So here we are with the full A35 specifications. The camera will be announced on Friday June 3! Don’t forget to follow SonyAlphaRumors on that day!!!
Sony A35
Full-time Continuous AF
Tele-zoom High Speed Shooting
15-point AF system with 3 cross sensors
Quick AF Full HD movies (AVCHD: 1920 x 1080)
Quick AF Live View （with the main image sensor)
Tru-Finder with 100% frame coverage
High-quality, Xtra Fine LCD monitor （TruBlack）
Newly developed 16.2 MP, Exmor APS HD CMOS sensor
Fast, high-quality BIONZ image processing engine
Wide ISO range： ISO 100 –12800
Multi Frame NR (equivalent to max. ISO 25600）
Auto HDR
D-Range Optimizer
Hand-held Twilight
1200-zone evaluative metering
Compact and 433 g (TBD) lightweight
Face detection AF
Built-in SteadyShot INSIDE image stabilization
Grid display
Built-in anti dust system
11 Picture Effect types
2D / 3D Sweep Panorama
AUTO+ (AUTO Advanced) mode
Creative Style settings
Price: $699!!
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Is there anything new in this news? Looks like a summary of previous posts?
Sounds promising!
Any idea of FPS? 7 or 10?
So, what really is the difference to A55?
– 11 Picture Effect types
– Tele-zoom High Speed Shooting
– …
???
yawn,
nearly only a month away from the A77 announcement!
Genuinely can’t wait for that one.
I don’t actually see the point of a35….that’s basically an a55 with a different model name….
Yep, what is the point of this camera? If this is only 699, who wants to buy a55 anymore?
A35 does not have tiltable LCD. No GPS either.
@feedmatekill.
i think you mean a33 and not a55.
the a35 is a new model of the discontinued sony a33.
I get that, but a35 is like almost identical to a55 specswise…
I guess, think of it as a cheaper to produce A55. Probably cheaper to buy, too.
(A33 + A55)/2 = A35 😉
Should equal A44 in that case.
Does the a35 come with GPS?
how about the overheat problem ? still the same ?
Fixed! 🙂
Is the sensor overheat problem really fixed or it is a joke? 🙂 If it is, it should go to the main page!
not fixed but time duration has greatly increase, overheating issue are reduced.
it doesn’t have a tilt screen people..and it’s only 5fps if you follow the rumors..
anyway i am interested to know how does the anti dust mechanism work. Is it the same old one or an upgraded version where once you activate it, even the toughest dust spot will magically disappear! 😀
@admin
How about the flash problems (The “delay” when using flash as one problem and the dark EVF in studio as another)?
Are these fixed or do they still apply?
Don’t take this as rude or negatively, but should the A35 be expected to perform as a “studio” camera?? Considering the price point it’s definitely going to lack in some areas, no manufacturer would give you the “perfect” all around camera for $699 😉
I dont’ take it as rude 🙂
But a question: So you would actually be for a change that restricts cameras in this price level to be not usable for “studio work”? Which price level do you imagine studio work being allowed? How about strobists? Those guys make a hobby out of getting much light by cheap means – so they have to pay for “big and expensive studio cameras” in future? Sounds a bit funny to me. All DSLRs of all vendors I had over the last 12 years were perfectly capable to use with studio flashed or strobist equipment. I’m not the one who thinks its time to stop this now.
Those are two things I will be watching for before I buy the A77. If there is a delay or the EVF doesn’t gain up in the studio, Sony will lose a sale and I’ll be sure to tell them. 😀
I must second that remark!
My main interest for the A77 is silent shooting on weddings but if it turns out to be unusable in studio or strobist-style (i.e. without ugly flash-up mods), then I will skip it.
As far as flash…….I haven’t seen anything to make me expect anything different than what we have now.
Has Sony made any changes wireless photography systems?
Or has any third party suppliers like PocketWizard anounced support for Sony?
Sadly, KM and Sony have barely improved the flash system since the film days.
In the 90s Minolta and Nikon used to trade blows over who had the best flash system and in the process left everyone else in the dust, but in the last 10 years we’ve managed to fall behind even Canon.
Steve, just to clarify. I am talking about the EVF bug on the A33/55 where the EVF is not gaining up when using studio flash. A dark EVF is useless and I am not using a work around on an expensive A77 🙂
What I have is an A700 with OVF and don’t have the stupid problem that the A33/55 has, so yes the A33/55 flash system is “different” to what we have now, it doesn’t work in a studio! 😀
Sony A77, there is MANY ways to hack/trick the gain up, there are several tutorial that uses a third party trigger can trick the camera there is a flash attached that will auto gain up. maybe they will introduce a button/function(dofpreview button?) to toggle gain up… who knows. because the manual mode has always been set to show “live feed” of the current manual setting. 🙂
The point is that I am not going to spend 1000 on a A77 that I can’t use in the studio without workarounds.
