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Sony a1 Alternatives

The a1 comes in at #6 out of 70 in Pro Mirrorless cameras. Here is a brief summary of the a1.

50MP Full frame 737 grams ISO 32,000
Sony Alpha a1 front thumbnailportrait88street79sports90travel73landscape88vlogging36
Portability
61
Imaging
81
Features
93
Overall
85
2 card slots
better than average battery pack (530 per charge)
boasts focus via touch
change lenses (Sony E mount)
does not posses selfie friendly screen

Here are a few competitors to the Sony Alpha a1 sorted by their overall rating. You can easily see a detailed review of each camera or a comparison to the Sony a1 by clicking the urls at the bottom of every camera card. You can press on the symbol to take a look at a visual comparison or click here to view all of them side by side.

#1 Fujifilm GFX 100S
102MP Medium format 900 grams ISO 12,800
Fujifilm GFX 100S front thumbnailportrait96street74sports90travel67landscape93vlogging34
Portability
55
Imaging
94
Features
85
Overall
90
2 card slots
boasts focus via touch
change lenses (Fujifilm G mount)
comes with face detect focus
does not posses selfie friendly screen
max frames per second low (5.0 fps)
more heavy than others (900 grams)
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#2 Fujifilm GFX 100
102MP Medium format 1320 grams ISO 12,800
Fujifilm GFX 100 front thumbnailportrait95street72sports90travel67landscape92vlogging33
Portability
52
Imaging
93
Features
86
Overall
90
2 card slots
better than average battery pack (800 per charge)
boasts focus via touch
change lenses (Fujifilm G mount)
does not posses selfie friendly screen
max frames per second low (5.0 fps)
more heavy than others (1,320 grams)
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#3 Sony A7R V
61MP Full frame 723 grams ISO 32,000
Sony Alpha A7R V front thumbnailportrait90street79sports92travel80landscape89vlogging80
Portability
60
Imaging
84
Features
96
Overall
88
2 card slots
better than average battery pack (600 per charge)
boasts focus via touch
change lenses (Sony E mount)
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#4 Fujifilm GFX 50S II
51MP Medium format 900 grams ISO 12,800
Fujifilm GFX 50S II front thumbnailportrait92street72sports81travel66landscape90vlogging34
Portability
55
Imaging
88
Features
82
Overall
85
2 card slots
boasts focus via touch
change lenses (Fujifilm G mount)
comes with face detect focus
does not have phase detect auto focus
does not posses selfie friendly screen
max frames per second low (3.0 fps)
more heavy than others (900 grams)
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#5 Sony A7R IV
61MP Full frame 665 grams ISO 32,000
Sony Alpha A7R IV front thumbnailportrait88street79sports90travel74landscape88vlogging37
Portability
62
Imaging
81
Features
93
Overall
85
2 card slots
better than average battery pack (670 per charge)
boasts focus via touch
change lenses (Sony E mount)
does not posses selfie friendly screen
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#6 Panasonic S5 II X
24MP Full frame 740 grams ISO 51,200
Panasonic Lumix DC-S5 Mark II X front thumbnailportrait86street77sports83travel72landscape82vlogging79
Portability
59
Imaging
78
Features
93
Overall
84
2 card slots
boasts focus via touch
change lenses (Leica L mount)
comes with face detect focus
terrible battery pack (370 per charge)
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#7 Panasonic S5 II
24MP Full frame 740 grams ISO 51,200
Panasonic Lumix DC-S5 Mark II front thumbnailportrait86street77sports83travel72landscape82vlogging79
Portability
59
Imaging
78
Features
93
Overall
84
2 card slots
boasts focus via touch
change lenses (Leica L mount)
comes with face detect focus
terrible battery pack (370 per charge)
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#8 Canon R5 C
45MP Full frame 770 grams ISO 51,200
Canon EOS R5 C front thumbnailportrait89street72sports79travel72landscape79vlogging72
Portability
57
Imaging
82
Features
89
Overall
84
2 card slots
boasts focus via touch
change lenses (Canon RF mount)
comes with face detect focus
lack of image stabilization
terrible battery pack (320 per charge)
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#9 Sony A7 IV
33MP Full frame 699 grams ISO 51,200
Sony Alpha A7 IV front thumbnailportrait81street79sports84travel80landscape83vlogging80
Portability
61
Imaging
80
Features
92
Overall
84
2 card slots
better than average battery pack (600 per charge)
boasts focus via touch
change lenses (Sony E mount)
no liveview feature
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