Specialized underwater filmmakers—those who don’t have a billion dollars to spend on a RED cinema camera system—may be considering three new full-frame mirrorless cameras right now: Canon EOS R5the Nikon Z9and Sony Alpha 1. Why? Because all three can shoot insanely high-resolution 8K/30p video as well as silky-smooth 4K/120p, it can be played at a quarter speed to help add cinematic deliciousness. No doubt the numbers are interesting, but at the end of the day it comes down to how these coveted cameras perform underwater. With them new review of Sony a1Our friends at Backscatter have just brought us a little closer to discovering the answer.
With Bonaire as his testing ground, Backscatter’s Jim Decker does a thorough evaluation of not only the title video capabilities but all the specs that will be important to photographers and videographers alike. underwater movies, including flash sync speed of 1/400 s (“Having a shutter speed of 1/400 is a godsend when it comes to large scenes in bright, shallow ambient light”), effective AF tracking performance (“The new autofocus system with Sony 90mm macro is now the best autofocus macro lens I’ve ever used”) and white balance (“It now does it”) can do stunning white balance at 80 feet”).) Jim includes an excellent range of photos and video illustrations, and also adds a great demo shot at Backscatter Photo Pro’s Socorro. David Serradell (below) – so you can see for yourself what a helpless 4K/120p looks like.
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