It took some time to get a multiple confirmation from my trusted sources but finally I can tell you that the A77 leaked images are deifnitely REAL! I first made a bit of confusion because of a miscomunication with my sources. So take a deep look at the images because this is it! The new A77!!!
Once again thanks Pyoshin (dyxum forum) for posting this!
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Looks good….I’ll be finally able to upgrade from my a100. Pity there is no guide on price at the moment.
yep, Ill be upgrading from the a100 as well 😀
Me too! Finally a good enough reason to upgrade!
will be upgrading to, from a a200.
I love it though so it will stay as my second body.
Too bad I have ZERO money though!
Will make this hard to justify the expense!
Looks ok to me. I would prefer FN button in front of the camera though. How about a view from the top Andrea? 😉
It is interesting to me that there is no model name printed on the body.
That’s because it’s a pre-final image!
Nice to have more pic from different angle. I like the crop function, and take the advantage of 24mp sensor. any more details about the af system?
About the “MF/C/A/S” dial?
It’s on there. Look at the front image it’s on the lower right by the lens…
How does it compare in size to the a350.
The A55 is just too small for my hands and was hoping the A77 will be at least the same size as my A350 or a bit bigger.
If it’s too small I’ll wait till the 400D comes out then decide if to switch system to Nikon or stick with Sony…
Somewhere over the past couple of years waiting I read (maybe here) that the a77 would be close to the same size as the a700. That works for me as I have the a350 and it’s just a little too small for me. The a700 is 690 grams and the dimensions are WHD 141.7×104.8×79.7 while the a350 is 582 grams and 130×98.5×74.7. Hopefully it stays close the a700 in size.
Here is a link to a size comparison! They took three images of the camera’s and used the lens mount’s to size the images. It looks as though the A77’s overall size will fit between the A700 and A55. I also held a peice of paper up to my monitor and marked from the top of the shutter button to the bottom of the grip and found the A77 and A700 have the same size hand grip and the A55 is substantially smaller.
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1037&message=37924742
Posted in the wrong place. Sorry…
Looks good to me, I’m buying it no matter what 😀
BTW just curious what happened to that compact camera that was supposed to be announced today?
I am going to put a deposit on one as soon as it’s anounced. I love my A700 and had the opportunity to play with an A55. If they can combine the best of the 2 camera’s in the A77 I think it will dominate!
Seeing this I want to see the image from http://www.sonyalpharumors.com/sr5-first-worldwide-picture-of-the-final-a77-and-a65-production-models/ again..
But, please don’t use that shitty image service to upload. Thanks a lot.
Andrea, could you please include in this post the sideviews with LCD moved away from body you posted some time ago? I see there’s no SSS button. Are we sure this isn’t A65 instead?
I thought they were real. Looks like a solid pro DSLR. My only concern is how live the EVF will perform. Hopefully it’s got dual processors, and hopefully part of the processors’ job will be to ensure live motion. My biggest nightmare is looking through the viewfinder and having to play “guess what you get” when I click. I’ll have to wait and see. I am still very skeptical about EVF/translucent mirror in general. It’s only real purpose is for use in real-time AF for video, which should not be this camera’s primary concern in the first place.
Other than that, the body looks nice although I would have liked to see a more traditional vintage looking body. This just looks like a Canon 7D to be honest. Nothing very original about the look. I’d still like to see and know the full specs on this thing. If it turns out to be a dud, I’ll just buy a second hand A850 as a second body to my current A850.
There are other reasons for the SLT approach besides video. Assuming you want PAF, then with an SLT versus a conventional DSLR mirror you get higher frame rates, reduced mechanical complexity, less noise and the ability for AF to work during the exposure phase.
Of course it may be that, one day this might get superseded by a break through in main sensor AF, but for now, the SLT approach has advantages for still photography as well as video.
