New Sony Translucent Mirror Cameras – A55 and A33

Sony announces the launch of the a55 and a33, a range of revolutionary new translucent mirror technoloy high speed cameras. The translucent mirror technology allows the cameras to continuously shoot and focus whilst taking stills or recording full HD video. Both cameras shoot continuously at up to 10 frames per second on the a55 and up to 7 on the a33 – making the a55 the fastest burst continuous AF shooting mode the world has ever seen for any interchangeable lens camera with an APS-C size sensor. Both a55 and a33 feature 3D Sweep Panorama, anti-shake and Memory Stick Duo as well as SD card slots.

This is an episode of a long series of 10 minute film school segments that Robert Rodriguez does for all of his films. These tutorials are on advanced digital film-making and go into detail on how to write, produce and direct your own indie film. This is very interesting if you are a DIY type of person or just a movie buff.