1 month ago | By Peta Pixel

The Sony Alpha 1 is undoubtedly impressive. It's the culmination of years of technology advancements across multiple camera lines that have converged into a single, outrageously powerful capture device. It also is a return to the idea that the best camera a company can make is not for the masses.
Time was, the most advanced camera that a company could develop was not one that would be for everyone. Back in the DSLR age, the Canon 1D and Nikon D1 lines were cameras that showed the most of what could be done in technology to support the most high-end, discerning, working pros. And for the...
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This is What 8K Video Looks Like on the Sony Alpha 1

1 month ago | By Peta Pixel

Sony has announced its new flagship camera, the Alpha 1 , which is capable of 8K video capture. If you're curious what that looks like, Sony has uploaded a video to allow for close inspection.
While it is still subject to YouTube's compression, the video here should give a good example of what to expect out of Sony's latest. While the Alpha 1 is capable of 4Kp120 in 4:2:2 10-bit in All-I compression, the 8K video isn't quite as robust.
The Alpha 1 offers in-camera 4K recording at up to 120 frames per second which allows the user to shoot up to 5X slow-motion video. In addition to...
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Sony Unveils the Alpha 1: 50MP at up to 30FPS, 8K Video, $6,500

1 month ago | By Peta Pixel

Sony has announced the Alpha 1 mirrorless camera, a camera that combines all of Sony's top technologies into one body, creating a 50-megapixel camera that can capture stills at up to 30 frames per second, blackout-free, as well as 8K video.
The Sony Alpha 1 is a combination/condensation of all of Sony's most advanced technologies into one body. It features a new 50.1-megapixel full-frame Exmor RS CMOS image sensor in combination with an upgraded BIONZ XR imaging processing engine with eight times more processing power compared to the BIONZ X processor.
It can shoot up to 30 frames per...
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