I am very busy working on the new A-mount camera roadmap. As you know new FF and APS-C cameras will be announced in Q1-Q2 of 2014 and they will be very “advanced”. It’s really a very exciting time for me and my sources. And I am not forgetting the E-mount system neither! There will be a new NEX-7 successor and plenty of new lenses (including a 85mm f/1.4). But while I am chatting with my source about all that new stuff I collected your “dream features” for the new 2014 generation A-mount cameras (yep, I read all your comments and put them in a poll). I am now curious to see what feature is the most requested and should be done to be really competitive in the DSLR market:
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Why is the option “much improved JPEG quality” and ISO performance not here?
For me High ISO != good quality high ISO
Modular system, but not the view finder or sensor. I want a modular mount so you can slide off the mount and swap it for one that takes Nikon or canon or any other mount to give the same abilit to use various lenses on a larger camera system that you have on the nex system.
>Please Sony, give us the ability to swap out the a-mount for something else so that I can spend lots of money on another companies products instead of yours.
yeahhhhhhh……… No.
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You miss the point of doing it. If Sony really wants to make a dent in the market they need to find a way to get existing Nikon and Canon user to buy their equipment. Some of us have a good deal invested in other lenses and unless there is a reasonable way to switch brands people like myself aren’t going to do it if we know it means we will have to repurchase half a dozen expensive lenses.
I’m tempted by Nex because I wouldn’t have that problem, but that isn’t a FF sensor so it still doesn’t become tempting enough.
If you think that you can get the best lenses in every category for an A-mount your kidding yourself.
Nope…. the usual Japanese pride won’t allow it.
I think there’s more going on than Japanese pride. Canikon would have to grant Sony licenses for their mounts and exactly why would they want to do that? So their user base can jump ship to Sony bodies? Really?
Looks like many do not see the potential an open APP support would bring to a camera…
I totally agree. I would also want the cam to have 3G connection, WiFi, GPS and Android OS. Being able to share photos directly from the camera wherever you use it and WHENever you use it would be totally awesome! That’s something CaNikon doesn’t have… or?
I’m glad to see the top three, at least after 180 votes, were all basic camera improvements for high end DSLRs.
A 50M pixel plus FF sensor would require very high end glass the way a 24M pixel crop sensor could use it now.
Since “classic Optical Viewfinder” is a choice, I’m surprised a higher resolution EVF or otherwise higher end EVF is not a choice; this is the key difference from the major competitors and Sony’s EVF needs to outshine the competition’s OVF in the field.
It is often thought that you “need” higher end glass with more MP. The truth is, a D800 with a mediocre superzoom lens can outresolve a D3S with a quality prime.
In other words, all glass can benefit from more MP.
I disagree, using a rather good zoom, $1 to $2K range, a 12M pixel camera will get about 9M pixel usable resolution, a 36M pixel camera will get about 20M pixel. I am under the impression that a very good lens would get resolution of about 3/4 the pixel count. Would a 50M pixel FF sensor get a sharper picture than a 36M pixel FF sensor? May be a couple of percent, but only in tests, even with pixel peeping they would probably look the same. The 50M pixel lens would be waiting for newer sharper lenses or today’s $10,000 lenses.
High price doesn’t make lens any sharper.
That’s like saying 24MP and 16MP APC-C sensors currently look the same too. Which they don’t and not just in tests.
SONY Shiny Bells and Whistles do not get the jobs done, we request a low tech innovative approach.
We ask – SONY SUPPORT your users
FEATURE LIST INCLUDES
1) Better Support for SONY Photo Cameras
Why are we forced in the Playstation Ques
2) Better QC on Firmware releases
3) Better USERS Group Support from SONY Photo Cameras
4) Better Product Warranty’s
Sony Lens is Only 1 Year
It is as if Sony expects them to Fail
– Nikon offers 5 Years Warranty on all glass
5) Greater Extended Warranty Support
SONY currently refused to offer any extended warranty for LENS and FLASH products
or even their own SONY accessories
– SONY’s lack of support shows, they expect them to all break down.
6) DOMESTIC Support Option
Sony outsources all their call centers to third parties, who are totall unaccoutable for anything.
They refuses to be tracked by
Operator Number, email, phone extension, real names – Even if it is paid for service – It must happen.
7) OPEN YOUR PLATFORMS so third parties accessory makers with be will to work with SONY. Lens makers only offer versions of their glass to SONY last – Third party vendors just do not want to work wtih SONY. We need more TTL lighing options for the new shoe.
