The new Sony A1 II is making headlines for its incredible speed and AI-driven subject recognition. There's no doubt it's an incredible flagship camera, but there's one thing Sony is a little less keen to promote: its 50.1MP stacked CMOS sensor has been directly carried over from the original A1, a camera now almost four years old.
Reusing a sensor in this way is nothing new though. There have been plenty of DSLR and mirrorless cameras that have inherited the sensor from the preceding model. But what I think makes the A1 II's sensor 'recycling' more noteworthy is this is a flagship camera, with a price tag that's high even by flagship standards.
