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Well, I've had mixed results. The main problem is if you use other functions on the phone it can unload the app and it won't track. So, it requires a bit of attention. Plus, it can generate some false readings, but I think I can filter these out in software.

I don't think the issue is the support (DVD against VHS) but about image quality/resolution. Your DVDs are probably 780P and any modern DVD player do a reasonably good job up-scaling to 1080. Because today the standard is full HD 1920x1080p. At some point that standard will change, to 4K. It is a m...

The (limited amount of specialty) video work I've seen in recent years has included Bluray along with DVD. Sometimes BR was at a higher cost, sometimes not. The problem is that most average people are OK with DVD. I think if pricing were the same, particularly for popular movies, BR would have faste...

The 7 and 7r look like a feeble attempt at retro, mainly because other manufacturers are doing it and Sony don't want to get left behind. Truth is, unlike Olympus, Nikon, Fuji and Pentax, Sony have no legacy to draw on for design. Sony bought out Minolta cameras. Surely they could draw from that le...

When I visited the UK, there was a way to disable the data roaming but still leave the phone open for calls. I think the GPS may not work unless the phone part is allowed to work. Anyway, oddly, with my carrier, it shouldn't be a problem if I get a call and ignore it, so I was able to use my phone O...

I am completely uninterested in 4k. I like HD, I like my blu rays, but storage is expensive enough, and I don't expect to have a 4k screen any time soon....

Some e-mount lenses have OSS. OSS > IBIS. Although it's nice having IBIS for all lenses, it's not like the Nex is stuck. But if you mostly use long tele lenses, then a-mount makes more sense. Plus, the size thing doesn't matter so much.

When I got my A100, was that the only camera for A-mount at the time? I think Sony only had a couple of cameras for a while after that. I dunno, it's always seemed a bit slow on A-mount. With E-mount, they don't seem to go a year before they roll out another entry-level camera. Perhaps they're slowi...

.... Ok let's start at the top. Sony want to keep selling me A mount bodies..right like what? .... So the choices are quite limited for A Mount users right now, that's because Sony don't really have a proper range of models, and they're out of date on a couple. Most of the time I think about a seco...

Greg the words "free" and "Sony" rarely go together. I said a while back Sony should bundle free flash adaptors with all their bodies, if Sony won't put a £25 flash adaptor in the box (which probably costs about £1 to make if not less) there isn't a lot of hope they'll put an A ...

... The other one sounds like it is going to be mirrorless and wear an A-mount, (again if true) and if so it remains to be seen how the backward compatibility stacks up, everyone who has invested lots of money in expensive A-mount lenses will be watching that one closely. Greg It seems pretty obvio...

I don't really see where mirrorless is more appealing for most users. Unless you are a travel photographer, then maybe Not dismissing the offerings as there are some decent ones out there. But it really boils down to 1: Want a smaller body (only really micro 4/3 has smaller lenses) As I pointed out...

.... If you don't care so much about having IS for every lens then the 60D is still a great choice, I think. My m4/3 gear is much better for my travel because of the size/weight and also the AF is so good, much better for my uses than the A700 or 60D. My E-M5 AF is so darn fast and very accurate, e...

I'm not sure SLT has made any difference for Sony I'm still of the view it's a compromise, the A57 is good and I like using it in most situations, but it's a bit of a pain in the rear end in harsh lighting, that is a major weakness. Over the years, it has seemed to me that all cameras have compromi...

Given that Minolta couldn't keep the A-mount going, I see Sony as having given the mount a 2nd chance. While I'm not sure I like some of the choices they've made either, it seems like an impossible task to take Canikon on, head-on, so I can't be too harsh on them making some unusual choices (SLT?). ...