It does look like any other DSLR (ie 7D)! I loved the brute, squared off look of the A900/A700 with its pentaprism OVF. *sigh*
Goto youtube and search for mirror movement 🙂
Take a nice and long look at all the lag that will be gone forever when the mirror is history. We are all guessing today, we are just used to it, and good at it.
/E
Shame then that the SLT’s lag times are still no better than that of conventional DSLRs. In fact with Flash, the SLTs have a much longer lag time than the previous OVF models.
its a firmware issue to do with the new LV coding for SLT. it happens to A580 in LV mode too (but not in A550 LV). sony jpn is still working around with the LV coding, i guess they still cant find the solution.
Photonut, the shot to shot times of SLT are far faster than most DSLR available today (after demonstrating a Rebel T3i against the A55V daily for the past two months, this fact is irrefutable) and Sony will have taken care of the flash delay for their prosumer body, I’ve no doubt.
Agree with you David. It does looks like Canon 7D! I also would hve like a new design. I strongly believe that the final production design will be different than this.
I think it looks attractive (or as much so as a black square allows), but I’m not too sure about the button layout.
Makes me wonder how the A99 will look.
back angle, are u sure is “REAL”?
what happen with LCD?
screen and how to flip?
2 way join?
Looks like it uses something akin to a trailing arm to allow both tilt and pivot.
Wishbone hinge, as explained last time
Why there is no hardware switch for changing metering methods??
Looks like shooting movies is supposed to be more important now 🙁
The metering dial was literally my probably my favourite thing when I upgraded from the a100 to the a700 🙁
Generally the camera looks great though.
Sony, as with many manufacturers, are believers in the custom button philosphy of camera design. You’ll have your metering button, one way or the other.
I’m really not happy they removed this switch! Bad choice from sony.. I still hope this is the A65 because it looks also like there is no option for CF anymore.
The viewfinder looks tiny, does it not?
No, it’s larger than the one on the A55/A33/A35.
That BETTER be a new, bigger, lens. Or I’m expecting to be really disappointed by the small size of this camera.
It’s both: small camera and new big lens (it’s constant f/2.8 so certainly it’s nothing in size of old 18-55 kit)
Filter size looks larger than 55mm, unless the camera is just that small.
I wonder whether it’ll be 62mm or 72mm?
I hope it’s 77mm… just because it’d make camera bigger and grip more comfortable. 😉 Canon has 77 mm, Nikon has 77 mm, Tamron has 67mm… but Tamron has shorter range so IMO 72mm can be a good guess.
77mm filters on a DT lens? Way to waste people’s money.
I don’t see how it is a waste of money Carl. 77mm filters are standard on most of the good lenses in the Sony lineup.
Making it smaller would be annoying since then you need a step-up ring, can’t use the lens hood etc. It makes sense to get a decent quality 77mm polariser – and that is more economical than having several in different sizes.
Sony use six different filter sizes, so I’d hardly call that standardisation. I have about ten alpha mount lenses, and only one has 77mm threads (and I wish that one didn’t, as I don’t have a c-pol that big).
77mm filters aren’t cheap. That’s fine with expensive gear like the full frame Zeiss zooms, but matters with a lens that’s supposedly going to be sold at a three-figure price point for enthusiasts.
@ Carl 77mm filter diameter affords more efficient correction, especially at the wider angle. Most ultra-wide DT type lenses are 77mm… I know good filters are expensive but they are very much worth while.
Also, considering the upgrade path, buying good 77mm filters now means you won’t have to later.
72, according to some quick measurements I did last time.
This lens is obviously a lot bigger than the mount. It crossed the bottom of the camera by large margin. My guess is 77
It could be 67mm, like the Tamron 17-50/2.8.
Small camera? Are you sure about that Sky_walker? Current evidence suggest it will be very similar in size to the A700, which is obviously not a small camera.
http://thesybersite.com/public/a55+a77+a700.jpg
wow…thanks for the nice comparison picture! really helps a lot to figure out the actual size, and i like it!
