a300 (Swivel-Screen/Liveview), a350 confirmed

Two_truths wrote: The LCD has resolution of 320x240 dots, so therefore the liveview sensor would need a resolution of 3200x2400 photosites in order for a 10x magnification to be possible. It is not clear which sensor Sony is going to use for liveview. They may use their 8MP 1/2.5" or 1/1.8" CCD sensor, or else they might have to use their 6.4MP 1/1.8" CMOS sensor. The 8MP sensor would give a maximum magnification just over 10x, whereas the 6.4MP sensor would only give a maximum magnification of 9x. However, the CMOS is a more advanced sensor.

OMG. Live-View magnification of 10x (~8Mpix sensor) would be hellish... Just think, 8Mpix is OK on APS-C, imagine how it would perform at the size pictured!

The LCD has resolution of 320x240 dots, so therefore the liveview sensor would need a resolution of 3200x2400 photosites in order for a 10x magnification to be possible.

It is not clear which sensor Sony is going to use for liveview. They may use their 8MP 1/2.5" or 1/1.8" CCD sensor, or else they might have to use their 6.4MP 1/1.8" CMOS sensor.

The 8MP sensor would give a maximum magnification just over 10x, whereas the 6.4MP sensor would only give a maximum magnification of 9x. However, the CMOS is a more advanced sensor.

stingray wrote: Yep !! and I even do not know if it is possible for the 10 and 14Mpx CCD to be used as live-view sensors.

Who says this? And who says, that the 14Mp will be CCD? I think it will be CMOS
We'll see after few days.

English is not my native language but :

Sony will target for mass production of this CMOS image sensor within this year.

does not mean "not till the year is out"

Yep !!
and I even do not know if it is possible for the 10 and 14Mpx CCD to be used as live-view sensors.
There is the heating problem and the need of an electronic shutter (maybe the last exist on those sensors)

mikef wrote: Falcon75 wrote: The second sensor only needs to have the resolution to show a average image on the LCD screen resolution of the equipment. not if you want to be able to significantly magnify the image for critical focussing

mikef, think about - do you realy need the second sensor to be with greater resolution than the display? When you need to focus manualy, you DON'T NEED the additional sensor - the mirror can just be lifted up, so you can use the main sensor to zoom the picture.
The second sensor is used only when you need to use the AF points. When you don't need them, and want to use manual focus and live view, the mirror can be lifted up, similar to Canon's live view implementation! Remember - when you use live view in Canon, the mirror is lifted up, and when you want to Auto Focus, the mirror drops for a moment, and focuses. So the second sensor can be with exactly the same resolution, as the display

But with this system you are loosing two mains advantages of live-view :
- 100% frame coverage
- silent shoots (no mirror noise)