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Video of the Sony NEX press conference in Europe:

The promo video:

The surprise: In addition to the NEX 3 and NEX 5 Sony gave us another bone today – interchangeable lens HD camcorder with the same “Exmor” APS HD CMOS sensor from the NEX3 and NEX5:

You can see prototype pictures of the video cam here.

Sony NEX previews:

• dpreview
• cnet
• gizmodo

UK pricing:

• Sony NEX-5 + 18-55mm = £550-600
• Sony NEX-3 + 18-55mm = £450-500
• 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 zoom will be 500-600
• 16mm f/2.8 pancake lens – £200-220
• Adapter LA-EA1 for Minolta and Konica Minolta AF lenses will be around £150
• Ultra Wide Converter (VCL-ECU1) and Fisheye converter (VCL-ECF1) will have a price tag around £100 each.

Official press release after the break:

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Full official specs:

Image Sensor: 14.2 million effective pixels.
Metering: Multi pattern, centre-weighted and spot.
Sensor Size: APS-C-sized CMOS (23.4×15.6mm).
Lens: Sony E Series mount.
Shutter Speed: 30 to 1/4000 second. Flash sync: 1/160 sec.
Continuous Shooting: seven fps.
Memory: Memory Stick PRO Duo, PRO-HG Duo, SD, SDHC, SDXC cards.
Image Sizes (pixels): 4592×3056, 4592×2576, 3344×2224, 3344×1872, 2288×1520, 2288×1280.
Movies: 1280×720, 848×480, 640×480 at 30 fps.
Colour Space: sRGB, Adobe RGB.
LCD Screen: 7.5cm LCD (921,600 pixels).
File Formats: JPEG, RAW, JPEG+RAW, MPEG4.
ISO Sensitivity: Auto, 200 to 12,800.
Interface: USB 2.0, HDMNI, AV.
Power: Rechargeable lithium ion battery, DC input.
Dimensions: 117.2×62.6×33.4mm WHDmm.
Weight: 297 g (inc battery and card).
Price: Around AUD1000 for body and kit lens.

For more info, pictures and sample shots of the Sony NEX 3 go to Digital-Photography-School.

More pictures after the break:

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Sony Hong Kong sent out an event invitation for what appears to be the official launch of the Sony NEX EVIL camera line. May 11th, 2010 was rumored few weeks ago as a potential announcement date:

“Worldwide attention debut

Anywhere beyond the imagination of the lightweight body experience quality SLR digital camera

Market, the highly anticipated Sony’s first interchangeable lens digital camera series, will be May 11, 2010 simultaneous global release, and the media are invited to bring a friend the first to feel the new series of excellent photography experience.

New series of lightweight slim design to meet the advanced shooting functions, fully meet the needs of photographers, anytime, anywhere to enjoy the fun of shooting; new series also brought the quality SLR digital cameras let you play to creativity.

In addition, the new camera series of product designers will be a special trip to attend the conference to share its unique design concept.

Friends are invited to experience the Sony media is full of unlimited creative digital imaging world. Welcome to your report / s on site to interview
Date ︰ 2010/5/11
Time ︰ 12:45”

Update: full Sony NEX EVIL camera specs:

Image Sensor – Exmor CMOS

• 14.6 Mega Pixels (14.2M Effective Pixels)

Video

• 1920*1080 30fps (NEX5)
• 1280*720 30fps
• 640*480 30fps

File format – (Still image)

• RAW
• RAW+JPEG
• JPEG FINE
• JPEG Normal

(Video)

• MP4,AVCHD
• Mount
• Sony E Mount

AF

• 11 Point

ISO

• Auto, 100-12800

Photometry

• 49-segment honeycomb-pattern / Central / Spot

Exposure

• +- 2.0EV (1/3 EV Interval)

Shutter speed

• 1/4000 to 30sec / Bulb

LCD

• 0.92M 3.0 inch TFT LCD

Interface

• USB 2.0 / HDMI / Video (PAL/NTSC)

Battery

• NP-FW50

Color

• Black, Silver, Red, Blue

Memory

• SD/SDHC , Memory stick

Panorama

• vertical (wide) 4912*1920 (Nor)3424*1920
• Horizon (wide) 7152*1080 (nor)4912*1080

Via Unwire (in English)