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The 2019 BCN Ranking Japanese market share report is out

By PR admin | Published: January 15, 2019

BCN Ranking published their 2019 market share report for the different camera categories and Fuji is again nowhere to be seen (BCN Ranking collects real sales data from approximately 40% of the Japanese retailers):

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This is the new Sony a6400 APS-C mirrorless camera

By PR admin | Published: January 15, 2019

Sony announced a new α6400 APS-C mirrorless camera (model ILCE-6400) with real-time eye autofocus, real-time tracking and world’s fastest autofocus (US price: $899.99):

World’s Fastest[i] 0.02 seconds[ii] AF acquisition speed plus 425 phase-detection and contrast-detection AF points covering approximately 84% of image area
Advanced Real-time Eye AF
New Real-time Tracking for object tracking
24.2MP[iii] APS-C Exmor™ CMOS image sensor and latest-generation BIONZ X™ image processor
180-degree fully tiltable LCD touch screen for self-recording
High-speed continuous shooting at up to 11 fps[iv] mechanical shutter / 8 fps[v] silent shooting with continuous AF/AE tracking
High-resolution 4K[vi] movie recording with full pixel readout and no pixel binning, plus advanced AF speed and stability
Interval recording for time-lapse videos

Product highlights:

24.2MP APS-C Exmor CMOS Sensor
BIONZ X Image Processor
XGA Tru-Finder 2.36m-Dot OLED EVF
3.0" 921.6k-Dot Tilting Touchscreen LCD
Internal UHD 4K Video & S-Log3 Gamma
S&Q Motion in Full HD from 1-120 fps
Shutter Rated for 200,000 Cycles
Built-In Wi-Fi with NFC
425 Phase- & Contrast-Detect AF Points
Up to 11 fps Shooting and ISO 102,400

The Sony a6400 brochure is available here. Sample photos can be found here. Pre-orders will open on January 17th (Adorama | B&H).

Promo videos and press release:

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Watch the Sony livestream press event here (Sony a6400 APS-C mirrorless camera announced)

By PR admin | Published: January 15, 2019

Watch the Sony livestream press event here at 1 pm EST (backup link for livestream):

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What’s next?

By PR admin | Published: January 15, 2019

Here is an updated list of rumored/expected cameras that will be announced in the next few weeks:

Sony APS-C mirrorless camera announcement today
Fujinon GF 100-200mm f/5.6 R LM OIS WR lens on January 17th (see updated GF roadmap)
Olympus E-M1X MFT camera on January 24th
Panasonic Lumix S1/S1R cameras announcement expected in the next few weeks (end of January, early February)
Fuji X-T30 camera in February (unconfirmed)
Sharp MFT 8k camera to be announced in April

The rest of the list:

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Sony announcement today: new APS-C mirrorless camera expected (watch the livestream here at 1 pm EST)

By PR admin | Published: January 15, 2019

As already reported, Sony is rumored to announce a new cheap, mid-level mirrorless camera. The official announcement is expected today - stay tuned, I will embed the live stream here on the blog at 1 pm EST.

We don't have any leaked pictures or specifications for the upcoming camera.

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Sony α7 III vs. Canon EOS R vs. Nikon Z6 mirrorless sales during the holiday shopping season in Japan

By PR admin | Published: January 14, 2019

BCN+R published their latest sales results data for the mirrorless camera holiday shopping season in Japan. What I find interesting is that Canon and Nikon mirrorless sales were almost identical in December of 2018: