Category Archives: Sony

Sony A450 to be released in 2 days?

By PR admin | Published: January 4, 2010

Sony A450, but is it real? Sony will hold a press conference in two days @ CES, then we will know for sure. Previous rumors indicated that the A450 will not have video and it will be announced at CES. If that rumor was correct, we should also see a A700 replacement during CES (also […]

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CES 2010: Sony press conference scheduled for January 6th

By PR admin | Published: January 4, 2010

I am not sure how much of this press conference will be photography related, but you can watch it live @ ustream.tv on January 6th from 4:15-5:15pm PST. The live stream will also be available here: Live TV : Ustream

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Sony 100mm F2.8 macro lens: “no longer available”

By PR admin | Published: December 30, 2009

Not sure why – maybe “no longer available” only for that market (Greece)?

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Sony A700 discontinuation continues

By PR admin | Published: December 28, 2009

After the official email from Sony and Sony’s own website, now B&H also has listed the Sony A700 DSLR as discontinued: The replacement could be announced as early as CES at the beginning of January or PMA in February.

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PhotoRumors recap

By PR admin | Published: December 28, 2009

Image Sensors World reports that DxO Labs is up for sale because they did not get another round of financing. The potential buyers: Aptina and Google. Adorama has the Ricoh GXR in stock. SLRClub got some more Samsung NX10 picture: Sony Alpha in 2010 (predictions). Sony A750 – this could be a fake/joke: A750 replacement of A700, 18.2 […]

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Sony envisions 3D “personal imaging”

By PR admin | Published: December 18, 2009

Sony included their digital cameras (“personal imaging”) as a “creation” device for 3D technology: Sony have already announced High Frame Rate Single Lens 3D Camera Technology. Via Engadget

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Sony and Panasonic patents

By PR admin | Published: December 17, 2009

Let’s start with Sony – patent application 20090303371 is for a new Sony CMOS sensor based on the Foveon approach – each pixel capture RG&B: “Accordingly, in order to utilize the incident light amount efficiently as well as to prevent occurrence of false colors, a method of separating colors by forming plural photodiodes in a pixel […]

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Sony confirms the a700 replacement

By PR admin | Published: December 13, 2009

Sonyalpha.es was able to get a better translation of the DCWatch link (posted here last week): “Toru Katsumoto, general director of the division of Sony Alpha SLR cameras, has confirmed in an interview with DC Watch that will substitute for the A700: “… the product might be called the A700’s replacement will appear sooner or […]

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New set of Sony p&s cameras are coming in January 2010

By PR admin | Published: December 11, 2009

Following the previous leak from Korea and just in time for CES, Sony will release a new set of point and shoot cameras in January 2010 (two Alpha DSLR models are also expected @ CES): Sony DSC-S2100 Sony DSC-TX7 Sony DSC-W350 Sony DSC-W360 Sony DSC-W380 Sony DSC-W390. Several new HandyCams are also expected to be released @ CES 2010 (January): […]

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Sony expectations for CES 2010

By PR admin | Published: December 7, 2009

I received a rumor that Sony will introduce two DSLR models at the CES show in Las Vegas between January 7th and 1oth, 2010: Alpha 450 and a successor to the Alpha 700 (not clear what will be the exact model number). The Alpha 450 will not have video capabilities (the a700 replacement is also not expected to […]

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