Category Archives: Sony

Full list of upcoming compact cameras from Olympus, Fujifilm and Sony

By PR admin | Published: January 5, 2013

A quick update to my previous post on the new Olympus, Fujifilm and Sony compact cameras that will be announced next week at the 2013 CES show:

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What to expect from Fujifilm, Olympus, Sony, Panasonic and Nikon for the 2013 CES show

By PR admin | Published: December 30, 2012

Here is quick update on what to expect from Fujifilm, Olympus, Sony, Panasonic and Nikon for the CES show (January 8-11 2013): Fujifilm will announce 5 new FinePix cameras: 3 super zooms, one rugged model and 0ne “regular” compact camera. The top of the line superzoom (pictured above) is rumored to have a very fast […]

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Impress magazine 2013 predictions: new Foveon, X-Trans sensors, NEX camera, all full frame

By PR admin | Published: December 22, 2012

Every year the Japanese magazine Impress published their predictions on what product they expect the major camera manufacturers to introduce in the upcoming year (you can see their 2012 predictions here). Here is a recap of their 2013 prognosis (PDF file):

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Sony a99 DxOMark score: not as good as the Nikon D600

By PR admin | Published: December 21, 2012

DxOMark published their test results for the Sony a99 full frame camera. The a99 scored below the Nikon D600 and D800 cameras. It seems that Nikon still has the “secret sauce” that made the same 24MP Sony sensor to perform better in the D600. For reference, here are the test scores of the Canon 6D and 5D […]

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Sony SLT a37, a57 cameras and 70-400mm lens listed as discontiunued

By PR admin | Published: December 19, 2012

Sony Japan listed the Sony a37 and 70-400mm f/4-5.6 G SSM lens as discontinued. B&H recently also listed one of the a57 camera configurations as discontinued: The Sony a37 was announced in May 2012, the a57 was introduced in March, 2012.

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The latest patent applications from Tamron, Canon and Sony

By PR admin | Published: December 19, 2012

Tamron Patent 2012-242504 from Tamron is for a 300mm f/2.8 full frame lens for mirrorless cameras (?): Canon Patent 2012-247451 from Canon is for a 50mm f/1.2 lens: Canon 50mm f/1.2 full frame lens patent (for DSLR cameras) The next example is interesting – it looks like Canon filed a patent for a 50mm f/2.0 full frame mirrorless lens: Canon […]

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Nauticam NA-NEX5R underwater housing for Sony NEX-5R mirrorless camera

By PR admin | Published: December 16, 2012

Nauticam announced the NA-NEX5R underwater housing for Sony NEX-5R mirrorless camera with a depth rating of 100m:

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Sony RX1 review: first impressions

By PR admin | Published: December 13, 2012

I have to admit, I am not a big fan of Sony cameras. I understand that the NEX-7 and RX100 are top performers in their categories, but for some reason they never “clicked” for me. My mirrorless/compact solution of choice for the past two years has been from Fuji (X100 first, then X-Pro1). I also […]

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Canon Powershot G15 and Sony NEX-6 DxOMark test results

By PR admin | Published: December 3, 2012

DxOMark released their test results for the Canon Powershot G15 and Sony NEX-6 cameras. Here are their conclusions: Canon G15 This is a good result overall and when considering the G15’s other features such as the flexibility of the new high-speed zoom and reduction in size over pervious iterations it’s a extremely well-balanced and attractive package. […]

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New Sony Alpha products to be announced at the 2013 CES show

By PR admin | Published: November 21, 2012

Ned Namura, President of Sony Hawaii (why is there a Sony Hawaii division anyway?) said in an interview with Hawaii News Now that Sony will announce new Alpha products during the 2013 CES show in Las Vegas (January 8-11, 2013):

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