Sony's New Camera Punches Above Its Weight
31.07.11 - canon digital camera viewfinder
So far, so good. But there are some downsides. One rap against MILC cameras is that they are slower to focus automatically than DSLRs. That is true, agrees Sony, but only if you aren’t using a DSLR’s LCD screen to compose your photo. If you do, your DSLR is using the same focusing method as the mirrorless camera and will be about the same speed, said Mark Weir, senior technical manager for digital imaging at Sony.
Another issue is that the small size of the cameras leaves little room for buttons, so you have to dig through menus to find all the features.
Sony is trying simplify the system with a menu item called Photo Creativity that lets you dial in effects without knowing your bokeh from a hole in the ground. For instance, if you want an artfully blurry background for a portrait, you don’t need to know how to set Aperture Priority. In Photo Creativity, you go to Defocus Background. You can then see what the effect does to your picture on the LCD screen. White balance is called “color,” and it isn’t set in Kelvin, but “warm” and “cool.” But don’t worry, all of the manual controls are still there.
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