Category Archives: Sony

For next week: new Sony a57 SLT camera

By PR admin | Published: March 11, 2012

Sony is expected to announce the new Sony a57 SLT camera next week. This will be the replacement of the already discontinued a55 model. Here are the basic specs:

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The new Sony Cybershot cameras are out

By PR admin | Published: February 28, 2012

The previously rumored Sony Cybershot cameras are now officially out: DSC-HX200V DSC-HX30V DSC-HX20V DSC-HX10V DSC-H90 DSC-WX150 DSC-W690 DSC-TX66 DSC-TX20

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Sony A77/Sony A65 firmware updated version 1.05 to be released on March 29th

By PR admin | Published: February 27, 2012

On March 29th, 2012 Sony is expected to announce a new firmware update version 1.05 for Sony A77/A65 cameras. See the image above for more details.

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New Sony 18.47MP BSI sensor for consumer digital cameras

By PR admin | Published: February 24, 2012

Sony announced the IMX118CQT back illuminated 18.47MP CMOS 1/2.3″ sensor for use in consumer digital cameras. Currently, the Sony Cybershot camera with the highest MP count (18.2MP) is the new DSC-TX200V ($499.99). Here are the basic specs of the new sensor:

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Expected shipping dates for some newly announced products *UPDATED*

By PR admin | Published: February 21, 2012

Many new products were announced in the past few weeks. Here is a quick update on the expected availability dates for some of the more popular items: Olympus OM-D E-M5: April 10, 2012 Fuji X-Pro1: March 20 7, 2012 Pentax K-01: March 29, 2012 Sony 500mm f/4.0G lens: April 23, 2012 Canon PowerShot G1x: March 5, […]

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Sony A35 discontinued

By PR admin | Published: February 21, 2012

In addition to the Sony A33 and Sony A55 cameras that were already listed as discontinued, Sony has now listed also the A35 as “previous model” on their official website which is how the company marks their discontinued products.

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Silver Sony NEX-7 camera?

By PR admin | Published: February 16, 2012
Silver Sony NEX-7 camera

This picture of a silver Sony NEX-7 camera was spotted in an Asian brochure. Currently Sony offers only  a black version of their NEX-7 mirroless camera:

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Sony to increase the price of most lenses in the US on April 1st, 2012

By PR admin | Published: February 14, 2012

Model Effective 9/1/11 Effective 4/1/12 Price Diff SAL1635Z $1,899.99 $1,999.99 $100.00 SAL1680Z $849.99 $999.99 $150.00 SAL2470Z $1,799.99 $1,999.99 $200.00 SAL24F20Z $1,299.99 $1,399.99 $100.00 SAL85F14Z $1,499.99 $1,699.99 $200.00 SAL135F18Z $1,599.99 $1,799.99 $200.00 SAL70300G $899.99 $999.99 $100.00 SAL70400G $1,799.99 $1,999.99 $200.00 SAL35F14G $1,399.99 $1,499.99 $100.00 SAL300F28G $6,299.99 $6,999.99 $700.00 SAL100M28 $749.99 $799.99 $50.00 SAL1118 $699.99 $799.99 $100.00 […]

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Those are the upcoming Sony Cybershot cameras (HX200, HX30, HX20, HX10, H90, TX66, TX20, WX150, W690)

By PR admin | Published: February 13, 2012

As mentioned previously, Sony will announce another batch of Cyber-shot cameras on February 28th, 2012. Here are the details: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX200 18 MP Exmor R CMOS sensor 27mm equivalent Carl Zeiss lens with 30x optical zoom, 60x digital zoom AF speed of approx. 0.1 second in daylight, 0.2 seconds in low light 3.0-in. 921k dot […]

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Sony at the 2012 CP+ show in Yokohama, Japan

By PR admin | Published: February 11, 2012

Above images are by Psycho_McCrazy, the rest by Jeff Chen:

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