Image-Resource just published their CP+ interview with Sony. Below are some excerpts:
- Sony thinks they can continue to increase high ISO performance
- Pixel surface area matters more than the depth
- Sony thinks IR gets a little too deep for readers when they continue to push for how Sony will improve performance
- Sony just wants it understood that only they have the sensor technology that allows for good high ISO performance right now and will continue to push the mirrorless market forward
- To get AF tracking right you have to go beyond pixel data and go to object oriented tracking
- Having the imaging and AF data together lets this smart AF system work in a way DSLR’s can not
- At some point in the future, the camera might have some AI involved inside for tracking
- Currently, Sony is using general computing for AF, but by the time next gen CPUs come out for cameras, Sony thinks they could have AI in the camera for AF.
- Frame rates are getting fast, but currently, there isn’t a great method for taking a frame out of the video for photography.
- Video and photos also require a different mindset
- Sony tests 100 different types of AF scenarios when developing their AF system
- For developing their long telephoto AF they have gone beyond testing 100 different types of AF
- Sports and nature require a lot of additional testing and Sony is putting addition thought into their interface
- The 400mm f/2.8 was developed to satisfy sports and nature photographers
- The 400mm f/2.8 will be light and it balances well on their current bodies
- Once again APS-C hasn’t been forgotten
via imaging-resource
