Sony a1 Review

2 månader sedan

The Sony a1 is a technical marvel. But how good is it? In our Sony a1 review, we review things like autofocus, flash sync with electronic shutter, lossless compressed raw, video performance and more.
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Nick Volkers Photography 9 dagar sedan

Chipmunk? Thats a squirrel sir haha

T is for Timur 14 dagar sedan

Has Sony added lossless raw compression yet? sRaw, mRaw?

Michael1984 22 dagar sedan

Why was Chris in this video? Offered nothing.

basspig 28 dagar sedan

No DCI 4K recording is a deal breaker for me.

Rod Inatie 29 dagar sedan

Can you go into s35 mode in 4k120??? I use it all the time on my a7iii, and need it to work the same way in the A1 in any 4k mode, especially 4k120

Jack Tunnicliffe Månad sedan

Thanks for the review. Lots of good points. One item I would love to see covered and strangely no bloggers have, that I’m aware of, is the pattern noise and resulting moire issues with these cameras. I own both the A7S3 and A1 and they both have this problem. I’ve been bit on two commercial shoots, pattern noise on an actors shirt and yesterday mesh metal doors in a server room where the moire was son strong on the A1 the footage was unusable and we had to remove all the doors, which seems dumb. Should have run and got my Red or GH5. I know neither of these would have had a problem.

Todd Patterson Månad sedan

Quick, Thank you for all that you do! I have been following DP Review and then your separate SEmost channel for many years! A quick no technical question. @ just about the 11:18 time frame, there is A Building behind the car that's reads SERVICE. I think I have been in that area near Toronto (although I think you hail from the opposite cost). I was in middle of either opening or closing a TESLA Dealer Ship. Any chance that where you where? Keep doing what you do so well, Thanks Again, ToddBuff

DM DM Månad sedan

At a $6400 price tag Sony can keep this overpriced toy. I’ll just keep using my A7RIII. Nothing but greed.

siom4l Månad sedan

You look cool with the drums 😉

Kim Honkaniemi Månad sedan

lol i thought that was a vidoe but it was the burst :D

Stephen Green Månad sedan

Does anyone know if this has automatic focus bracketing? It should do at this price. If it's already in the video can you tell me at what point please. I haven't seen the whole thing.

DON LAI Månad sedan

Damnnn.... When Jordan sits near the drum kit, the drum kit looks way cooler...

AntonisK Månad sedan

any reason for no panasonic s5 review YET?

Stacky18 Månad sedan

This dude never blinks.....

Daniel Drejer Månad sedan

Can it shoot stills while recording video? If so, any limitations in size?

dsa Månad sedan

Jordan is AWESOME!! LOL

Blas Payri Månad sedan

8:44 the wall is in focus, not the face

GOLDEN MAGIC Металлопоиск Månad sedan

Дорогая камера ..пол ляма ...

SUCCESS MICAH Månad sedan

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Benjamin Smail Månad sedan

I saw a video about S cinetone glitch when rendering the reds. Looks like you may have had it here also.

Christopher Fascenelli Månad sedan

Jordan the cool drum guy!

KEEP IT ALPINE Månad sedan

Did you notice any video limitations with SD vs CFExpress? How much video recording space is on the cards you were using? Just curious which media I will need and what size/how many I will need. Won’t really ever be using burst.

TheJadedFilmMaker Månad sedan

lol the a9 is AWESOME for videos. I have some on my channel to back it up. just because other profiles aren't on there doesn't mean it's bad for video

TheJadedFilmMaker Månad sedan

hidden comment ?? 😲😲

Ada Ma Månad sedan

Every camera does look smaller in Jordan's hands LOL

Ken Wiberg 2 månader sedan

MegaBits vs MegaBytes ......... :-)

Robert Maoga 2 månader sedan

Good Job Jordan

C.G.C 2 månader sedan

He's freezing sitting out there wearing a shitty leather jacket hihihihi

Robert Saca 2 månader sedan

I couldn't listen to more than 2 minutes because of that noisy audio. A more appropriate scene to capture the video, some noise reduction in post, something, anything.

Hikingsteven 2 månader sedan

man I love you guys so funny

Rod Rocketon 2 månader sedan

When were you in Stillwater?

Voices of Music 2 månader sedan

Smart shoppers would really like to see a ZCam F8 comparison. tx

Paul Barbera 2 månader sedan

How snappy does it feel, like a canon 1DxII or III

Darrin Yo-mama Kimble 2 månader sedan

You look cool from your drum kit, now let’s see if you look cool on your throne! I guarantee you haven’t filmed from that room.

davidhunternyc 2 månader sedan

Hey guys, question for you: Why do you think that Sony is dragging its feet on the A7lV? All of these other cameras are being manufactured before the A7lV though they were announced well after the A7lV? Thanks.

