Category Archives: Sony

CES 2010: Sony press conference scheduled for January 6th

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”

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

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Sony A700 discontinuation continues

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

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”

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

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

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

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

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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Sony a700 is now a “previous model”

Pressure buildup continues: Sony UK updated their Sony a700 description – it now has the label “previous model”:

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