Sony A1, Norway and the Northern lights 2022 HDR10 8K

For this years trip to Norway to shoot the Northern Lights I decided to try out a Sony A1. I also decided to test the 24mm f1.4 GM lens. The A1 really impressed me, the 8K footage the camera produces is packed with detail, low noise and high dynamic range. It did an excellent job of capturing the rich "golden hour" colours that you get almost all day long. The video has been uploaded in 8K and HDR10 (ST2084/Rec2020). So, if you are lucky enough to have an 8K HDR monitor or TV you can view it in it's full glory, or at least as good as YouTubes compression will allow.

The shot at 1:12 secs is of some rather beautiful Polar Stratospheric or Nacreous clouds. These clouds only form when the upper atmosphere is extremely cold and can only be seen when the sun is between 1 and 6 degrees below the horizon, so they are quite rare. But when they are seen they are incredibly bright and they really are all those different colours.

The temperature was below -20c most of the time and got down to -34c the day we went dog sledding.

NOTE: To watch the video in 8K you will need a monitor, TV or device capable of 8K playback. To view in HDR you will need to be using an HDR TV or HDR monitor. If you do not have an 8K or HDR TV/Monitor then YouTube will detect this and instead send you a standard dynamic range verison of the video at the highest resolution that your device can support. For the best viewing experience please watch using an HDR device that supports HDR10 ST2084/Rec2020.