Sony a1 II Mirrorless Camera (Body Only) – ILCE1M2B.CEC

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FEATURES

• 50mp Full-Frame Stacked BSI CMOS Sensor
• AI Tracking & Human Pose Estimation
• 8K 30p and 4K 120p Video in 10-Bit
• Up to 30 fps Shooting with AF/AE
• Pre-Capture & Speed Boost Button
• 8.5-Stop IBIS + Dynamic Stabilization
• 9.44-m Dot EVF with 240-Fps Refresh Rate
• 3.2″ 2.1m-Dot 4-Axis Touchscreen LCD
• 5 GHz MIMO Wi-Fi, 2.5GBASE-T Ethernet
• Dual CFexpress Type A/SD Card Slots

Advanced AI processing unit for high-level subject recognition

The 1 II features a dedicated AI processing unit that helps to recognise people more accurately based on human pose estimation and also supports recognition of a wide range of subjects other than people, such as animals, vehicles and insects, with high accuracy. This dramatically improves Real-time Recognition AF and Real-time Tracking capability, and higher overall AF performance.

Improved human eye recognition by up to approximately 30%

Real-time Recognition AF has improved human eye recognition by approximately 30%, with human pose estimation improving recognition of subjects facing away from the camera, wearing sunglasses, or with the face obscured. Recognition of distant human subjects occupying only a small part of the frame has been notably improved, and subjects can be tracked better across occlusions.

A wide variety of subjects accurately recognised

A wider variety of subjects is now recognised for stills and movies, with a new [Auto] mode letting the camera select.5 Recognition of animals overall is improved by approximately 30%, with eyes of some small animals added, and the eyes, heads and faces of animals like dogs and cats recognised. Recognition of birds is improved by 50%3

AF tracking response settable to match subject speed changes

Fast Hybrid AF provides 7596 phase-detection points for tenacious tracking and pinpoint focusing, now with adjustable tracking response speed, useful, for example, in bird photography and light levels down to EV-4.07 in AF-S mode.

Flexible focus area settings

XL and XS focus area spot sizes are now available, as well as L, M, and S. XS can be useful to avoid focusing on foreground objects such as branches. It is also possible to create a custom focus area of a specified size and aspect ratio.

Selectable release time lag

Selectable release time lag modes are available via the [Release Lag] / [Start Display] menu. With blackout occurring on only the first image in a continuous burst, [Fastest Release/On] provides the shortest possible release time lag, while [Stable Release/On] minimises variations in release time lag, making it easier to release the shutter at the intended moment. The default [Auto/Off] setting gives no blackout when shooting is started.

High-speed continuous shooting at full 50.1 MP8 resolution

High-speed continuous shooting at up to 30 fps with full AF/AE tracking is possible at 50.1 MP8 resolution, with up to 120 AF/AE calculations per second9. Blackout-free shooting with no loss of viewfinder image allows seamless framing and capture of the subject as if viewed with the naked eye.

More control over timing to capture decisive moments

Pre-capture retroactively captures moments that occurred before the shutter was released1011, without compromising resolution, even when shooting continuously at up to 30 fps with selectable recording time options. Continuous Shooting Speed Boost can temporarily change the burst speed. Both features reduce the chance of missing that vital instant.

Extraordinary detail with approximately 50.1 effective megapixels

Sony’s extensive high-performance G Master line works with the 50.1 megapixel Exmor RS image sensor and BIONZ XR image processing engine to create deep, lifelike, high-resolution rendering. The sensors high pixel count means that the resolution is still a very impressive 21 megapixels when shooting in APS-C mode or cropping to APS-C size after shooting.

Selectable RAW image size and quality

Compressed RAW images can be continuously shot at up to 30 fps. For easier handling, as well as L, Lossless Compressed RAW, JPEG and HEIF images are also available in M and S sizes with the same numbers of pixels whether shot in full-frame or APS-C mode, enabling seamless mode switching while maintaining resolution.

High sensitivity, low noise, and wide dynamic range

Feedback from professionals has been taken into account to create highly effective noise reduction without sacrificing image detail, so users can shoot clear images of indoor sports at mid to high sensitivity without hesitation. Dynamic range at lower sensitivities is a wide 15 stops for smooth, realistic gradations.

Consistently accurate exposure and colour

Exposure and colour reproduction are notably improved compared to the 1, with exposure optimised for detected faces in stills and movies, and exposure stability improved by approximately 20% even when the face is backlit, over-illuminated in sunlight, or not facing the camera. White balance is accurate, even for subjects in shade.

Optical 5-axis image stabilisation achieves 8.5-step performance at the centre.

A high-precision image stabilisation unit, advanced gyro sensors, and optimised algorithms detect and correct camera shake for a groundbreaking 8.5-step effect at the centre and 7.0-step at the periphery14 and capture fine details even when shooting handheld. Synchronisation with compatible lenses provides further blur control, even at telephoto focal lengths.

Composite RAW modes for lower noise and higher resolution

Two composite RAW shooting modes are available. The NR Shooting Settings mode captures between 4 and 32 RAW images that can be composited to create a full-resolution image with very low noise, even at mid to high sensitivities. Pixel Shift Multi Shooting captures 4 or 16 pixel-shifted images that are composited to achieve overwhelmingly high resolution19 in a single image. In both cases, the compositing operations are performed using Sonys Imaging Edge Desktop PC application.

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