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

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Review of the Sony a1, focusing on video & testing the 8K overheating, dynamic range, rolling shutter, low light noise performance, and color.
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Review of the Sony a1, focusing on video & testing the 8K overheating, dynamic range, rolling shutter, low light noise performance, and color.
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Table of Contents:
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0:00 - Intro & Disclosure
1:03 - Overheating
4:02 - Battery Life
4:44 - Thoughts on 8K
5:16 - Resolution Comparison
6:10 - Codecs & Media
7:03 - Noise & Low Light
8:01 - Color & S-Cinetone
10:03 - Rolling Shutter
10:34 - Dynamic Range
11:10 - Autofocus
11:27 - Body & Build
11:52 - Audio
12:40 - Final Thoughts & Value
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@thechrishau 3 жыл бұрын

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

@DetroitFury 3 жыл бұрын

Agreedddddd

@geraldundone 3 жыл бұрын

Ha. You're too kind! 🤓🙏💜

@stevenleflar5152 3 жыл бұрын

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🙌🏻

@TwoOneSe7en 3 жыл бұрын

THIS.

@jonathanpgentry 3 жыл бұрын

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

@dunnadidit 3 жыл бұрын

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

@CreativeTechLab 3 жыл бұрын

ALL OF THIS!!

@throwdown515 3 жыл бұрын

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 3 жыл бұрын

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 3 жыл бұрын

When You guys say it, Sony may actually listen.

@andytaplin1312 3 жыл бұрын

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!

@picasary 3 жыл бұрын

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

@tigerheaddude 3 жыл бұрын

That's actually a really cool idea

@terryo4352 3 жыл бұрын

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

@JericTamayo 3 жыл бұрын

Smart🔥

@heathwirt8919 3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant.

@DeusExAstra 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, very smart.

@TheNortical 3 жыл бұрын

"I'm Gerald Undone, your favorite KZfaqrs favorite KZfaqr."

@djprince26794 3 жыл бұрын

THIS COMMENT IS AWESOME!

@AlChemicalLife 3 жыл бұрын

Omfg, this is so true. Chris is always sending love over this way. Same with every other KZfaqr 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.. 3 жыл бұрын

💯 True

@mribi 3 жыл бұрын

Yessssss

@gkrrrrrrrrrrrrr 3 жыл бұрын

@EmileModesitt 3 жыл бұрын

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

@JericTamayo 3 жыл бұрын

lolll gold

@DetroitFury 3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂🔥😂🔥🔥🔥

@jgates 3 жыл бұрын

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

@Brownboy42069 3 жыл бұрын

Ooh this is spicy

@jabottom 3 жыл бұрын

Just yes...

@davemelges4659 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@chrisbrockhurst 3 жыл бұрын

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

@andreidanielivan 3 жыл бұрын

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

@ZaberAnsaryOfficial 3 жыл бұрын

non native here. zero problem :p

@caseyonlocation8257 3 жыл бұрын

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

@ragesaq 3 жыл бұрын

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

@jabottom 3 жыл бұрын

You are the only KZfaqr 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.

@DA-yd2ny 4 ай бұрын

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.

@MagicWeddingPhotographer 3 жыл бұрын

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

@amitkrupal1234 3 жыл бұрын

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

@BrodieTV 3 жыл бұрын

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

@Traversky433 3 жыл бұрын

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

@ElysianHombre 3 жыл бұрын

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).

@sydneydance 3 жыл бұрын

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).

@Jbobonline 3 жыл бұрын

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

@BorisBaldinger 3 жыл бұрын

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 3 жыл бұрын

🤓🙏💜

@kapilbusawah7169 3 жыл бұрын

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

@aebonstudio7193 3 жыл бұрын

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

@SizarReviews 3 жыл бұрын

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

@CreativeVideoTips 3 жыл бұрын

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

@moonboi100 3 жыл бұрын

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!

@zethiel 3 жыл бұрын

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

@DixonWangYF 3 жыл бұрын

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!

@FireMatePhotographic 3 жыл бұрын

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

@Vlaakster 3 жыл бұрын

As usual, you covered everything I'm interested in knowing about on the video side. You are so thorough! Thanks for what you do here!

@psoon04286 3 жыл бұрын

Its amazing how quickly and simply you get to the point in your reviews whether basic or detailed👍🏼👍🏼😊

@ReginaldEsque 3 жыл бұрын

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

@ChocolateManInThailand 3 жыл бұрын

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

@JoshuaHemmings 3 жыл бұрын

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!

@fionngorilla 3 жыл бұрын

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

@curtisjudd 3 жыл бұрын

Hey - that studio is SOUNDING great!

@VisualEducationStudio 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@ianporter1600 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for a great video Gerald, I’m waiting for the second instalment. Love the unbiased technical approach that i know I can trust. 👍

@TraitDOlympe 3 жыл бұрын

Gerald's reviews are incredible. And I love this setting. I wish you a lot of success because you are so good.

@finnillson4808 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@OfTwoLands 3 жыл бұрын

Thorough first impressions man !!

@MehranHadad 3 жыл бұрын

Your reviews are always enjoyable to watch 🔥 awesome work man 🙌

@mtdong 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent as always. I appreciate your focus, given your limited time with the camera. 🙏

@dna8269 3 жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@CreativeTechLab 3 жыл бұрын

Unscripted Gerald is always the most entertaining! LOL

@josedanielfiorillorestrepo8393 2 жыл бұрын

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

@BaradaGuitars 3 жыл бұрын

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

@MaxTheSensei 3 жыл бұрын

The one review that really matters. Thank You Gerald

@thatcherfreeman 3 жыл бұрын

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

@darylawaita 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@sriharijagannath2127 3 жыл бұрын

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!

