PetaPixel Sony Reusing an Image Sensor in the a1 II Is Not That Weird


Close-up of a camera's sensor and lens mount with the label E-mount, showing a metallic circular opening and electronic contacts. The camera body has a textured black finish and visible buttons.

A lot of the conversation surrounding Sony's new flagship camera, the a1 II, concerns the camera's image sensor. The 50-megapixel backside-illuminated stacked sensor is the same as the one featured in the original a1 which released in 2021. While some describe the reused sensor as disappointing, it is normal for Sony to use the same sensor across multiple iterations of the same camera series.

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