In a chat with a very helpful Sony gent in the UK I asked whether the HDMI output stays on during recording on the A77. His answer is rather surprising: The A77 does not output full HD 1080p during live view. Only when record is activated does the full resolution get output.
Browsing: News
The latest news on cameras, from EOSHD
A Californian chipset manufacturer has announced a new image processor designed for consumer cameras. The video orientated core named COACH-14 is designed for hybrid interchangeable lens cameras like DSLRs.
LL preview says the Sony A77 has ‘much less rolling shutter’. I believe Sony electronically reduce it with the new Bionz image processor. If the crop in video mode is anything like the NEX-C3 on the new cameras it will not be a huge issue – try the C3 in a shop with SteadyShot disabled to see what I mean (much better than the old NEX video mode). Unlike on…
New Sony cameras – all the details with a video mode emphasis on EOSHD Sony A77 official Sony NEX 7 official Sony VG20 – worthy challenger to the FS100? Sony NEX5N – video dark horse? A77 – breaking news DPReview has full resolution 6400×4000 ISO samples from the A77 up to 12800. DPReview reports that switching to movie mode on the A77 results in a dramatic crop of the sensor.…
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTy0sTCvl6g[/youtube] Above: first look at the VG20 including sample footage (1080p). Priced at $1599 body only, the new VG20 features a curiously titled APS-HD CMOS with 16MP. This is the same sensor as the NEX 5N and NEX C3 and a decent one at that. It does ISO 100 to 25,600 which is gain 0db to 30db. Like the FS100 it has an E-Mount and unlike the VG10 it gets…
Here is the update to the old NEX 5. I’m surprised they didn’t dub it NEX 6 because it’s significantly different. Full manual control in video mode – this is a huge surprise. We knew the A77 and A65 had it from the leaks. I was relieved when I saw the NEX-7 had it. I am frankly over the moon to see the affordable NEX-5 with it (according to the…
With the same OLED viewfinder seen on the A77 the NEX-7’s handling is much improved and up there with the Fuji X100. Initial reviews of this feature in particular have been extremely positive.
Guided by Steve Jobs Apple have had an incredible decade. Even when they were in no position to lead the market they decided to lead it anyway and ended up winning. The iPhone came from nowhere and revolutionised the smartphone industry to such an extent that Nokia all but rolled over and died. It was a visionary move.