Category Archives: Sony

The current Sony Alpha rebates will expire on May 14th

By PR admin | Published: May 5, 2011

The current Sony Alpha rebate program will expire on May 14th, 2012. The Sony NEX rebates will expire on June 30th, 2012:

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Sony NEX C3 and a35 manuals, new 30mm f/3.5 Macro lens leaked

By PR admin | Published: May 2, 2011

Several new Sony leaks were discovered online today. The first one is from Sony Service Canada where the downloadable price list contains entries or the upcoming Sony NEX C3 camera and what appears to be a new 30mm f/3.5 Macro lens for E mount: SLTA35K SLTA35K WITH 18-55MM LENS 4WNOT AVAIL NNEXC3KB NEX N-Sample camera NOT […]

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Sony NEX C3 camera getting closer to announcement

By PR admin | Published: April 28, 2011

Sony UK already has a placeholder for the upcoming NEX C3 camera on their website. The links are still not functional, but this is an indication that the actual announcement is near.

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New Sony NEX 3/5 firmware update

By PR admin | Published: April 27, 2011

A leaked Sony PDF document describes a new firmware update for Sony NEX 3/5/5C product line. I believe the letter “C” in the NEX-5C model indicates cameras for the Chinese market and should not be confused with the upcoming Sony NEX C3 model. Here are the details:

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The new Sony NEX flash

By PR admin | Published: April 23, 2011

Two more pictures of the previously leaked Sony NEX flash appeared from the same source on dpreview. No further specs are available.

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The next generation Sony Exmor sensor

By PR admin | Published: April 23, 2011

Sony showed a prototype of a new CMOS sensor. Here are some of the specs: 17.7MP effective pixels 19.3MP full pixels 120 fps @ 12 bit or 60 fps @ 14 bit pixels pitch: 4.2 x 4.2μm size: 24.3 × 12.8mm (diagonal: 27.5mm) low power consumption reduced rolling shutter during video recording production date not yet disclosed

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First picture of the Sony a35 camera is also out

By PR admin | Published: April 22, 2011

From the same source who leaked the NEX C3 pictures, here is the first image of the Sony a35 camera. Few weeks ago, the a35 briefly appeared on Sony’s website. The a33 model has already been discontinued, so the a35 announcement should be coming soon.

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First images of the Sony NEX C3 camera

By PR admin | Published: April 22, 2011

A dpreview forum member published several pictures of the upcoming Sony NEX C3 camera (some of the images were already removed). The new NEX will have a 16.2MP sensor and will support 720p HD video (not full HD). The exact date of the announcement is not known, but is expected to be somewhere in May. A new […]

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NAB 2011 show recap

By PR admin | Published: April 14, 2011

Today is the last day fo the NAB 2011 show. Here is a quick recap of some of the new products introduced during the show: Panasonic announced two new professional camcorders, the AG-AC160 and AG-AC130 (press release). Sony announced the CineAlta F65 4k camera (press release): Canon introduces two PL-mount digital cine zoom lenses with full […]

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Sony announced new HVL-F43AM flash and other accessories

By PR admin | Published: April 13, 2011

Sony announced a new flash and several other accessories today. Press release:

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