5 things I HATE about the Sony a1

UPDATE: The Sony a1 WILL close the shutter when in silent mode, but you have to change an extra setting I didn't know about - MENU → (Shooting) → [Shutter/Silent] → [Silent Mode Settings] → Target Function settings → Shutter When Pwr Off. Set that to "Not Target", obviously. Maybe that's the default and I screwed it up?
Tony Northrup complains about his favorite camera of all time, the Sony a1, and he compares it to the Canon R5, which is also great.

[TonyAndChelsea]

UPDATE: The Sony a1 WILL close the shutter when in silent mode, but you have to change an extra setting I didn't know about - MENU → (Shooting) → [Shutter/Silent] → [Silent Mode Settings] → Target Function settings → Shutter When Pwr Off. Set that to "Not Target", obviously. Maybe that's the default and I screwed it up?

[bluekeybo]

Number 6 of what i hate: the sound of this video

[pranavgaonkar]

Tony - *nitpicks about the Sony A1*
Sony - *sends agents to destroy Tony's audio*

[joe_y.]

5 things I HATE about some Northrup videos: The audio issues, audio issues, audio issues, audio issues and audio issues.
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still love you both

[PraiseYeezus]

Must be a very, very good camera if Tony had to grasp at this many straws to find 5 things. Back in the day, these "5 things" videos used to be much more substantial.

[jessedelice]

Is that a Sony cordless mic you’re using? If so, add it to the list

[GinoFoto]

sound is entirely strange, music doesn't help either...

[anthonymedina]

Dude the audio voice overlap is like Missy Elliot telling me "I put my thang down, flip it and reverse it
Ti esrever dna ti pilf nwod gnaht ym tup i" Holy Cheese Balls!! lol

[jobanski]

I kind of feel like this serves as a time stamp of watching Tony slowly slip into insanity. In the video I’m already starting to hear voices, I’m guessing, he hears on a regularly basis. DONT LISTEN TO THE VOICES TONY!! 😂

[piston_]

saying that with low shutter speeds you get lower fps is like saying that the car wont start if it doesnt have fuel

[otnol]

It' an interesting video, but the audio made me wanna cry.

[pearcemachineshop]

Good info Tony, some issue with the audio not a complaint just letting you know.

[ryanrobinson]

You can set a button to change monitor brightness. Try the sunny weather mode, works great

[joelingram]

1. Can't get 30FPS if your lens is old/slow.... hey, that's not the camera's shortcoming it's the lens' shortcoming. Like, "Hey, I got this tiny countertop oven but my 16' frozen pizza can't fit in it... BAD OVEN... BAD!
2. You blame Sony for only making technical specs that don't apply in the real world but then complain that the camera doesn't give you a warning that your pixel shift image had movement. This is a "technical (non-real world) complaint"... if the 16 images are only combined out of camera then the camera lacks the horsepower/ability to analyze that data to GIVE YOU such a warning. And, NO CAMERA does this, not just the A1 - so it's a problem that's evidently not (in the real world) in-camera friendly. T'would be nice I agree but no on has it for a reason. It's not shortcoming they should have "fixed"... also, pixel shift has always been mostly for in-studio use. No movement/controlled environment are it's given requirements for every manufacturer.
3. Yup - on the closed shutter setting.

... so, that "solves" 3 of your five complaints. Leaving only 2. Should retitle this. "I only found TWO reasonable things I don't like about this camera!"

4. FYI, not a fan boy bashing... I actually always really enjoy your vids... keep up the good work! Cheers.

[CrimsonWicked]

Can’t believe you actually posted this

[eeljify]

Being a nitpicking A-Hole to move the camera industry forward. I can respect that. Thanks Tony.

[TagTeamDream]

Not gonna lie I feel your videos are going down hill.... started with Chelsea's review of the different zoom lenses when she banged them around the trunk and then shot 1 handed with huge lenses.... that seems lazy. Now this where you complain about things that the real pros have no issues with

[kevgm]

Tony, you are too emotional in this video, seems like Sony has stop sending you the gears for review!

[youuuuuuuuuuutube]

Okay those 5 points are all very minor except the last one, so this confirms this is a great camera.
#1 : UI, ok that's a personal preference, at least this is the most customizable camera ever
#2 : shutter closing, user error: Silent Mode is NOT electronic shutter mode, it means "everything is silent", and that's why it's not closing the shutter because that would produce some sound. Just don't use the silent mode and use the electronic shutter, problem solved.
#3 : not always 30fps, well of course, there is another requirement being: "you need to know what you're doing", and obviously if the shutter speed is too low, then the max fps will be lower, it's quite obvious.
#4 : pixel shift useless, so don't use it, problem solved
#5 : awful screen, that's the only valid complaint actually, yes the screen is not great but at least it has the best EVF ever, so you just need to start using the EVF more

[BidhanSutar]

Tony - All the hate you said about A1 sounded like a Girl friend tells about her boy friend and at the end the hate speech converts to a love note :)