nowadays technological pace. Well done Sony, well done Gerald for a classy review.

[@chrisbrockhurst]

I have a sneaky feeling the Sony engineers pay close attention to your reviews of each cameras colour haha

[@DMRCapitalHill]

I work with Sony and this is true, but we pay attention to everyone’s feedback but most importantly we look at profit margins. Companies don’t give people what they want they sell what sells

[@MagicWeddingPhotographer]

OMG! A1 reviews are up! Gerald is the first one I'm gonna watch!

[@amitkrupal1234]

Seriously after launch even if m interested in A7m4, waiting for Gerald review especially after he undone R5 & R6

[@ReginaldEsque]

When my sub feed is filled with new reviews I alllwayyysss watch Geralds reviews first!

[@leitchhome]

You cover more meaningful content in 15 minutes than most people can in an hour of rambling. Great job keeping these clear, concise, interesting, and surgically focused on the details people will care about!

[@curtisjudd]

Hey - that studio is SOUNDING great!

[@FireMatePhotographic]

Oh boy I knew this was coming today, coffee is made and I’m ready to watch!

[@BorisBaldinger]

Every single time I am mindblown by the information you are able to pack into 15min. Thank you Gerald for all the hard work. I REALLY appreciate every single Video of yours. You helped me a lot on the way to make better films. Thank you.

[@geraldundone]

🤓🙏💜

[@DixonWangYF]

Love the review. I did not expect the pixel-binned full frame 4k mode to outperform the A7S III in ISOs lower than 12800. That's insanely good! What a monster camera!

[@ChocolateManInThailand]

Finally....the review we've all been waiting for ...Tony who?

[@Jbobonline]

“I’m Gerald Undone, and I ... never overheat ...”

[@iPhonedo]

We need cinetone, variable shutter and shutter angle on A7SIII!

[@nikilragav]

What's variable shutter?

[@zollotech]

Yep

[@thisfatefulhour]

And DCI 4K!

[@LoverOfTech]

Shutter Angle is a must

[@aitandechunveiled]

@@nikilragav 1/52, 1/63 etc

[@Traversky433]

This camera has two overheating modes. "Normal" and "You know fuck it it's your camera"

[@finnillson4808]

Well, after the tests for the 4K against the A7SIII and the ISO performance I would say the price tag is justified. I'm an R5 owner and the Alpha 1 is an amazingly spec'd camera.The two approaches Sony and Canon have taken is interesting. Sony is taking the "give the people what they want...for a price" approach that then eventually is allowed to trickle down to other cameras as time goes on. This is the superior approach, imho, then Canons odd curveball "feature-wack-a-mole" they do with their camera models. That being said, we are spoiled for choice these days and I love using my R5 and thats all that really a camera needs to do: inspire the owner to go out and shoot.

[@BaradaGuitars]

I mean, this is exactly what makes you special, everyone knows that you're a honst person, when it comes to review ! Thank you!

[@CreativeTechLab]

Unscripted Gerald is always the most entertaining! LOL

[@YanniVelez]

Man G. I swear I watch your videos and remember all your major points. When I'm in meetings at work and talk about gear. Because of you, I'm the "guru" in my company lol. Thank you for this in depth review of this camera. It was you that made me decide to get the Sony A7SIII - I saw a bunch of announcement about the A1 and saw your name come up. You were the 1st one I jumped to see. Always learn from you brotha! Thank you for all that you do and test to give invaluable content!

[@geraldundone]

🤓🙏💜

[@Oliur]

Here I thought I didn't need this cam. But seeing the better noise performance at low ISOs compared to the a7S III has got me super interested.

[@loudandclearmedia]

I was looking pretty seriously at FX6, but now I'm not sure. The A1 seems to be better at several things.

[@loudandclearmedia]

@Alex Regiani Totally agree about client perception, but lets be real, the FX6 is a tiny camera and worse yet (for perception) it looks like a 1980's camcorder. I have a RED Dragon-X as my client facing camera when needed, but am most invested in the Sony system as I shoot all of my stills and most of my video on Sony bodies. FWIW I don't think the client perception between FX6 and A1 would be any different. Now, If we're talking about a DSMC2 body RED vs an A1 there's a pretty big difference in perception and of course I'd rather have the RED visible to clients. FX6 interests me mainly because of it's variable ND.

