Sony's EVIL GUI revealed (a bit) in CP+

You can see it from the video here... the video looks same as the previous promotional video, but there is additional info about GUI there... you can also click the bottom one, and see the GUI screenshot. The concept seems like E-PL1, where you adjust on-screen slider for aperture. That's all

http://www.sony.jp/dslr/info2/20100222.html

Additional pics are here

http://dc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/20100311_353976.html

The link is updated frequently by Sony (content, layout etc) as the time writing.

Edited by hoge-fan - 11 March 2010 at 04:14

I'm still wondering about the price of these cameras. They will have the an APS-C sensor, Alpha lenses, and video with control over depth of field...yet they are stripped down in some way that I am not seeing besides body size and shape. If I can get my hands on one of these for $200 or less, thats a great deal!

I am guessing $400 minimum, but it looks to be worth it, especially if we can use our lens collections

we need to start a price poll
I am trying not to overbid (Price is Right Showcase Showdown Strategy)

I think sony will price at what ever is about 100 bucks less than the competition or attractive enough to get the job done at time of launch.

EVIL cameras are in-herently cheap to make. But the market demand is what keeps price up. Oly and Panny knew for sure they could bank some cash one their first EVILs (primarily the retro ones).

Of course there is some NRE that needs to be paid back, so higher prices help that.   And the touch screens and whole new GUI aren't cheap to develop.

I hope the control interface is fairly customizable. I can see it not being very one size fit all and give people issues. My big issues would be tactile feedback. If aperture is nothing but a slider, will with be driven nuts trying to get it where we want. Hopefully there will be up/down buttons at the ends of the slider.

There is a very real chance they go too flashy/iPhone ish on the interface.

Considering the GF1 with 20mm lens sells for north of $1,000 I don't see even $600 happening!

The EP-L1 is $600 but is a budget model unlike this Sony Alpha with a touchscreen n so on!

My guess is hovering around the $800 mark at least.

Hi,
Screen shot
For me they look interesting but I think they have to improve quite a lot till I start thinking about buying them.