I am not totally convinced by the button layout, especially the “disp” button seems to be in an unusual position, but I guess it’ll make more sense once they officially announced it and showed/explained all the buttons as well as once I tried it out myself.
However, there is still a big thing that needs to be revealed: a picture of the right shoulder with its additional buttons and the second display!….ohhh…looking forward to that!
If those dimensions are accurate, I’m disappointed.
Being that much much bigger than the a55, ergonomics and handling are probably a lot better but it’ll also be bulkier to travel with.
is that the a700 vertical grip ? I would love to use mine on the 77 🙂
Nope. I have the VG on the A700 and that isn’t it.
At least the body is still bigger than the handgrip, although unfortunately not much…
The smaller, the better, ‘coz I have small hands 😀
That infrared light is so big, I really don’t know where are they going to put A77. Also, where is the SSS on/off switch?
The a100 wasn’t branded on the front. It had a very nice small branding on the back. To be quite honest, I find that a much nicer option.
That’s good news but as one comment says, where is the a77 badge? Shouldn’t that be in even the prelim model/image? If this is real, tell your sources to send a better resolution image so it doesnt look so blatantly photoshopped. But good news regardless. Now where are the real specs? 😛
That dodgy pixelated alpha logo on the battery grip and body isn’t fooling anyone. Still think these pics look faked.
The way JPG compression works is that it shows most artifacts on shades of red, so it’s quite obvious that alpha logo will be pixelized if only image compression was bit higher (and in this picture it is, what you can clearly see on rear screen gradient).
It’s not just the Alpha logo. It’s the smooth textures in the grip and the buttons being too close together to have real structural integrity. To show that kind of FAIL it would have to be saved as a very poor jpeg or it’s photoshop’d.
I work with big graphic studio here where I live – believe me, photoshopping of images doesn’t have anything to deal with pixelation unless made by someone just starting in it.
Brainless solution is to take big images, make changes and than scale them down to 25% of their original size (no issues with finding big enough images of camera – just looks for press packs available on Sony Press Center website), what would be approximately size of the images on this website. Than save in 100% quality and you are sure noone will spot any pixelated areas beyond these from natural process of saving JPG files. Images here are saved with much much lower quality what causes some areas to be very visibly compressed – textures get lost and reds show very large pixel areas – both in them and around.
“buttons being too close together to have real structural integrity” – What? You seen any recent small cameras? I believe not. Keep in mind when doing this that A77 probably is about the A700 size, maybe somewhat smaller but nothing close to A55 (hopefully).
Hey Skywalker, why are you defending these images so much? Were you part of the development team and these are your terrible jpegs? Take a pill.
Between 55-65% (compression) *is* very bad jpeg quality.
@ Sky-Talker:
Funny you should say that as he was one of the people calling it a fake when first posted.
That’s true. But it was from different reasons than compression. 🙂 😉 Never the less size comparison images changed my perspective by a bit – at least it has a big chance to be comfortable, even though it gonna be somewhat ugly.
the same “mistakes” are on the real alpha 700 image here:
http://www.digiklix.de/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/sony_alpha700_back.jpg
So, Sony did these images, and they did such a bad Photoshop job? Maybe they weren’t intended for the public to see, but still… 😉
Yep, that’s true. Andrea told: “it’s a pre-final image!”
Waiting for the Nex 7!any info about it=)?
Looks to me like they dropped at least three buttons/switches from the A700, that’s a backward step IMO.
Why aren’t there two or three custom buttons? This is meant to be a semi-pro!
…and where the hell is the histogram function???
“where the hell is the histogram function???” – most likely under DISP button, just as in some of other Alpha cameras 😉
“Why aren’t there two or three custom buttons?” – maybe they made it like NEX – you can re-program some of buttons which are already labeled?
“that’s a backward step IMO.” – true. But some buttons are on top of camera too, and we don’t see them so… hope that important stuff is still there remains.
