A380 is here....

ricardovaste wrote: nigelbrooks wrote: Rich, if they were going to implement video of similar 'quality' to the D90 it would cost sales - I urge you to try one, it's attrocious - I'd expect better from a camera 'phone. I Inspiron wrote: Maybe they have the same philosophy with video as they had with live-view. As long as they can't implement it "properly" they won't implement it. Thanks for that. Never realised it was so bad! In that case, I'd agree with Sony probably having the same thoughts as with the live view scenario on the A700. Shame anyway. Maybe we'll see an A-mount video camera someday soon! (I'm aware there is an adapter available for pro-qualiy machines). It's not for me, just my girlfriend is interested in cinema/video/writing, so thought it would be nice for her to have a wide selection of lenses for it one day.

Indeed. Current cameras tend to have a severe "jello" effect, where everything looks like its wiggling side to side. Very distracting..

Personally, I don't care about video anyway (that is why they make video cameras... ), but unfortunately, the market will not be so nice...

The 230 popped up in the spanish page of sony style.

sony style spain

Reading a lot over those last few years, but first post...

Bob, are you refering to the main dial (modes, P, green, etc.) or to the function dial of A100 (White Balance, Drive, etc.)?

I think the main dial is there, on the three models... On the left side of the camera (same position of the second dial of A100 and KM-A2). But it's flushed into the camera. You can see it better on the rear view of A330.

Regards,

Lupa.

I think they also will refrain from video for a whole different reason: high definition video is available from Sony through their dedicated camcorders. Remember, their high ends also have G glass and Exmor chips (usually 3 of them to split RGB signals for video). I doubt that they would endanger their sales in that area. And I must say for video I'd prefer a dedicated video camera, as a dslr does not have the ergonomics of a video camera. A D90/5D mk2 only become usable video cameras with a handle cage, which easily run up to and exceed €1k.

ricardovaste wrote: Just curious if anyone can explain the logic behind no video in any of them, when the competition have video? Or could we assume the camera between the A380 & A700 (A500?) would have video?

Rich, if they were going to implement video of similar 'quality' to the D90 it would cost sales - I urge you to try one, it's attrocious - I'd expect better from a camera 'phone.

Just curious if anyone can explain the logic behind no video in any of them, when the competition have video? Or could we assume the camera between the A380 & A700 (A500?) would have video?

Sonystyle Germany has them as well.
A380 body only seems to be €750.
A330 body only seems to be €600.
And A230 seems to be €550.
Those prices seem a bit weird to me, especially the difference between the a230 and the a330, but I guess we will have to see how this plays out.