Yesterday Sony announced the new ZV-1. Our rumors on this camera were spot on and the very same sources made it clear that Sony plans a BIG announcement in July-August (there may be two separate announcements). And if those sources are right once more than we shall get this:

• Likely (and at last) the new A7sII successor
• Another camera
• 12-24mm f/2.8 GM

There might be some more E-mount lenses coming but I haven’t gotten any info on them yet. I also don’t have info about that “second camera” so let’s jump directly to A7sII successor

A7sII successor talk:

1) Canon EOS-R5 and A7sII successor might not be direct competitors:
The Canon EOS-R5 is more of a SonyA7rIV alike camera with advanced video capabilities. So I am not sure the A7sII successor will be a direct competitor. Why do I believe that?

• Keep in mind the EOS-R5 has no cooling vent like the one the Panasonic S1H has and the A7sII successor is “rumored” to have. So unless Canon has found a way to miraculously dissipate all that heat in a magic way the EOS-R5 isn’t capable of long hours of work.
• The A7sII successor might NOT have 8K recording. As a professional video camera it is likely to not go after eye-catchy but at the end useless 8K specs. Professional 4K capabilities and performance is more likely to be they key of the cameras success

2) Sony’s big advantage:
For once Sony isn’t necessarily leading the pack and doesn’t have to guess what the competition is doing:

• Sony knows the EOS-R5 specs
  
• Sony knows the rumored price tag (below $4,000)

If Sony marketing is smart they will price the A7sII successor accordingly to be competitive in the video business.

3) What about specs:
Here is the little we know so far:

• 100% sure: Definitely at least “4K/60, 10-bit 4:2:2″
• 100% sure: Some features will go “beyond the expectations”
• 100% sure:  And “of course more battery power, increased AF accuracy – many things!”
• rumored: The prototype camera recorder 4k120p (and had no 8K recording)
• rumored: The prototype camera was much thicker and had a cooling vent
• rumored: Same kind of A9II improvements (AF, build quality, weather sealing)
• rumored: Sony ZV-1 alike fully articulating screen

In Summary:
Do not expect a 100% Canon EOS-R5 clone camera- The A7sII successor is going to be a clearly professional video oriented camera made for pro use. I expect a Sony A7rV or a mythical A9r to outspec the EOS-R5. But I don’t think such a camera will be announced in 2020. Before the A7V/A9r we shall get this “Mysterious” second camera by end June-early July and likely a new A7IV by end 2020.

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You can already preorder the new Sony ZV-1 at Amazon Netherland (Click here to see all photos and specs). The camera will start shipping out on June 12! UPDATE: Amazon now removed the site.

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Sony ZV-1 preorders:
USA at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
EU at Fotokoch, Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, Amazon ES, Amazon NL.

Today at 15:00 London time Sony will announce the new ZV-1 compact camera. I got the info about the price, specs and new images:

• Price: 799€
• 20,1 EXMOR RS 1 inch sensor
• 24-70mm f/1.8 Zeiss lens
• 315 AF points covring 65% of the image
• AF focuses in 0,03 sec
• 4K 30/24p
• AVCHD+MP4
• 1,229 million dot 3inch display
• Vari -angle, Opening 176° Rotation 270°
• Size: 105,4 x 60.0 x 44.0mm
• Weight: 294g

Sony ZV-1 preorders:
USA at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto.
EU at Fotokoch, Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, Amazon ES, Amazon NL.

A source told me this (Thanks!) about the ZV1:

– picture profiles – you can use LUTs
– it was able to live stream over 4 hours without any issue
– you can powered it through usb
– very fast AF – you can change speed in settings

The camera will be announced tomorrow(May 26). In June we will get a second Sony announcement with the A7sII successor, 12-24mm f/2.8 GM lens and another “surprise” camera.

Sony ZV-1 preorders:
USA at Adorama, BHphoto.
EU at Fotokoch, Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, Amazon ES, Amazon NL.

Today Sony officially registered a new camera model with 5.1GHz Wifi (via Nokishita). This means it’s a high end model !!!

