Kind of curious,
I am eagerly waiting fot the release of Sony DSLR. Anyone waiting for it too?
How much will you pay for the camera below? How much should Sony price it for it to be competitive. A point of reference is that the 8MP canon 20D is seilling for $2.2k while the 10MP (sony sensor) D200 is selling for $2.65k. Both without anti-shake and anti-dust.
anyway specs from Dpreview forum
SONY Alpha 100
10.2 million effective pixels (10 Megapixel) APS-C size CCD Sensor
Anti-dust protection system
Super SteadyShot in camera body (switchable)
Dynamic Range Optimiser
BIONZ Image Processing Engine
Maximum sensitivity: 1600 ISO equivalent
2.5 230K pixel Clear Photo LCD Plus Screen with AR coating and Clear Processing for image review and function navigation
Compatibility with Sony ?-mount system lenses, including Sony G lens and Carl Zeiss optics
Bright Optical Viewfinder with Spherical Acute Matte screen, 20mm eye relief, 0.83x magnification, dioptre adjustment and EyeStart Autofocus.
High-speed Autofocus with 4 focus modes: Single-shot AF; Direct Manual Focus; AF Automatic; AF Continuous
Ultra wide AF area with 9 local focus points and central cross-hair sensor
Centre-weighted, Spot and 40-segment honeycomb pattern metering mode
Depth of Field preview
Mode Dial for one-touch selection of exposure shooting modes: AUTO; Programme; Aperture Priority; Shutter Priority; Manual; plus 6 Scene Modes (Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Night View, Sunset, Sports / Action)
White Balance adjustment: AWB and 6 preset WB modes with manual colour correction, Colour temperature manual selection with additional 19-step magenta/green compensation, Custom setting
High Speed Continuous Advance Shooting up to 3 fps
Burst shooting: JPEG unlimited, 6 frames RAW, 3 frames RAW+JPEG (dependent on memory card speed)
Advanced flash modes as high synchronization speed, rear flash, wireless functions and slow synch direct button access on camera
Ambiance and flash separate exposure compensation scales
1600 mAh Lithium ion battery with STAMINA technology for up to 750 shots from single charge (CIPA measurement, 50% usage of built-in flash)
Built-in Flash plus support for multiple flash modes (Wireless, Slow Synchro, Rear Synchro)
Dimensions: 94.7 x 133.1 x 71.3 mm (L x W x D)
Weight: 545g (without battery)
CF media slot compatible with Type I/II (MicroDrive) media; supplied MemoryStick DUO adapter
Supplied image editing software: (1) Image Data Converter SR Ver.1.1 (2) Picture Motion Browser
I am eagerly waiting fot the release of Sony DSLR. Anyone waiting for it too?
How much will you pay for the camera below? How much should Sony price it for it to be competitive. A point of reference is that the 8MP canon 20D is seilling for $2.2k while the 10MP (sony sensor) D200 is selling for $2.65k. Both without anti-shake and anti-dust.
anyway specs from Dpreview forum
SONY Alpha 100
10.2 million effective pixels (10 Megapixel) APS-C size CCD Sensor
Anti-dust protection system
Super SteadyShot in camera body (switchable)
Dynamic Range Optimiser
BIONZ Image Processing Engine
Maximum sensitivity: 1600 ISO equivalent
2.5 230K pixel Clear Photo LCD Plus Screen with AR coating and Clear Processing for image review and function navigation
Compatibility with Sony ?-mount system lenses, including Sony G lens and Carl Zeiss optics
Bright Optical Viewfinder with Spherical Acute Matte screen, 20mm eye relief, 0.83x magnification, dioptre adjustment and EyeStart Autofocus.
High-speed Autofocus with 4 focus modes: Single-shot AF; Direct Manual Focus; AF Automatic; AF Continuous
Ultra wide AF area with 9 local focus points and central cross-hair sensor
Centre-weighted, Spot and 40-segment honeycomb pattern metering mode
Depth of Field preview
Mode Dial for one-touch selection of exposure shooting modes: AUTO; Programme; Aperture Priority; Shutter Priority; Manual; plus 6 Scene Modes (Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Night View, Sunset, Sports / Action)
White Balance adjustment: AWB and 6 preset WB modes with manual colour correction, Colour temperature manual selection with additional 19-step magenta/green compensation, Custom setting
High Speed Continuous Advance Shooting up to 3 fps
Burst shooting: JPEG unlimited, 6 frames RAW, 3 frames RAW+JPEG (dependent on memory card speed)
Advanced flash modes as high synchronization speed, rear flash, wireless functions and slow synch direct button access on camera
Ambiance and flash separate exposure compensation scales
1600 mAh Lithium ion battery with STAMINA technology for up to 750 shots from single charge (CIPA measurement, 50% usage of built-in flash)
Built-in Flash plus support for multiple flash modes (Wireless, Slow Synchro, Rear Synchro)
Dimensions: 94.7 x 133.1 x 71.3 mm (L x W x D)
Weight: 545g (without battery)
CF media slot compatible with Type I/II (MicroDrive) media; supplied MemoryStick DUO adapter
Supplied image editing software: (1) Image Data Converter SR Ver.1.1 (2) Picture Motion Browser