As you know back in September Sony registered three new Sony cameras. I think I now know nearly for certain what 2 out of these 3 cameras are:

• Sony A9III (100% certain)
• Sony video focused camera (100% certain)…it might be a new FX camera (70% chance).
• Maybe a Sony A7sIV (50% chance)

A more technical analysis of the Sony registrations:

I thank our Chinese reader E8M for sharing valuable information on how to interpret correctly the China registration codes. In short:

• Multi band models have “A” in the code (which means they support both 2.4 and 5.1 Ghz) and short range models have “D” in the code (2.4Ghz)
• Devices produced in China have the “P” code and imported devices have the “J” code

Nearly all mid to high end models from Sony have multi band support (“A” code). And Sony produces most (not all!) higher end camera in Thailand/Japan and therefore they have the code “J”.
That’s why most of the higher end cameras are labeled “AJ”. Most of the mid label camera the “AP” code (multi band device produced in China).

This isn’t 100% accurate because there are exceptions (like FX30 and A7rIII). But it’s most of the time a good indication of what to expect. Hope it’s clear now :)

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I have an update to yesterdays report: We will not get two but THREE new Sony cameras between November and February! Two have the “AJ” code which usually stand for very high end cameras (like the A7sIII, A7rV, FX30, A7cR), and one has the “AP” code which stands for mid level cameras (like the A7c, A7IV, ZV-E1, A6700, A7cII). All three have 5.1Ghz support.

Question is…what can we hope to get?

• Sony A9III for sure (maybe on November 7-8?)
• Sony A7sIV or other high end camera
• UPDATE: The third camera is most definitely going to be a video camera….likely a new FX model!

Now, seeing that Sony has to announce all these cameras within few months I expect at leas one of those models to be announced on November 7-8. According to my sources that’s when Sony will announce new products for sure! I hope we will get the A9III which will be the world’s fastest FF camera there is.

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A reader named “Sony xxx” noticed a very interesting additional info you can learn from the two Sony September camera registrations:

1. The camera with the main code “WW559681” has a second code “2023AJ13731″
2. The camera with the main code “WW459276” has a second code “2023AJ15352″

The string “AJ” has been used on high end models like the A7sIII, A7rV, FX30, A7cR,
The “AP” string is used for mid level models like the A7c, A7IV, ZV-E1, A6700, A7cII.
The “DP” string is used for lower end models and Vlogger cameras like the ZV-E10, ZV-1F, ZV-1II.
The “DJ” string is a new string for three low end cameras that have been registered in June 12. Those models are kind of odd and I don’t know if they are for the LR1 and other some specialized PTZ models. See the list here:

Now, if that holds true both newly registered cameras are HIGH END cameras! One for sure being the A9III. The second one COULD be the A7sIV? Like I told you before both cameras will be announced within this timeframe: November 2023 and January 2024. Sony has planned an announcement around November 8th. But I am not sure yet if they will announce one or both cameras on that day!

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