So they wouldn’t release any updates for a55/33? Bastards.
Why don’t they simply provide a firmware update for a55?
I support this remark!
Me too. Not providing a firmware, particularily when the NEX get one again would be a bad presage.
Are you sure they won’t?
Let’s hope they will
History suggests that they do not release firmware for discontinued products such as the A33.
I agree with this as remark as well. Sony needs to step up and support current owners of a33 and a55. I would hope that any firmware would address some of the processing issues of the EVF and RAW shooting. Having said that, I would not be surprised that the a55 would be discontinued at some point this year as well. On paper, a35 appears to be a replacement for the a55 as well as the a33. At $699, it’s $50 cheaper than the a55. I see no reason to buy the a55 if some of the issues are corrected in the a35.
The rumor on SAR is that the A55 will be replace later this year. A5x with 24-mpx, anyone?
I can’t see it having the A77’s sensor. Maybe next product year they’ll put that sensor into a 5 series body, but for now it’s their flagship APS sensor.
I missed that rumor, but it makes sense. 24 seems too high, but I would not be surprised if the a5x has around 18-megapixels. To modify my previous point, I think new firmware would be highly unlikely. I made the mistake of buying a Canon HFS100 and within the same year a new model HFS11 addressed some of the annoying low light issues. To this day, there has been no new firmware. I would think Sony would do the same as replacements to the a33/a55 line came pretty quickly and the reviews for these cameras were actually pretty good.
Looking good. If the flash problems and overbeating problems have been fixed this could be my new camera 🙂
Thanks for keeping us up to date Admin. Is there any news on UK price and availabilty?
Sony usually have dSLRs in the shops a month after announcement.
Interest with 15-point AF system with 3 cross sensors.
What is it? Better than A700 Dual cross sensors?
Is center sensor come with f2.8 ?
me and couple of friend tested A700 vs A580(which is same AF module in A55)… it seem A580(A55) can lock better in low light then A700 at any given range even without AF-assist illuminator. the A700 tech shows it’s age. for speed wise(AF-C in well lit condition), i cant say.
The image is FAKE! http://charleseaglesandson.com/images/sony-a33-twin-l.jpg
The grip patterns match perfectly!! just google ‘sony a33 55-200’ and you’ll see this image fake 😉
most photo posted here is either illustrated or edited. and so what? =.=
Any first-year college student taking business and/or marketing courses understand why Sony does what it does………….may not agree with the outcome, but understand that new products with little corporate investment in changing the product can be rewarded in higher sales.
As far as studio work goes or even what tools a professional photographer decides to use, I’m sure all of us agree that today’s A35 camera body has the potential to deliver better image quality than most camera’s released just a few years back at any price.
I use alpha a850’s for studio and street photography and paid for $2,000 each a few years ago and I would not be surprised if this little a35 doesn’t do a better job in low-light and AF for about 1/3 of the price.
what is the FPS without “tele zoom”?
Also, can you gain up the electric viewfinder image in case you are using off camera manual strobes? was that issue ever resolved with the 33/55?
Never fixed as far as I have read. Only workarounds make the EVF gain up.
+1 to those willing to know something more about AF: 3 cross sensors? It sounds really good for the price! Is center one 2.8 sensor too? Amazing if it’s so..
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7165097@N05/sets/72157626443047893/
I think Sony wants to reduce the number of different Sensors they produce, Alpha 33 and Nex were the last cameras with the older 14.2 MP sensor still in production. This hat economisation reasons
confuse, the A35 is using the 16mp, not the 14mp. and D5100 and D7k is using this 16mp too. so,…. they will need plenty of 16mp’s.
I guess the current manufacturing line for 14mpix is being switched to 16mpix. As Maximus says, it will be more economical to produce more of the popular 16mpix as Sony, Pentax and Nikon require lots of them.
It is also possible that the current 14mpix line isn’t going to produce 16mpix, but the new 24mpix instead. 😀
I said that they want stop the production of the 14.2 and that’s the reason why they announce the new Nex and Alpha 35 which have the 16.2 MP Sensor.
I think this “Built-in anti dust system” function is quite good.
I believe that a lot people sufer from the dust for our A900 or A700 or other alphas.
No tiltable LCD!!?? What?
Yeah, daft isn’t it. It’s like Sony don’t want to sell their cameras 😀 I guess they needed something to make the A3x and A5x different.
flash x-sync?
Not interested in A35 if LCD fixed. Where does that come from?