http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/sonys-ultra-compact-concept-shooter-will-come-with-an-aps-senso/ Engadget Comments for Sony's ultra-compact concept shooter will come with an APS sensor, UI shows up on video http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/sonys-ultra-compact-concept-shooter-will-come-with-an-aps-senso/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/sonys-ultra-compact-concept-shooter-will-come-with-an-aps-senso/Mar 12th 2010 7:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/sonys-ultra-compact-concept-shooter-will-come-with-an-aps-senso/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/sonys-ultra-compact-concept-shooter-will-come-with-an-aps-senso/Mar 12th 2010 7:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/sonys-ultra-compact-concept-shooter-will-come-with-an-aps-senso/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/sonys-ultra-compact-concept-shooter-will-come-with-an-aps-senso/Mar 12th 2010 7:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/sonys-ultra-compact-concept-shooter-will-come-with-an-aps-senso/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/sonys-ultra-compact-concept-shooter-will-come-with-an-aps-senso/
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Agreed. Nikon and Canon have set the standard. Shooting your ad with anything other than the camera you're selling is pretty much an admission of inferiority these days.]]>Mar 12th 2010 8:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/sonys-ultra-compact-concept-shooter-will-come-with-an-aps-senso/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/sonys-ultra-compact-concept-shooter-will-come-with-an-aps-senso/Mar 12th 2010 7:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/sonys-ultra-compact-concept-shooter-will-come-with-an-aps-senso/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/sonys-ultra-compact-concept-shooter-will-come-with-an-aps-senso/im thinking about replacing my webbie with this because i want to take awesome pictures and i want to record very good video's]]>Mar 12th 2010 8:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/sonys-ultra-compact-concept-shooter-will-come-with-an-aps-senso/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/sonys-ultra-compact-concept-shooter-will-come-with-an-aps-senso/
If it fits in my jeans pocket, I'm sold. Micro 4/3 and everything other iteration is worthless to me. My Canon S90 is pretty much at the upper limit. If I need a bag, then dSRL it is.]]>Mar 12th 2010 8:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/sonys-ultra-compact-concept-shooter-will-come-with-an-aps-senso/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/sonys-ultra-compact-concept-shooter-will-come-with-an-aps-senso/Mar 12th 2010 8:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/sonys-ultra-compact-concept-shooter-will-come-with-an-aps-senso/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/sonys-ultra-compact-concept-shooter-will-come-with-an-aps-senso/
Its APS-C. At PMA they said it will share the same sensor as their dSLR A700-replacement. Something to keep in mind is that Sony supplies sensors to Nikon, and their previous IMX-series APS-C sized CMOS sensor has found its way into the Nikon D300 (and later D90).

Its not inconceivable that we are looking at the IMX sensor that will find its way into a Nikon D400. Meaning that Nikon will finally be able to do dSLR video on par with Canon.]]>Mar 12th 2010 8:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/sonys-ultra-compact-concept-shooter-will-come-with-an-aps-senso/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/sonys-ultra-compact-concept-shooter-will-come-with-an-aps-senso/Mar 12th 2010 11:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/sonys-ultra-compact-concept-shooter-will-come-with-an-aps-senso/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/sonys-ultra-compact-concept-shooter-will-come-with-an-aps-senso/
Panasonic has shown that contrast-based AF doesn't need to be slow nor inaccurate in their GH1. Phase-detection AF isn't necessarily great either, the Canon 5D MkII has horrid AF, doesn't even have spot metering in the outer AF points. The GH1 in particular is truly amazing, it has infinitely variable aperture on its HD lenses that is only possible because contrast-based AF.

Video on dSLR and cameras like these do add functionality that ultimately improves still-photography. Video is essentially capturing stills at incredibly high-speed, the improvements in CMOS acquisition rates is due to video in cameras.]]>Mar 12th 2010 7:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/sonys-ultra-compact-concept-shooter-will-come-with-an-aps-senso/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/sonys-ultra-compact-concept-shooter-will-come-with-an-aps-senso/
>>The first thing that struck me is that in the video above was it was shot handheld, and for a handheld shot it really didn't have any jello-effect at all (a common problem on dSLR video).

