Sony Australia (Click here) already accepts preorders on the still to be officially announced new A3500. The price with the new 18-50mm kit lens is $499 AUSD. Key specs:
| Camera Type | Interchangeable lens digital camera with built-in flash |
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| Lens Compatibility | Sony E-mount lenses |
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| Type | APS-C type (23.2 x 15.4mm), “Exmor” APS HD CMOS sensor |
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| Effective no. of Pixels | Approx. 20.1 mega pixels |
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| Total no. of Pixels | Approx. 20.4 mega pixels |
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| Anti-Dust System | Charge protection coating on, Optical Filter |
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| Recording Format | JPEG (DCF Ver. 2.0, Exif Ver.2.3, MPF Baseline compliant), RAW (Sony ARW 2.3 format) |
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| Image Size (Aspect Ratio 3:2) | L: 5456 x 3632(20M), M: 3872×2576(10M), S: 2736×1824(5M) |
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| Image Size (Aspect Ratio 16:9) | L: 5456×3064(17M), M: 3872×2176(8.4M), S:2736×1536(4.2M) |
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| Image Quality Modes | RAW & JPEG, JPEG Fine, JPEG Standard |
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| Picture Effects | Posterization (Color, B/W), Pop Color, Retro Photo, Partial Color (R,G,B,Y), High Contrast Mono, Toy Camera, Soft High-key, Soft Focus, HDR Painting, Rich-tone Mono, Miniature |
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| Creative Style | Standard, Vivid, Portrait, Landscape, Sunset, B/W (Contrast (-3 to +3steps), Saturation(-3 to +3steps), Sharpness(-3 to +3steps)) |
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| Dynamic Range | Off, Dynamic Range Optimizer (Auto/Level), Auto High Dynamic Range: Off, Auto Exposure Difference, Exposure difference Level (1.0-6.0EV, 1.0EV step) |
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| Color Space | sRGB standard (with sYCC gamut) and Adobe RGB standard compatible with TRILUMINOS™ Color |
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| Recording Format | AVCHD format Ver. 2.0 compliant, MP4 |
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| Video Compression | MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 |
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| Audio Recording Format | Dolby Digital (AC-3) 2ch, MPEG-4 AAC-LC 2ch |
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| Memory Stick | Memory Stick PRO Duo, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, Memory Stick XC-HG Duo |
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| SD Memory Card | SD memory card, SDHC memory card, SDXC memory card |
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| Long exposure NR | Available of shutter speeds longer than 1 sec. |
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| High ISO NR | Normal/Low |
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| Modes | Auto WB, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Flash, C.Tem , C.Filter , Custom |
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| Type | Contrast-detection AF*1 |
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| Sensitivity Range | EV0 to EV20 (ISO100 equivalent with F2.8 lens attached) |
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| Focus Modes | Autofocus, DMF (Direct Manual Focus)*2 , Manual Focus*2 |
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| Autofocus Mode | AF-S: Single-shot AF, AF-C: Continuous AF |
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| Focus Area | Multi Point (25 points) / Center-weighted / Flexible Spot |
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| Other Features | Tracking Focus, Focus lock, Built-in AF illuminator (Distance: approx. 0.5-3.0m (with E 18-50mm F4-5.6 lens attached)) |
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| Metering System Type | 1200-zone evaluative metering |
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| Sensitivity Range | EV0 to EV20 (at ISO100 equivalent with F2.8 lens attached) |
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| Metering Modes | Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot |
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| Exposure Modes | iAUTO, Superior Auto, Programmed AE (P), Aperture priority (A), Shutter-speed priority (S), Manual (M), Sweep Panorama, Scene Selection |
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| Scene Selection | Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sports action, Sunset, Night portrait, Night view, Hand-held Twilight, Anti Motion Blur |
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| Exposure Compensation | Still images: +/- 3.0EV (1/3EV steps), Movies: +/- 2.0EV (1/3EV steps) |
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| Exposure Bracketing | With 1/3, 2/3, 1, 2, 3EV increments, 3frames |
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| AE Lock | AE is locked when the shutter button is half pressed (ON/OFF is available in MENU) |
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| ISO Sensitivity | Still images: ISO100 to 16000, AUTO (ISO100 to 3200), Movies:ISO100 to 3200 equivalent, AUTO(ISO100 to 3200 equivalent) |
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| LCD Monitor Type | 7.5cm (3.0-type) wide type TFT |
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| Total no. of Dots | 230,400 dots |
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| Brightness Control | Manual (5 steps between -2 and +2), Sunny Weather mode |
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| Histogram | Yes |
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| Real-time Image Adjustment | On/Off |
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| Face Detection | Up to 8 faces detectable automatically |
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| Smile Shutter | Selectable from 3 steps |
