Sony A900: About that Intelligent Preview…

If you were curious about that mention of “intelligent preview” in the specs of the A900, and found the distinction odd (why not the familiar term “live view”), then perhaps David Kilpatrick’s (Photoclubalpha.com) explanation will help shed some light for you.

I do not have all the details, but this is what Sony will offer in place of Live View – it is a sort of Polaroid pre-test on screen, with some more information or accuracy, compared to just shooting a pic and reviewing it on any DSLR. Also, I believe that it is viewed from the buffer and not stored on to the memory card. I have not seen any explanation on how or what this function does though, beyond knowing that it is intended to show accurate depth of field, check focus, and check exposure more accurately than reviewing a quick shot – and to do it fast without needing to take a saved test shot.

-David Kilpatrick (Photoclubalpha.com)

As you may or may not now, Sony has one of the best current implementations of live view on DSLRs right now, it’d be interesting if they’ve found a way to make even more useful.

Still love to get the pricing info…

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