New Sony SDK opens the door for Backyard Sony?

[goldspider]

I saw the news the other day that Sony is releasing a new SDK for control of some of their newer cameras.

https://www.dpreview.com/news/0419921057/sony-releases-software-development-kit-sdk-for-remote-camera-access

Could this finally open the door for a Backyard app for Sony cameras?

[astroman133]

If you get all your Sony astroimaging friends to reply to this post then perhaps the devs will consider it. Other questions are

1. Is the SDK full-featured enough?
2. How many camera models are supported?
3. Is there a channel for 3rd party developers to get support from Sony?
4. How large is the customer base?
5. How easy is it to reuse the BYE/BYN code for a new product?

However, if I were the developers, I would not make my plans and investigations public until I was sure that it would definitely happen!