Sony unveiled the FS7II at video makers in Barcelona but official announcement is expected to happen within the next 24-48 hours. In the meantime the pricing reported by Creativeventures.be is around 7.900 Euro. On the image above you see the FS7II with the gratical eye (1.500 Euro extra value).
As you know last week Sony registered a new camera with the code “WW158299” at the Chinese Miit agency. Sources made us clear that this code is for a new compact fixed lens camera and not for a new E or A-mount camera. The sources did not tell me what the camera might be. All we know is that usually once registered a camera gets announced within the next two months.
I am yet not sure if that new compact camera will be announced on November 9 (Japan time) along the new FS7II E-mount camcorder.
Sony registered a new camera with the code “WW158299” at the Chinese Miit agency.
What is it? We know the FS7II is going to be announced next week. But I am not sure that code is for the new E-mount camcorder. Usually when such a code gets registered it takes a few weeks or up to 2 months until the product gets announced.
via Nokishita
The Belgium shop Creativeventures.be published the first image and the first specs of the new Sony FS7II E-mount camcorder:
– Electronic Variable ND (FS5)
– 10 assignable buttons
– New Lens Lock Ring (Lever Lock Type) No rotation of lens anymore to detach.
– MPEG 2 Cache Recording
– BT 2020 Color Space
– New Arm Grip Position and Adjustments
– New 1/4 Full HD LCD (960/540) and rod ergonomics improvements
This is the invitation for a Sony event in Barcelona. It says Sony will show you the last new products. This should be for the FS7II. But maybe Sony has a few more surprises too to show?
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Thansk Aayham!
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Note: November 8th 19:00 Barcelona time corresponds to November 9th in Japan. So it matches our rumors posted yesterday.
I got the information the new E-mount camcorder (FS7II) will be actually announced on November 9. And it’s really not secret that Sony will announce a new camcorder because they invited many known video bloggers at an event in Barcelona. I just got this via SAR reader P.:
Today Sony has reunited most of the video bloggers in barcelona. That includes Dan Cheung, Philip Bloom and Emmanuel Pampuri among others to launch a new camera from sony pro europe. All of them signed an NDA.
You can check them all trying to say that they’re on vacation in Barcelona: https://www.facebook.com/epampuri/videos/10155035117114796/
The question now is how long do we have to wait for the next Sony announcement?
Sony A7rII vs Hasselblad X1D size comparison (CameraSize).
Yosuke Aoki (Sony) got interviewed by the folks from Focus Numerique (google translation here). When asked about the possibility fo Sony making a medium format camera he said:
Naturally, we can not talk about future products … However, we believe the 24×36 sensor currently has more potential. This is our most versatile opinion, and we are focusing our research on this type of sensor. Once again, we are vigilant and we look at the development of other sectors.
Sensor size comparison by Photographylife
I think the image quality difference between FF and the small 44×36 Medium Format sensor is too small to make a real difference. As reported by photographylife:
The Full Frame system has much more potential in terms of flexibility, portability and costs for now. But if Sony is reading me…a fixed lens RX medium format camera with the larger 53.7 x 40.4 101 Megapixel sensor…well that would e quite a story! Do it do it do it! :)
