Sony’s 24.6 megapixel full frame digital SLR camera A900 is available for pre-order at SonyStyle. It will be available on or about October 30th for $2999.99 body-only. I am sure many of you are tempted by this fine photography machine at this price point. However it doesn’t really hurt to wait though. Canon is bring out its EOS-5D replacement and there is a rumored Nikon high pixel count full frame DSLR coming as well.
The layouts of the auto focus (AF) sensors in the viewfinders of some Canon, Nikon and Sony DSLR cameras are compared with rule-of-the-third grid lines superimposed, thanks to the DPReview forum member Matt Cham.
If you want to shoot with the rule-of-the-third composition, you may find it a little bit tricky on these viewfinders to auto focus at exactly the 1/3 points. The focus and recompose technique can still be useful, even with so many AF sensor points on some models.
Source: http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1032&message=29295041
Sony has introduced the A900, its first full-frame DSLR with 24.6 megapixel sensor and many interesting features, targeting serious photography enthusiasts. The key features of the A900 are:
- Superlative, detail-packed images from full-frame 24.6 effective megapixel CMOS sensor Exmor™
- Bright optical glass pentaprism viewfinder with 100% coverage
- Enhanced SteadyShot INSIDE™ offers up to 4.0 steps anti-shake performance with compatible lenses
- Ultra-sharp shooting responses and flawless, low-noise images from dual BIONZ™ image processor
- Review images on High Resolution 3.0-inch Xtra Fine LCD
- Fast, high-accuracy 9-point AF with 10 focus assist points
- 5fps continuous shooting at full resolution 24.6 megapixels
Posted in Digital SLR Cameras on September 9th, 2008. No Comments.
Sony has just announced Vaio Wi-Fi digital photo frame model VGF-CP1, featuring a 7″ display with 800×480 resolution with 16M+ colors, Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g), 128MB internal memory, Memory Stick/SD/CF card slots, RSS feed reader and a built-in MP3 player that can play SHOUTcast Internet radio using its stereo speakers. The CP1 digital photo frame can also play back photos stored on your PC and on Google’s Picasa Web Albums wirelessly. It will cost about $300 and be available in mid October.
Posted in Photo Frame on September 4th, 2008. 1 Comment.
Sony has taken the face detection technology to a new height with the launch of its compact DSC-T200 with a smile shutter mode. Are you always too slow to to press the shutter release button when someone smiles? Try this camera. It can actively identify human faces and takes the photo when someone smiles. Check out the video below. It is amazing!
Posted in Point & shoot on October 27th, 2007. No Comments.
No surprises here. Electronic giant Sony is now said to be number three after Canon and Nikon in global DSLR shipments. The aforementioned report quoted last year’s IDC analysis data saying Canon had 47%, Nikon 33%, and Sony 6% (once as much as 10%) of global DSLR shipments. With a strong offering in the new Sony Alpha DSLR-A700, we will see some more competition in the DSLR market, which is absolutely good news for consumers.
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