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SONY’S A1 II IS ANEW FLAGSHIP CAMERA WITH GAME-CHANGING AUTOFOCUS

The all-powerful new Sony A1 II is here –and it offers aglimpse into the future of the brand’s autofocus featuring automatic subject detection

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Sony has just announced the crown jewel in its lineup – the Sony A1 II.This latest flagship takes the baton from the original A1 and continues Sony’s allembracing approach to camera design. That said, this isn’t the most significant update you will ever see on a flagship camera – the A1 carries a lot over from the previous model, including the excellent 50.1MP sensor, with Sony’s global shutter seemingly solely reserved for the A9 III now. Meanwhile, other improvements come from the addition of features we have seen featured in other Sony models since the original A1’s launch.

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