Hong Kong/China would release sooner ... but too bad cannot bring in with bulk lar .. sure kena heavy tax wan + no warranty also :< better charge your money and purchase on local safer (UNLESS the price is like heaven or hell then is another story)

Just download the sample A55 RAW file and have a look ... I would say the high ISO all have suffer the lost of detail compare to Canon ... it was like give a good clean image rather than quality ... but competitive against rival through (in terms of clean noise)

This post has been edited by wingster: Aug 24 2010, 08:12 PM

I think not ... as AF on motion video require much faster motor in order to get in focus smoothly and screw drive lenses might turn out louder and slower to focus ... IMO

Well AF might also in hunting as well when it cant track the target ... also not every time the AF works well as the DoF will cause it jump focus often. So need some knowledge to handle it as well

Also what is Shutter Lag by the way? I realizes more on video that the A55 needs to have longer shutter release time ... and yeah 10fps ... 50 seconds time buffer?

This post has been edited by wingster: Aug 24 2010, 10:37 PM

Put inside dry box and then put the dry box inside the security box(must be digital security and blast proof) when not in use ;D

This post has been edited by wingster: Aug 25 2010, 09:46 AM

I think can called both EVIL and SLT or perhaps EVIL+SLT ... because it runs electronic viewfinder but at the same time it has a mirror but transparent ...

I'm quite impress by the EVF actually because it has a FF-ish viewfinder and has external data and infos which is awesome and also light! I hope there was any advance semi-pro for these model with compact sizes .... so can carry with light prime all the way as you like ...

I don't think A7xx would be impressive than the DSLT cameras ... although it has movie but like the A560/A580 ... may face some limitation or something else since they spend so much effort on their new system

Well for LV neither A33/A55 has many limitation + drawback, while A560/A580 can perform well but slightly slower AF (3fps compare to 4fps on A550) with the same 7 fps shutter priority (unless it features the same as A33/A55 which is shutter/exposure lock but still able to continuously focus)

however this just my opinion ... who knows Sony may make another shocking surprise for its successor ....

This post has been edited by wingster: Aug 25 2010, 01:31 PM

Just get some info .. the new A560/A580 CANNOT AF in Movie mode as A33/A55 does ... all manual focus = = also no manual control ... (well looks like I felt slightly sad for this part which cannot on par with the 550D) makes A560/A580 is totally not competitive in video features against its new rival(even their brother A33/A55) but still a good option for stills camera shooting ...

This post has been edited by wingster: Aug 26 2010, 03:32 AM

I don't blame about AF so much ... but no manual control on A560/A580 ... I know not all the model has fully manual control but sometimes they could at least offer a model which has and in a budget mid-level camera. Well maybe I too excited about how good of fully video control to be used on DSLR as I'm interested with some video filming on DSLR.... perhaps I was too picky xD

This post has been edited by wingster: Aug 26 2010, 09:10 AM

No shutter speed and aperture to adjust (like what we do on aperture/manual/shutter mode)

so certain creative effect will be limited like slow shutter can deliver some motion blur effects and aperture obviously can be easy control the DoF field and brightness which what some semi-pro videocam does

But I think thats with issue on SAM kit lens or 10 fps mode

I think these 2 model should be around RM2~3k when come to Malaysia

A55

-Compact and very feature pack
-Fast AF on Movie Mode
-6FPS (In default mode) and 10FPS Advance Continuous Mode (Exposure is automatic. Setting focus set to 'single' mode gains you the ability to shift the aperture/shutter speed settings and adjust ISO but you lose the ability to refocus between shots, making the mode less useful for many applications.)
-3FPS Live View
-270 Degree Screen panning
-Bright and FF size of Electronic Viewfinder
-Low battery life due to its compact size (around 380 shots)
-According to review, it has better dust-resistance
-Single card slot input (for SD Card or memory stick)

A580

-Great ergonomics to hold
-Decent AF speed on Movie Mode
-5FPS and 7FPS Speed Priority (Aperture/Shutter Speed and Focus totally lock)
-3FPS Live View OR 7FPS on Speed Priority mode
-180 Degree Screen panning (top or bottom)
-Good battery life (Around 700~800 shots)
-Battery grip available
-OVF
-Dual memory slots for Memory Stick and SD Cards

This post has been edited by wingster: Aug 27 2010, 08:09 AM

lucky my one has minor .... but sometimes will kena = = so keep stick with my prime now xD

It drains both together with an unequal ratio I think ...

hmm just saw the news that Singapore is going to launch A33/A55 on head of September !! Dunno when will it storm to Malaysia xD would like to test it !!

Both have same IQ standard ... I believe since they using the same sensor (A33/A560 14MP and A55/A580 16MP)

Coming soon on next week at Singapore anyone going there to haul it? xD

price maybe different in here ... should check for Singapore price as well as they gonna release sooner ...

heres the price of A33 in Singapore
http://www.sony.com.sg/productcategory/alp...oduct_highlight

..around RM2300++ for A33 body so should A55 be around RM2600~RM2800 RRP

bad news? the A7xx gonna delay to February 2011 and it may be a DSLT ...