The Sony a7SIII camera has been "rumored" for years and was “supposed” to be announced on June 26. Obviously this didn't happen, but in a recent interview with DPR, Kenji Tanaka from Sony confirmed that the a7SIII is coming "later this summer". Here is a recap of the interview by SonyAddict:
COVID-19 has had an impact on production, and on procurement of supplies, but manufacturing in China and Thailand has helped.
COVID-19 should have a little long-term impact on production and logistics, but it might cause demand to decrease faster.
There is still strong demands for the Sony a7III and a7RIV
Demand is recovering in most regions already
Full-frame video is a big growing opportunity
The content creator market is growing rapidly so ZV1 has sold well even with COVID-19
Demand for products like the ZV1 is increasing
The Sony a7SII successor is coming later this summer the Sony a7sIII
The Sony a7SIII will be completely new
S from the S line originally stood for sensitivity but now it will stand for supreme thanks to the big pixels that many professionals and high-end users will like
People want 4k/60p and 10-bit 4:2:2 in the a7SIII
Sony is also working hard to deliver RAW video
Technology and innovation are Sony’s strengths
Sony continues developing products for consumers and not to compete with others they want their customers to say wow!
More cameras will have stacked sensors in the future
AF will get better with increased detection speed and accuracy for photo and video
AI is very, very important for the future
Sony is working on AI technology for the future and autofocus actuators for lenses
In ten to fifty years computational photography will likely do a lot of the things that traditional lenses do now
In the next 5 years, glass will still be superior to computational photography
Lenses can still evolve a lot
Unsure if cameras will act more like smartphones in the future or if smartphones will act more like cameras