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Great camera with not so good of a battery life

Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2023

It's a really nice camera and it takes amazing photos, however, the battery life is not the best so make sure you invest in a second or even third battery. Good thing is you can still use your batteries from you other Alpha cameras.

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Brandon Ku

Fatal Flaw - Reboot Cycle

Reviewed in the United States on June 26, 2023

There is a fatal flaw with this camera in which it will suddenly go into a reboot cycle when it is turned on and won't allow use, factory reset, or firmware update. This appears to be a systemic issue as there have been multiple reports of this issue and it needing repair of the mainboard by Sony. And it occurs randomly so good luck if this happens outside the 1 year warranty window. Hopefully Sony addresses this issue on a wider scale.

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Aaris nazari

Great camera with not so good of a battery life

Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2023

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Kathryn Schultz

This thing is a beast.

Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2022

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I volunteer once a week at our animal shelter for photos for Petfinder. The eye focus for animals is spot on. The second photo is of a cat who wouldn't come out of the kennel in a dark room. The photo was taken at 12800 ISO with very little grain; which was easy to fix in LR.

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jose luis ramos serrano

Amazing

Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2022

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The camera is amazing. I needed a camera for family portraits and underwater wildlife/landscape video. This camera is the perfect hybrid photo/video. I am really impressed with both departments. More expensive than the R5, but the peace of mind of knowing that is not going to overheat inside the underwater case, great custom white balance and super35 no binding 4k made me decide.

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Amazon Customer

The best camera so far!

Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2021

Style: w/ SEL 16-35GMVerified Purchase

It has everything I wanted! 8K is amazing and the focus is fast and accurate!

14 people found this helpful

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Brandon Ku

Fatal Flaw - Reboot Cycle

Reviewed in the United States on June 26, 2023

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Great Camera

Reviewed in the United States on November 27, 2021

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Cameras perfect. Great buy!

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Monika

I just love this camera.........

Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2021

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I just love this camera.......

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mavn

Top of the heap

Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2022

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This camera just does its job VERY VERY well. What USED TO BE a problem getting sharp, good bird pix in flight is no problem anymore with 30fps at your disposal. Just point and shoot (do birds with SONY's excellent 100-400mm tele, or longer). No camera is perfect (so future models will eventually emerge) but this comes close. It's only money. No regrets.

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Visualista

Great camera with one defect

Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2023

Style: w/ 160 GB Memory CardVerified Purchase

This is a great camera. It focuses quickly, it tracks accurately (most of the time). It delivers great picture quality. As with most digital cameras, I habitually underexpose by one stop in order not to blow up the highlights. I then bring up the shadows in post.

The defect is that when the sun is behind your back and it shines on the viewfinder, the viewfinder blacks out. I have lost a few pictures of birds in flight because I could not see. By the time I shadowed the viewfinder the birds were gone. This occurs even if you set the viewfinder manually. Four stars only until Sony fixes this defect.

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Justin Guo

Wireless Connections Keeps Failing, Making Camera Rebooting

Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2021

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I wish I would love Sony A1, given that it has such great receptions from reviewers. From the Spec, it is the most powerful mirrorless Pro camera at the moment. However, once I tried to connect the camera to my Wifi or the Sony App on my iPhone or iPad, the connection keeps failing and the camera reboots many many times! This issue is even not resolved after latest firmware update (v 1.01). I posted on Sony A1 Facebook group and people there are nice to help and they confirmed this behavior is absolutely abnormal, might be attributed to hardware defect. I just feeling disappointed with Sony. A1 is not a cheap camera and they should provide better quality controls in the factory. As a previous Nikon and Canon owner, I never experiencing such hardware issues with the camera, especially when it is new and only has been used for a couple of hours.

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