Category: SLR

Sony NEX-5N: Clicks in the video

I have some hard time persuading myself to run after this news, but it seems that several people remarked a kind of clickety-click that you can hear on the videos shot by the new Sony NEX-5N when you move the camera. Everything points at a sound produces inside the camera bod (it can be heard…

September 17, 2011
Nikon got red clothes

Nikon just announced that the Nikon D3100 will receive new red clothes. The D3100 is an entry-level SLR photo camera which appears as the most well sold on many markets of the world. It will certainly take advantage of this new red option to extend its market share and to reach some new customers. It…

September 8, 2011
Will the Electronic Viewfinder (EVF) save the photo world?

With the first expert photo cameras from Sony equipped with electronic viewfinders, the question is more and more often asked whether this is a technological opportunity that the old photo pricks prefer to ignore or an approximate solution aimed only at low-demand customers. As a matter of fact, truth lies somewhere in between those two…

September 8, 2011
Image quality of the Sony Alpha SLT-A77

Now that the new Sony SLT-A77 and Sony SLT-A65 have been presented to the press, the question which is asked by most photographers is: “seeing the nice figures shown by Sony, what about the image quality?” But this is a very difficult exercise. All the more difficult because nobody has final production cameras to test…

August 25, 2011
Sony SLT-A77: New SLR promotional video

YouTube link

August 24, 2011
Sony SLT-A77 photos

A bunch of photos of the new Sony SLT-A77.

August 24, 2011
Sony launches new NEX cameras for experts

Along with the new Sony Alpha 65 and Sony Alpha 77, Sony is presenting two new NEX hybrid cameras: Features of the NEX-7: 24.3-megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor 10fps continuous shooting Full-HD 1080p video recording (at 24-25-50-60fps) XGA (2,359k dot) OLED electronic viewfinder Built-in flash External flash hot-shoe Features of the NEX-5n: 16.1 megapixel APS-C CMOS…

August 24, 2011
Sony: New DSLR cameras

Here they are! The new Sony have been officially announced. The (updated) feature lists are very near to what was leaked up to now: Sony Alpha SLT-A77 Sony Alpha SLT-A65 Important notice: The comparison table (with the competing Canon and Nikon products) has been updated. The good news: The digital sensor is 24.3 Mega-pixel Sensitivity…

August 24, 2011
Comparison new Sony, old Nikon, Canon [updated]

In a few hours, the two new SLR photo cameras from Sony, the Sony Alpha 77 and Sony Alpha 65 will be fully official. Since a lot of information reached our ears already through a number of different leaks, it is now possible to make a few educated guesses and to attempt a comparison with…

August 23, 2011