SONY NEX 7 Serious Game Changer
IF WE had one beef with the light passing mirror technology that helped Sony's Alpha 55 win our 2010 Camera of the Year award, it was having to give up an optical for an electronic viewfinder. But now here comes an EVF that may change our minds-the world's first with an OLEO screen. And a high-resolution one at that. with a breathtaking 2.36 million dots.
Add a new APS-C sized CMOS sensor with a jaw-dropping 24.3 megapixeis, a new image processing engine, plus an electronic shutter that substitutes for the first curtain for faster shutter operation, and you've got the basis for some fascinating cameras.
The one that may make the most waves? The NEX· 7. This flagship E-mount interchangeable lens compact (ILC) sports both the new sensor and EVF, top ISO of 16,000 and Sony's new Th-Navi interface: 1Wo command wheels on top and one on the back let you adjust shutter speed, aperture, and ISO all at the same time, You can quickly tweak multiple parameters for other settings, too. This should help remedy the issues we've had with the NEX line's menu-heavy interface.