REMINDER: Sony will anounce the new A55 and A33 translucent cameras on August 24th!

As you may remember few months ago Sony signed an agreement with Epson to Transfer to Sony Certain Epson Business Assets Relating to Small- and Medium-Sized TFT Liquid Crystal (Source: Epson). According to our sources the new translucent cameras should use a 1.44 megapixel (OLED???) EVF with built-in virtual horizon!
There are two main advantage of using the Translucent+EVF combination:.
1) Phase detection works for stills and video
2) Full time Live View (no mirror blackouts)

Reminder (SR = Sonyrumor):
SR1=probably fake rumor
SR2=rumor from unkown sources
SR3=50% chance it is correct
SR4=rumor from known sources
SR5=almost certainly correct!

In the meanwhile the Sony A500 (Click here) and the Sony A550 (Click here) do get big discounts on amazon!

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Source: Xitek

In the meanwhile the Sony A500 (Click here) and the Sony A550 (Click here) do get big discounts on amazon!

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The new Sony A33 translucent camera vs the [shoplink 3003]Sony NEX-5[/shoplink]. The A33 is very small!

The current [shoplink 3124]Sony A550[/shoplink] vs A33.

A33 vs A350

A33 vs A290

We asked our sources and they confirmed that the pictures are real! Those are the [shoplink 3617]Sony A55[/shoplink] and [shoplink 3620]Sony A33[/shoplink] translucent cameras. We hope to receive more pictures soon…

And the [shoplink 3620]Sony A33[/shoplink]:

via DChome

For days we received infos about the Sony A55 camera. Those are the rumored Sony A55 specs:
16.7 megapixel APS CMOS
15 points AF system
Center ***triple cross*** sensor
***Double cross*** sensor x2 at left/right
12 normal sensor(F5.6)
FullHD 1080 60i
Translucent mirror inside, can reflex light during power on
Translucent mirror can be open to clean the sensor
EVF super-clear, specific unknown pixel, image quality is only worse than the A900 only
10FPS continous shooting with AF
AFC just like Nikon’s 3D tracking system – fast and reliable
SONY claims that would be better than 50D’s AF
SUPER FAST AF speed at center point
ISO100-25600, ISO6400’s noise just like a900’s ISO400
Support NEX’s hand-held night shot(Multi-shot)
Support a700’s Quick Navi access mode
Support DOF, however EVF becomes dim during small aperture
Use NEX3/5 battery
a55 priced at about 900-1000USD

THose specs were also posted on DChome!

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Photorumors also got confirmation about the camera specs we posted a while ago (+ some new specs). We also know that the A55 will be officially called A55 and the A580 will be called A580v. That because they have built-in GPS!

Sony α33:

* 14MP sensor
* ISO range of 100-12800
* 1080i video
* 15 AF points, some of them cross-point
* 7 fps
* dual memory slots (not sure what type)

Sony α55:

* 16MP sensor
* ISO range of 100-12800
* 1080i video
* 15 AF points, some of them cross-point
* 10 fps
* dual memory slots (not sure what type)
* built-in GPS

Sony α560:

* 14MP sensor
* ISO range of 100-12800
* 1080i video
* 15 AF points, some of them cross-point
* 7 fps
* dual memory slots (not sure what type)
* swivel display

Sony α580:

* 16MP sensor
* ISO range of 100-12800
* 1080i video
* 15 AF points, some of them cross-point
* 10 fps
* dual memory slots (not sure what type)
* built-in GPS
* swivel display

And now it is official! Sony will announce the new DSLR on August 24! They also say that those are “never-before-seen Sony SLR’s”!!! And since November 2009 SonyAlphaRumors is telling you that those are the new translucent cameras. The semi transparent pellicle allows to have Phase detection during video recording. You can alos move up the transparent mirror (if you don’t want to have the little light loss when using the mirror). Very fast 10fps (frames per second).

UPDATE: We now know the original source of the teaser leak: http://www.electronista.com/articles/10/08/12/sony.to.have.new.alphas.in.two.weeks/

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Reminder (SR = Sonyrumor):
SR1=probably fake rumor
SR2=rumor from unkown sources
SR3=50% chance it is correct
SR4=rumor from known sources
SR5=almost certainly correct!