Sony relents- New A6500 sports touchscreen AF!!!

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https://www.dpreview.com/news/2220614606/hands-on-and-in-depth-with-the-sony-a6500
Just when I was about to defect to Canon....
This heralds in a new generation of touchscreen camera. Can you imagine how awesome the A7s Mark III will be?

 

[JacePhoto]

https://www.dpreview.com/news/2220614606/hands-on-and-in-depth-with-the-sony-a6500 Just when I was about to defect to Canon.... This heralds in a new generation of touchscreen camera. Can you imagine how awesome the A7s Mark III will be?

But the article did say, though not very clearly, that some things won't work in video mode. Something about focus pulling.

 

[kandinsky]

But the article did say, though not very clearly, that some things won't work in video mode. Something about focus pulling.

Very 1/2 past six implementation. Too rushed to meet deadline? A touchscreen that can't be used to control settings or navigate menus is a bit of a joke...

Touchscreen focus
One of the biggest additions to the a6500 over existing models is touchscreen control. Previously reserved for the company's more point-and-shoot orientated models, the touchscreen makes it quicker to specify the AF point position (a significant frustration with the a6300).

The touchscreen is solely used to set the AF point with no option to control settings or navigate the menus.

This touch-to-focus ability extends to video mode and video focus speed can be adjusted to provide slow, smooth autofocus pulls. However, the camera won't touch-and-track in video mode: only the older 'Center Lock-On AF' system that locks onto the subject at the center of the frame is available.

https://www.dpreview.com/news/2220614606/hands-on-and-in-depth-with-the-sony-a6500?slide=4

 

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Looks like Canon still got the edge!