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.
Day: August 24, 2011
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…
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.