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Sony a9 III
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Sony did it again… they’ve introduced the world’s first full-frame global shutter camera with their upcoming Alpha 9 III camera. As you know the a9 cameras are geared towards sports photography. Of course, being a professional gear, Sony wants to charge $6,000 for this new a9 camera.
It’s a little too much money, for my needs, but, of course, I want the latest and greatest… so I am somewhat putting some money away to buy this camera. I am hoping that Sony will bring their global shutter to their prosumer buyers, perhaps put it in the upcoming Sony a7s IV, which desperately needs an update.
Let’s back up a little, maybe you know about light banding. Let me explain, current digital cameras read light line by line. If you are shooting at a very fast shutter speed, the camera can pick up lines of light from flickering lights from bad LED or fluorescent lights. These lines are called “banding” and can ruin photos.
Some higher end cameras do have an option to combat this by a feature called Anti-Flickering, which needs to be turned on. Once the camera detects flickering, it would try to match the flickering speed by adjusting the shutter speed. It works for the most part, but it’s not perfect.
With global shutter, the camera reads the entire image instantly, instead of reading the information line by line. This changes everything, it means that the camera can capture and processes images much faster. We are talking about 120 frames per seconds, in their burst mode. That’s insane! To put it in perspective, my current Sony a7 IV camera can only achieve 10 frames per seconds.
So, yes, of course, I want the Sony a9 III for this new technology.
sony.com
Sony did it again… they’ve introduced the world’s first full-frame global shutter camera with their upcoming Alpha 9 III camera. As you know the a9 cameras are geared towards sports photography. Of course, being a professional gear, Sony wants to charge $6,000 for this new a9 camera.
It’s a little too much money, for my needs, but, of course, I want the latest and greatest… so I am somewhat putting some money away to buy this camera. I am hoping that Sony will bring their global shutter to their prosumer buyers, perhaps put it in the upcoming Sony a7s IV, which desperately needs an update.
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Light banding
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Some higher end cameras do have an option to combat this by a feature called Anti-Flickering, which needs to be turned on. Once the camera detects flickering, it would try to match the flickering speed by adjusting the shutter speed. It works for the most part, but it’s not perfect.
With global shutter, the camera reads the entire image instantly, instead of reading the information line by line. This changes everything, it means that the camera can capture and processes images much faster. We are talking about 120 frames per seconds, in their burst mode. That’s insane! To put it in perspective, my current Sony a7 IV camera can only achieve 10 frames per seconds.
So, yes, of course, I want the Sony a9 III for this new technology.
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PlayStation 5 Slim
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For years and years, you could not get a PlayStation 5. Now, three years later, you can finally get a PS5 at Target or Walmart. At $500, it’s a massive device. For Holiday 2023 (which is available now in November), Sony released a “Slim” version.
The new Slim version isn’t that much smaller, it’s still rather massive (and ugly). You can buy a disc-less version, and upgrade with a $80 bluray player. A vertical stand will set you back another $40. Plus, with $70 games, buying into the PlayStation 5 echosystem is very, very expensive. No one said being a weekend gamer was easy. If you want to save money, don’t go down the PlayStation path.
I would recommend just buying a ROG Ally or Steam Deck and keeping all your PC games. Some PlayStation games, such as The Last of Us Part 1 is available now on the PC. The problem with the PS echosystem is that when the PS6 comes out, your PS5 may not work on the new system. With a PC, that game you bought on the ROG Ally will work on your desktop or will work on a future Steam Deck 10 or something.
I guess I’m just mad that my PS3 games won’t play on PS5.
playstation.com
For years and years, you could not get a PlayStation 5. Now, three years later, you can finally get a PS5 at Target or Walmart. At $500, it’s a massive device. For Holiday 2023 (which is available now in November), Sony released a “Slim” version.
The new Slim version isn’t that much smaller, it’s still rather massive (and ugly). You can buy a disc-less version, and upgrade with a $80 bluray player. A vertical stand will set you back another $40. Plus, with $70 games, buying into the PlayStation 5 echosystem is very, very expensive. No one said being a weekend gamer was easy. If you want to save money, don’t go down the PlayStation path.
I would recommend just buying a ROG Ally or Steam Deck and keeping all your PC games. Some PlayStation games, such as The Last of Us Part 1 is available now on the PC. The problem with the PS echosystem is that when the PS6 comes out, your PS5 may not work on the new system. With a PC, that game you bought on the ROG Ally will work on your desktop or will work on a future Steam Deck 10 or something.
I guess I’m just mad that my PS3 games won’t play on PS5.
Yours,
Weekend Gamer
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