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Alpha 550: sky noise, exposure and Auto ISO

By David Kilpatrick, on November 22nd, 2009

My review of the Alpha 550 has caused controversy because of the blue sky noise. I might as well say that over the last week, I’ve used the 550 in a wide range of conditions – some very bad conditions included – and its failure to match ISO 100 finesse would not worry me at . . . → Read More: Alpha 550: sky noise, exposure and Auto ISO

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HX1 Cyber-shot with EXMOR CMOS and G Lens

By David Kilpatrick, on March 3rd, 2009

Press release from Sony, March 3rd 2009 – important bits highlighted in bold, uncalled-for comments in italics:

The Cyber-shot HX1 by Sony, teams stunning picture quality, lightning-fast shooting and powerful creative features in a stylish, supremely easy to use camera. The new flagship of the Cyber-shot range showcases a range of sophisticated image sensing, optical . . . → Read More: HX1 Cyber-shot with EXMOR CMOS and G Lens

One comment - (Comments are closed)   Cameras (DSLR), DK's ramblings, News   , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,  

Sony Alpha 900 and Nikon D3X raw file noise comparison

By David Kilpatrick, on December 19th, 2008

Like Mike Johnston writing in The On-Line Photographer, I’m aware that any attempt to line up one or more cameras and show comparison images or make judgements is on to a loser from the start. And any webmaster who puts an external link in the first half dozen words of a new post is losing . . . → Read More: Sony Alpha 900 and Nikon D3X raw file noise comparison

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Sony Alpha 350 – a Creative Review

By David Kilpatrick, on June 12th, 2008

The introduction of a £399 (street price, RRP £449) DSLR with 14.2 megapixels – with or without a useful type of Live View – should have been applauded by reviewers. It’s the single most important point about the camera. No other DSLR approaches this image size and resolution at such a low price.

. . . → Read More: Sony Alpha 350 – a Creative Review

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