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PowerShot V1vs A1

GearFrame · Updated March 2026

Canon PowerShot V1 Canon PowerShot V1 (2025) Starting from £900 new Best for Vlogging & Travel View PowerShot V1
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Sony A1 Sony A1 (2021) Starting from £5999 new Best for Professional sport, wildlife, portrait & hybrid shooting View A1

GearScore™ Verdict — Which should you buy?

Vlogging & Travel — PowerShot V1 (2025): The PowerShot V1 is Canon's best compact camera — a 1-inch stacked sensor, Dual Pixel CMOS AF, 4K/60p, built-in ND, and an articulating screen in a pocketable body. It is the compact camera Canon's content-creator audience has been waiting for, and a genuine step forward over the G7X series.

Professional Sport, Wildlife, Portrait & Hybrid Shooting — A1 (2021): 50MP, 30fps, 8K — the Sony A1 is the most complete professional camera ever made.

↓ Full specifications below

PowerShot V1 (2025)

  • Content creators who want Canon's best compact for vlogging and social media
  • Travel photographers who want 4K and a zoom lens in one pocketable body
  • Vloggers upgrading from G7X series who want better AF and video specs
  • Photographers who want a capable compact backup body

A1 (2021)

  • Professional photographers who need resolution and speed without compromise
  • Sports and wildlife photographers demanding the absolute fastest Sony
  • Studio and fashion photographers who also shoot sport or events
  • A9 III or A7R V owners who want a single body that does everything

Quick take: The a1 has the highest resolution at 50mp; the powershot v1 is the most affordable; only the a1 is weather sealed. Scroll down for the full spec breakdown.

Full specifications

Specification PowerShot V1 (2025)A1 (2021)
Price £900 £5,999
Sensor 22.3MP 1-inch Stacked CMOS 50.1MP Full-Frame Stacked BSI CMOS Exmor RS
Resolution 22.3MP 50.1MP
Video 4K/60p, 1080p/120p 8K/30p, 4K/120p, 1080p/240p
Autofocus Dual Pixel CMOS AF with face and subject detection Real-time Tracking, AI subject recognition — 759 phase-detect points
Stabilisation Optical IS (lens) + electronic stabilisation IBIS — up to 5.5 stops
Burst Rate 20fps (electronic) 30fps electronic with full AF/AE
Battery Life ~270 shots (CIPA) ~430 shots (CIPA)
Weight 340g (with battery and card) 737g (with battery)
Dimensions 112.0 × 65.0 × 50.0mm 128.9 × 96.9 × 80.8mm
Weather Sealed No Yes
Viewfinder None EVF, 9.44M dots, 0.90× magnification, 240fps
Screen 3.0" fully articulating touchscreen, 1.62M dots 3.0" fully tilting touchscreen
Mount Fixed Canon zoom lens (equivalent wide-to-tele) Sony FE mount (full-frame E-mount)
Memory Cards Single SD UHS-II slot Dual CFexpress Type A / SD UHS-II
Connectivity USB-C, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth USB-C, Wi-Fi 5GHz, Bluetooth, Ethernet, HDMI
Genre PowerShot V1A1
Vlogging & Video
9.0
9.0
Travel
9.0
Casual
8.5
Street
8.0
Portrait
7.5
9.0
Landscape
6.0
9.0
Sports
9.0
Wildlife
9.0
Wedding
9.0

GearScore™ suitability scores are based on aggregated purchaser reviews weighted by photography genre. See how scores are calculated →

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