Sony announces new a68 SLT camera

Prasad, 06 November, 2015

Sony has announced a new member in its mostly forgotten SLT range of cameras, i.e. cameras that sit between DSLRs and mirrorless cameras with a fixed translucent mirror that allows the AF to continue working even while shooting.

The a68 has a 79 point autofocus system, which Sony is calling 4D FOCUS, for some reason. The translucent mirror technology allows the camera to have continuous tracking and 8fps burst mode with continuous autofocus. Behind the mirror is a 24 megapixel APS-C EXMOR CMOS sensor with an ISO range of 100-25600 with a new BIONZ X image processor.

The OLED viewfinder has a resolution of 1.4 million dots, and the tilting 2.7-inch LCD has 460k dot resolution. The camera also features built-in image stabilization that works with all 34 A-mount lenses. It can also record videos in up to 1080p with 50Mbps XAVC S codec.

The a68 will be available starting March 2016 for €600 body only or €700 with DT18-55mm F3.5-5.6 SAM II lens.

Source

Sony Digital Cameras

Reader comments

AnonD-5299
16 Nov 2015
MZK

a6000 for video? You can't plug in any mic for it. I would have said the a6000 is one of the worse choices for video (unless you really aren't that fuss on sound recording).

OdysseasP
07 Nov 2015
xw$

Both the EVF and the screen have a very low resolution, the maximum shutter speed is 1/4000 sec. while the body is made out of plastic. Although is costs more, I believe the Sony a77 Mark II is a much better buy since it has an EVF and a screen with ...

OdysseasP
07 Nov 2015
xw$

If you are interested in video I would advice you to buy the Sony a6000, but if you are mainly interested in photography then I believe that you are better with the Sony a77 Mark II. In either case, it makes sense only if you have a lot of expensive ...