Comments on: Some details about the Sony mirrorless camera….

By: Will

Will — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:16:35 +0000

It does, but only because the image is divorced from the camera back. If you check a pic of the camera back itself, you’ll see how it is just like a non-touch-screen cell phone.

But maybe the next iteration of the camera will have touch. It is certainly within Sony’s ability.

By: Dulaney

Dulaney — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:45:07 +0000

Will, I am not at all sure this isn’t a touch screen; it certainly looks like one to me.

By: Will

Will — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 03:07:34 +0000

Ken, then don’t get it. Sheesh. So negative.

By: Kenny

Kenny — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:21:19 +0000

It would be far more brilliant if it was a software driven special effect that blended in. Dummy cartoon graphic on an expensive camera, whats the point, compact users are perfectly happy with just that, compact ixus cameras. This cam is not compact at all if you have a lens on it, so what is the point, I would much rather buy a superior compact like LX3 or the new Samsung F1.8 than this one. A3xx & A5xx ftw.

By: Sky

Sky — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 10:53:49 +0000

Rob – it’s just about opening/closing aperture.
They named it this way so that compact owners would know what’s this all about – I know few people who have the PASM compact cameras yet have no idea that they can get defocused background by just switching the mode and clicking the button. So Sony solved the problem – brilliant in it’s simplicity.

By: Will

Will — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 03:03:52 +0000

Yup, it’s just their way of saying “shallow depth of field”.

By: Rob

Rob — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:52:25 +0000

What’s “background defocus”? Is it just changing the aperture or is it a software-driven special effect, ie detecting blur and exaggerating it or something? Would be interesting to see how that would work, vs genuine shallow DOF.

By: Will

Will — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:24:24 +0000

Not a touch screen — the curved “sweep” area on the right mirrors the large button-dial-thing on the physical camera. And the on-screen buttons in the upper right and lower right corners of the screen mirror physical buttons also.

But still, a very nice menu layout!!!

And that flash icon proves that there is indeed a swing-up flash on this camera, even if Sony has not shown it yet.

By: Kenny

Kenny — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:28:28 +0000

This new mount…do anyone think Sigma or Tamron will release lenses to it in the future?, and why is the believed price tag so high, you would think throwing out the mirrorbox and shrink the whole thing would make it cheaper instead!…

By: Dmitry

Dmitry — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:59:35 +0000

FH may mean Full HD movie format (not filters): that should be seen anyway…