Category Archives: Sony

Sony, Canon and Panasonic press events scheduled

By PR admin | Published: August 13, 2010

Update: it seems that Panasonic will also have a press conference on August 26th, 2010. First, Canon has scheduled a press event on 26th of August, 2010: Sony seems to have picked August 24th, 2010 as the date of their press event:

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Sony announcement on September 13th, 2010?

By PR admin | Published: August 6, 2010

Sony sent out press invitations in Europe for a product announcement on September 13th, 2010. This seems to be DSLR related, probably the expected four new camera bodies.

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Sony patents honeycomb image sensor

By PR admin | Published: August 3, 2010

Sony filed a patent for a honeycomb type image sensor. The sensor’s photodiodes are shaped like hexagons (regular sensors have square photodiodes) which should improve the sensor’s performance. Few years ago Fuji worked on a honeycomb type “Super CCD” sensor. The Google translation is sufficient to get a basic idea about this patent: Patent Publication […]

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Interesting links

By PR admin | Published: August 2, 2010

Research: Microsoft algorithm uses six-axis motion sensors to fix blurry snapshots. Report: Canon 1Ds Mark IV currently being tested. Patents: Olympus files patents for a Zuiko Digital ED 40-150mm f/3.5-4.5 and Zuiko Digital ED 30-150mm f/3.3-4.2 lenses.

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Rumor: Sony A560 was shown at the Sony Expo Wonder 2010 in Jakarta

By PR admin | Published: July 31, 2010

I received a tip that the new Sony A560 camera was shown on the Sony Expo Wonder 2010 (Jakarta, July 30). I will have some pictures soon.

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Four new Sony cameras rumored: A33, A55, A560, A580

By PR admin | Published: July 29, 2010

Details about four new APS-C based cameras from Sony have surfaced online: A55 16MP 10FPS EVF-1.44M 1.1X magnification 95% AVCHD full HD A33 14MP 7FPS EVF-1.44M 1.1X magnification 95% AVCHD full HD A560 14MP 7FPS MF recording AVCHD full HD A580 16MP 7FPS MF recording AVCHD full HD Announcement is expected in August, in stock […]

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New from Sony: 24mm f/2, 35mm f/1.8 and 85mm f/2.8 Alpha lenses

By PR admin | Published: July 27, 2010

Sony today announced the rumored 24mm f/2 lens and two more primes: 35mm f/1.8 and 85mm f/2.8 for the Alpha mount. This announcement comes a day after several websites reported the rumor that Sony may stop producing full frame sensors. What’s next from Sony? I expect an indirect response (maybe in an interview) stating that they are committed to the […]

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The latest Sony (and Zeiss) rumors

By PR admin | Published: July 23, 2010

Carl Zeiss posted this message on their Facebook page about a new Sony lens that is suppose to be announced next Tuesday (July 27th): “Sony will present the new Distagon T* 24mm F2 ZA SSM next Tuesday. It is intended to appeal to experienced photographers looking for a large-aperture wide-angle lens of real distinction. The Distagon […]

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Sony keeps their promise with the NEX-VG10

By PR admin | Published: July 14, 2010

If you remember the Sony NEX 3/NEX5 announcement, it came with a small surprise: interchangeable lens HD camcorder with the same “Exmor” APS HD CMOS sensor from the NEX3/NEX5. Today Sony kept their promise and announced the NEX-VG10 – an HD camcorder with interchangeable lenses. This may be the reason why Sony was not pushing video in their […]

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Sony introduces the world’s smallest 3D cameras

By PR admin | Published: July 8, 2010

SMILE AND SAY 3D: SONY INTRODUCES WORLD’S SMALLEST 3D DIGITAL STILL CAMERAS Models Offer Superior Auto Mode, Background Defocus, Low-Light Performance and AVCHD Video SAN DIEGO, July 7, 2010 – Sony today unveiled two new Cyber-shot® digital still cameras (models DSC-TX9 and DSC-WX5) that are the world’s smallest 3D cameras, capturing 3D images with a […]

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