Tag: Sony
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Sony video: “This is not a dysfunction”
Exclusive Sony France interview for YLovePhoto.com Today, I’ve got a rather detailed talk with Édouard Schmitt, Sony France Alpha Product Manager, who helped me go over the current situation created by the announcement made by Sony a few days ago when they revealed that the digital sensor of the Alpha SLT-A33 and Alpha SLT-A55 could…
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Download Sony A560/A580 user manual
Always trying to help the YLovePhoto.com visitors, here are the user/operator manuals I could find on the Internet for the Sony Alpha 560 and the Sony Alpha 580. English: Sony A560/A580 User Manual Français : Manuel utilisateur des Sony A560/A580 (rien encore pour le moment) Deutsch: Sony A560/A580 Benutzerhandbuch (Noch nichts gefunden) If you found…
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Sony Alpha 33/55: No video
If you want to see a company suffering the worst pain at the worst possible moment, just look at Sony. In 2009, they repeated us that they would not add video to the DSLR photo cameras until it would be perfectly right and the half-baked solutions from Canon and Nikon where indirect justifications to this…
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Sony & Nikon rush for 1st and 2nd spots
photo credit: Pascal Vuylsteker Canon is still the first photo camera manufacturer in the world (counted in total turnover). this comes firstly from the enviable position on the Digital SLR market, a real cash cow. But competition is here and we could learn some of what they intend to do to improve their relative position.…
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Bad design for the Sony A77
Sometimes, rumours are really weird but they still have to be listened to and discussed. Recently, SonyAlphaRumors.com reported an “information” they received from an anonymous source that they indicated was new and possibly unreliable. To me, it was so weird that I thought it would not be worth mentioning (it is my role to filter…
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B&W HDR video with a Sony A700
I may not be a fanatic of the HDR (High Dynamic Range) images which are often exaggerating their effect. Here, Andrew Rees went much farther. He shot the city of Cardiff in Black and White, produced thousands of images to be assembled into HDR photos, then concatenated into a 12 frames per second video. The…
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Sony A33/A55 overheating
According to Sony, there are some issues in the digital photo-video sensor of the Alpha 33 and Alpha 55. When used continuously, it can overheat. After a few minutes of use (mostly in video mode, but possibly in LiveView too), the sensor will overheat (effect is unclear). The best (albeit partial) solution is to stop…
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Sony A55 10 fps continuous shooting demo
Check the continuous update of the AF while the train enters the station, have a look at the artificial horizon in the viewfinder and, then, listen cautiously: You’ll hear the 10 frames per second burst which does not obscure the viewfinder (thanks to the semi-transparent mirror, of course). YouTube link
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New NEX firmware for the experts
Sony revealed that the cameras from the NEX range will be totally transformed for the photographers who believe that they are experts. To start with, two keys will become programmable: The lower key (advices) will allow: Exposure modes Guide/advices Digital Zoom Sensitivity (ISO) White Balance Metering Mode Flash Correction DRO / HDR Creative Modes MF…