Finally we have some more reliable infos about the Pellix cameras:
1) The Pellix camera will come with an electornic viewfinder (yes like it is shown on the Sony patent)
2) If you want you will be able to move-up the pellix mirror to avoid the light-loss (but phase detection will not work)
3) At least one camera will record in AVCHD (We don’t know if the A33 will record in AVCHD or Mpeg only)
4) The A55 has a 16 Megapixel sensor and the A33 a 14 Megapixel sensor
Both cameras will be released at Photokina. But As I told you before two more ExmorHD Alpha cameras will be announced soon (yes, before Photokina). More news about that will be posted as soon as we get some more reliable infos!
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13 Responses
Wow! Great! Finally good A700 successor might emerge! Or at least something for more experienced customers.
I wonder how long for the A7XX. I hope this includes LENS and FIRMWARE update too.
I wonder if the a33 and a55 are going to be emount cameras? The lens would need to OSS to work at list that’s what I’m thinking. Tell if I’m wrong ADMIN?
@flipflop71
Alpha mount necessarily: how would you accommodate the 18mm register (flange distance) of the E-mount with a mirror?
The pellix cameras would definitely not be an e-mount and most probably an alpha mount. As you can see from the rumor that you can flip up the mirror (not like older pellix cameras) as i told you guys 6 months back. People had a fear of loosing light but there should be some kind of AF system even if we flip up the mirror to avoid light loss.
“there should be some kind of AF system even if we flip up the mirror to avoid light loss”
Yes, contrast detection AF with the main sensor.
They will have an A-mounts, & APSc sensors.
The most important new thing here is the prediction of a 16-mpx sensor for the A55. I wonder where else this new sensor may show up.
i want whatever two regular dslrs are coming out next. admin, even if you skip the specs, can we please get a timeframe. I’m going to buy one if they are at all close to what i think, and im getting impatient
This sounds really nice!
With these specs (If sony does this right) I think investing into sonys really nice lens range will be a safe bet… I always thought about getting a sony for there Carl Zeiss lens… but wasnt to keen on there cameras… High hopes for Sony
(…Just hope sony doesnt make it a E-mount… that would be a uber fail in my books)
Sony usually has great product but screw something or two. I suspect the IQ is great, but the Auto-ISO is the same fiddly Auto-ISO as A550, and doesn’t have Quick-Navi. We’ll see.
It WON’T be E-mount! It’s physically impossible to make such camera with E-mount.
Auto iso isn’t a problem – noone uses it anyway. 😉 😛
Are you sure the A55 will have 16 MP? This is the first i have heard about this, and find it unusual for Sony to split their production volume between 3 different CMOS sensor resolutions and 2 different CCD sensor resolutions as they still produce the 12 MP CMOS, 10 MP CCD, and 14 MP CCD sensors.
This is the first I have heard of the 16 as well. If this pans out, there will be two Sony apsc cmos sensors for their own cameras–the 14 & the 16. I believe they do still produce the 12-mpx sensor, which is in the Nikon D5000 & will be I believe in the D3500. Is it possible it’s in the Kx as well? Given the measured sensor quality of the Kx I wouldn’t be surprised.
Honestly, I’m not certain we won’t see even more mpx in the 7-level cameras, but probably not.