Sony Alpha 1 II vs Sony Alpha SLT-A58
Better figure, where one is clearly better
| SonyAlpha 1 II | SonyAlpha SLT-A58 | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Released | December 2024 | April 2013 |
| Image and sensor | ||
| Camera type | Mirrorless | Translucent mirror |
| Sensor format | Full frame | APS-C |
| Sensor type | Stacked Exmor RS CMOS with integral memory | Exmor APS HD CMOS |
| Sensor dimensions | 35.9 × 24 mm | 23.2 × 15.4 mm |
| Effective resolution | 50.1 MP | 20.1 MP |
| Largest image | 8640 × 5760 | 5456 × 3632 |
| RAW recording | Yes | Yes |
| Standard ISO range | 100–32000 | 100–16000 |
| Sensor detail | Approximately 50.5 million total pixels; Pixel Shift Multi Shooting uses four or 16 exposures combined in compatible computer software. | 20.4 million total photosites; fixed translucent mirror feeds the dedicated phase-detection AF module while the main sensor supplies live view |
| Image formats | JPEG, HEIF and Sony ARW 5.0 RAW. | JPEG, RAW (Sony ARW 2.3) and RAW+JPEG; 3:2 or 16:9 stills; no 3D panorama |
| ISO detail | Standard ISO 100–32000 for stills and movies; stills expand to ISO 50–102400. | Auto ISO 100–3200; standard ISO 100–16000; multi-frame noise reduction extends to ISO 25600; movies ISO 100–3200 |
| Image processor | BIONZ XR and dedicated AI processing unit. | BIONZ |
| Lens and shooting | ||
| Lens mount | Sony E-mount | Sony A-mount |
| Stabilisation | Sensor shift | Sensor shift |
| Maximum continuous burst | 30 fps | 5 fps |
| Lens detail | – | Sony, Minolta and Konica Minolta A-mount AF lenses; kit lenses are separate from body specifications |
| 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. | 15 phase-detection points including three cross sensors; AF-S, AF-A, AF-C and manual focus; EV −1–18 at ISO 100 with an F2.8 lens; Lock-on AF, zone/local selection and flash assist |
| Shutter | – | 1/4000–30 seconds and Bulb; flash sync 1/160 second; electronic first curtain selectable |
| 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. | Full-resolution continuous shooting up to 5 fps Hi or 2.5 fps Lo; Tele-zoom Continuous Advance Priority AE reaches 8 fps with central crop to approximately 5 MP JPEG (PhotographyBlog and Expert Reviews). Maker ordinary Hi buffer: seven Fine or eight Standard JPEG, six RAW or five RAW+JPEG; cropped mode 16 Fine or 19 Standard JPEG. Performance depends on card and shooting conditions |
| 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 for stills; electronic stabilisation for movies |
| Flash | – | Automatic pop-up flash, guide number 10 metres at ISO 100; ADI/pre-flash TTL; Multi Interface Shoe; compatible external flash required for wireless and high-speed sync |
| Exposure controls | – | PASM, Intelligent Auto, Superior Auto, scene, panorama and Picture Effect modes; 1200-zone metering; ±3 EV still or ±2 EV movie compensation in 1/3 steps; D-Range Optimizer, Auto HDR and Auto Object Framing |
| Video | ||
| Highest video resolution | 7680 × 4320 at 30 fps | 1920 × 1080 at 30 fps |
| 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. | Japan/NTSC configuration: Full HD AVCHD 2.0 at 60 interlaced fields per second with 30 fps sensor output, or 24p, at approximately 24 or 17 Mbps. PAL models use 50i or 25p. No 50p/60p Full HD. MP4 up to 1440 × 1080 at 30 fps; main rate is sensor output, not interlaced field rate. Maker continuous limit approximately 29 minutes or 2 GB. Manual movie exposure and autofocus cannot operate together (Expert Reviews) |
| Audio | – | Built-in stereo microphone and mono playback speaker; 3.5 mm external microphone input |
| Screen and viewfinder | ||
| Viewfinder | Electronic | Electronic |
| Screen size | 3.2″ | 2.7″ |
| Screen dots | 2,095,104 | 460,800 |
| Touchscreen | Yes | No |
| Tilting screen | Yes | Yes |
| Display detail | Four-axis TFT LCD opens approximately 98° up, 40° down and 180° sideways, with 270° rotation when opened sideways. | Maker Japanese table specifies approximately 135° upward/55° downward tilt; PhotographyBlog and Expert Reviews describe 90°/45°. Dots count colour subpixels; focus peaking and magnification |
| 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. | 0.39-type OLED Tru-Finder with 1,440,000 dots, 100% coverage and approximately 0.88× magnification with a 50 mm lens |
| Connections and design | ||
| Wi-Fi | Yes | No |
| Bluetooth | Yes | – |
| Battery life (maker's claim) | 520 photographs | 690 photographs |
| Body weight | 658 g | 492 g (better) |
| 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 Asia Pacific and Hong Kong specify April 2013 retail availability |
| Recording media | Both slots accept CFexpress 2.0 Type A or UHS-I/UHS-II SD. | Single slot accepting SD/SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick PRO Duo, PRO-HG Duo and XC-HG Duo |
| 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 Multi/Micro USB terminal supporting PC remote, micro HDMI Type D, 3.5 mm microphone and DC input; Multi Interface Shoe; no headphone output |
| Wireless connections | Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac at 2.4/5 GHz and Bluetooth 5.0. | – |
| 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; maker CIPA claim approximately 690 photographs with viewfinder or 700 with LCD |
| Charging | – | Supplied BC-VM10A external charger; no in-body charging |
| Dimensions | Approximately 136.1 × 96.9 × 82.9 mm (width × height × maximum depth); grip-to-monitor depth 72.8 mm. | Approximately 128.6 × 95.5 × 77.7 mm (width × height × depth), excluding protrusions |
| 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 492 g body only, 573 g including battery and Memory Stick PRO Duo |
| Colours | – | Black |
| 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. | NP-FM500H battery, BC-VM10A charger, shoulder strap, Micro USB cable, body cap and eyepiece cup; lenses depend on kit |
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