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Sony will have another announcement at the end of February

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As you probably already noticed Sony did not release all of the previously leaked Cybertshot cameras. This is because they will have another announcement at the end of February, probably on the 28th. I do not expect any other products to be introduced on that date.

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Three new Sony Cybershot cameras announced: TX200V, WX70 and WX50

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Sony announced three of the previously leaked Cybershot cameras: Sony Cybershot DSC-TX200V will cost $500, 18 MP “Exmor R” CMOS sensor, 5x optical zoom, 3.3 in. LCD touch screen, waterproof, full HD video recording Sony Cybershot DSC-WX70 will cost $230, 16 MP “Exmor R” CMOS sensor, 3.0 in. LCD touch screen, 5x optical zoom, full HD video recording Sony Cybershot [...]

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Sony to announce new Cybershot cameras on Monday

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On Monday (January 30th, 2012) Sony will announce several new Cybershot point and shoot cameras.Some of the models already leaked few weeks ago on a Belgium online store. The new models will be mainly entry-level cameras, I don’t expect anything else interesting.

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Sony and Fujifilm seen as contenders for the newly issued Olympus stock

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In addition to Sony, now Fujifilm is also viewed as a contender for the newly issued Olympus stock. It seems that Panasonic did not make the cut. Fujifilm to propose alliance with Olympus Sony, Fujifilm top rivals for Olympus tie Olympus to announce Q3 results on Feb 13th – maybe they will announce their final [...]

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Sony to acquire newly issued Olympus stock

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Panasonic, Fujifilm and Sony were initially listed as the companies interested to acquire the newly issued Olympus stock worth $1.28 billion (100 billion yen). The latest reports from Reuters indicate that Sony is the leading contender for that deal (Sony supplies sensors to Olympus): Olympus keeps Tokyo listing but told to improve Sony, Fujifilm top rivals for Olympus tie-sources [...]

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Sony develops next-generation back-illuminated CMOS sensor with RGBW coding and HDR movie function, Canon files a patent for a large BSI sensor

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Today Sony announced their next generation back-illuminated CMOS sensor with “RGBW Coding” that will enabling clear shooting in low light conditions: The new sensor features also a new HDR Movie function: Canon recently also filed a patent (2012-15275) for a large size back-illuminated CMOS sensor.

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