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Thursday, June 9, 2011

Sony publishing half lens camera SLT

SLT-A35 Sony released new half-lens digital camera, carrying redesigned 16.2 million pixel CMOS sensor, extending the sensitivity to ISO 25,600, 15 points AF system (3 cross points), and can shoot 1080i@60fps AVCHD full HD video.

SLT-A35 opened a 2nd wave tide of Sony half-lens camera design, the technology to more users. Introduction to the A35 is a model, has a previous generation models A33/55 almost all characteristics and carry the redesigned 16.2 million pixel sensor and a large number of additional options. Compared with the previous A33, A35 only reduces Swivel LCD, and prices are lower.

since the acquisition of Konica · Minolta digital SLR camera business, Sony has been working to improve the live view function. Comparison with traditional digital SLR, Sony retained half-lens on the camera's live view SLR camera the pride--one of the advantages of fast-phase detection AF system.

SLT half-lens camera to replace optical viewfinder electronic viewfinder, making cameras without active reflector instead of a fixed semi-transparent reflector, the portion of the light reflection to the AF sensor, another part of the light directly to the camera sensor. Regardless of the use of electronic viewfinder or rear LCD screen, you can get phase detection af SLR the same experience.

compared with the previous, minor updates and improvements the A35. The sensor was redesigned on the basis of the A55, mainly on further reducing power consumption. This promoted not only improve the battery life, but also improve the video image time limited by the chip overheat. And start SteadyShot A55 compared to only take 9 minutes video, A35 video recording time of up to 29 minutes now.

not including sensors, major improvements is the addition of some columns of the A35 photo special effects filters, this is the level one of the standard features of the camera. Continuous shooting speed of the A35 and A33 and is 7fps, but not full size output. At the time of high speed continuous shooting, photo resolution of 8.4 million pixels of the A35 (central part of the sensor Imaging), 1.4x focal length multiplier, lens of longer focal lengths equivalent focal length becomes 116mm instead of 83mm.

Sony SLT-A35 will be officially on sale in August, matching 18-55/3.5-5.6 lens machine price is US $ 699 (about RMB $ 4,530)