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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.
 
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.
 
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===SLT-cameras===
 
===SLT-cameras===
 
*[[Sony α33]]
 
*[[Sony α33]]

Revision as of 12:05, 27 November 2013

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

Notes

  1. 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.