Category: Sony
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Upcoming Sony Alpha 800
PhotoRumors is telling us about an anonymous leak describing a possible new Sony Alpha 800 with the following features: 16.2 MP full frame sensor EXMOR R (new technology) 100-25600 ISO 8 frame/sec SSI, same a900 OVF, new AF system, GPS and WiFi built-in 3.5″ LCD display Pop-up flash Flash sync: 1/500s Camera level 23 AF sensors…
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Sony will launch Alpha 500 and Alpha 550
The sonystyle.ca web site (Canada) has just been revealing something: When you try to register a newly bought camera you are offered the choice of registering: DSLRA500 (read Sony Alpha 500 body only) DSLRA500S (read Sony Alpha 500 in standard zoom kit) DSLRA550 (read Sony Alpha 550 body only) DSLRA550S (read Sony Alpha 550 in…
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Sony Alpha 380, Alpha 330: LiveView Autofocus
The new Sony Alpha 330 and Sony Alpha 380 have a nice specificity that is worth mentionning separately: A special autofocus (AF) system designed to maintain maximum performance even in LiveView mode. Usually, the LiveView mode is done merely by moving the reflex mirror up. The image is then projected onto the single image sensor…
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Update to the Sony Alpha database
Following the recent announcement of the new Sony Alpha SLR line, I just updated the SLR camera database: Sony Alpha 230 Sony Alpha 330 Sony Alpha 380 For all details (and to collect the list of the tests and reviews that will soon arrive in the press).
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Sony announces Alpha 230, Alpha 330 and Alpha 380
As expected, Sony has announced the new SLR line. Nothing less than 3 SLR photo cameras in a single announcement (plus a four new lenses and a flash). Sony Alpha A230 Sony Alpha A330 Sony Alpha A380 Features Sensor resolution 10.2 MP 10.2 MP 14.2 MP Sensitivity 100-3200 ISO 100-3200 ISO 100-3200 ISO Shutter speed…
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Minolta/Sony solution against hot pixels, stuck pixels
Sometimes, on a digital camera, there are small defects on the digital sensor. They appear as a pixel or two which seem to be either black, colored (hot) or white (stuck). This is ususally not much of a problem, but it can become very annoying. On my good old Konica-Minolta Dynax 7D camera, I noticed…
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Sony speculations
With the next arrival of 3 entry-level SLR photo cameras from Sony, it is time to start asking a few questions about the content of these upcoming offers. On the “leaked” photos from the Russian Sony Style web site, we could easily recognize they will have a smaller body with a more angular hand-grip. Some…
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A380 at night
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New Sony Alpha features
If you want to know the contents of the new Sony Alpha 230, 330 and 380, here is the information leaked during an update of the Russian version of a Sony web site. What we learn: New ergonomics: Thinner hand-grip, new shutter release button, nicer LCD color interface (with a choice of 4 colour themes)…