Sony Alpha 1 II vs Sony Alpha DSLR-A500

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Alpha 1 II compared with Alpha DSLR-A500

	SonyAlpha 1 II	SonyAlpha DSLR-A500
Overview
Released
Released	December 2024	September 2009
Image and sensor
Camera type
Camera type	Mirrorless	DSLR
Sensor format
Sensor format	Full frame	APS-C
Sensor type
Sensor type	Stacked Exmor RS CMOS with integral memory	Exmor CMOS
Sensor dimensions
Sensor dimensions	35.9 × 24 mm	23.5 × 15.6 mm
Effective resolution
Effective resolution	50.1 MP	12.3 MP
Largest image
Largest image	8640 × 5760	4272 × 2848
RAW recording
RAW recording	Yes	Yes
Standard ISO range
Standard ISO range	100–32000	200–12800
Sensor detail
Sensor detail	Approximately 50.5 million total pixels; Pixel Shift Multi Shooting uses four or 16 exposures combined in compatible computer software.	Approximately 12.9 million total pixels; RGB primary-colour filter, charge protection coating and sensor-shift dust reduction
Image formats
Image formats	JPEG, HEIF and Sony ARW 5.0 RAW.	JPEG, RAW and RAW+JPEG; Sony ARW 2.1
ISO detail
ISO detail	Standard ISO 100–32000 for stills and movies; stills expand to ISO 50–102400.	–
Image processor
Image processor	BIONZ XR and dedicated AI processing unit.	BIONZ
Lens and shooting
Lens mount
Lens mount	Sony E-mount	Sony A-mount
Stabilisation
Stabilisation	Sensor shift	Sensor shift
Maximum continuous burst
Maximum continuous burst	30 fps	5 fps
Lens detail
Lens detail	–	Sony A-mount; operation confirmed with Minolta and Konica Minolta AF lenses
Autofocus
Autofocus	Up to 759 phase-detection points for stills and movies; sensitivity EV −4 to 20 in AF-S with an F2 lens at ISO 100. Automatic or selected recognition of people, animals, birds, insects, cars, trains and aircraft. Sony's current feature page specifies Real-time Recognition AF+ from firmware version 4.00; launch reviews describe earlier firmware.	TTL phase detection with nine points; single, automatic and continuous AF, manual focus, predictive control and Eye-start AF. Face detection and Smile Shutter are available in Quick AF Live View.
Shutter
Shutter	–	Electronically controlled focal-plane shutter; 30 seconds to 1/4000 second plus Bulb; flash sync 1/160 second
Burst detail
Burst detail	Up to 30 fps electronic Hi+ with AF/AE tracking under compatible-lens and maker conditions; uncompressed or lossless-compressed RAW up to 20 fps; mechanical Hi+ up to 10 fps. Pre-Capture retains up to one second before full shutter press, subject to camera temperature and shooting conditions. A custom button can temporarily change burst speed.	Up to 5 fps with optical viewfinder, or 4 fps in live view; approximately 12 Fine JPEG, six RAW or three RAW+JPEG frames, depending on conditions and media.
Stabilisation detail
Stabilisation detail	Five-axis sensor shift; centre 8.5 stops and periphery 7.0 stops under CIPA 2024 pitch/yaw/roll conditions with FE 50mm F1.2 GM and long-exposure noise reduction off. Active and Dynamic Active movie modes narrow the field of view and are unavailable in 8K or at frame rates of 120 fps or higher.	SteadyShot INSIDE sensor shift; Sony claims approximately 2.5–4 stops, depending on lens and conditions.
Flash
Flash	–	Automatic pop-up flash; guide number 12 m at ISO 100; ADI and pre-flash TTL; proprietary Alpha flash shoe
Exposure controls
Exposure controls	–	Program, aperture priority, shutter priority, manual and scene modes; 40-segment honeycomb metering with optical finder, 1,200-zone metering in Quick AF Live View. Auto HDR combines two exposures for JPEG still subjects.
Video
Highest video resolution
Highest video resolution	7680 × 4320 at 30 fps	–
Video detail
Video detail	Sony's current feature page lists internal 7680 × 4320 30p XAVC HS with 8.6K oversampling and 10-bit 4:2:2 support. Lower-resolution 4K up to 120p has approximately 10% crop; Full HD 240 fps is lower resolution. S-Log3, S-Cinetone and imported LUTs supported; external HDMI RAW is separate from internal recording.	No movie recording; HDMI supports still-image playback.
Screen and viewfinder
Viewfinder
Viewfinder	Electronic	Optical
Screen size
Screen size	3.2″	3″
Screen dots
Screen dots	2,095,104	230,400
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	Yes	No
Tilting screen
Tilting screen	Yes	Yes
Display detail
Display detail	Four-axis TFT LCD opens approximately 98° up, 40° down and 180° sideways, with 270° rotation when opened sideways.	Clear Photo LCD Plus tilts 90° up and down. Quick AF Live View uses a dedicated sensor with 90% coverage; Manual Focus Check Live View uses the main sensor with 100% coverage and 7×/14× magnification.
Viewfinder detail
Viewfinder detail	0.64-inch Quad-XGA OLED with 9437184 dots and approximately 0.90× magnification with a 50 mm lens at infinity. Selectable 60/120/240 fps; standard magnification is unavailable at 240 fps.	Pentamirror; approximately 95% coverage and 0.80× magnification with a 50 mm lens at infinity, −1 m⁻¹.
Connections and design
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Yes	–
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Yes	–
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	520 photographs	1000 photographs
Body weight
Body weight	658 g	597 g (better)
Release detail
Release detail	Sony UK specifies availability in December 2024; no release day inferred. Exact technical figures use Sony Japan because the UK specification URLs were inaccessible during research.	Sony Hong Kong specifies September 2009 availability for the single- and double-lens kits, following the August announcement. The maker source gives no first-sale day.
Recording media
Recording media	Both slots accept CFexpress 2.0 Type A or UHS-I/UHS-II SD.	SD, SDHC, Memory Stick PRO Duo and PRO-HG Duo; card selection uses a manual switch.
Ports
Ports	USB Type-C at 10 Gbps, Multi/Micro USB, full-size HDMI, 2.5GBASE-T Ethernet, sync terminal, 3.5 mm microphone and headphone sockets and digital-audio Multi Interface Shoe.	USB 2.0 Hi-Speed, mini HDMI Type C, remote release terminal and Alpha accessory shoe
Wireless connections
Wireless connections	Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac at 2.4/5 GHz and Bluetooth 5.0.	–
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	NP-FZ100; Sony Japan CIPA approximately 520 photographs with LCD or 420 with viewfinder. PhotographyBlog's 530/400 figures are not used. USB Type-C Power Delivery charging and power supported.	NP-FM500H; approximately 1,000 shots using optical viewfinder or 520 in live view, under CIPA conditions.
Dimensions
Dimensions	Approximately 136.1 × 96.9 × 82.9 mm (width × height × maximum depth); grip-to-monitor depth 72.8 mm.	Approximately 137 × 104 × 84 mm (width × height × depth), excluding projections.
Weight detail
Weight detail	Approximately 658 g body only or 743 g with battery and memory card, excluding lens. PhotographyBlog's inconsistent 617 g figure is not used.	Approximately 597 g body only, excluding battery, memory card and accessories.
In the box
In the box	One NP-FZ100 battery, BC-ZD1 dual-battery charger, cable protector, shoulder strap, body cap, accessory shoe cap and FDA-EP19/FDA-EP21 eyepiece cups, according to Sony Japan. USB Power Delivery AC adaptor and USB cable are not included.	–