(SR5) A Sony surprise: A compact camera with APS-C sensor and fixed zoom!
The Canon G1 X you see here will soon get a new competition from Sony!
That “news” came as a BIG surprise for me. According to some of my very trusted sources Sony is almost ready to launch a completely new product, a compact camera with fixed lens and…APS-C sensor! In 2005 Sony announced the DSC-R1 (here on eBay) which had a large 5x zoom. But the new camera has a compact zoom lens. Currently only the Canon G1 X (pictured on top) has a similar product with 4X zoom, while the Sigma DP series the Fuji X100 and Leica X1 do use a fixed prime lens.
The sources explicitly told me that the very interesting thing is the new compact zoom pancake lens that will come along the new camera. It will allow an extremely compact size and in short future “could” be offered as “separate lens” for the NEX system too! Can’t wait to see this!
Reminder (SR = Sonyrumor):
SR1=probably fake rumor
SR2=rumor from unknown sources
SR3=50% chance it is correct
SR4=rumor from known sources
SR5=almost certainly correct!
Ray oody
2 years ago |Sorry 4 the multiple replies not intentional .
Essenobi
2 years ago |Interesting. I hope they include good video features (720p 60fps or high speed video recording and not just 1080p 60fps – since editing that is a pain). And I also hope that they don’t mess up where Canon messed up and price it out of its market as well as make it sluggish. Otherwise good idea and I look forward to it.
Is there an announcement date coming soon?
vilanov
2 years ago |APS-C with a 10X (18-200) would be a real blow on the table
another thing, more of the same
fardream
2 years ago |When will it be released to masses?
cristi 123
2 years ago |If Sony would take the lens that DSC-R1 had, which is Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar 14,3-71,5mm f/2,8-4,8 , make it an E-mount lens and sell it for the price of DSC-R1 ($999.95 or less), this would be a big hit.
But no, they don’t want to make the customers happy, they just want to make a lot of profit. Shitty company.
ryan
2 years ago |Any info on this rumor? I did not see any updates after the 13th announcement of a57. I think a fixed lens large(er) sensor camera would be pretty great.