Sony Announces DSLRs and Interchangeable-Lens Camcorders

  • Digital Trends reports on Sony’s newly announced fall line-up: “Let’s start with the one that’s been buzzing around the Net — the Sony RX1. This camera, which looks all the world like the RX100, has a 24.3-megapixel full-frame sensor and costs $2,799 (available November).” The RX1 features a fixed Zeiss 35mm F2 lens.
  • “Not content to introduce one new full-frame digicam today, Sony also announced the SLT-A99, a more classic-looking DSLR with the big sensor, plus a camcorder with one as well, the NEX-VG900,” adds the post.
  • The $2,799 SLT-A99 will be available in October and the NEX-VG900 (pictured here) — “that’ll have the students at USC and NYU film schools drooling” — will ship one month later for $3,299 (body only, accepts E-Mount lenses). Sony has also updated its NEX-VG20 interchangeable lens camcorder with the $1,799 VG30 and $2,699 30H kit.
  • “On top of this trio, there’s the new NEX-6, a Compact System Camera that comes closest to fulfilling the promise of mirrorless cameras,” suggests the post.
  • The $999 NEX-6 (with 16-50mm lens), due in November, is the “first Compact System Camera to use faster phase detect AF rather than contrast detection, giving it DSLR speed and focusing capability in a compact body,” notes Digital Trends. “This means you can shoot 10 fps with continuous AF tracking, just like a high-end DSLR.”
  • For those interested in more information, Digital Photography Review goes hands-on with in-depth analyses and full specs on the Sony RX1, SLT-A99 and NEX-VG900.

No Comments Yet

You can be the first to comment!

Leave a comment

You must be logged in to post a comment.