SONY SUPPORT your users
+1.
This, plus: lenses, lenses, accessories, accessories.
ps. “Sony Lens is Only 1 Year” – I don’t know where you live, but all Sony lenses I bought got 2 years warranty.
Pretty sure we only get 1 year in the UK… Even sigma’s better value in that regard.
There are so much more important/good to have stuff than what is listed….
– better flash system using the new ISO mount
– touchscreen auto-focus on selection (ala oly’s design)
– faster read/write to support 4k imaging/video
– raw video! the details it capture is fantastic! (ala magic lantern)
– new battery to provide more juice (400 shots is quite little, i imagine mirrorless would use even more battery…)
– better JPEG engine
– accept open source firmware (ala samsung, people bricking their camera means more sales! LOL just let the people have what they want!)
– let other developers develop apps using the onboard wifi/gps! be creative! (just recall what instagram did!)
Those above + better mirrorless sensor that does not have light loss in SLT tech, and AF the speed of OMD5 + Nikon J1 in both day and night.
Think we would have a winner here.
Make more mid-range leans! Something like 24-70 f4, 70-210 F4, 85 1.8, etc.
A Sony Beercan series – indeed, thank you!
It isn’t physically possible to for a 36×36 sensor inside the same circle that barely encompasses a 24×36 sensor. Only about a 30×30 would be possible.
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You are assuming that the sensor should fit inside the image circle.
But it could make just as much sense to fit the image circle inside the edges of the sensor. That would make it possible to select aspect ratio in PP without any loss of area, compared to a sensor with the same native aspect ratio.
Of course 36×36 mm is not enough for this. You would need 43.3×43.3 mm.
With 36×36 sensor, one can change picture orientation without rotating the camera(36×24 to 24×36).
The problem is that this would not be possible to use almost ANY of the existing lenses from Sony, Minolta or elsewhere. These are usually provided with light baffles for 24×36 mm.
I am rather sure that most Alpha users would rather rotate their cameras once a while, than have to replace all the lenses they have aquired so far, paying for new debaffled versions. Surely Sony is convinced they woun’t sell much from this “new” (duplicated) lens lineup! Most of us would rather have Sony continue to fill in the holes in the existing lineup, and I am sure that Sony is aware of this.
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Actually,most existing lenses will work just fine. Lens projects circular image circle(duh). If it covers 36×24 sensor in landscape orientation,then it will in portrait. Bounce flash will be benefited from this. The only problem that I can think is the hood. All petal-shaped lens hoods that were design specifically for the ordinary sensor will become useless,or you have to rotate the hood manually. It think it would be easier to rotate the camera instead. Round hood will works just fine.
Camera can automatically recognize when user rotates lens hood and switch from portrait to landscape.
Only E-mount lenses have such baffles – because their rear elements are close to image plane, (most) A-mount lenses don’t have baffles.
Easily resolved.
Allow choice of 4 formats.
Vertical, horizontal, Square(allowing vignette in extreme corners) Square with vignette correction an slightly cropped maybe 34×34.
Actually thats 5 formats but thats why square is so good it does have sooooo many format options.
You are assuming the lens exit pupil lies at the infinity. Which is not the case. For lenses like 50/1.8, it is about 50mm from image plane so it can cover 36×36 sensor
I agree with e’s comments on improved customer support. Sony had someone participating in a Flickr discussion forum before the A99 was available who answered questions. After the A99 was released the person disappeared, leaving many questions unanswered. When I visit my local Sony Style stores the staff, who are knowledgeable photographers, are as confused as we are as to why Sony markets the A99 as having a radio wireless flash system when it still uses the Minolta optical system.
I agree with MakeUnbelieve’s comment about the flash system and the very intuitive touchscreen autofocus- perhaps being touch to select primary focus target to be tracked, perhaps being touch focus depth of field limits.
A problem with the poll and comments is that terms such as “better”, “mind blowing”, and “much improved” are not quantified. For my needs, picture quality is important and then workflow efficiency. I was unhappy with the megapixel war when I saw each subsequent sensors offer more pixels with lower quality. I encourage everyone to think about exactly what they would like to see from Sony and what priority they would assign. Is money of no object to you? Or would you only pay for certain things.