The problem with re-using existing buttons is that you wouldn’t want to lose the buttons you have!
Probably toggling through the disp button.
It is possible to have the custom buttons on the dial like the D7000
You can certainly have presets on the dial. I am going to miss hitting C for flash compensation, it was handy having it under my thumb. 🙁
No cf card slot?
the card slot on the right is so smallll
CF is probably underneath camera, somewhere near battery slot.
In theory maybe possible, but in practise I doubt it as the last working prototype showed no CF slot there either:
http://i51.tinypic.com/244tfg0.jpg
Let’s wait and see 🙂 It’s not long time anyway.
Famous last words 😀
Would be strange when you have a grip… not easy switching the CF card.
While I don’t want to knock the camera until I try it — and I definitely will try it when it comes out — I have a few concerns about the design:
1. I’m worried it’s a little on the small side. It almost seems like you need the (enormous) grip to have enough space to hold on to it.
2. The button layout doesn’t seem intuitive. The buttons are too close together, all the same size, and don’t have much variation in how much they’re recessed. Sony seriously needs to look at Minolta’s ergonomics. The A700 was nearly perfect, IMHO. The A850/A900 is even better.
3. What’s with the question mark button?
4. No SSS switch. Granted, I don’t use it all the time, but when I do it’s nice to not have to go into a menu for it. Half the time I forget to turn it off when my A580 is on a tripod just because it’s not visible on the outside.
5. I could probably live with and get used to all the other concerns, but the fact that it has no metering switch is a much bigger concern to me. I ALWAYS used that switch on the A700 and now on my A850, and I always end up cursing when I need to switch metering on the smaller A580 because it isn’t there.
Other than that, it’s nice to finally see what it’s going to look like. I’m certainly going to miss the chunky look of the A700, but the capabilities of this camera should more than make up for it.
Thanks, Andrea!
A metering switch would definitely be a welcome feature.
I have made a photoshop comparison of the a55 and a77 to show the size difference using the hot shoe as a reference. you can find it here.
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/707/a77a55comparison.jpg/
Thanks Phlapp. Looks a fair size bigger than the A55.
Perhaps the button with the question mark signifies that it is customisable?
I thought that, but it’s in the wrong place when shooting. It is not replicated on the VG either, which suggests it is not a shooting mode button. It might be simple a help button!
Yes, the question mark is universal for info or help. How do people not know this yet?
Waste of a button though IMO.
Because you would think Sony had the foresight not to bother with a Help button where other functions would be far more useful.
+1 😉
The one thing that really stands out to me is the difference in screen sizes. The a55 is clearly a 16:9 but the a77 (although much bigger) is similar to a 4:3 type format.
Thank you for that comparison! I was really hoping it would be bigger then the a55 — more comparable to the a700… and this seems to confirm that hope.
I calculated a size of 145x113mm from the compare picture.
bydey
If they are real (which I believe they are), it still doesnt mean they are of a production model. I find it amazing that people can look at an image like this, throw up their arms about a missing button and then claim they are moving to canon, I’m pretty damn sure the difference in button layout, as well as menus and so on have far more differences to their current camera than the changes between one Sony model to the next. I love my A700 and, to be honest, other than the high ISO performance I don’t have any reason to upgrade really (well, that and my desire for new toys). I am sure that any niggles I have with the changes to the A77 will be minor, I have niggles with my A700, and almost every other piece of electronics I own, who do I write to, I need to tell someone!?
What may be a “niggle” to you are genuine ergonomic concerns to others.
There doesn’t appear to be a custom button for example, something I use with my flash EVERY time I use it.
What Sony should have done is given us every button on the A700 and added some. They have done what they did with the A100 to A200, they dumbed it down.
I tend to disagree. For me, I have no issues using the a200 even though everyone said the a100 is the best in terms of ergonomics. I don’t want to be dicking around which button is what whilst I’m getting that important shot. Heck, most photographers would ADAPT (there’s a word you can learn) to the camera rather than dictate the camera towards them.