@samuelboatengyt 3 жыл бұрын

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 🤷🏾‍♂️

@iPhonedo 3 жыл бұрын

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

@nikilragav 3 жыл бұрын

What's variable shutter?

@zollotech 3 жыл бұрын

Yep

@thisfatefulhour 3 жыл бұрын

And DCI 4K!

@LoverOfTech 3 жыл бұрын

Shutter Angle is a must

@DIYFilmSchool 3 жыл бұрын

@@nikilragav 1/52, 1/63 etc

@albertcurielx 3 жыл бұрын

AMAZING QUICK REVIEW! Loved it!

@leitchhome 3 жыл бұрын

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!

@MAKEARTNOWCHANNEL 3 жыл бұрын

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 3 жыл бұрын

Love you man.

@yu01025 3 жыл бұрын

@@sensualbydomeni why are u gae

@WesPerry 3 жыл бұрын

Loved the epilogue ramble. Less scripts, more ramble 😉

@vonwagner1257 3 жыл бұрын

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

@baskets8429 Жыл бұрын

great video! was testing out this camera last week so nice!

@Oliur 3 жыл бұрын

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 3 жыл бұрын

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

@loudandclearmedia 3 жыл бұрын

@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 3 жыл бұрын

you still dont need it

@rghrider5170 3 жыл бұрын

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

@evertvdb000 3 жыл бұрын

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

@JensLarsen 3 жыл бұрын

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

@GuillaumeB7 3 жыл бұрын

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

@javebjorkman 3 жыл бұрын

@@GuillaumeB7 sounds about right 😩

@ourtvchannel 3 жыл бұрын

@@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 3 жыл бұрын

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 3 жыл бұрын

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

@konsevdi 3 жыл бұрын

Love the new studio and what you have done with it! Hard work pays off and you’re a prime example. Thank you for the nerdy review!

@erichramone7812 3 жыл бұрын

Gerald. This is a perfect review video. I rarely thumbs up a video (mostly because I’m not moved to do so) but this video I was. I also subscribed thereafter. You are articulate in your processes and detailed in your explanations of them. Your audio test segue into your sponsors plug was clever as was your interactions with these amazing and impressive tools from Sony. Thank you kindly and I will wait your next one.

@bhgemini 3 жыл бұрын

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

@DustinAbbottTWI 3 жыл бұрын

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

@adityashubham8381 3 жыл бұрын

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

@benjaminthorpe7990 3 жыл бұрын

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

@HumblyNeil 3 жыл бұрын

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

@LashanR 3 жыл бұрын

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

@binaryinfections 3 жыл бұрын

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

@JamesDBuzzard 3 жыл бұрын

Do your reviews are so good I usually end up watching them one time and then put them on my watch later list to really absorb the content later on. 🤓 Another great overview

@detectivejonesw 3 жыл бұрын

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

@sadikazam 3 жыл бұрын

I WATCH IN 2x

@Rob_ot 3 жыл бұрын

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 3 жыл бұрын

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

@detectivejonesw 3 жыл бұрын

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

@caseyonlocation8257 3 жыл бұрын

@@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?

@kraft1954 3 жыл бұрын

Indeed, AN 8K MONSTER CAMERA!!!

@cyanidex 3 жыл бұрын

I love that you went back to the darker background! The shot looks so much nicer with that extra contrast.

@MylonasFilms 3 жыл бұрын

Been waiting on your review. Best in the industry

@ZacSopak 3 жыл бұрын

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

@Ihyabond009 3 жыл бұрын

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

@RareAmourCaptures 3 жыл бұрын

What treat! Thanks for sharing your experience with this amazing piece of machinery!!

@mbc_localjournalisminitiat4876 3 жыл бұрын

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

@nomadbarber 3 жыл бұрын

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

@ItsSKYYo 3 жыл бұрын

Anyone else here just for Gerald's voice??

@rbrtmllr 3 жыл бұрын

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

@JosePalomares77 3 жыл бұрын

As usual very nice review! You are the only person who covered iso and noise performance with both cameras. Thank you!

@aaaaaaxaaaaaa 3 жыл бұрын

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

@oldtexasblues3605 3 жыл бұрын

"I'm Gerald Undone and I focus breathe"

@terapieadhoc 3 жыл бұрын

Haha

@derrickrr5516 3 жыл бұрын

Under rated comment!!! 🤣

@zomberton616 3 жыл бұрын

Waiting for this! Gerald is the best source of camera info on KZfaq!

@philipperoux3010 3 жыл бұрын

Great first review! Can't wait for the photo tests!

@joshua.sutherland 3 жыл бұрын

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

@MrBobthened 3 жыл бұрын

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

@joshua.sutherland 3 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@alexanderhenshaw3177 3 жыл бұрын

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

@todabop9163 3 жыл бұрын

LOOVE your work bro! You save me so much headaches mann!

@TrevorMcGrathPhotography 3 жыл бұрын

Simply you are the MASTER! Deadly review...even the ending!!!

@Frytech 3 жыл бұрын

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

@kidblazer16 3 жыл бұрын

Man I can just here all they salty r5 owners lol

@j.kimmer1509 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@kodlee_indoors 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@youuuuuuuuuuutube 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing testing again! Can't wait for your 2nd video. So the video side looks pretty much perfect for me, honestly shocked that it has less noise than the A7siii and better dynamic range, and that even the pixel binned 4k mode looks as good or better than the 4k mode of the A7siii.