Sony is on track to abandon its revolutionary Single-Lens Translucent (SLT) technology in favor of completely mirrorless A-mount camera bodies sometime next year. Rumors of an end to models using the “Translucent Mirror Technology” such as the full frame Alpha SLT-A99 surfaced just a few weeks ago. Now thanks to a patent revealed by Sony Alpha Rumors it seems the move by Sony is almost certainly in the works.
The patent shows a mirrorless A-mount camera design with a phase detection autofocus system built right into the image sensor. This could mean that the Alpha SLT-A58 will be the last DSLR to feature Sony’s specially designed pellicle mirror inside.
The pellicle mirror works by simultaneously directing light to the image sensor and a separate phase detection autofocus system, providing constant autofocus while using the electronic viewfinder or recording video. August 2013 will mark just three years since the first SLT models were launched by Sony, the A33 and A55. The company is expected to continue manufacturing both APS-C and full frame A-mount camera bodies using mirrorless imaging technology.
Sony will also continue to offer the E-mount micro four thirds line, including mirrorless cameras such as the NEX-3N. Continued development of these cameras will offer consumers a more compact option than the DSLR-styled A-mount bodies produced by Sony. Of course, the A-mount has a much longer history, with many more compatible lenses to choose from over the E-mount.
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Sony A-Mount Cameras Could Go Fully Mirrorless in 2014
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