I just received this rumor from one of our new sources:
“The Sony Alpha 260 according reports will remain pretty much the same as the current Sony A230
UPDATE: The camera should be released late 2010 early 2011.
Reminder: The rumor is from a new source. We will soon see if he has been right with that rumor. Until them we will classify his rumor with the “SR2” value -> “unconfirmed rumor from new source”
One of our readers noticed that no european Sony website is showing the Sony A700
Like here for example:
http://www.sony.co.uk/hub/dslr/5
BCNranking just published the market shares grouped by brand!
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Japanese Market share for compact cameras (non interchangeable lenses)
| 1 place (share) | 2nd (share) | 3rd (Shared) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Canon (19.6%) | Casio (18.6%) | Panasonic (14.6%) |
| 2008 | Canon (18.3%) | Casio (15.4%) | Panasonic (15.2%) |
| 2007 | Canon (19.8%) | Panasonic (16.1%) | Sony (14.1%) |
| 2006 | Canon (21.0%) | Casio (16.3%) | Sony (15.2%) |
| 2005 | Canon (18.5%) | Casio (14.7%) | Panasonic (12.7%) |
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Japanese Market share for cameras with interchangeable lenses
| 1 place (share) | 2nd (share) | 3rd (Shared) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Canon (39.1%) | Nikon (31.3%) | Panasonic (8.7%) |
| 2008 | Canon (40.1%) | Nikon (39.9%) | Sony (9.2%) |
| 2007 | Nikon (43.8%) | Canon (40.0%) | Pentax (5.8%) |
| 2006 | Canon (44.6%) | Nikon (33.6%) | Pentax (9.2%) |
| 2005 | Canon (52.1%) | Nikon (29.3%) | Pentax (7.3%) |
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Sony didn’t manage to get into the top 3. I am sure they want to make it right this year. I really hope they will launch some awesome new stuff.
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Where things do look better is here: Digital Camcorders market share
| 1 place (share) | 2nd (share) | 3rd (Shared) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Sony (40.8%) | Panasonic (24.4%) | JVC (20.3%) |
| 2008 | Sony (36.1%) | Panasonic (20.9%) | JVC (20.7%) |
| 2007 | Sony (38.5%) | JVC (20.7%) | Panasonic (15.9%) |
| 2006 | Sony (35.5%) | JVC (18.8%) | Canon (16.3%) |
| 2005 | Sony (38.6%) | Panasonic (21.1%) | Canon (16.4%) |
| 2004 | Sony (44.1%) | Canon (19.9%) | Panasonic (18.6%) |
Like you I read the reaction in various forums when people talks about our rumors. I already had this experience when I started 43rumors one year ago. I understand when people doesn’t trust our rumors. And honestly I would be one of them if I would not be the SonyAlphaRumors owner :)
Honestly, we would not last few months if we would invent our rumors. Our goal is to provide you with rumors which will become true!
We collect rumors and news from everywhere (new and old sources and websites). We only started few months ago that’s why we need some time to understand which source is cheating us and which source really knows what’s going on with Sony. I expect some of our rumors to be unexact and in some cases wrong because in fact they are “rumors” and not official news. That’s why we always post rumors with a value:
SR1= very likely a fake
SR2= from new sources
SR3= from a new source I had the chance to talk with and which I am confident he could really know something
SR4= From a known source which has been right in the past. Usually SR4 rumors also have been confirmed by a second source
SR5= It’s done!
You should take in “serious” consideration the rumors with value SR4 or SR5.
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have a nice day!
Andrea
SonyAlphaRumors
The guys from photographybay spent some time at CES with the new HX5V. If you want to read their impressions click here: http://www.photographybay.com.
We are all anxiously waiting for the new High-End with over 30 Megapixel Sony Alpha camera but it will in no way come close to the 570-Megapixel Intergalactic Camera shown here! The 74 CCD sensors monster has been built at Fermilab by an international team of particle physicists and astronomers. What’s the goal? They want to solve one of the great mysteries of the cosmos: What is dark energy?
One question….what kind of lens will they use?
Source: Wired
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cameras. Sonys new firmware will reduce the noise level at Low and High ISO.