Łukasz Zieliński 2 månader sedan

Chris, off topic: what ear plugs are you using?

Whatever Keeps You Calm 2 månader sedan

Best 8k, best 4k, best photography camera of any mirrorless or DSLR on the market. Not even a close second.

Drknsss 2 månader sedan

Didn't your mother tell you that you'll get piles sitting on cold rocks like that????????

David Love 2 månader sedan

So basically NOT the perfect camera youtube influencers are blabbing about. Thanks. Video color looks great if you like pink eye shadow. You spent more time making excuses for it or stating the downside to most features and still said it was pretty much the perfect camera. Huh?

Grant McWilliams 2 månader sedan

3:33 Megabytes! Those are 8 times larger than megabits. :-)

Aiglos 2 månader sedan

That thumbnail makes that camera look so fuckin' stupid tiny. It looks like it's the size of a credit card. The $6500 camera not much bigger than a Canonet QL19 from the 60's. Feels about the same in the hands. Should be bigger and have a built in battery grip. Nothing but a PS5 that takes pictures. 5 gens and they still can't design a camera body that looks and feels like a real Pro body. Sad.

Skux 2 månader sedan

All those pixels just so people can watch videos in 480p on their phones.

Le Japon autrement 2 månader sedan

Jordan eyes are so beautiful 🤩 can we get an Instagram with Jordan close portrait only ? Loved this episode !

KillingTheMost 2 månader sedan

Bump

David 2 månader sedan

Re: Purple Eyes... it's like some of you have never had to work the day after staying up all night with a newborn ;)

Juan Zamora 2 månader sedan

Come on people, we need to help our favorite Canadians. 2 days left for 300k subscribers.

BarTech TV 2 månader sedan

12:50 some really horrible banding in the background there, where the light falls off towards the edge of the frame. I wonder if it's SEmost compression causing this or whether it's present in the original file. 200Mbps seems awfully low for 8K.

Fernando Gandara 2 månader sedan

Love the blue eyes behind the drum kit.

TwistedGlasses 2 månader sedan

I want to see more shots behind that drum kit!

PYIPF 2 månader sedan

Next time is Christ turn to do BOTH photo and video review on another new camera...haha...

Thomas Santoso Westberg 2 månader sedan

Jordan is a lot more likable in the solo format videos than the ones with Chris. Strange huh?

Joe Susco 2 månader sedan

Super cool 😎

traximus08 2 månader sedan

Is it possible to use the ethernet jack and stream video over it using NDI or something similar or is that jack just for tethered photography?

Nathan Snelgrove 2 månader sedan

The skin tones look a little off... Hard to say if it's just a byproduct of Jordan being in front of the camera instead of behind it, or if it's an S-Cinetone issue. The cameras they bookend the review with during their Zoom calls look much, much nicer.

Jens 2 månader sedan

Man, this thing looks almost noise free! Hoping that that capability will find its way into the A7R V!

Rene K 2 månader sedan

Such a great Camera. Would love to have this. But its so overkill xD. Even more then my A7RIV. Would be so great to have the buffer and the cards on the RIV

Kasper Vang Hansen 2 månader sedan

Would be nice to see some tests of the new lossless compressed RAW. In my opinion something Sony has been missing for years, especially considering the mpix count of the A7RIV.

Isaiah Furrow 2 månader sedan

Not sure why I even watched this video.... I'm not at all considering rhis camera. But, I still enjoyed the video, the banter, and ...well... EVERYONE looks cool behind a drum set...even an electronic one...

beaubolieu 2 månader sedan

Squirrel! Or do they really call them chipmunks in Canada?

James Hoiby 2 månader sedan

I love you two guys and I'll watch anything you do! (Except maybe lingerie modeling. Yeah, definitely not that.)

mehdi zoghi 2 månader sedan

You are made for this

Circuits and Cigars 2 månader sedan

The comments here are nowhere as snobby as the ones at the DPReview website. It's like a less bitter version

A. I. 2 månader sedan

My a7iii looks old now. 😔

Lekker Prûven 2 månader sedan

How do you record 8k for 1 hour? Does that fit on the small Sony cards?

Peter B. 2 månader sedan

The greatest camera but it doesn’t have silent electronic shutter? How

Laura Brown 2 månader sedan

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likhoded 2 månader sedan

2:40 just look at your knees. What is that? blinking effect on a jeens. Should I buy this camera for Video?)