[@ucevrim]

you still dont need it

[@rghrider5170]

Or you could light you scenes and come out with a better image...

[@evertvdb000]

i wonder if it's the same at slow motion 120f/s

[@Antoni_Hjalmarsson]

I like how you put the sponsor in the video while you did the microphone comparison between the two cameras, didn't even need to skip through the video!

[@dna8269]

The real question is what cards were able to store 3 hours of 8k footage?! That’s insane! File sizes sound tiny but that also wouldn’t make sense. Amazing review as always!

[@zsomborczoma]

Also, why would you want to record 8K video, for a podcast? (Ideas welcomed)

[@DA-yd2ny]

I’m not a videographer nor am I a pro photographer ..... watched this video out of curiosity on how you respond to the Sony a1. I am impressed by how informative and well balanced your reviews are.

[@VisualEducationStudio]

Great review Gerald. When considering the price at the end, it should be noted that the price is largely down to it's high specs as a Stills camera rather than a video camera.

[@zethiel]

Dude... your reviews on cameras are really by far, the best on all KZbin... amazing work. Thank you for all the info, and your input.

[@BrodieTV]

Love your stuff Gerald, you’re helping so many people my man keep it up 🔥🙏

[@cameranerdsmedia]

The golden age of Sony cameras is here. Glad we have Gerald to show case these cameras for us. Thank You

[@CreativeVideoTips]

I love the "nerdy tests" that you do! Great overview Gerald.

[@dallasholston]

Gerald, I loved the ‘unscripted’ bit at the end. Felt super authentic and loved to see that side of you in the video. Great as always!

[@MaxTheSensei]

The one review that really matters. Thank You Gerald

[@MikeEbrahimi]

Your comment about A7siii firmware update to include S-cinetone is very spot on. I respect you for telling the truth and giving Sony constructive criticism even though they sent you this camera to test. Thank you.

[@samuelboatengyt]

I was waiting only for yours review before judging, but man 3h of 8k it is craaaaaazyyyyyy and that recover time it is mind blowing, sony did it again 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@kapilbusawah7169]

Finally! Been waiting on this one for a long time. Another fine video Gerald!

[@JensLarsen]

The best thing about this camera is probably that I now have to be in doubt about getting this or the A7Siii 😄

[@GuillaumeB7]

I was hesitating between the A7sIII and the FX6. Now I have another camera to add to my inability to decide list, haha.

[@javebjorkman]

@@GuillaumeB7 sounds about right 😩

[@ourtvchannel]

@@GuillaumeB7 Me too, I waited for the A1 to come out but as soon as hearing the price bought an A7s iii - Given I don't own an 8k TV ( have a 4k oled ) and don't plan own an 8k TV until Micro Leds TV's come out at a reasonable price I thought I'd buy A7S iii. My guess is 8k is exciting today but it will be common in cameras 18 months to 2 years out. I am excited by 8k but really do I need something can't I even view.

[@timelapsega]

The A7S3 is excellent, I absolutely love mine. 10 bit makes all the difference and its a beast in low light. Huge step up from my A73, highly recommend it. I'd personally get the A7S3 and $3k worth of accessories over the A1 (unless you shoot tons of photos). You could get an A7S3, an Aputure 300D, an Atomos Ninja, a cage, and a lens or 2 for the same price.

[@JensLarsen]

@@timelapsega true, but I still get to wonder 🙂

[@adriantxu]

YES! WE WANT CINETONE ON THE a7S3!!! Thank you, Gerald. They will most likely listen to you.

[@WesPerry]

Loved the epilogue ramble. Less scripts, more ramble 😉

[@dpfreedman]

The A1 is, indeed, very impressive but so is Gerald. I have less than zero interest in video yet I never fail to be riveted by Gerald's YT reviews. A more thorough, polished, fact-based, informative presenter just doesn't exist. Give that man an Emmy (or the YT equivalent).

[@MAKEARTNOWCHANNEL]

Took the top spot again G!....Just out of curiosity, How long did it take you to export this video? Asking for a friend.

[@sensualbydomeni]

Love you man.

