With Sony A1 II, you can record your videos at a highest resolution of 7680 x 4320 at 30p,25p, 23.98p fps and save in XAVC S, XAVC HS, H.264 and H.265 formats. This means that Sony A1 II provides an impressive 8K video, highest resolution that is available in the market today. This is a new technology that hasn't became mainstream like 4K yet, but still gives the user a lot of room for cropping or sampling down to 4K or lower if needed.
A great advantage of Sony A1 II while shooting video at resolution of 4K is that there is no crop factor so you can use your lens at its actual focal length.
No Video Recording Limit Sony Alpha A1 Mark II doesn't have the 30 minutes max video recording limitation that many cameras have, so you can keep recording non-stop until either your storage is full or battery is depleted or the camera over-heats.
Photo/Video Mode Switch Sony Alpha A1 Mark II has a dedicated Photo/Video Mode Switch which lets the user switch between these two modes quickly.The menus and the settings of the camera are adjusted according to the chosen mode. This makes the . Sony Alpha A1 Mark II an ideal camera for hybrid use in the field.
High-Speed Video A1 Mark II features a high speed mode where it captures videos at 240fps which helps to create slow motion videos. If you shoot a video at a frame rate of 240fps and play it back at 24fps, the video will be 10x slower and longer than normal.
Microphones, Speaker and Headphone Connections Sony Alpha A1 Mark II has a built-in Stereo microphone and a Mono speaker. Sony A1 II also has a port for an
external microphone and a
headphone port for connecting external headphones which makes the Sony A1 II a very suitable camera high quality videography.
Sony ECM-W3S Wireless Microphone System with Multi Interface Shoe Also Read:
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If you are getting into videography and want to know what are the must-have video accessories for your camera, read our article: Essential Videography / Filmmaking Accessories for your Camera
Electronic Video Stabilization Sony A1 II also features an Digital Video Stabilization mode where videos are stabilized in-camera while you are shooting. Keep in mind that this effect may crop your videos a little bit and doesn't help stabilizing still images. This kind of video stabilization effect can be replicated by using some of the advanced video editing softwares in your PC.
To get the most effective and natural-looking stabilization in your videos, you can consider using a Gimbal stabilizer such as the DJI RS 3 Pro Gimbal Stabilizer below. Check
Recommended Stabilizers for the Sony A1 II for a full list of gimbals.
DJI RS 3 Pro Gimbal Stabilizer
