If you've suffered a missed photo opportunity due to the short time your digital SLR takes to get its mirror out of the way, then Sony reckons it has the answer. The mirror inside the new α33 and α55 ...

Though video recording has become commonplace among SLRs since the Nikon D90 first introduced the feature in 2008, Sony has been late to the party, introducing video-free dSLRs as recently as June of ...

We told you August 24 would be a significant day for Sony, and sure enough, the company has let the translucent mirror cat out of the bag nice and early today. The A55 and A33 offer Sony's brand ...

Sony's new Translucent Mirror cameras look like a D-SLR, feel like a D-SLR, and produce D-SLR image quality, but since their mirror boxes lack the traditional D-SLR components, they do not technically ...

Earlier this week, Sony announced the new Sony Alpha A57, an update to its original A55 Single Lens Translucent (SLT) camera, which utilizes a special semi-transparent stationary mirror rather than ...

Sony made a surprising announcement today in Spain, saying that all future models of its Alpha line of DSLRs will feature beam-splitting translucent mirrors. This is an alternative to the standard ...

The a55 and a33 are similar cameras, with the same sized APS-C CMOS sensors (23.5x15.6mm) and design. The higher-end a55 has a larger megapixel count, faster Speed Priority continuous shooting mode, ...

While Sony uses the term “Translucent Mirror Technology” for its new Alpha 55 and 33, the mirror isn’t technically translucent. If it were, only diffused light, not detailed images, would pass through ...

Sony has announced the A57, a 16-megapixel “SLT” camera. It’s the followup to 2010’s well-received A55, the first camera to employ Sony’s translucent mirror technology. Sony has announced the A57, a ...

After releasing DSLR cameras such as the a33 and a55, which feature a translucent mirror inside, Sony said they plan to put the same tech all of their interchangable-lens cameras…eventually. The ...

Sony announced three new camera models on Monday, including two that feature a new translucent mirror technology. The three new cameras are the a55, the a33, and the a560. The a55 (top) and a33 ...