Re:Sony discontinues its last DSLRs
by detaro on Thursday May 06, 2021 @08:35AM
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I haven't tried the latest generation, but the display-based viewfinders just aren't quite a match for a good optical viewfinder in some ways (but have benefits in others). Running the sensor and a display at all times also is energy-intensive, pushing down battery life. It's a tradeoff, and while it clearly falls strongly towards mirrorless for most people, it doesn't for all.
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addendum: someone pointed out that Sony already had digital view finders and only used the mirror for the autofocus sensors. That's a lot more relevant then, and somewhere as far as I know really technical progress makes the design obsolete.