No LCD? How will this eye start system work for people who wear glasses? LCD's are a Godsend for us. Also, will it have MPEG4 video compression?
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I have a Minolta Maxxum 5 and a Maxxum 5D - both with eye start - and I wear glasses. No issues. Since Sony acquired Minolta's proprietary technologies when Minolta stopped making cameras, it seems reasonable that there will be no problems with the eye start function of the Alpha A100 and wearers of eyeglasses. Wouldn't be surprised if Minolta lenses mount on the body, either, though I haven't done the research to back that up.
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Thanks for the information from all. I didn't get a Sony 828 when they were available and I was hoping this would be an SLR equivalent. I would like the ability to do short videos for training purposes where I can manually zoom while recording. I paste the videos into Powerpoint to use for self paced and interactive technical training. I also use a lot of stills for training as well as work instructions. I currently use a Sony camera for these features, but it has some limitations due to the lens. I thought this might be the perfect camera, but I guess I'll have to wait.
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According to the data I have (pre)viewed, one of the selling points of the A100 is that it not only will mount all the glass made for the Alpha system it also accepts dozens of lens from the family of Minolta/Konica products.
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I have a Minolta Maxxum 5D and I wear glasses - you don't have to be pressed right up next to the sensor for it to work. I'd say it registers when I'm about 2-3" away. The Sony sensor is in the same place as the Maxxum sensor and works the same way - Sony's sensor focuses and turns off the LCD display while Maxxum's just turns off the LCD display. Hope this helped!
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I wonder how this Eye Start focussing would work if you use a cordless remote or similar?When you use cordless remote for taking a picture, does the shutter stop halfway for focussing, like in normal mode?Thanks.
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Hard to tell from the press release and product information, eh? The Eye-Start looks like it improves focus response time on your first shot by some small amount by starting focusing when you put your eye to the viewfinder. I guess that means if you use the LCD that you just get "normal" focus time, not "improved" focus time.Hey, wait, can you even compose a shot in the LCD? Don't most DSLRs only have menu and playback on the LCD, and viewfinder for viewing through the lens to compose?
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Hi. I also have a MInolta 5D digital. I wear glasses. The eye start works fine. But no, you cannot see the image in the LCD until after the picture is taken, like all DSLRs. MM
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Yes,very easy to see.you probably won't need glasses unless your eyes are really bad. This is the best phone we've had so far.
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PIP feature came into TVs way back in 80s and never got popular due to inconvenience it causes to eyes. I am not sure why people are so concerned about it now on LCD tvs? I would like to understand if there is something NEW that I've n't understood?
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I've read elsewhere that it requires a 3D source, the projector, and 3D glasses (the active-shutter type, IIRC). When the projector detects the glasses, the otherwise grayed-out menu choices become selectable. I would guess it also takes twice the bandwidth of 2D high-def, or 20Mbps if you're viewing source over the Internet, but home/work networks should have plenty of bandwidth. And if you're playing through your PC (via HDMI-out), it obviously needs a decoder, but I think it also must be HDCP compliant if accessing content over the Internet (or commercial content). That's less likely if you're using VGA-out.
