Difference between revisions of "SLT"
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Revision as of 15:29, 12 October 2011
SLT is the abbreviation for Sony's single lens translucent[1] camera concept. It's an alternate DSLR concept with a fixed semi-reflective mirror and an electronic viewfinder instead of optical pentaprism or pentamirror reflex finder. The translucent mirror directs parts of the light onto a set of autofocus sensors, only 70% of the light from the lens goes through the mirror onto the image sensor. The idea is in some ways a revival of the "pellicle" mirror of the Canon Pellix of 1965.
This concept enables on the one hand electronic viewfinders in system cameras for the the Sony α system, on the other hand easier implementation of autofocus by phase detection.
SLT-cameras
- Sony α33
- Sony α35
- Sony α55
- Sony α65
- Sony α77
- and the Sony NEX, but the latter only when combined with LA-EA2 Adapter.
Notes
- ↑ Sony's use of the word "translucent" to mean "semi-reflective" deviates from the way most English-speakers understand the word, and has come in for some criticism.
