Sony’s new flagship A1 II has trickle-up features from cheaper cameras

Sony announced its new A1 II pro-focused mirrorless camera during today’s livestream from its Creative Space event in New York City. The camera has various speed and performance improvements over its predecessor, plus a fast new zoom lens to accompany it.

The $6,499 A1 II sports a 50.1-megapixel full-frame stacked sensor that’s capable of shooting full-resolution RAW photos at 30 frames per second and up to 8K video at 30p (as well as 4K video at 120p). That’s not very different from the original A1, but the sequel model is adopting the body design of Sony’s A9 III with a slightly taller grip and improved ergonomics, an in-body image stabilizer capable of a claimed 8.5 stops of correction, and a speed boost button and pre-capture…

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