Flagship spotted in the field in Canada!!!!

hmmmm....here's my guess:

due to the larger LCD there was less room for the button, so they were crammed in right next to the LCD.

if you look at the buttons to the camera bottom, it looks like a 45 degree turn right next to the right side of the buttons.

this was a good thread! kudos to the OP for that photo,proving once again that the best camera/settings is the one you have!

Originally posted by DavidBo Originally posted by dtimoce The buttons on the left, aren't they a bit odd .. ? Too close to the screen, maybe ? I'm not trying to say anything, it just seems a bit awkward Maybe it's just a visual impression .. I got an idea to why the buttons are moved closer to the screen than the first prototypes of "A900". Maybe they are gonna act like some sort of softbotton, referring to some texs or "button on the screen, when viewing photos or going through the menu? David Bo

Sweet!

wait...

it looks different than the A900 prototype.
- the buttons on the left side of LCD screen
- the body shape on the left side is more boxy

could it be another camera?

Originally posted by PhotoTraveler This would have been more fun if the shot was taken at bluff creek in northern california. A900 user If someone can edit an A900 into that from this shot, I would love it.

LOL. I have to say, that I wish someone more competent could have taken this picture. I kind of feel like a sasquatch spotter. Blurred photo and all.

I did not see this gentleman actually use the camera. Looking at online pictures of the mockups, the big change does seem to be the left hand row of buttons, and the angle of the rear ports. The mockups seem to be more round, a la A700.

But another giveaway is the angle (or lack of angle of the left hand mode dial). It is flat, i.e. right angled, like the mockup, not angled askew like any of the current Sony dSLR's.


I didn't get to see the top LCD though. Dang.

Originally posted by PhotoTraveler I think your photo is a P&S in a DSLR Suit :)

A pretty elaborate suit, no doubt !

Look this comparation...

The camera looked in Canada I think is diferent...



The left side of the LCD this camera has a angle near the bottons, but the other model (prototipe) looked don´t.

Excuse my english.

Originally posted by Alexramos Look this comparation...

They look like the same camera to me, I think the angle is the same, its the lighting and angle the shot was taken at that's different.

I love to hear what's being said behind closed doors at Sony about this thread