Month: August 2011

(Click the ISO 12,800 sample image above to enlarge to 1:1). Original samples from http://www.imaging-resource.com Will Sony’s decision to put 24MP in the NEX 7 and A77 backfire? It certainly seems so. The mid-range 16MP NEX 5N has by far the better image quality at high ISOs despite being half the price. It’s the Fuji F31fd of DSLRs!

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Olympus’s flagship is in trouble. Reports show that at ISO 12,800 the NEX 5N thrashes the EP-3 and moves ahead of even the 5D Mk II, Nikon D7000 and Panasonic GH2 for low light image quality. In fact it out performs every sub $2000 camera on the market. Of other video capable DSLRs only the Canon 1D Mk IV, Nikon D3S, D700 are better at high ISOs. The excellent French site…

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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.

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With the new Sony DSLRs (plus a mirrorless and camcorder) those in the market for a new video DSLR must be feeling a bit dizzy! These have really thrown things up in the air. So what video capable DSLR now suits your needs best? As it happens, the GH2 still has a big roll to play. I am ignoring the image quality gains from the Sony A77 and NEX-7 for…

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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…

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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.…

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