While having applications run on the camera sounds great, doing so brings limitations. Battery life, processor performance, app support/troubleshooting, malicious apps if open development is allowed. A better way, IMHO, is to provide robust remote control of the camera from other devices with these devices (tablets, laptops, smartphones) taking on the burden of supporting apps.
Malicious apps all “shops” have none. Open does not mean without quality control by sony.
Interesting to see that noise made by the OVF “swivel eyed loons” has not translated to votes.
That’s because they are a tiny minority but do a lot of shouting.
http://www.dyxum.com/dforum/the-viewfinder-poll_topic85589.html
Built-in STF function like on the Dynax 7 Film camera
Should be pretty easy for Sony, combining multiple exposures with different aperture
It’s not easy, unless lens has central shutter.
If you’re going to make a few exposures (with bracketing – you can do it even now), so scene will shift during exposures making it necessary to align it post-process and won’t work with moving scenes.
Hi Admin
Did I misread or do you mean that NEX7N successor release is postoned to early 2014 ??
Coming this year 🙂
Its good to have a poll.
Even if no one listens it feels good to vote.
Resolution is most important to me and its here so im happy.
Whatever the vote i hipe Sony will realize that a system needs to include something for everyone
else Not just the single most popular version.
There will need to be a camera for the high iso guys and the high resolution guys.
Remember a good camera bag holds more than one camera.
I agree, and would add that the high end alpha range needs more than one model. I want a significantly higher resolution model (54 megapixels), and feel that a low-light monster at a lower resolution is needed for events. Finally, a model that emphasizes video – with 4K (perhaps that could be integrated into the low light unit).
I think you once said “i want pictures so sharp they will
make your retinas bleed”.
Me too.
I think high mp and square sensor go together.
This camera should only take killer pictures in good light. Nothing else. I want more than one camera but most of all i want this one!!!!!
Rob
I hope you speak more about high resolution.
I feel a bit like a lone sheep in a den of wolves.
how are you going to fit all these 54 mp in DOF? The DOF restriction is heavy, you probably need tilt lens/sensor.
Basic composition includes positioning important subject elements to fit into critical focos zone.
F8 and bright light increase dof (basic exposure).
All and more covered in photography 101.
Putting out technical difficulties as reasons for not having high resolution is ludicrous.
All are easilly resolved.
The real issue is why people are so threatened by better camera resolution
Perhaps you dont want to buy mewer better stuff and dont want anyone else to have better stuff than you.
Already cast my votes, but for my tastes there’s one thing missing.
Improve focus peaking to the point it represent the actual image DOF, and that is much more sensitive to detail that it is now.
This would be killer for me.
For me Sony need to release the A78 and A85 next year with the new 24 mpx crop sensor and the A99 sensor in the cheaper full frame. But I really want to see a pro camera from sony in 2015 or so, hoping for a sports one, although sony need to fix the EVF lag before they do that and some more Ziess lenses like a 15/2.8, and maybe updated 85 and 135 lenses. Also that 24 tilt shift you were talking about sounded mighty interesting.
I voted and would like to see the results, but all that happens is I get another window opening with the same page and an unselected list of choices again.
Any chance of fixing this?
what about gps and wifi remote viewfinder with full control of camera functions?
aardvark7,
It works for me….
I’m experiencing no problems with page loads and I’ve tested using two different systems. Windows 8 and Windows 7, both x64 and both using latest MS browsers.
And BTW,
I’ve never had a problem posting to this site and never had a post not show up as many have complained about happening.
Good for you.
So up-to-now:
Improve AF with a mind blowing sensor and fast buffer/processor on FF mirrorless A-mount.
Yeah like THAT will come from Sony….LMFAO
Most rumours seem to be focussing on the high end, with discussion of future full frame cameras and Zeiss lenses, but personally I can’t justify spending that much on my hobby. I’ll be looking at the next generation of Sony’s “entry level” products when I want to upgrade from my A57.
The main thing that annoys me about my A57 is the lack of customisation of settings/controls. I don’t like having to give up useful features like DOF Preview and a dedicated ISO button to access features like focus magnification, not when there are several useless buttons on the camera that can’t be reconfigured. Another annoying limitation is that it isn’t possible to change the maximum ISO used when ISO is set to Auto. For customisation my A57 doesn’t compare with something like an Olympus CSC, and it’s limited even compared with my old Fuji point-and-shoot.
Sensor and AF improvements would be nice, but simply being able to configure the camera to better suit my preferences is at the top of my wishlist.