I’m sure Sony would have thought of those custom programs and probably done them in a menu anyway or on the dial. Simple really.
Your comments on using menus instead of buttons clearly shows that you haven’t a clue regarding the value of dedicated buttons on semi-pro and pro cameras…
“I find it amazing that people can look at an image like this, throw up their arms about a missing button and then claim they are moving to canon”
+100, i am amazed by that too, because of one button that sound like BIG F*****NG deal to them.
but then, physical button like metering, AF mode, SSS switch is really useful if they can retain it. perhaps throw in Fn1 and Fn2 customizable, and a switch that turns EVF/LV. i dislike the auto EVF to LCD LV… i wan the old LCD layout (OVF mode LCD layout in A550/580/850/900). even better if Sony open the firmware for customization!
The LCD screen size is abit wierd..
Wierd, how? It’s no different in size or aspect ratio compared to almost every other mid-range/semi-pro DSLR camera released in the last 3-4 years.
I think it looks weird too (not the ratio). I think it may be because there are no buttons down the left side, so it looks weird compared to my A700. It’s not centred under the viewfinder.
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e44/nine0nine/overlay.jpg
size comparison with A700, using hotshoe as a guide, pretty much identical in its dimensions.
Finally a good looker in the Sony DSLR/SLT department.
When I compared the leaked images with the photos of the transparent model, I was convinced that they were the real thing. A good set of hands on images of the transparent model showing top button placement and the top lcd can be seen here- http://www.photographyblog.com/news/transparent_sony_a77_hands-on/
I hope all those who are not happy with buttons layout or other amateurish nonsense, are going to refrain buying this camera or switch to Canon and really walk theirs talk, so when pre ordering will start, it will be easier to get one.
What are you talking about? Out of 65 comments there had been ONE suggesting a swap to another brand. Don’t exaggerate.
What are you on about with the “amateurish nonsense” comment? What I have read here are valid comments from existing semi-pro and pro body users.
It appears that the low-end users are the ones not concerned about the ergonomics and lack of buttons, which is no surprise as they have never used a semi-pro model. They simply fail to appreciate why people want dedicated buttons in certain positions.
Agreeded,
I’m not sure if it makes one a pro or not, but that fact that as a photographer you even notice button layout and ergonomic issues does make me think that you are a more serious than some.
Others, just want it small and don’t even think about Usability let alone performance.
I can’t wait to see the image quality and low-light performance.
Looking forward to 24mpix with high ISO 😉
Some of you guys are also very touchy…!
To make the story short: When you are good at what you do, you do not let some little gimmick get on your way.
you just move on, cope and take the damn photo.
BTW, 90% of pros, are amateurs…. even if they make a living at doing it.
People get touchy when their comments are dismissed by somebody who hasn’t got the first clue why dedicated buttons and their placement is important on an A7x class body.
Anybody failing to recognise that ergonomics are a fundamentally important part of camera choice is either very naive or very stupid.
lollo
If you take a lot of pictures and/or if catching the shot is important to you and your photography, then having a camera that fits like a glove and has a control layout that becomes second nature to you so you can concentrate on capturing the image in the viewfinder.
Most of the time, I shoot using manual, but often doing the first shot using auto and then very quickly without taking my eye away from the viewfinder I change to manual and then use both the front dial and the rear dial to control the exposure.
So my left hand is controlling one knob and my right hand is controlling exposure and releasing the shutter and never stop looking through the viewfinder to find a button.
Many photographers do this and this is why button layout is important to some.
I’t important and yes, some of us do get touchy about changes to the layout.
what he meant was, its easier for us to pre-order/get one, when “every other little noisy kiddies” will just go away to other brand leaving the stocks enough for us who really wanted it.
