This is very interesting. If the A55 allows the aperture to be selected before the burst, then it's very likely that the A77 allows it too. In which case there's really nothing left to complain about. In fact, the only other camera which can shoot at similar framerate (the Nikon D3s) has similar, or even worse limitations:
- 5MP resolution only, due to the crop to APS-C which the Nikon forces when shooting in 11 fps. The A77 can do 24MP at 12 fps which. Unlike the D3s, it is still a good choice for stock photography and enlargements even at its top framerate.
- No AF tracking. Focus is locked after the first shot. It's going to be interesting to see how well the A77 can track subjects at 12 fps. If the lens is wide open or stopped down a notch it should still be pretty good, as unlike DSLR's the SLT design allows the AF sensors to continuously "see" the subject.
- Exposure is locked after the first shot. According to the test above by olegk, the A55 does not suffer from this limitation. I don't expect the A77 to have this limitation either.
The one advantage the D3s have in this mode is the much larger buffer. Good for 130 shots which is ten times larger than the A77. I guess those who are willing to give up the other advantages for the larger buffer will need to wait for the A99 :-)
- 5MP resolution only, due to the crop to APS-C which the Nikon forces when shooting in 11 fps. The A77 can do 24MP at 12 fps which. Unlike the D3s, it is still a good choice for stock photography and enlargements even at its top framerate.
- No AF tracking. Focus is locked after the first shot. It's going to be interesting to see how well the A77 can track subjects at 12 fps. If the lens is wide open or stopped down a notch it should still be pretty good, as unlike DSLR's the SLT design allows the AF sensors to continuously "see" the subject.
- Exposure is locked after the first shot. According to the test above by olegk, the A55 does not suffer from this limitation. I don't expect the A77 to have this limitation either.
The one advantage the D3s have in this mode is the much larger buffer. Good for 130 shots which is ten times larger than the A77. I guess those who are willing to give up the other advantages for the larger buffer will need to wait for the A99 :-)