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I am currently checking out the suitability of the A7S for time lapse. It may be a great time lapse camera for holy grail stuff and night time lapse due to its electronic shutter and its high ISO performance. Actually there seem to be some mysterious software flaws done by Sony that make me worry and need some clarification before i invest the money.
For example either EVF or Screen will be on any time. Nobody knows why. Does Sony know? However, its draining the battery, but it can be overcome with a large enough external battery. There are several solutions described in the net.
But what worries me much more: Its known that the electronic shutter doesn't work when the internal time-lapse app is activated. Nobody knows why. Does Sony know? Actually there are external timers available, but i found mixed rumors about the availability of the electronic shutter when a simple external timer is used. Does anybody know more about this matter?