Sony A65 First Impressions

Sony'snew camera introductionon August 24, 2011 was particularly fascinating because they introduced three totally new cameras, theA77, A65 and NEX-7. Three new cameras at once is of interest enough, but what caught my attention was that all three share the same 24 Megapixel sensor, the same 2.4M pixel electronic viewfinder, the same Bionz image processing engine, and the same top-end video capability.
If you haven't already done so have a look at myA77 First Impressionsreport, as many of the two camera's features and capabilities are quite similar. Therefore capabilities such as Sweep Panorama are not discussed in this report. The differences though will be discussed shortly.
These three cameras offer essentially the same image quality, something quite unusual from camera makers, since with these three models Sony covers the high-end prosumer, mid-range consumer, and full featured CSC categories. Of course these cameras differ in their handling, weather proofing, and features l...