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To be fair to the person above, the article is really confusing by always referring to the product as a "Sony A1" as if it was completely obvious to everyone what it is.

I thought it's a weird super expensive smartphone until I read the author's bio.



I mean, their Sony OLED TV series is literally called the A8, so I'd also guess an A1 is a TV


Count me too, I've thought it to be a TV for a minute if I didn't know the sites and their citation (PetaPixels) are for photo(video)graphy. But then item weighs just 1.4kg is no way a TV.


The Sony Alpha (α) camera line was introduced in 2006. Predecessors to the Sony α1 mirrorless camera includes the Sony α9 and α7 (no α8 though).

The TV you speak of belongs to a literal latin A line of products.


Fair enough, though TVs don’t weight 3 lbs!

The thing that confirmed for me that this was a camera was the domain of the article, which relates to photography. As others have noted, Sony’s naming scheme is confusing.


> Fstoppers is an online community aimed at educating and inspiring photographers, videographers, and creative professionals.

Their regulars are bound to know what Sony A1 is, but it sure can be confusing for new readers.




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