[@yu01025]

@@sensualbydomeni why are u gae

[@DD-1971]

I genuinely think you are the best reviewer on internet. Review sites with multiple persons on the payroll can't do this. Thank you, this is very helpful. (Although CC is funnier :/)

[@SizarReviews]

the video is very entertaining and very helpful , very thoughtful, man I love your videos , thank you so much for such an enormous efforts

[@JoshuaHemmings]

Gerald has been my 1st stop when all the tech reviewers for camera gear do the mass content drops! Keep it up! Thank you again for helping us be better consumers and do helps us do our jobs better!

[@OfTwoLands]

Thorough first impressions man !!

[@ElysianHombre]

Thanks Gerald! You never disappoint. Appreciate the level of thought you put into everything (even your ads! very smart way to include an ad without making it feel like an interruption. Surely keeps your audience and your sponsors both happy).

[@bhgemini]

I love when 'Oh btw Gerald' appears. Funny and still extremely relevant.

[@ChrisWilmshurst]

I'm sure ill binge these videos all day - but I always come to you for the technical details!

[@detectivejonesw]

"I'm Gerald undone, and I watch Gerald undone videos on 1.25× speed."

[@sadikazam]

I WATCH IN 2x

[@Rob_ot]

It's already too fast for me : I watch those videos in x0,5 😅 (just kidding, your rhythm is perfect for non English natives speakers)

[@caseyonlocation8257]

Okay, where the hay is the setting to watch at different speeds on KZbin???

[@detectivejonesw]

@@caseyonlocation8257 it's in the three dots where you also change video quality.

[@caseyonlocation8257]

@@detectivejonesw I see the cog wheel to change video setting to say 4K. But I don't see the 3 dots for changing video speed. Where is that?

[@vergesslich82]

A 3 hour podcast in 8k is what the world needs right now.

[@jatsajatsa]

Tommy-82 Exactly what I was thinking.

[@LashanR]

Video aside I'm pretty impressed by the quality of Sony's in-built mics

[@darylawaita]

Seriously one of the best technical reviews of this camera. You're one of the few who do the ever-important Dynamic Range test. Great perspective and review.

[@thatcherfreeman]

The low light performance is really impressive. I wonder if the low noise levels also exist in RAW photos/video or if it's just better noise reduction thanks to the higher resolution sensor

[@sriharijagannath2127]

I totally loved how you made the sponsored segment of the video a value add by comparing the mics of the cameras. This kind of ensures that the viewers got to see the sponsored ad as well as gain some valuable insight about the difference in the A1 and A7SIII.Thanks for the review!

[@ZacSopak]

Someone get the steak sauce 🥩 this thing is A1 🤓 Great video Gerald!

[@VideoTechExplained]

I never clicked on a video so fast! As soon as the A1 was announced I was itching to see Gerald put it through its paces.

[@kraft1954]

Indeed, AN 8K MONSTER CAMERA!!!

[@theTechNotice]

Gerald Review is all we need.

[@ItzSKYVlogs]

Anyone else here just for Gerald's voice??

[@moonboi100]

Thank you for focusing on the nerdy video tests Gerald! Your note on cinetone reaching the A7S III gives me hope that it'll come!

[@Ihyabond009]

"I'm gerald undone, and I -sell propane- review cameras and camera accessories."

[@bayuarama]

I love how other youtuber also watch Gerald's video with the same excitement like the rest of us, cheers!

[@HumblyNeil]

I'm delighted to nominate myself to be on the list of the Alpha 1 give-away competition. Thanks! ;-)

[@adityashubham8381]

I have been waiting for Gerald to review this camera, ever since it came out. Finally it's here. Good day today!

[@DustinAbbottTWI]

Great stuff, Gerald. This is the kind of thing that I don't test with a stills-centric perspective.

[@fionngorilla]

Love how you do the sponsor time section. Useful and not annoying!

[@aaaaaaxaaaaaa]

The ONE camera to rule them all. Some hobbits are about to band together to try and destroy this thing.

[@jjpun6949]

U deserve 1 million subs ! Your reviews are honest, insightful, informative, way better than others !!

[@nomadbarber]

I love the channel and the review - but my ocd can't get over the table being off centre haha.

