Product Reviews

I brought this a month ago, and I am happy I did. I am using this camera for bird photography, and overall, the performance is satisfying. The auto focus is fast especially real time tracking. Image quality is excellent.

Wow! I upgraded to the A1 ii from the A7R V which wis a stunning camera...but the A1 ii is another level. The AF (I have upgraded to firmware V4.0) is almost supernatural in its ability to find and hang on to an object and the contrast and colours of the OOC images are as good as I have ever seen from Sony, Canon or Fujifilm. A stunning piece of technology.

I am primarily a wildlife photographer. I have only used the A1ii for two weeks, so, I am still gaining the deep knowledge required to use the camera to its full potential. However saying that it is without any doubt the best camera I have ever used. I have the original A1 which is a very capable camera about which I have no complaints. The A1ii just puts the icing on the cake with fantastic auto focus, pre-capture, improved lowlight performance, better image stabilisation, more dynamic range and a better body.

I've had an original A1 for over a year along with an A7RV for aviation and wildlife photography. I very much enjoyed the superior subject detect on the A7RV but didn't enjoy the rolling shutter issues. On retirement I have treated myself to an A1ii which blends the superior handling/response of the A1 with the subject detect of the A7RV. One welcome feature is the slightly bigger body as I found the older bodies to be a little small for my hand especially in the gap between the lens and the grip, that is now no longer an issue for me. I have only dabbled with the precapture but hope to be reaping the rewards of this feature soon. All in all a positive step forward and the A7RV traded in.

This camera is outstanding, fitting comfortably in my hand, and the 4-axis screen proves to be a valuable asset. The inclusion of the C5 button allows for added customization to access more functions. Nevertheless, battery life falls short of expectations, presumably due to the high-performance processors, limiting usage to just half a day per charge.

Didn’t think it would be better than my a1 but it’s a huge improvement

You should differently buy it, if you do not have money... borrow somewhere and buy the Alpha 1 II. You deserve new camera!!!

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Being an A1 owner i held of until the a1ii price came down enought to make me buy it , really only got it for the precapture , the dual battery charger is a bonus plus the extra small spot etc in the focus area settings , pity they decided the make the battery grip non interchangeable between both models. Have not had chance to test how amazing the "Ai" is.

I love my a1 mk2 it never lets me down. All weathers all genres it holds strong.

I've now had a bit of time to use the new A1ii to leave an honest review.. Firstly my background is that I'm a keen amateur photographer mainly specialising in wildlife. Coming from Minolta Dynax 7000i and 8000i to a Sony a700 before graduating to mirrorless a7iii, a1 and now this fantastic upgrade from the original A1. My key points are 1...ai auto focus with subject recognition.. Once set it doesn't let go of the subject 2... Crisper sharper images with a better handling of noise at the higher iso values 3... Pre-capture, I wasn't expecting it to be as good or as useful as it is.. 4.. The speed boost button I have it set so I can toggle between on and off but I may change it back to press and hold to activate it as I keep forgetting it's turned on so end up with loads of photos. But this is down to how I've set it up. 4.. Custom buttons.. This is a very customisable camera to set it up to suit your own needs for whatever you are shooting.. I'm still learning with it and setting it up for my own style of photography.. But I can say that I am very impressed so far.. When it was 1st announced I didn't think that I would get the benefit or it was much of an upgrade from the original a1... How wrong I was! I am in no way sponsored by Sony and have purchased all of my own equipment.. I absolutely love this camera.. Please Sony do not bring out an a1iii just yet as I can't afford to upgrade again so soon. As a foot note I have tried to add some superb photos of a Kingfisher that I took with this camera but Sony's moderator twice declined them saying that they were inappropriate... quite how they worked that out beats me!

Bought the Sony 1aii in late Nov 2025. The A1ii is a fantastic camera and the features are great (ie: 30fps, 50mp, pre-capture, etc) and met all my photographic need... BUT (not sure if Sony will listen and take this review seriously)... Being one of your loyal customers for years (been with Sony since i bought the Sony A6000 APSC camera then the A6700 and now the A1ii) I paid top-dollar for your top-of-the-line Sony flagship camera for the 30fps and pre-capture (cos any Sony camera other than the flagship line-up do not have more than 15fps and pre-capture etc) and 1 year after the A1ii, you come out with a A7v with 30FPS and PRE-CAPTURE matching your FLAGSHIP camera at HALF the A1ii price!! SONY is taking your top-of-the-line loyal customer for granted and make us look like a fool paying a penalty for extra money where other Sony users just need to pay HALF the price to get your flagship camera's features!.... SONY ! this is so disappointing ! Making us look like clown in front of those A7V users. That's my review... Sony are you listening and doing something about it???

Bought the a1 ii earlier this month. Very pleased so far.

Easily world's best flagship full frame camera. Big YES

So far I love the camera and the simple redesign, but for the money I can't believe they did not include a simple USB C cable.

Just getting used to this camera. So far it exceeds expectations. So FAST so Easy.

This s a flagship camera of epic ability. It continues to amaze me. I am so enjoying using it! What more can I say but this camera delivers everything I would expect, and more.

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“The Sony A1 Mark II is flawless – lightning-fast autofocus, stunning image quality, perfect handling.”

The A1ii lives up to its reputation of being the best camera. Beautiful coloration and the new creator app compliments the camera making download on the go seamless.

I was lured to Sony from my comprehensive long term competitor system by the 50-150 f2 lens. The A1ii has resulted in me now committed to a full system change (300 2.8, 501.2, 12-24 2.8) - unmatched autofocus speed and accuracy and tack sharp images all in a significantly lighter system

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I bought the A1ii to use along with my A9 that I have been using for many years. A9 is still a very good camera but the A1ii is so much better in many ways. The AF speed is superb and the high MP means I can use it for studio or editorial shoot where my client need a higher MP camera.

Everything you would want in a camera, exceeded my expectations.

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The menu is intuitive & color coded for easy searching. Is there an online manual to show how to surf the menu due the large number of customisable functions. Maybe a tree map would be good. Need to search for info online to find out more. Best practices for memory ate also highly appreciated.

Great great product remarkable quality ease of use

I bought this camera one month ago and have tested for few weekend and I am happy with my selection of this camera A1ii .