>>It also seems you can take still shots while you take video, if they are full-res shots while shooting 1080p video that would be impressive.

>>Looks to have capacitive touch-screen instead of the slower unresponsive resistive touchscreen in most point-and-shoots.

>> The slow-motion effects within the video seems to indicate that it may be able to do 720P/60 or 1080p/60. The camera may also allow for slow-mo directly from the camera instead of having to use a video editing software.

>>"background" defocusing is basically shooting with "bokeh", which is adjustable your aperture and narrowing your DOF. Most people that know their way around a camera would know how to do this. However, most people coming from point-and-shoots obviously wouldn't know how to do this being that point-and-shoots have small sensors and can't do bokeh very well. I'm hoping for a more advanced model, but for people people entering into higher-end/larger-sensor photography I can see those features being helpful.]]>Mar 12th 2010 8:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/sonys-ultra-compact-concept-shooter-will-come-with-an-aps-senso/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/sonys-ultra-compact-concept-shooter-will-come-with-an-aps-senso/
It's not gonna fit in your pocket once you put a lens on it.]]>Mar 12th 2010 9:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/sonys-ultra-compact-concept-shooter-will-come-with-an-aps-senso/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/sonys-ultra-compact-concept-shooter-will-come-with-an-aps-senso/This is a marketing stunt trying to bring across that a blurry background is cool, big deal.
Will this be a lot smaller than a DSLR? Will it be cheaper?
What I would like to see is more cameras like the LX3 or the S90, not cameras that have an APS size sensor but are as pocketable as a DSLR.]]>Mar 12th 2010 10:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/sonys-ultra-compact-concept-shooter-will-come-with-an-aps-senso/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/sonys-ultra-compact-concept-shooter-will-come-with-an-aps-senso/Mar 12th 2010 10:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/sonys-ultra-compact-concept-shooter-will-come-with-an-aps-senso/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/sonys-ultra-compact-concept-shooter-will-come-with-an-aps-senso/
Sony's new compact shooter. Where's the guns and the depressing environment. Maybe it was blowing up small cars...

Oh no, no next step in first person mayhem, just a lame camera ]]>Mar 12th 2010 11:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/sonys-ultra-compact-concept-shooter-will-come-with-an-aps-senso/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/sonys-ultra-compact-concept-shooter-will-come-with-an-aps-senso/Mar 12th 2010 11:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/sonys-ultra-compact-concept-shooter-will-come-with-an-aps-senso/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/sonys-ultra-compact-concept-shooter-will-come-with-an-aps-senso/
Agreed, this is pretty much what I've been waiting for years for. Oh please let it uses something other than MemorySticks though....]]>Mar 12th 2010 12:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/sonys-ultra-compact-concept-shooter-will-come-with-an-aps-senso/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/sonys-ultra-compact-concept-shooter-will-come-with-an-aps-senso/Mar 12th 2010 12:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/sonys-ultra-compact-concept-shooter-will-come-with-an-aps-senso/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/sonys-ultra-compact-concept-shooter-will-come-with-an-aps-senso/
m4/3rds cameras use a smaller sensor, this uses a APS-C sensor, hence a m43rds lens will not project over the entire sensor.

Most of these mirror-less cameras have a short focal-flange distance, which means that adapters can easily be made. The assumption should be that this camera will have a shorter FFD then a M-mount, meaning that most lenses could likely be adapted to fit this camera.]]>Mar 12th 2010 2:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/sonys-ultra-compact-concept-shooter-will-come-with-an-aps-senso/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/sonys-ultra-compact-concept-shooter-will-come-with-an-aps-senso/Mar 12th 2010 2:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/sonys-ultra-compact-concept-shooter-will-come-with-an-aps-senso/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/sonys-ultra-compact-concept-shooter-will-come-with-an-aps-senso/
The "EVIL" naming system is really not applicable to all these cameras, this for instance, this cameras doesn't have a "electronic viewfinder", nor do microFourThirds cameras like the some Olympus Pen variants where the "EV" of the "EVIL" optional.

In reality there is no good unique name for these cameras.]]>Mar 12th 2010 7:59PM