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The official announcement of the A77 is due this week. This is a camera that significantly outperforms the current video DSLR top guns Canon 7D and GH2 in every department. If you are going to shift systems your Canon or GH2 compatible lenses (and even Nikon) will be paperweights on the Alpha because of the long flange distance of the mount. Also Sony’s lens range isn’t exactly huge and third…

Above: Panasonic intend to mimic a compact camera motorised retractable zoom but on an interchangeable lens camera. According to one of my sources in Europe, Panasonic are preparing new lenses and it seems one is like we’ve never seen before on a DSLR or mirrorless.

Above: Sony A77 with new Zeiss 24mm F1.8. I have been in England this past week and survived the riots thankfully! Updates will be back to their normal speed from this week as I’m back to my other home, the much more gentle city of Berlin! Also a quick shout out to anyone else who will be in Berlin this week – Philip Bloom is in town for Cam Busters…

The full frame sensor and 5K are the biggest technical innovations of the current era of digital video, but which makes the biggest difference to the image? Should we all be upgrading to 5K and clamouring for 4K on our APS-C DSLRs? Or will a modestly upgraded full frame 5D Mark III 1080p video mode be more significant for the image?

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What are Nikon up to? EOSHD takes a speculative look at the current rumours and leaks concerning Nikon.

Sony have officially joined the DSLR video scene. The A77, NEX7 and VG20 will support AVCHD 2.0, with full HD 1080p at 60/50/25/24p and full manual control in P,A,S,M modes according to SonyAlphaRumors.com

SonyAlphaRumors have had a huge Sony horde of leaks including the first images of the production Sony NEX7, a camera likely to blow the GH2 and Fuji X100 into the dust. It launches alongside a new video optimised Zeiss 24mm F1.8. With 1080/60p at 28Mbit, the NEX7 is  pro mirrorless camera with 24 megapixel sensor and metal body. It maintains the small size of the NEX5 but with more manual control,…