Hi All,
Ok here is the question: What processes the Noise generated? Is it the Exmor or the Bionz?
I am asking this after some stuff I brought up in another thread relating to A900 being Discontinued. I mentioned that once sony releases a semi-pro body to replace the A700 and if they rectify the High Iso noise issue that I would get it. And i was like wondering how come they havent fixed this issue yet. I talked to a friend that owns an A900 and he told me that even his ISO was noisy.
So yesterday I headed down to Wisma becoz they have an A850 there. I tested it at ISO 6400 and it was preety noisy. I dare say worse than my A700. Anyway, I then just for fun tried out the A550. Set it to 6400 too and I was shocked to find that it was virtually Noise free.
SO what is going on here is my next question. I mean the A550 has a single Bionz whereas the 850 is a dual bionz. Or is the clamied new generation exmor sensor on the A550 different from the A850? If so and if i was not imagining the difference in noise level, then Sony may have very well resolved the noise issue to some extent. And we may very well be seeing some really really really good semi-pro and pro bodies coming out. Bodies that could compete and be on par with Canon and Nikons well founded claim at low noise at high ISO.
Ok here is the question: What processes the Noise generated? Is it the Exmor or the Bionz?
I am asking this after some stuff I brought up in another thread relating to A900 being Discontinued. I mentioned that once sony releases a semi-pro body to replace the A700 and if they rectify the High Iso noise issue that I would get it. And i was like wondering how come they havent fixed this issue yet. I talked to a friend that owns an A900 and he told me that even his ISO was noisy.
So yesterday I headed down to Wisma becoz they have an A850 there. I tested it at ISO 6400 and it was preety noisy. I dare say worse than my A700. Anyway, I then just for fun tried out the A550. Set it to 6400 too and I was shocked to find that it was virtually Noise free.
SO what is going on here is my next question. I mean the A550 has a single Bionz whereas the 850 is a dual bionz. Or is the clamied new generation exmor sensor on the A550 different from the A850? If so and if i was not imagining the difference in noise level, then Sony may have very well resolved the noise issue to some extent. And we may very well be seeing some really really really good semi-pro and pro bodies coming out. Bodies that could compete and be on par with Canon and Nikons well founded claim at low noise at high ISO.