Sony Alpha A77 24.3 MP Translucent Mirror Digital SLR With 16-50mm F2.8 lens Review

So far, a lot of positve reviews a getting through for this gear. Heres' one of them:

"You're looking at the new, fastest shooting pro-still-camera in the world. And its not Nikon, or Canon, its SONY. Leaving the dinosaur technology of SLR way behind, this is second generation SLT, a significantly better way to compose images artistically.

Someday we'll look back and laugh at how professional photographers thought is was ADVANCED to shoot an SLR, totally unable to see the ACTUAL image they were going to take until AFTER they took it.

SLT changes all that, and Sony has built a true solid professional body around that advanced technology. SONY won't be the number one professional camera system in the world this year in sales....

This camera is simply BETTER. Nikon and Canon execs are NOT sleeping tonight.... "Read full review here...
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A Single-Lens Translucent (SLT) form and function is similar to a DSLR. What makes it different is the mirror inside. A DSLR mirror is solid while SLT uses a beam splitter. That's why it doesn't have an optical view finder, more to an electrical viewfinder.

Refer wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single-lens_translucent_camera.

A Single-Lens Translucent (SLT) camera is similar to a DSLR[1] but using a beam splitter instead of a solid mirror, this beam splitter being used for a different purpose than the mirror in a DSLR. The major difference compared to DSLRs is that SLT cameras do not have an optical viewfinder, instead they rely on an electronic viewfinder, using the image collected by the sensor. They cannot be considered true DSLRs because a DSLR, as described here, uses a mirror to show in a viewfinder the image that will be captured.

Read more here on Wikipedia Sony Alpha Single Lens Translucent

24.3 MP; best-in-class resolution
You get incredible detail and gorgeous enlargements thanks to a 24.3 megapixel sensor. It's the world's first 24.3MP APS-C DSLR.

World's fastest up to 12 fps continuous
The translucent mirror makes it far easier to capture the decisive soccer kick or your baby at her absolute cutest. Shoots up to 12 frames per second at full-resolution 24.3 megapixels with continuous auto focus (AE locked after first frame). This is the world's fastest shooting speed for interchangeable lens APS-C cameras, as of August, 2011.

HD Movies at 60p, 60i, or 24p
Capture spectacular HD Movies. This is the world's first DSLR to offer a choice of super-smooth 60p, standard 60i or cinematic 24p, all at Full HD 1920x1080 resolution. AVCHD codec delivers stunning picture quality. MP4 codec offers smaller files for easier upload to the web.

HD movies with full manual control
Now you don't need to surrender control when you shoot HD movies. Enjoy the full expressive potential of Program, Shutter Priority, Aperture Priority or Manual (P/A/S/M) control in HD movie mode.

Sony Exmor technology
Conventional image sensors use only a handful of analog-to-digital (A/D) converters, which can slow you down. The Exmor sensor provides more than 5,600 column-parallel A/D converters. This helps enable continuous shooting at up to 12 frames per second.
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