Sony A1
- Type
- Mirrorless
- Mount
- Sony E-Mount
- Sensor format
- Full frame
- Resolution
- 50.1 MP
- Announced
- 2021
Successor: Sony A1 II
Specifications
Sensor and image
- Resolution
- 50.1 MP
- Largest image size
- 8,640 × 5,760 px
- Sensor format
- Full frame
- Sensor size
- 35.9 × 24 mm
- Sensor type
- Exmor RS CMOS
- ISO range
- 100 to 32,000
- Extended ISO range
- 50 to 102,400
- In-body stabilization
- Yes, up to 5.5 stops (CIPA)
Autofocus
- AF system
- Fast Hybrid AF (phase-detection AF / contrast-detection AF)
- AF points
- 759
- Subject detection
- People, Animals, Birds
- AF low-light limit
- -4 EV
Shutter and burst
- Mechanical shutter
- Yes
- Fastest shutter speed, mechanical
- 1/8000 s
- Fastest shutter speed, electronic
- 1/32000 s
- Slowest shutter speed
- 30 s
- Flash sync speed
- 1/400 s
- Burst rate, mechanical
- 10 fps
- Burst rate, electronic
- 30 fps
Video
- Video modes
Resolution Max. frame rate Crop Note 8K (7,680 × 4,320) 30 – 4K (3,840 × 2,160) 120 1.1× 120p has a 1.1x crop HD (1,920 × 1,080) 120 – - Internal bit depth
- 10-bit
- Log profile
- Yes
Viewfinder and display
- Viewfinder
- Electronic (EVF)
- Viewfinder resolution
- 9.44 million dots
- Viewfinder magnification
- 0.9x
- Viewfinder coverage
- 100%
- Screen
- 3 in, 1.44 million dots
- Screen type
- Tilting
- Touchscreen
- Yes
Body and battery
- Dimensions (W × H × D)
- 128.9 × 96.9 × 80.8 mm
- Weight with battery and card
- 737 g
- Battery
- NP-FZ100
- Shots per charge (screen)
- 530 shots
- Shots per charge (viewfinder)
- 430 shots
Storage and connections
- Card slots
- CFexpress Type A / SD UHS-II, CFexpress Type A / SD UHS-II
- Wi-Fi
- IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 5.0
- USB
- SuperSpeed USB 10 Gbps (USB 3.2)
- Microphone input
- 3.5 mm stereo minijack
- Headphone output
- 3.5 mm stereo minijack
- Ethernet
- 1000BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 10BASE-T
Features stated by the manufacturer
- Anti-flicker shooting
- Built-in LED AF illuminator
- Electronic front curtain shutter
- Pixel shift multi shooting
- Proxy recording
Manufacturer data: sony.com
Last checked: October 25, 2026 (against the manufacturer data) · How we check
Size and weight
- Width × height × depth
- 128.9 × 96.9 × 80.8 mm
- Weight with battery and card
- 737 g
Manufacturer data: sony.com
The front view is schematic, only width and height are to scale.
Check the shutter count
The shutter count of the Sony A1 can be read from a photo (checked with ARW, JPEG files). Open the tool