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Dear 'Saiko,' I'm afraid I'm not sure what you mean. I do not have a web site. However, if you are referring to my review of the PT-AE4000U, then I hope it was of some help to you. It is very wordy and I apologize for that but, on the other hand, this is a very complex piece of electronics and it does take a fairly long time to learn. I tried to convey that. (Though it can be used fully satisfactorily right out of the box, most people will want to learn to 'tweak' its settings, something which is very rewarding.) After over a year, I am still completely satisfied with my projector and I stand behind everything I said in the review. So far it seems that no one has come out with a projector comparable to the PT-AE4000U in terms of performance, price, power adjustments for focus, etc., and the options for users to adjust the picture/lens settings, including the ones which are normally hidden. Even Panasonic has not introduced a "new, improved" model as this one is, in my opinion (and evidently theirs too), a superb video projector and is unlikely to be matched, much less improved, anywhere near its price by another one any time soon. Thank you for writing (even if the meaning of what you wrote is obscure, at least to me). Lawrence
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I honestly can't remember how I got them to work. I think there is an option in the Optoma menus that state what mode of 3D to use. I happened to find DLP Link was one of the options, but this was after about an hour of messing around with it. To be completely honest I sent these glasses back because of the comfort issue. I ended up going with a model from Quantum. Much more comfortable, and I don't feel like I'm looking under them. Once you get the projector set up properly you won't need to mess with it anymore. 2D movies will play normally and it will automatically go back to DLP Link when it detects a 3D signal. After you get the projector into DLP Link mode, keep in mind there is an 'invert mode' some movies you may need to press the power button once or twice to flip between modes, otherwise the picture looks funny. I can't explain it, but you will probably recognize it when you see it. It's like instead of projecting out towards you it's projecting in away from you. Good luck getting it set up. Again it took me awhile to figure it out, but hopefully you will have better luck.
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Since you are clearly blind, why do you need a screen? Better yet, why am I answering a 5 year old question from someone who can't look at a picture?
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Hey wassup, sound quality is great, pain only exists cause I have glasses, gave it to my high school bro he says people dig it! I only used the one button which is for pause and start.
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It comes with glasses, but they are not necessary for everyday viewing. They smudge easily and the batteries will die within a day if you do not turn them off. It is hard to tell if they are turned off or not. Some of them work better than others. A lot of people will say the 3D glasses are just gimmicky. To me, it depends on what 3D movie you're watching. Some movies, it looks great. Others it looks worse with the glasses on, or doesn't help much. May even make you feel cross-eyed. I guess it depends on the movie. Best one is Imax with Jim Carrey.
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Yes. You need the glasses. What happens when you watch a 3D movie without the glasses? You can't see it as well.
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No. The glasses do not have a view screen. You need to connect to a computer via the included usb wire ( it is standard usb connector on the computer end and micro usb at the eyeware end. You download (copy) the video to your computer. It works with most Windows operating systems (2000, XP, Vista, and 7).
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At this point I cannot recommend these glasses over now existing products. I would checkout Nvidia's 3D Vision instead. Though to answer your question, these glasses have an adapter for a VGA/DSub monitor output (meaning no DVI/HDMI) that acts as a mediator giving a passthrough to your monitor and a syncing signal for the glasses to sync to the monitor refresh. And as mentioned in my review, you need to be careful with using these polarized filter glasses on LCD monitors (which also are polarized), as you'll likely get a very dark or no picture at all. However, either way, you need an external monitor to make it work, these glasses only blank out each eye at one time to sync each eyes view to the proper perspectives frame, they are not video monitors themselves.
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Same problem. I just opened the unit and so far I love it, but on night vision there is no constant image. It keeps "blinking" from night vision image to black, back and forth. Is this normal? I was expecting uninterrupted image in night vision as when there is light on the room. By the way, when I turn lights on, the blinking desapears. Can anyone help us with this?
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Out of the box this PJD requires Active 3D glasses. No converter is necessary. Passive glasses won't work. Modern active glasses are as light as passive ones anyway.
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We LOVE ours. My husband has macular degeneration and he can zoom in by touching and expanding screen. You can do everything without a keyboard but it's nice to have the option. Hope this helped.
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I have the 60st30. It came with no glasses. But local HHGregg sold me a 2pack of the ty-ew3d3mu's for 139.99. Cheaper than on here surprisingly.
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It does put out some noise, but I do not notice it when I am watching a movie. The picture is outstanding and I love the 3D. you can find additional glasses by Samsung on Amazon for $19. I would also recommend buying a bulk pack of spare batteries from Amazon. at the store they are like $5 for 2, I bought a pack of 20 Sony CR2025 for $8.