You should be buying a used A77.
+1 A77 has ISO customization option for upper and lower ISO value.
Although i’d like to see that on all Sony interchangeable lens cameras. Its a small feature, but with big benefit.
A77 is huge. and, other manufacturers have these options in cheaper cameras.
+1
one of few meaningful comments here.
My wish list:
full sealing
full size
square sensor
modular (easier repairs/parts swap)
tilt/pivot screen
fast processor
COMMITMENT TO LONG-TERM SUPPORT
I want something that works and that is upgradable, with support in case something goes wrong. I mean REAL support, for 10 years. I want a photographic instrument, not a disposable POS.
I thinking of put all my Sony gear on ebay and getting a d600. I can’t wait for Sony any more plus if the play station flaps we are all screwed. I am not a pro. But I have lot of lens. Plus I have 4 flashes that dont work on future cameras. And Nikon has f4 lens Sony dont with good optics, and there lens are shaper. And my 85 1.4 is very soft wide open. But I love my 24-70mm
Option for global shutter is missing, and in my opinion that will be one of the most important features for future camera-tech
Remove anti-aliasing filter on all cameras, and employ truly random color matrix using combination of 4 elements: RGB+brightness(white). You get 24 combinations, which can be placed into rows, each subsequent 24 pixels shuffled differently and randomly, to avoid Moire. And camera will have a map of these 24 pixel groups with a number identifying combination. It’s not so hard.
And then everyone will complain “no software works with RAW files from Sony”, so they won’t do it. The RGBE — good thing — was abolished because of that :`(
Battery should be bigger or more efficient on NEX cameras. For me it should support 2 hours of video recording.
As a measure to save battery, EVF blackout when no eye detected.
GIVE US A 35/1.4, BETTER SENSOR (as good as Fuji X-TRANS), weather sealing, MUCH better video, and better AF. Those really aren’t asking for much.
As good as X-Trans? Bahahahaha you’re an idiot.
1 more option for poll: dual IS system, IBIS(SSS)+OSS，camera can switch automatically.
Benefit both video & tele lens.
That’s also 1 of the most important factors for guys choosing n/c, and sony wants to take over.
Technically possible, why not do it
I’m glad to see the majority agree that the auto focus requires significant improvement. It’s been the achilles heel for shooting on my a99 vs Canon. I miss shots trying to af on moving subjects…or even non moving subjects that do not have a lot of contrast. The side points on my a99 often refuse to grab focus leaving me only the center point which is more reliable.
That aside, this poll could be significantly better if the choices were specific and not so subjective. What exactly is a “mind-blowing sensor”
Have pity, Andreas is not an engineer 😀
I been visting this site for years, why do you not post my stuff, Your comment is awaiting moderation.
I thinking of put all my Sony gear on ebay and getting a d600. I can’t wait for Sony any more plus if the play station flaps we are all screwed. I am not a pro. But I have lot of lens. Plus I have 4 flashes that dont work on future cameras. And Nikon has f4 lens Sony dont with good optics, and there lens are shaper. And my 85 1.4 is very soft wide open. But I love my 24-70mm
an electronical shutter system would be that what I’M waiting for, global shutter I think is the technical name. So fill flash with 1/1000 (x)sync, that would be a real inovation so no need for leaf shutter system like MF Hasselblad anymore for dance ballett photography. Dont understand why only the Sony RX1 has it inside but no dslr system??? Cheers Andy
my next system I buy is with electronical shutter system and exchangable lenses, mirrorless, DSLR I dont mind. Then my MF camera gets retired.
Exactly! My Minolta Dimage A1 has an electronic shutter and I have done plenty of fill flash at 4000th sec. The A77 already has a half electronic shutter!
DSLRs grew from film cameras where focal plane shutter protected the film during lens changes, and having legacy lenses. Cybershots are entirely (almost) redesigned.
I’d vote for these:
More A-mount lenses (doesn’t have to be Zeiss), and more under the $1500 price point.
A decent 70-200/4 would be a good start. Think Beercan, but lighter and quieter.
A 300/4 would be nice.
A couple of bargain options for primes. 85/1.8, 50/2, 35/2, 100/2.8, etc.
Sony has been leaning on the “go get a used Minolta lens on eBay” train for too long. Time to replace some of those rusty old lenses. Not everyone likes to roll the dice on used lenses.
