Sony has announced the alpha 1, a fast, high-res 50MP camera capable of shooting at 30 fps with no blackout. It is capable of 8K video.

It uses a stacked CMOS sensor and a pair of new Bionz XR processors.

It uses the stacked CMOS sensor technology first seen in the a9 but takes it further, allowing silent, no-blackout images at up to 30 fps. Despite having twice as many pixels, the a1 promises to have 1.5x less rolling shutter.

It becomes the first Sony camera to offer Lossless compress Raw and can also capture HEIF for 10-bit compressed capture.

The camera pushes the autofocus forward from the a9 cameras, offering 92% coverage and now expanding its 'Real-time Eye AF' to work with birds, as well as animals and people.

The camera has a 9.44M dot OLED viewfinder that can be refreshed at up to 240fps. It has an impressive 0.9x magnification and an eye-point of 25mm, which should allow the finder to be seen even when wearing glasses.

The a1 can shoot 8K video at up to 30p using its full width. This uses all its horizontal pixels, capturing 8.6K footage and downsizing it to 8K to provide improved resolution.

Like the a7S III, it can shoot 4K at up to 120p in 10-bit 4:2:2 quality. Sony says it uses 5.8K pixels in its Super 35 (~APS-C) mode. Also like the a7S III it can output 16-bit Raw video output over HDMI.

It will cost around $6500 and will be available in March.

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