gwilliams6 wrote:
Folks the reason there is normally blackout with mirrorless cameras is: Mirrorless cameras black out because the camera has to close the mechanical shutter and clear the data off the sensor before it can re-open the shutter to expose the sensor for the LCD or EVF to display the scene. It is not about not having a mirror. The blackout is caused by the mechanical shutter opening and closing.
You might assume then that when shooting in electronic shutter ,all mirrorless cameras or DSLR cameras when in electronic shutter mode would have no blackout. Not true as electronic shutters in all mirrorless and DSLRs read the sensor row by row from top to bottom and that still causes delay to clear the data before the EVF or rear LCD can reset. That is the blackout in electronic shutter operation.
But with the exclusive stacked-sensor of the Sony A9, A9II and now A1, the sensor readout is so fast (only a full global shutter would be faster) so there is totally no EVF blackout in the A9, A9II, and now A1. No other digital fullframe cameras can claim that, though some are better and have reduced blackout. But until they have a stacked sensor or a global shutter all other fullframe cameras will have some degree of EVF blackout in electronic shutter shooting as well as mechanical shutter operation.
I have to teach this stuff to my University Photography course students, so I have to be correct on the physics and technology . I realize that unless you understand the uniqueness of the Sony-exclusive stacked-sensors in the A9, A9II and now A1 it can be confusing.
Cheers
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