Sony77 and SLR, buttons and layout get swapped around or removed time after time.
technology advances and life goes on.
you may lose a button and you gain a truck load of features on the other side.
if you care too much of the missing button, you are not doing your job.
I’m done with you guys.
take care!
I don’t see how liking or not liking a given camera’s button layout affects whether someone is “amateurish” or not.
I don’t care for the Nikon D3X’s UI. Does that somehow make me a lesser photographer, because I don’t like the controls of such a pro-grade camera?
This guy got it right.
why the others cannot?
the above reply was meant for ed paul.
Front Size Comparison:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/a77/
Take your idiot group spam and shove it.
Correct me if I am wrong…
But I could not imgine this A77 as big as A700:
1. Slt technolongy should make it smaller (at least less height)
2. Huge size of vertcal grip suggest less height camera vs DSLR
the difference in height is reported to the grip to get square shape
3. Previous pictures of a65 and a77 showed (if i am not wrong) similar size of both devices
And i do not think that a65 would be that bigger compared to its predecessor A55
Did that previous picture even contain an A77? It would have as easily been two A65s.
Considering one had a top LCD and the other didn’t, I’d have thought the answer would be obvious.
🙂
SLT might make it possible to shrink camera size, but that doesn’t mean they will always do so. Handling and ergonomics are primary concerns on a camera at the level of the A700/A77, and a smaller size can impact negatively on this.
Is the A65 even the direct successor to the A55? I didn’t think it was.
it is what Andrea said during the post
A65 and A77 (with top lcd info)
The camera looks very promising but the rear is an ergonomic nightmare. Sooooo many buttons. It’s hard to imagine the Nex-7 being so simple + having dedicated speed and aperture controls when you see the cluttered rear of the A77. They don’t seem to come from the same company at all.
Any news on the reality of that (would-be fabulous) NEX-7?
And thanks for all the continued info !
Now someone is complaining it has too many buttons! Sony can’t really win, can they?
I think the button layout looks pretty good, and it seems the buttons are placed to fit the natural arc of thumb movement. However, I won’t judge the A77 until I have it in my hands, and neither should you.
Lotus Eater, you’re quite right. SOny will never please every body and we will only be able to judge the camera by using it. Can’t wait ;o) I still find it hard to imagine the Nex-7 coming from the same stable. But I sure o the NEX-7 pictures are true 🙂
There speaks the voice of somebody not having a clue about why dedicated buttons are important under your thumb… 😀
Of course I know why a dedicated button is important, my friend. It’s there to provide a shortcut to compensate for poor ergonomics … 🙂
Tell Mamiya 7 or Leica M3 users they need a dedicated button, they’ll laugh you out of the room. We all come from different backgrounds and have different preferences, buddy. Don’t judge too hastily, we’re all here to have fun.
How many steps are there involved in changing the ISO on a camera that lacks a dedicated ISO button, WITHOUT removing your eye from the viewfinder? That’s one example of the differences between good ergonomics and poor ergonomics.
The ergonomics on the Mamiya 7 and every model of Leica are absolutely awful!
No dedicated ISO button on this pro-consumer camera, really ?
That can’t be true
“The ergonomics on the Mamiya 7 and every model of Leica are absolutely awful!” Ouch, that hurt. I may have stepped into the wrong community. Does anyone else here feel the same way???
To each his own. Have fun with your dedicated button, I’ll have fun with my retro dials. Who cares if the pictures please in the end, I guess.
I’m hoping there are more buttons (iso, etc) on the top next to the top LCD display
Robby. Yes there are buttons on top. 🙂
SRL, it’s on top!
These pictures show a camera entirely identical in every way that I can tell to the prototype with a transparent shell. And the latter actually had MORE buttons/switches than the A700. That was widely recognized. I expect that a bunch of them are on top of the camera.
Every attempt to determine size that I have seen made has concluded that the transparent prototype, and this camera, are roughly the same size as the A700. Of course, something may be throwing those attempts off.
