Category Archives: Sony

First picture of the Sony a35 camera is also out

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

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

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

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

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Tomorrow Sony will announce a new flash unit and accessories

Tomorrow Sony will announce several new products. There will be no new camera announcements. One of the new products will be a new Sony flash unit, the rest will be new camera accessories.

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Rumor: iPhone 5 to use 8MP sensor from Sony

Sony’s CEO, Sir Howard Stringer mentioned in an interview with Walt Mossberg that Sony will be providing sensors to Apple for the next version of the iPhone: “Stringer just said that their camera image sensor facility in Sendai was affected by the recent tsunami/quake.  In the next breath, he said something to the effect of getting […]

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Is this the new Sony a35 camera?

Sony NL currently has a link on their website that is labeled “check out the new α35″. Since the Sony a33 was listed as discontinued, the α35 will probably be its replacement. The announcement should be very close since Sony already started updating their websites.

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Sony a33 listed as discontinued in Japan

Sony a33 camera is listed as discontinued on Sony’s website in Japan. The camera was announced back in August 2010. It seems that the latest Sony cameras have a life cycle of less than 12 months. The Sony NEX 3 mirrorless camera was also listed as discontinued back in February, 2011 (announced in May, 2010).

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Sony NEX FS-100 video camera with E-mount

Sony announced the development of the NXCAM HD camcorder with E mount back in November of 2010. This camera is now “almost” official – the final name is Sony NEX FS-100 and it will have the same sensor as the Sony PMW-F3 camera. The kit will include an E-mount 18-200mm f/3.5–6.3 AF lens. The price will be […]

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Sony NEX 7 to be released soon, no full frame NEX camera in sight

  The information I received few days ago is that Sony will be releasing a new NEX 7 camera. Sony Japan already discontinued the NEX 3 model and NEX 7 is the next logical step. The new Sony NEX 7 is expected to have improved functionality across the line, no further details were provided. This […]

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