Photography Bay takes the rumour train about the next Sony camera. They try to describe the full scope of possible Sony Alpha 800 features.
Interestingly, this is the second time is a few days that Photography Bay is quickly photoshopping a photo to support their rumours. They admit it in the (invisible to most visitors) description of the JPG picture. Not enough fakes on the net?
DPReview forum members are discussing the possible features of the Sony Alpha 800:
- body design similar to A700
- 100% viewfinder (bigger pentaprism than A700)
- 15.2 MP APS-C CMOS sensor
- Sensitivity: ISO 200-6400 expandable to 100 & 12800
- Quick LiveView
- Flippable back LCD (as on the Sony Alpha 300/350)
- Continuous shooting: 6.5 fps
- New high speed flash sync
- Autofocus: 9 double cross f/2.8 sensors (23 total AF sensors)
- New metering and AF sensor with tracking and previous focus
- Dual AF Ultra-Speed motor
- Wi-Fi interface built-in
- Memory cards: Dual slot Compact Flash (because it’s needed by customers) & Memory Stick (because it’s a Sony)
- New battery
- Compatible with A700 grip
- Micro AF adjustment (like Canon and Nikon)
- Full function eyestarter (pre-focus)
In parallel, Japanese forums of Photofan.jp tell us that the Sony Alpha 800 features should rather be:
- 15.2 MP APS-C CMOS Exmor “R” sensor
- Sensitivity: ISO 100-12.800
- Continuous shooting: 6.5 fps
- New high speed flash sync
- Autofocus: 9 double cross f/2.8 sensors (23 total AF sensors)
- New metering and AF sensor with tracking and previous focus
- Dual AF Ultra-Speed motor
- Wi-Fi interface built-in
In my eyes, those are only speculations. Even more precisely, it seems that the first one (DPR) is either speculation or some relatively good try at what the Marketing spec of the camera should be. However, the second (PF.jp) is probably only a partly digested excerpt from DPR rumour.
Time will tell.
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