[@shrekpower]

Gerald, why are you so good at this? I mean you are seriously one of the the best reviewer I know!

[@oldtexasblues3605]

"I'm Gerald Undone and I focus breathe"

[@terapieadhoc]

Haha

[@derrickrr5516]

Under rated comment!!! 🤣

[@sydneydance]

Love Gerald’s reviews, so clean, informative and well set out. The geeky testing is so good. No sir, you’re not done, I’ll be waiting for the detailed review (especially regarding the photography aspects of the camera).

[@alexanderhenshaw3177]

"I'm Gerald Undone and I have multiple spigot recepticles"

[@joseallende8046]

Gerald Undone comes across so much more intelligent than the other guys out there on KZbin. Thanks for the review. This camera is incredible. I cannot wait to see what features are incorporated into the A7IV.

[@joshua.sutherland]

Hey, Canon, it's officially time for rev. 1.1 where you fix the overheating..

[@MrBobthened]

It's a hardware issue. Can't be fixed through firmware updates.

[@joshua.sutherland]

@@MrBobthened hardware updates tend to be called revisions. So rev 1.1 would be an update to hardware. You'll see stuff like that with motherboards etc where they can be the same board, but different versions where they may have switched components or modified the layout some.

[@ShawnShaman]

A1 reviews are up, but this is hands down the best place to learn about it. Thanks Gerald!

[@Frytech]

You see, Canon? That’s how you create great cameras! By using great engineering not cripple hammers.

[@thetalkingfly]

Gerald, Thanks you are all always a great resource.

[@kidblazer16]

Man I can just here all they salty r5 owners lol

[@j.kimmer1509]

Im a sony user and have an R5, I'm not salty...I'm LOL'ing to the bank; I got everything I want not for $8,100.00US dollars puhahahahaha.

[@summonedfist]

Most clever way to keep viewers listening to the full sponsor announcement 👌

[@nathaneng1]

Even though you didn’t have much time to make this review, it was still far more detailed than most of the reviews out there. Great work Gerald!

[@kodlee_indoors]

Your review is everything in looking for without the fluff. I was worried about overheating as I do a lot of long recordings and you've, without a doubt, answered all my questions and even covered dummy batteries. Hands down easiest sub decision.

[@binaryinfections]

I LOVE YOUR SET !!! Always been fascinated ! I never will skip a video no matter what!

[@josedanielfiorillorestrepo8393]

This channel is way too amazing. This reviews are the best I have ever seen. Thanks Gerald!

[@aebonstudio7193]

Thanks for your video, gerald! Your tests are really important to the community.

[@rbrtmllr]

Man, your reviews are the gold standard. This is amazing.

[@mbc_localjournalisminitiat4876]

Gerald you are so thorough ! Love it mate. That shutter closed when camera off.... wow... Sony listens. Amazing.

[@dannywinget]

Exactly what I needed. Thanks!

[@chuknorth]

quality work, Gerald. 'slow it down to 75%'... classic. Thanks for taking all the time and effort, highly informative and entertaining as heck.

[@andyhansenfilms]

As soon as S-Cinetone came up I was like "Please beg Sony to add this to A7siii... they will listen to Gerald!" And then you just went for it and I couldn't be more grateful for the S-Cinetone plea! You're the man!

[@eericc00]

Gerald was the first KZbinr I went to for the review of the A1. He’s the best... 😎👍🏼📷

[@AllenZee]

Clean execution. Concrete information. Objective assessment. Gerald does it again. Singularly unique on KZbin. Thanks brotha. Keep up the great work !

[@benjaminthorpe7990]

There’s something very soft about your voice that makes it really enjoyable to watch and listen to!! Keep up the great work 👌

[@geraldbaria]

Best technical camera reviewer in youtube!👏🏻 How the heck did Sony make a high resolution camera that's better as it's 12megapixel camera in dynamic range and low light ( below ISO12,800)?!? Amazing!

[@vonwagner1257]

Great new studio. Glad to have you back! Canada represent!

[@networm64]

Is there a way to give this video 10 times like? Cause it definitely deserves it! Bravosima Jerald! Ps; writing this comment pausing at 9:23! Now getting back to enjoy the rest!