I’d like to see a tilt-shift lens or two. I’d also like to see more STF lenses, maybe an 85/2 STF.
I love the A99. It wouldn’t take much to make it perfect. Fix those things and keep improving the sensor and you’ve got a buyer. Just give me a few months to save up.
* open API for programmable camera control, a la Magic Lantern, except that it is officially sanctioned
* 4K+ _RAW_ video
* thunderbolt connection for off-camera power supply, saving data to off-camera storage, and off-camera display/control
* please use industry standard SSDs, such as NGFF m.2. No more SLT-stick stuff
“Mind blowing sensor” — LOL, why not just “Mind blowing camera” or “Mind blowing Universe”?
GPS
fast and user friendly RAW developer, with all setings available on board, e.g. DRO
Sonyalpharumors can you add “Open API” if possible? Just see Magic Lantern or CHDK if you can’t see its usage.
Also, better JPG engine and better low-light/high ISO quality!! And, tethering!
jesus, no need for 50 freaken MP ! seriously !!!
In 2011 sony patented a system to reduce the diffraction limit at the sensor so would work with any lens for high resolution.
SAR comment UNANAMOUSLLY said no one needs more than 8 megapixels. Some said no one needs more than 2 or 3 mp.
You were wrong then and you are wrong now.
Come on, let’s use sensor that has only one, but large, pixel.
Why is “improved shutter” never a part of these things? Sony makes it a priority by putting a 1/8000 second shutter in all their metal-bodied A mount cameras. Consequently, Sony’s “9” and “7” series Alphas have always had as fast and precise a shutter as the $7k models from other manufacturers. Take that for granted, and your $1200 full frame camera will have as poor a shutter as Sony’s plastic bodied consumer cameras, maxing out at 1/4000 and an industry low 1/160 sync speed.
Pssst st NEX cameras are small and have no bulk to damp vibrations from shutter curtain if they are made faster. VG900 is larger to it has 1/8000 and 1/240 X-sync.
Sony doesn’t even make lenses faster than f/1.8 for nex, making 1/8000 unnecessary. If you find a f/0.85 lens, they don’t care.
It would be nice to have the mirror completely removed. Can’t the EVF picture be created from the main sensor? The main sensor doesn’t need to have all 24MP of the sensor active for that – just have a small number active for the EVF.
How do the the mirrorless cameras feed the EVF?
At a minimum, make the mirror sturdier – I’ve scratched 2 already trying to clean dirt off of them.
The EVF image already is created from the main sensor.
Apparently you want the mirror removed but have absolutely no clue why it is there?
* Much better AF than A99 (terrible in low light)
* Much better video quality than A99 (blurry)
* More FF Zeiss and G lenses with weather-sealing and SSM
those are the basics, and personally I’d like to see a little thing:
* A GPS/GLONASS module so Alpha cameras can be sold with GPS in Russia
> Alpha cameras can be sold with GPS in Russia
the expense of doing of that is probably greater than small losses due to removing GPS support for a small market.
What? 85 1.4? Thats for Alpha right?
Dual 4K image sensors for 3D. 120 fps. Many other sensors, infared, UV, radiation, GPS, vibration. Neuromorphic lens, option to write to .png files.
I am very happy to see that the AF failure of the recent sony a mounts is getting some attention!
I have the a57, a77 and a99, the 99 used so far with zeiss 85 1.4 and 135mm 1.8 and the ancient 28mm 2.0. As stated elsewhere and by others, the AF performance is just terrible. the a77 with sony zoom on it is worlds faster than the zeiss on the a99. but still the 90s minolta 9xi is much faster.
beyond the speed, there is still the issue of the thing focusing on strange non-center things instead of the person in the foreground. however, the unbelievable slowness of the zeiss lenses and the a99 is just the worst.
i for one tried to trade in my sony gear for the nikon d800 after i missed a significant number of shots due to super slow mo AF. the fuji x-1 is faster.
what of this great AF on the sony, due to the mirror? at least with the motor-in-the-camera lenses from zeiss, its aweful.
i swear the 85 is slower than the minolta 7000 was (and there you only ha on little rectangle in the center to AF with, so at least you know the thing was not going to focus on the damn wall behind the model!).
Not dismissing an issue, but since you already have A99 and you have issues, why not switch to the same AF mode of your old Minolta. You will not have issues with background/foreground focusing, only focus speed will be an issue.