I still believe that we will see three A-mount cameras introduced in August: the A77, the A65, and the replacement for the A55.
@Clifton +1 🙂 This old pro is certainly looking forward to learning this exciting new camera body in and out. Hopefully the ‘actual final’ version will have a few things this ‘pre-final’ image seems to be lacking. No biggie, though, I can adapt.
Model name thats it
😉
Shitting in banie. And so there will be this shitty glass before sensor.
mayday! mayday! this is fox9, i repeat this is fox9. we are in deep shit under attack! request $$ bombarding. target confirm ‘orange77’, position 2-0-1-1-0-8-1-8! fox9 out–!!!
I prefer this button layout to your Canon’s though!
Ok, we have pictures of the A77, but Andrea could you ask your sources about the exact date when it will come to a shops?
…that’s like asking for next weeks lottery numbers 😀
Do we have the official specifications of this camera yet?
Or is everything but this picture still a rumor?
I can’t help but notice that this “real” product photo still has no name on it 🙂
When is the offical anouncement date?
Nothing is final until the official announcement. Even the announcement date is a rumour 😀
Personally I’d be amazed if I got hold of one to play with before December!
whitout metering switch? WTF!!!
Since I see no metering mode switch,I’ll bet the metering mode is controlled by touch on the right side of the lcd. Or,…. by the toggle stick, via a constant display on the lcd and/or viewfinder. Remember also, this has a top lcd, while the a700 does not.
I had wondered about a touch-screen LCD, but it hasn’t been mentioned by the testers or by Sony.
I used the 3 inch display as reference to calculate the camera dimensions. I think they are 137mm x 102mm… or 5,4″ x 4″.
Basically the same width and height of the A580, and one centimeter bigger in each dimension compared to the A35
Wow . . . people are foaming at the mouth over a camera body. At least wait until the official Sony announcement before trashing or giving accolades! Go out and enjoy what you have now . . .
I actually like the layout.
Here are my thoughts
– I’m hoping the Kit lens is the faster f2.8
– I’m hoping the “Depth of Field Preview” is still on the front.
– I’m hoping the crop button in MF mode is the zoom feature.
– I’m hoping the dial has two custom positions
– I’m, hoping it hovers around the $1000 price point
– I’m hoping I can see a small histrogram in the viewfinder via disp toggle.
– I’m hoping the focus peek mode is available
– I’m liking the AF/MF and Movie button
– I’m liking the zoom in on MF mode
– I’m liking the sweep panoramic
– I’m loving the idea of reviewing image sharpness through the viewfinder. LCD in sun is no fun.
– I’m loving 24MP and high ISO
– I’m loving 10FPS even if viewfinder doesn’t keep up. At 10 FPS it is fire and pray action anyways. One shot will be good and we all know how to pan by now.
– I’m loving the fact the mirror is out of the equation. Sharpness.
– I’m dreaming of focus bracketing and more than three bracketing shots on all bracket modes.
– I’m hoping it is available for my Birthday in November
Doug
Too little, too late, fanboys.
Why? I don’t see anything innovative from canikon!
so why are you lurking here, jhn?
@Doug, your post is the best, it makes me want this camera even more.
Having zoom to 100% quickly with one press after taking the picture, gives the A700 an edge compared to canikon where I always struggle to get to the right zoom level with one press of a button.
Can I add some dreams:
– return of the minolta intervalometer in the body to do timelapse recordings, maybe even with onboard video encoding to one of the video standards as well.
– micro AF tuning/adjustment
– digital crop like the A35, just as a feature, it wouldn’t hurt, but gives you extra speed and more telerange but with a lower MP count (would 12 Mp be possible?)
– possibility to memorize two focus points and let the camera interpolate between them while recording video. (for focus shifts, without the need of a follow focus) This is already available in the pro-sumer range HDV camera’s for years, so Sony could easily implement this as a software feature.
