Sony VG900 - first image

[Cliff Totten]

I have seen raw files from the A99 shooting video and I have seen "produced" video from that VG900. Heavy amounts of moire and interpolation exist in both.

I guess we will need to see this thing on some resolution charts to measure how bad it really is. I certainly already have a bad feeling about it. (I hope I'm wrong)

I mean, think about it, the thing takes a video image made of 24 million pixels and then throws away 22 million? That's ALLOT of image "gaps" to fill in somehow. Not counting de-Bayer, the thing only keeps 1 out of every 12 pixels? On detailed patterns, you will have pixels hitting and missing everywhere. lol,...allot more "missing" than "hitting" according to the math.

I dunno :-(

[Chris Joy]

Originally Posted by Chris Barcellos

He was referring to Steady Shot, I think.

Yes steadyshot. I'd like to rent a VG900 too since it seem like its going to be available much sooner than the A99 - which I have pre-ordered ... for now.

[Joe Ogiba]

Originally Posted by Steve Nunez

Is anyone planning on buying this on the 27th when it's available?

Adorama and B&H say that on their websites but I just think that is when you could pre-order it and on Amazon it says "Sign up to be notified when this item becomes available". BTW I pre-ordered the VG900 from Samy's Camera in LA on Sep 18.

[Joe Ogiba]

Here is a video shot at Photokina at the Sony stand and the VG900 demo starts at 30:00.

CameraDiner LIVE Show 2 at Photokina Sony Alpha A99, RX-1, VG900, NEX-6, Playmemories, Xperia - YouTube

[Paul Rickford]

Has anyone had chance at a demo or show to go through the menu on the VG900?
I would really like to know if it enables all or any of the on lens Steady Shot settings on the NEX lenses in APS-C crop mode, of course there is not any IS for Full frame alpha lenses on the chip and all the publicity is geared towards full frame, infact I have not even seen a pic with a NEX lens attached to the VX900 yet.

Just noticed that you cant enable the active mode on the 18-200mm VG20 kit lens on the NEX7, only standard or off.

Thanks

[Joe Ogiba]

Here is a photo of the VG900 withFF Zeiss 50mm Cine lens with NEX E mount :

[Joe Ogiba]

"This video compares the APS-C & 1/2.88' sensor vs the 35mm Full Frame Image Sensor found on the new Sony NEX-VG900 35mm Full Frame Camcorder."

Video Footage Comparisson of the Sony NEX-VG900 - YouTube

[Werner Graf]

Same Sensor VG 900 A77

Eye North: Sony A99 - Gimme Moire!

Lowlight test Sony a99, Nikon D600, Canon 6D, GH3

Eye North: Sony a99, Nikon D600, Canon 6D, GH3

[Joe Ogiba]

Here is a short film " Home on the Road " shot with the VG900 and Carl Zeiss Vario Sonner 24-70mm F2.8 :

?home on the road?SONY NEX-VG900 (???SALON11????) - YouTube

[Joe Ogiba]

VG900 Instruction/Operation manuals now available for download.

Sony : Support for NEX-VG900E | NEX-VG900E technical support

Model Shoot at San Francisco's Fairmont Hotel with the Sony NEX-VG900 on Vimeo

[Chiayi Fun]

SONY VG-900 & ZEISS 15mm F2.8 ZF.2 85mm F1.4 ZF Taiwan on Vimeo

SONY VG-900

ZEISS 15mm F2.8 ZF.2

ZEISS 85mm F1.4 ZF

[Jos Svendsen]

Had an extended hands on with the camera and some nice Alpha optics including some Zeiss models. My observations i random order:

• The sensor is not the same as the A99 sensor, as the autofocus sensor elements are different.
• The AE3-adaptor for Alpha mount does not use a semireflective mirror, and is basically an upgraded AE1
• E-mount lenses will work - but not with out some vignetting - Beta firmware though, so this may change on the final camera.
• E-mount lenses with power zoom will have active zoom and stepless aperture
• Alpha mount lenses will only change aperture in full F-stops on the camera.
• If APS-C lenses are used the camera will do an autocrop. APS-C crop can also be done manually, for lenses that the camera can not auto detect. Then you will get the 1,6 x cropfactor,
• The XLR-adaptor can not be mounted on the camera, as there is not enough space between the two flash-shoes on the camera to mount the adaptor. You have to use a bracket of some kind.
• The camera is very light. Meaning that larger optics will make the camera very front heavy.
• The HDMI is *not* supposed to be clean. The A99 HDMI is clean – intentionally
• The sound meters does not change format to a more traditional format, when the XLR-adaptor is connected on the camera, meaning that correct sound level is hard to judge.
• Excellent picture quality - and possibility for extreme shallow DOF

[Steve Kimmel]

Originally Posted by Jos Svendsen

Had an extended hands on with the camera and some nice Alpha optics including some Zeiss models. My observations i random order:

• The sensor is not the same as the A99 sensor, as the autofocus sensor elements are different

Do you know what the differences are in the sensor?

[Jos Svendsen]

No only that the embedded auto focus sensors are either missing or not active on the vg900. I believe that the cam has only one type of auto focus not a hybrid like the A99.

[Joe Ogiba]

The VG900 does not have 1/3 stop light loss like the A99 with SLT mirror in the light path.
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