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| MF Assist | Yes |
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| Shooting Tips | Yes |
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| Help Guide | Yes |
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| Type | Electronically-controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane type |
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| Shutter Speeds | Still images:1/4000 to 30 sec, Bulb, Movies: 1/4000 to 1/4(1/3 steps), up to 1/30 in AUTO mode |
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| Flash Sync. Speed | 1/160 sec.*3 |
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| Type | 0.5cm (0.2type) electronic viewfinder(color) |
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| Field of View | 100% |
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| Magnification | Approx. 0.70x with 50mm lens at infinity, -1m |
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| Eye Relief | Approx. 21mm from the eyepiece, 15mm from the eyepiece frame at -1m |
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| Diopter Control | -4m to +3.5m |
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| Shooting Modes | Single Shooting, Continuous shooting, Speed Priority Continuous shooting, Self-timer (10/2 sec delay selectable), Self-timer (Cont.)(with 10 sec delay 3 exposures), Bracketing |
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| Self-Timer | 10/2 sec delay selectable, 10 sec delay 3 exposures |
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| Continuous Shooting (Approx.) | Continuous mode:max. 2.5 fps*5, Speed Priority Continuous shooting: max. 3.5 fps*5 |
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| No. of Frame Recordable (Approx.) | Fine: 6 frames*5 *6, Standard: 6 frames*5*6, RAW&JPG: 4 frames *5 *6 |
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| Single | Yes (with or without shooting information RGB histogram & highlight/shadow warning) |
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| 6/12-frame Index View | Yes |
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| Enlarged Display Mode | L: 15.1x, M: 10.7x, S: 7.6x, Panorama (Standard): 19x, Panorama (Wide): 29x |
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| Image Orientation | On/Off selectable |
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| Slideshow | Yes |
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| PC Interface | Multi/Micro USB Terminal, Hi-speed USB (USB2.0): Mass-storage, MTP |
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| Compatible OS (USB Connection) | Windows Vista*7 SP2, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Mac OS X (v10.6-v10.9) |
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| Microphone | Built-in stereo microphone |
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| Speaker | Built-in, monaural, Volume settings in 8 steps between 0 and 7 |
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| Type | Built-in flash |
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| Guide No. | 4 (in meters at ISO 100) |
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| Flash Coverage | 16mm (focal-length printed on the lens body) |
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| Control | Pre-flash TTL |
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| Flash Compensation | +/- 2.0EV (1/3EV steps) |
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| Flash Modes | Flash off, Auto flash, Fill-flash, Slow Sync., Rear Sync., Red-eye reduction (on/off selectable), Hi-speed sync.*4 |
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| Red-eye Reduction | On/Off selectable |
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| Recycling Time | Approx. 4 sec. |
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| Compatible Standards | Exif Prin, Print Image Matching III, DPOF setting |
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| Battery | One rechargeable battery pack NP-FW50 |
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| Battery Performance | Still Image: (Approx. 470 images(Viewfinder), Approx. 480 images(LCD screen)(CIPA standard))*8 |
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| Movies(actual recording): (Approx. 90 minutes(Viewfinder), Approx 90 minutes(LCD screen) (CIPA standard) )*9 *10, Movies(continuous recording): (Approx. 160 minutes(Viewfinder), Approx 160 minutes(LCD screen)(CIPA standard))*9 *11 |
| External Power | AC Adaptor AC-PW20 (sold separately) |
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| Dimensions (W x H x D) | Approx. 128 x 90.9 x 84.5 mm |
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| Weight (Body Only) | Approx. 353 g |
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| Weight (With Battery & Memory Stick PRO Duo) | Approx. 411 g |
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As I told you many times in these weeks Sony has a big announcement in early May. There will be definitely a new A77 successor but I was confident Sony would announce more stuff. And well, Mark Weir from Sony just confirmed new FE lenses will be announced “very soon”. And I think some A-mount lenses will come too. But that’s still not SR5 confirmed yet. Mark also says some “unique cameras will come too! These are some key info he shares on the BH video posted on top:
38:00 min Mark confirms Sony will launch very fast FE lenses.
39:40 min Mark confirms we won’t have long to wait to see the new lenses! And he said the people who makes Sony suggestions about lenses will be very happy :)
47:30 min Mark answers about the light leak issue
54:50 min Mark says Sony wants to make cameras that have been never made before. And you will see more of that shortly!
1:14:00 min Mark says they will be releasing more “Servo-based” zoom lenses.
This means I have now seriously go back to work and contact all sources to try to get some SR5 rumors! And you readers may help me to keep an eye on forums and sites to see if we can catch some info about the next Sony announcement! This is going to be an exciting time once again here on SAR!