My birthday is in december, but I rather have it available for testing before Doug’s birthday
I still suspect that the images are fake.
-See the strange wave on the main dial on the top? (pic2)
-There are a number of unnatural blurs in the pics.
-The upper and lower halves of pic1 look different because of their resolution… see the shutter-speed dial.
It is real (a pre-production model) and there will be some changes (if not entirely)in the production model for consumers IMHO 🙂
Hope they fixed the godawful grip battery-door latch from the A700.
Nothing worse than knowing someone did a Friday afternoon job so the thing pops open all the time.
When can i have a new APS-C DSLR with OVF
EVF is good, but i like OVF more
i am still waiting for the successor of a580
Weird button on the bottom right – a question mark “?”
what does it do? Surprise settings? “I am feeling lucky” button?
Connects you online to a Sony representative to assist you with your shot.
“I’m feeling Lucky”… Hilarious.
It does a completely random thing every time.
Has anyone noticed that there are SIX physical buttons up on top surrounding the LCD Panel? That there are six physical buttons should make all of the semi-pro’s out here happy. The Six buttons plus the top-LCD panel compared to the 4 physical buttons on top of the A700 should make everyone happy.
Since there are no “leaked” photos of these pre-production A77’s, we’ll have to go off the transparent model leaked shown several months back: http://www.photographyblog.com/images/uploads_news/sony_a700_replacement_09_thumb.jpg
Can i ask one thing? We have all seen the clear plastic model…
But is that how it will ship?
Magnesium Alloy is a selling point.
Yes, it will OF COURSE be made of clear plastic.
Don’t be silly -_-
You know very well i meant plastc v alloy
If EVF is big with no lag…. getting it for sure
Nice, the first good looking Sony SLT or SLR!
It’s really amusing how many have xray vision or esp to tell them all the features and specs of a camera from a picture. They know it will be such a advanced, perfect, good camera How? Folks know nothing about this camera, especially how it will function for the advanced user it’s supposed to be for. There is no doubt that like any modern camera it will take consumer camera photos but that does not qualify it in more advanced photography and is only a very low level qualification at this point.
Hmmm
At last I manage to see the first image of this A77.
I wonder if it made of Magnesium Alloy or ?
Oohhh.. how cute. You people actually use Sony DSLR’s!! Will Mummy and Daddy buy you a Nikon when you grow up?
It’ll be a lot cuter still if the a77 and other next-gen pellicle models turn out as good as they look & Sony takes an even bigger bite out of the canikon market share than it already has 🙂 Oh but where in the world will the poor big brand beaus go for their shiny status symbols…?
If this is indeed the real SOny A77, why does the tiltable LCD display have two sets of hinges.
You can see it at the left & right of the LCD screen as well as the bottom hinge.
It should have only one set of hinges. Not both at the same time.
How does it work ?
well it looks wery similar to the pentex k10d dont you?
from what i can see its a reborn pentax k10d…looks nice ,though its no km7d or the a700…fingers crossed
WOWWWWW…….. THAT’S THE BEAUTIFUL CAMERA I EVER SEEN…. IT’S MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN EOS 7D AND D7000….
Recuerden los que les digo ahora estamos en agosto del 2011 , SONY , en tres años va a ser el dolor de cabeza que nunca imaginaron CANON y NIKON. Muy bueno la nueva ALPHA 77 , es una mezcla de Canon y Nikon . Excelentes ópticas se están posicionando , a nivel profesional , no va a pasar mucho y veremos reporteros gráficos con cámaras Sony en las canchas de futbol de todo el mundo .-
Sony pisa fuerte y tiene con que , así que señores de Canon y Nikon a ponerse las pilas a full , no vale dormirse , sino chauu a pelar bananas en el congo . Esperemos la reacción de Canon y Nikon . 2014 al 2015 Sony se posiciona a la par de las dos veteranas firmas , estoy hablando de Canon y Nikon .-