Sony A1 metering issues

[interceptor121]

After a few test run I took my new A1 to an event

The performance of the autofocus was great however the metering is shockingly inconsistent

Here two shots close to another in shutter priority auto ISO the camera makes two wildly different choices

One picture has blowned highlights (I do not care) the other is totally dark

I am not sure what is going on here but I have to say I am extremely disappointed with 50% of my shots unesable due to the herratic behaviour of the camera metering

Shots are in centered weighted so nothing special

I have opened a ticket with Sony

[interceptor121]

No it is a fact here example the camera manages to go from ISO 1600 to 6400 while trying to do the anti flicker

This function is better stay disabled

[danardeng]

Good test 👍

[danardeng]

Here someone should escalate this to find a solution by firmware update 

[danardeng]

Have you tryed the same test with antiflicker off?

[interceptor121]

Yes with anti flicker off it works properly

Basically anti flicker does not work well

[danardeng]

I go crazy each time I hear about problems of top class of sony meet problems with flickering. With my poor A7# I had never meet any issues 

I hope someone in sony will work hard to fill the gap with other brands

[interceptor121]

To be fair I tried a different camera and it had the same issues

i have opened a ticket with sony support 

[danardeng]

Any update from support?

[interceptor121]

Nothing useful. They said to send the camera for checking then asked me for pictures and told me all his fine

However it is not

In essence with the A1 it is better to avoid the antiflicker function altogether. I have tried shooting with and without and when the setting is on the camera may fail to expose while trying to sync with the light frequency

On the other hand when set to off the exposure works fine and the camera nails it

So I will keep the setting off. If I see any banding or issue I will probably use the variable shutter speed instead of the antiflicker

[danardeng]

😩

I would like to test an A7iv in parallel to verify the difference. I’ve met any issues in any situation from A7Rii to A7iv