Both Sony and Panasonic have scheduled press conferences for January 7th ahead of the 2019 CES show in Las Vegas. Sony is rumored to start announcing 8k video related products. The long-rumored a6700 or a7000 APS-C mirrorless camera will be announced in 2019 as I already reported and not in 2018 as some have suggested. The Sony a7S III […]
After the new IMX435AQJ sensor with 36MP and 8k video, another new Sony sensor leaked online: the IMX455AQR sensor will have 60MP, 8k video, and native 64 ISO. This new sensor is probably based on the IMX551 and will become available in 2019. IMX455AQR sensor specs:
SonyAddict found the product information for a new Sony IMX435AQJ CMOS sensor with 36MP and 8k video capability. It will be interesting to see what will be the first camera to use this sensor. Here are the details:
Panasonic announced the development of the world’s first 8K organic sensor and 8K camera system. Additional information (see also this related post):
Sony did not announce a new a7S III mirrorless camera or an a6500 replacement at Photokina. In a recent interview with Cinema5D, Sony Senior Manager Yutaka Iwatsuki who is responsible for product planning said that the Sony a7S III will go beyond customers’ expectations, but it still requires a lot of work: Here is a recap from SonyAddict:
Panasonic Develops Industry’s-First 8K High-Resolution, High-Performance Global Shutter Technology using Organic-Photoconductive-Film CMOS Image Sensor The new technology enables 8K high resolution and high picture quality imaging without motion distortion, even in extremely bright scenes. Osaka Japan, – Panasonic Corporation today announced that it has developed a new technology which realizes 8K high-resolution (36M pixels), 60fps framerate, […]
Nikkei reports that Foxconn is in talks with RED to form a joint venture or partnership in order to produce affordable 8k cameras:
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