Dustin Abbott 2 månader sedan

Thanks for the review, guys. I can empathize with Jordan trying to film and put on a brave face in extreme cold :)

VidThreeNorth 2 månader sedan

Chris: Some people seem to have long term effects. I think I've heard about concentration, co-ordination and drowsiness. That sounds like driving related stuff. Extra coffee might help. I don't know. I'm just guessing. . . .

Rambalac 2 månader sedan

Wait. 4K 60p is not full sensor readout? But in some specs it says no binning in normal 4K. So, is it worse in 4K than A7S3?

Reshade Gaming 3 dagar sedan

@cogmission It's pretty trivial to transcode though, and then your good with any input codec.

cogmission 20 dagar sedan

Wrong: Sony's "binning" algorithm was thoroughly tested by Gerald Undone, and if you look at the results you'll see there really isn't any difference between the A7siii and the A1 in terms of quality of the final output. It's not "down sampling", but Sony's "binning" algorithm is exceptional. @John Bunani In 8K, the R5 uses an awful codec which takes a serious toll on your editing machine, so it is technically better (higher bit rate and chroma subsampling) but what good is that if you can't edit it? So 8k on the R5 really isn't even worth mentioning.

John Bunani 2 månader sedan

Yes it’s a “full sensor readout” as in full width, but with binning. It doesn’t have the 8k>4k downsample with no binning like the R5. It’s only non-binning 4k mode is when you’re shooting Super 35 which gets you a 6k>4k downsample but obviously with a 1.5x crop. You’re better off with the a7s3 for video unless you want 8k, but even then, you’re getting a super compressed low bitrate 8k unlike the All-I or RAW 8k you’re getting out of the R5, which require cfexpress type b cards for that kind of high datarate. This is more of a stills camera and not a video centric camera. People need to read into the details before assuming it’s better than the a7s3

Alex Armitage 2 månader sedan

Hey you guys in Canada do know that you can do a review inside right? You don't HAVE to be out in the cold to make the video.

Elliot אור אליוט 2 månader sedan

Skin tones on some shots were hilariously pink, first shots were not in focus. get an iMac Jordan so you can see what you're editing ;)

Dan Sherman 2 månader sedan

Get better Chris!

Dan Sherman 2 månader sedan

Look freaking froze Jordan.

Dan Sherman 2 månader sedan

Squirrel, not chipmunk

Yucannt Hahvitt 2 månader sedan

What is with that face in the thumbnail, creepy

BoleslawDeathinition 2 månader sedan

Great clip! But don't record anymore with this camera please, colours and tones are of, sometimes it looks ridiculous.

korbeano67 2 månader sedan

Reppin that Oklahoma shirt!

lisabethshaw 2 månader sedan

I think that was a squirrel not a chipmunk? The drum set made you look very cool. Thanks for the review!

Felipe Baez 2 månader sedan

Quick question, the aliasing on the jeans at 03:02, is it in the original video or just on the youtube export/encode?

Paul Scott 2 månader sedan

Sony > always trying to be all things to all people . technocracy gone mad. I bet it's heavy and cumbersome. And of course I bet you can't hide the junk in the menus you don't need.

Earth Level 2 månader sedan

why is sony so scared of green??

Jure Tomassini 2 månader sedan

I am waiting for sony A1 R mk4 😉

Sofronio 2 månader sedan

that was huge work for one man. Really really good job!

Tom Altman 2 månader sedan

Does HSS work with electronic shutter beyond 1/200?

robert 2 månader sedan

Jordan rocks, thx for the review!

monstercameron 2 månader sedan

lol I still remember the dating video a few years ago...

Has Akay 2 månader sedan

Good thing you realized you confused Bits and Bytes ....

Matt PointZero 2 månader sedan

Did anyone else see teribble colours and bright purple all over Jordan's face on the drumkit - what was that about?

Tomás Santos 2 månader sedan

I use a d70 and :o

jenesuispasbavard 2 månader sedan

Jordan is the coolest.

Paul Foster 2 månader sedan

That's nice! Thanks for detail information

Batman's Wholesale Acrylic Paints 2 månader sedan

I love Jordan

stureah 2 månader sedan

What's up with the purple eyes and chin when you sit by the drumkit? makeup or camera/lighting issues?

MondoTV 2 månader sedan

10:27 I thought Jordan was overexposed, but apparently he’s just a bright white colour.

M Thomas 2 månader sedan

I applaude Jordan for the effort, and this wife is right. But, why rush this "review" which is only a preview, not even RAW support is out. Why didn't you guys just wait for chis to come back. I expect a proper reshoot, the camera certainly earned it. Also, you are Sony fanboys according to site comments, don't forget 😜