Sony Alpha 1

With the SL3, Leica has created a very good full-frame camera that impresses above all with its high resolution. The autofocus still lags behind the competition from Canon, Nikon and Sony; firmware updates could bring improvements here. The best competitor models are also ahead in terms of continuous shooting and some features...

Sony has shaken up the professional segment of the system camera market with the Alpha 9 III. The model is the first full-frame system camera to feature a global shutter sensor. This means that with this model, the image sensor is read out completely in one step instead of the pixels being read out line by line one after the other...

The Alpha 1 ll confidently takes first place in our list of the best mirrorless system cameras, but is also correspondingly expensive. It impresses in terms of image quality, speed and features - although some photographers might miss the status display or multiple exposures. The Alpha 1 remains on the market - at a reduced price - and is also still an excellent camera.

The Alpha 1 is still a true all-rounder - for both photography and video production. Although there are cameras with higher resolution, faster frame rates and comparable 8K functionality, they hardly offer all the features at the same time. What it lacks a few years after its market launch is the AI coprocessor of the newer models, which enables improved scene recognition, among other things...

With a price range from 890 to 8000 euros, there should be something to suit almost every budget. High-resolution medium and full-frame cameras offer top performance in terms of image quality. Robust, fast and excellently equipped cameras can also be found in the APS-C and MFT range...

Our test results clearly show the advantages and disadvantages of the new technology: for the first time, extremely fast image series and videos are possible without any rolling shutter effect or problems with flickering artificial light and there are also new possibilities with flash. However, this is offset by higher image noise and a lower dynamic range...