I’m feeling your pain with the AF on a99. In moderately low light, my zeiss 24-70 can seek endlessly. In that situation, I choose the center point which seems to have the best sensitivity and reliability of the AF points. DMF mode also help so I can just take over and not have to flip the disc on the lens barrel.
Any news on an FS100 sucessor. That sensor is fantastic. Stick that on an A77 body and event fillmakers will be all over it.
Id quite like custom made lens profiles for our old m42 or other random glass, so we can make a profile with say 135mm f4, so the ibis etc works better.
square picture mode with just cropping like they do for 16.9 etc
upgradeable ram buffer would be nice, using laptop ram, as its cheap and pretty fast
a super pro camera with a ssd / memory card magazine, plus upgradeable ram, use that badass write speed capacity for really good 4k quality video
option to have evf and rear screen both on at the same time
wifi
+1 for M42 and square!
any Alpha cameras offer IBIS for M42 lenses? If so, how?
Sony, at least let us edit/add lens profiles!
The leading two answers are indicative of how silly many of SAR readers are.
How do you imagine Sony doing “much improved autofocus” and “mind blowing sensor”?
If would make sense if Sony had one flagship camera with good AF and cheap models had AF crippled, but this doesn’t happen.
They cannot do it now…
BTW, say bye-bye to resolution in blue channel (because of on-sensor PDAF)!
It’s good there is no “high ISO performance” option in the poll 😀 if probably would have taken 3rd place if it had been there.
What about some RAW video , like Canon 5D Mark III has now??
…while I understand the desire to have the A-Mount be continued and strengthened, I’d be sad to see a mirrorless Nex with an A-Mount only. One of the advantages of the short flange distance of the E-Mount is its ability to use virtually any lens ever made. While the actual optical benefits of using old glass on a modern sensor remain somewhat questionable I simply like to have the option and I think that this is shared by a large number of photo enthusiasts who have already been around at a time when film was the only game in town. The way a lens feels as silly as this may sound has probably just as much impact on the quality of a picture than pure optical performance…
I just hope future A- mount camera have in body stabilizer steady shoot inside in camera, better AF focus speed and precision, good high ISO capability, sync speed flash minimal 1/250, internal build flash and lower price 🙂
what is mind-blowing sensor? so abstract.. I can’t conceive =)
other possible options for voting:
-no anti aliasing filter on sensor
-increased AF point coverage on sensor
-wireless flash master and control
How about a camera that brags about great video quality and offers THE MOST IMPORTANT FEATURE… SOUND QUALITY.. please stop making cameras with video functions that don’t have at least microphone inputs and level control, and how about a headphone out, a limiter, or a x/y mic! And why is it that the only company making a camera with 24bit 96hz quality audio is a crappy 300$ ZOOM camcorder with a cellphone camera. I aware there are camcorders out there with these features but I much prefer a camera formfactor.
not needed really. if you need high quality sound, write it with external device and sync in postproduction, that’s how all serious cinema are made. Wasting space for a jack socket which 99.99% users not need is no good.
And there were lots of times previously, not only over a single generation but also over millennium, when lots of things were not seen to be needed or wanted, yet society has had them all, and lots of those have been superseded dozens of times already. I like film, but I am using digital exclusively… now. I liked home cooked meals, but fast-food is My staple… now. I liked the Commodore 64, but I am using Window 7 on an Asus laptop with an Intel Core I7 and a AMD four core based desktop off to the side. Incandescent was enough when I was born, now the world used CFLs and LEDs. USB will be superseded and HDMI will be also. Video use to be done all on magnetic tape; It ain’t today. So post on video and audio will eventually change again, and again, and again many times. With attachments what ian asks for it possible today. Tomorrow it will be fitted in to the primary product, whatever that may be. It is just the way things go… and they will go on and on and on and on whether you or I or anyone else likes it or not, or sees it as necessary today or not.
Modern cameras have digital ports (HDMI and USB), no need to inflate camera with a zoo of analogue ports.
BTW A mount cameras are made for stills…
That’s for you’re input:) however I disagree.. Serious cinema is not my focus.. I am a world traveler and documentary maker, and I at times I bring home over a terabyte of video content.. syncing audio to that amount of audio is a overwhelming task considering also, I like many people do every aspect of my production. I have a external audio recorder, but find it doesn’t get used much due to inconvenience. But I agree mount camera are for stills, but I also like to take stills and find that people act more natural around cameras than camcorders. Anyways maybe I’m the only one who would like a camera that is small and discrete with interchangeable lens, excellent image stabilization, and excellent audio quality. I think everyone has a different idea of the perfect camera, I just thought maybe there would be others who enjoy the wonderful world of sound along side all the beautiful images. Thanks for your help and enjoy your search for tools to help your art come to life.
