It's just speculations from the information I read at dpreview. E420 uses the main sensor for autofocus (sony not) and probably similar way as nikon d300 achieving autofocus by a "contrast detect" manner. Sorry, I mixed up these two bodies, but actually the e330 is similar to the solution of sony and the e420 is probably different (we don't know). However, the E420, which is what I mentioned earlier, uses phase-detection live-view off the main sensor, exactly the same as Sony is claiming to now do for the A350.īoth below quotes are from the model intro press releases, respectively, pulled from : In that respect, I guess you could say the lack of a splitter off the viewfinder is a 'slight improvement'.a small and less bright viewfinder was one of the complaints that traditional photographers had about the E330, since it limited their enjoyment of the OVF. No, actually that article is comparing it to the older E330 (which I have). In Live Preview mode, the camera bypasses the optical pentaprism mirror to create a live “eye-to-eye†view on the LCD of loved ones, children, pets and fast-changing scenes. The DSLR-A350’s Live Preview mode links you and your subject on a large 2.7â€1 LCD screen, for a familiar point-and-shoot style - with super-quick AF response and accurate exposure control to help you catch the perfect moment. Live Preview in a large 2.7" LCD screen links you and your subject-and you'll have special features like super-quick AF response, continuous shooting at 2 fps while you see your subject in the viewfinder, Creative Style modes for quick recall of custom settings, and in-camera Super SteadyShot® image stabilization that reduces blur for every Sony, Carl Zeiss® and legacy Minolta a-mount lens. This model pushes the envelope, setting a new standard of excellence for step-up digital photographers shooting both family memories and fine-art photos. With incredible 14.2 MP detail, Sony's α (alpha) DSLR-A350 raises the bar. Here is a blurb from Sony, in case you haven't heard about it: Even though I'm pretty well committed to Nikon stuff topside for now, I think this camera w/ liveview could be quite nice uw, and now I'm going to seriously look into this for my uw DSLR system.
I've got a D300, and had been waiting for the Aquatica to come out. I thought it may have been some kind of half-*ssed solution, but it is fully *ssed. It is "active" meaning realtime feedback (just like on a $100 P&S.), and is either on-off from a separate button. The camera looks and feels like a big point-n-shoot, but I was really just interested in how well this function worked, and I was impressed.
Hi, I took a look at the Sony A350 today, to check out liveview.