The Sony a1: How Good Is This Mirrorless Flagship Camera for Video?

The Sony a1 is undoubtedly one of the most impressive cameras ever released, and it offers photographers and filmmakers extreme performance and the sort of versatility to tackle just about any project you need to. This excellent video review takes a look at the camera's video performance and if it is the right choice for your work.

Coming to you from Parker Walbeck, this great video review takes a look at the video performance of the Sony a1 mirrorless camera. The a1 comes with a wide range of highly impressive features, including:

  • 8K 30p XAVC HS 10-bit 4:2:0 video recording with 8.6K oversampling using the full sensor width and low bit-rate HD proxy files
  • 4K video at up to 120 fps at 10 percent crop, up to 60 fps with full pixel readout
  • Oversampled 4K recording at 5.8K and Super 35 crop
  • 16-bit 4.3K raw output via external recorder
  • No recording time limit, with heat dissipation for recording over 30 minutes in 8K
  • S-Cinetone color profile for natural skin tones
  • S-Log2 Gamma Curve for up to 1,300% more dynamic range than REC709

No doubt, in addition to being a quite powerful stills camera, the a1 is just as impressive on the video side. Check out the video above for Walbeck's full thoughts.

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Alex Cooke is a Cleveland-based portrait, events, and landscape photographer. He holds an M.S. in Applied Mathematics and a doctorate in Music Composition. He is also an avid equestrian.

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