If Sony really wants to attack C/N’s professional DSLR market, I’d suggest the following:
Body Design:
Adopt Rollei 3003 body design with high-res/low-latency/wide-DR EVF and built-in 45 deg OVF (mirror flip-down using eye-start sensor)
36x36mm image sensor, format supported: 24×36(landscape), 36×24(Portrait), 15.3×36(Widescreen 2.35:1) 19.45×36 (1.85:1) 20.25×36 (16:9)
Resolution: 24M FF (Bayer) upgrade to 3-layer 3x12M or 3x16M in 3 stages
ISO 100-12800 (Extend to Lo1/Lo2 25/50, Hi1/Hi2 25600/51200)
In Body Image Stablization
High SNR, usable High ISO at 12800
Fast PDAF (with Infra-red focus assist) for A-mount
Hybrid PDAF+CDAF for E-mount(focus speed/accuracy on par with Top DSLRs)
Eye sensor focus point selection is nice to have, and object recognition/tracking w/touch screen is desirable.
Much improved JPEG engine with more choice of art filters and multiple exposure (preview previous shots for overlay shooting)
Optional Adobe DNG output format and bundle Lightroom (on cloud?) for image processing (Sony IDC sucks)
HD video (4:2:2) with RAW output, 4K clean HDMI output
24mp would be a waste of all the good stuff you are asking for.
Square sensor needs enough res to crop.
80mp would be good for this format allowing a 20mp mode for higher iso.
Alternatively 100mp with a 25mp high iso mode.
24MP is the size after cropping, full resolution for 36x36mm output will be 36MP+.
Yup, pixel binning for High ISO is desirable!
I would like to see off camera view finders like glasses that will wifi/bluetooth/NFC the Video. I would like to see this because you could then set up really low shots near ground or difficult over crowd shots.
some of the questions are not needed.
Mirror-less A mount.
Admin confirmed they aren’t doing SLT. Like there going to step back to DSLR…. Nobody has seen a new mirror patent or optical view finder. Moot point Admin states there not killing A mount so Mirror-less is only option. Not needed as poll question.
If they don’t step back to DSLR then I’m hard pressed how you do a OVF,EVF or straight OVF
We shouldn’t be crying for Zeiss to make optics. They are there own independent company just like the rest of the lens companies. They should be pushing every lens maker to make lens. Regardless.
We should be asking sony to step up its game to make G series lens. Need Some good middle of the road native lens. They should be making more lens anyway.
While Black and white is cool. Isn’t that all contrast based system so it wouldn’t need to be a separate. Just a better engine.
So to me another useless question.
Maybe I’m wrong but do people have that many AF issues.
I have a hard time to believe while we all use sony’s its the number one thing that is wrong with the camera. If it gets it wrong that often I think I would be taking it back to sony all the time or jumping ship to other brands.
Just find that odd as number one would like to see improvement on.
Anyways. It will be interesting how sony treats this information.
Would love to see a $1200 FF. Would think that is heavy side of dream list unless the have figured out a way to reduce cost of MFG. I suppose the question to ask is are you talking euro or USD.
I’m surprised a dust shutter for lens change didn’t hit the poll.
Sony Listen. Start making your warranty best in business. Make your customer support so friendly. Push Major Firmware updates often. It makes it feel like there is support. Allow Cross Camera Lens profiles upload via camera resource app or something.
Iso auto in M mode or something similar to TAv mode (Ricoh, Pentax).
Keep on developing high end aps-c a-mount cameras (lighter lenses, crop factor useful with telelenses). Not everybody can afford two camera systems (csc for small lenses, dslr/slt for sports/telelenses) and aps-c dslr are imho a good compromise.
Sony
Based on this poll I suggested 3 camera types.
The comment is on the may 27 post about increased lens sales.
I hope you can take the time to read it.
I don’t want a “cheap” full frame like that 6D garbage. I want a cheap sony full frame….as in, no junk just awesome pics. Ditch the mirror, no video but straight up rediculous photo quality with ecellent camera build for 1500.oo.