Reminder: These are the new Samyang lenses announced today (two of them for the Sony A7-A7r):
8mm f/2.8 UMC Fish-Eye as Sony E mount (Click here).
10mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS CS lens as Sony E mount (Click here) and as Sony A mount (Click here).
12mm f/2.0 NCS CS lens as Sony E mount (Click here).
8mm T3.1 Cine UMC Fish-Eye II lens as Sony E mount (Click here).
24mm f/1.4 ED AS IF UMC lens as Sony E-mount (Click here). Compatible with A7 series.
35mm f/1.4 AS UMC lens as Sony E-mount (Click here). Compatible with A7 series.
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SR1=probably fake rumor
SR2=rumor from unknown sources
SR3=50% chance it is correct
SR4=rumor from known sources
SR5=almost certainly correct!
Image found by CanonWatch.
UPDATED: DicaHub (translated) clarified the rumors and said while they are sure there will be a fast 35mm lens they still don’t know if it’s an autofocus lens. The lens will be announced tomorrow morning (March 21). They will unveil a Canon mount version with a Nikon and Sony versions likely to follow later during the year. One more thing: I read on other rumor sites that this could be a f/1.2 fast 35mm lens!
There will be also a new Samyang 10mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS CS (manual focusing) lens and the picture can be seen here:
I still don’t know if the 35mm autofocus lens will come for both A and E-mounts!
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P.S.: Currently Samyang sells their lenses under different brands:
[shoplink 5759 ebay]Samyang[/shoplink]
[shoplink 5755 ebay]Walimex[/shoplink]
[shoplink 5756 ebay]Rokinon[/shoplink]
[shoplink 5757 ebay]Opteka[/shoplink]
[shoplink 5758 ebay]Falcon[/shoplink]
[shoplink 5760 ebay]Vivitar[/shoplink]
[shoplink 5761 ebay]Bower[/shoplink]
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SR1=probably fake rumor
SR2=rumor from unknown sources
SR3=50% chance it is correct
SR4=rumor from known sources
SR5=almost certainly correct!
I don’t know how much we should trust this but Sigma Bielorussia is the first Sigma site that unveils the pricing of the new 50mmf /1.4 ART lens. it should cost around $790. The lens will ship in May. $790 would be a super low price for a lens whos aim is to almost match the Zeiss Otus lens ($3999) performance!
Link found via Sigma-Rumors.
Samyang launched that teaser image on their Facebook page. A couple of weeks ago I told you that Samyang is ready to launch their first autofocus lenses. And this is likely what athey will announce now! It will be exciting news for Sony too because Samyang is currently the only third party lenses offering APS-C and Full Frame lenses for the A and E-mount cameras (including FE lenses for the new A7-A7r series).
P.S.: Currently Samyang sells their lenses under different brands:
[shoplink 5759 ebay]Samyang[/shoplink]
[shoplink 5755 ebay]Walimex[/shoplink]
[shoplink 5756 ebay]Rokinon[/shoplink]
[shoplink 5757 ebay]Opteka[/shoplink]
[shoplink 5758 ebay]Falcon[/shoplink]
[shoplink 5760 ebay]Vivitar[/shoplink]
[shoplink 5761 ebay]Bower[/shoplink]
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SR1=probably fake rumor
SR2=rumor from unknown sources
SR3=50% chance it is correct
SR4=rumor from known sources
SR5=almost certainly correct!
The Sony roadmap that hinted a new A-mount camera release. A camera positioned between the A77 and A99.
I don’t want you to get lost on rumors so here is a roundup of SR5 rumors only. This is what you can expect in 2014:
1) Sony A77 successor. The camera will be announced in early May and is supposed to have a terrific AF speed. It will hit the stores in June.
2) New FE lenses. Three new Sony FE lenses will come in 2014. If we are “lucky” two of them will be announced along the A77 announcement.
3) New Full Frame E-mount camera(s). Definitely to come right before Photokina. And they will not be a direct replacement of the A7-A7r cameras.
4) New 4k photocamera. There is definitely at least one 4K capable camera to come. No 100% reliable specs yet. Coming end of summer.
5) New RX cameras. One new Full Frame and probably new RX100 cameras to come too. No exact announcement date yet (but RX FF likely at Photokina).
6) New manual focusing Zeiss FE lenses. Definitely to be announced at Photokina. Likely “based” on the great [shoplink 25191 ebay]Zeiss ZM (here on eBay) series[/shoplink].
Still to be confirmed as SR5: A-mount Full Frame. I still didn’t manage to get 99% reliable info about it.
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SR1=probably fake rumor
SR2=rumor from unknown sources
SR3=50% chance it is correct
SR4=rumor from known sources
SR5=almost certainly correct!