Our rumors are therefore confirmed!
We told you on May 15 that Sony plans to launch the A7sII successor and a “surprise” model in June (max early July). And indeed Sony has now registered a total of two camera featuring the 5.1Ghz module:

WW271448 (Sony Corporation of Japan and for)
WW850128 (Sony Digital Products (Wuxi) Co., Ltd, China)

UPDATE: The new High End camera might be an RX model because it has been registered by Sony China?

I got some early whispers about this “surprise” model but I need to dig more into it before I can share something with you. Anyway. it’s going to be an exciting time on SAR and if you don’t follow us on Twitter and Facebook you will be banned from SAR :)

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So far in 2020 we have a very good track on our rumors:
May 18: We leaked the first ZV1 images
May 6: We reported first about the new ZV1 launch
April 17: We leaked the Samyang 75mm specs
April 3: We leaked the Tamron 70-180mm price and market release date.
February 17: We leaked the Sony 20mm FE specs
February 13: We leaked the first Sony 20mm FE info
February 7: We leaked the Prime lens rumor

Note: The timeline of Camera rumors posted before the Covid-19 outbreak did get shifted. So if there was a rumored FF E-mount camera launch at Cp+ or Photokina this would of course be postponed by up to 6 months.

The image on top shows you the back of the new ZV1 camera. Below you can find the press text and more images:

Press text:

The Sony ZV-1 is a 20.1MP digital camera specifically designed for vloggers and content creators. It features a 1.0-type stacked CMOS sensor and super-fast AF for high quality images and 4K video. The 24-70mm zoom lens is perfect for both portraits and wide-angle shooting. The Image stabilisation helps to keep your photos and videos blur free. It has an ergonomic, comfortable grip plus a 3-inch vari-angle LCD screen with recording lamp, which makes selfie-shooting very easy.

The ZV-1 is designed around the needs of vloggers and content creators, and focusses on intuitive controls for vlog & video creation. The vari-angle screen ensures selfie-shooting is easy enabling you to check your framing while shooting. The grip provides a comfortable and secure way of holding the camera.

A directional 3-capsule Microphone utilises technology from Sony’s advanced video camera systems to deliver high quality sound capturing performance and noise reduction in full-stereo. In addition, a wind screen that greatly reduces wind noise in outdoor conditions is supplied. A 3.5mm input jack is also onboard in case additional mics need to be added.

Get leading-edge movie AF for vlogging. Developed for the interchangeable-lens camera Alpha series, Real-time Eye AF locks on and tracks subjects with high accuracy and speed. It uses AI-based subject recognition technology to detect eye information in real-time, allowing people’s eyes to be recognised and tracked, even when shooting 4K movies.

Soft Skin Effect enables you to reduce skin wrinkles and marks while ensuring you preserve skin-tones and the sharpness of eyes and mouths. Skin tones are optimised for both movies and stills to deliver ideal subject emphasis when using your vlogging camera for YouTube, Instagram, and other platforms. Finally, an original face priority AE algorithm – detects the face and adjusts the exposure to ensure it is depicted at optimal brightness, even during selfie-shooting scenes with large light-dark changes.

By simply pressing the Bokeh Switch (C1), even without a deep knowledge of cameras and video, you can obtain the blurred background effect. Another simple operation – Product Showcase Setting – enables the focus to shift rapidly from your face to a product or object being held up to the lens without having to hide your face. Easy to use this can be abled by the press of a single button (C2). Perfect for product review videos.

via Nokishita

Here you have the images of the new Sony ZV1 camera that will be announced on May 26. This is basically an RX100VII successor made for vloggers. Which means it has a big recording button, a fully articulating screen and top notch autofocus feature.

Sony ZV1 camera specs roundup:

• Looks like an RX100VII
• Has a fully articulating screen on the side similar to the Canon EOS-RP
• Better grip than current RX100 cameras
• Very big Video record button
• integrated ND filter
• 20MP 1 inch sensor
• 24-70mm F1.8 – 2.8 lens
• All the autofocus features like: EyeAf and so forth
• One touch Bokeh feature
• Auto Object detect
• Announcement May 26

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