UPDATE: This are fake specs 🙂
Cgerrard from AlphaMountWorld posted the specs of the “Sony A7R”. Now we all now today is Fools Day!
APS-C 14 BIT 15.4mp CMOS Exmor Sensor
BIONZ II Dual Processor W/Accelleration Mode
3.2″ Sony OmLED Matrix LCD Screen (w/brightness, contrast, hue adjustments)
New Top LCD Panel
100% Coverage Optical Viewfinder with .94x Magnification (24 cross point AF overlay LCD grid) 29mm Viewfinder Relief
New 24 Point AF System with 14 double cross and 4 wide angle sensors, 1 center quad cross low light AF sensor
8fps High Speed Continuous Shooting (24fps -full resolution shooting in Accelleration Mode)
ISO 64-25,600 Sensitivity Range
84 Segment Smart Priority Metering System
1300 Shot Battery Life Rating (w/new type NP-FM550H)
60fps 1080p HD Video (w/low light mode) with optional Stero Mic imput jack
82 Weather Seals, including main integrated seal on mount for all lenses
14-124 F Degree weather rating
Dim Light IR Mode for extraordinary low light fast focusing
Pre-Shot Capture Mode
Triple Shot HDR Mode
Dynamic Range Optimizer II
Sure Removal – Supersonic Dust Elimination System
Quick Navi II User Interface- User Customizable
Smart Axis/Rotation Digital Level
Sensor Composition Adjustment (2 degrees any direction)
Improved Super Steady Shot Image Stabilization (3-4.5 stop improvement rating)
12 Stops E.V. Adjustment
Interchangable Viewfinder Screens (6 types)
8 Memory Recall Customizable Quick Access Settings
True Vue Automatic White Balance Mode
Dual SD Card Slots
Super Main Sensor Live View
Intelligent Preview (w/auto save feature)
Dual Remote Commander Sensors (front and rear)
Anti-Static Magnesium Body Panels w/Stainless Steel sub-frame
AF Micro Adjustment +/- 30 Step Increments (for up to 45 lenses)
18 Responses
Of course this is a joke. 😛
DEFINATELY A JOKE LOL
24 FPS? YOU WISH
Hmmmmm!!!!!!!
And the price tag would be $5000…….or a Good joke at the right time….hahahhaha
this is too good to be true,,,
Why not believe in these rumours ?! 🙂
I like that one
“Sensor Composition Adjustment (2 degrees any direction)” meaning that all your lenses are tilt/shift. If the super steady shot can be activated whit that option that will be the 1st tilt/shift/vr camera. Have you ever seen a Tilt/Shift + Vibration Reduction lens in Canikon camp?
Why not believe in these rumors? Because the day is right, and Carl at Alpha Mount World would not do anything to compromise his good relationship with Sony–that is, early previews and NDAs. He’s no fool, and I’m certain he would not circulate a rumor if he had any reason to believe it was true.
Also, 24 AF points? What was the last camera you know of that had an even number of AF points.
Wow… I MEAN: WOW
This is waaaaay too good to be true
This is true, he forgot to add this new A7R will come equipped with the new Rokton circular sensor.
For all these feauters (and I’m not joking, Sony), I would pay up to 2600$ (2000€), more than A850 now… So will Sony understand that can be easily winner with ideas like this?
I think this is really joke although some specs are impresive :ú
Sounds about right to me apart from the bit about ‘Dual SD Card Slots’. Can’t see Sony turning their back on either Memory stick or Compact Flash in a body like this. It’s not that far away from the Canon 7D really and that must be the main competition.
you forgot to include the other specs he mentioned.
More Specs (Just in)
-New ‘Pro’ Sweep Panorama Mode
-Dedicated Macro AF Assist Lamp
-Price $1,799.00 (USD Approx)
-Auto CA/Distortion Control (Jpegs only)
-GPS Ready (Hot Shoe accessory)
If this is true, finally Sony can fight with real competitors. It’s time do make a real semi-pro APS-C camera and the numbers in this rumor are very good!
About Af points 24 is not bad, remember that NikonD300s has 51 AF points. 8 fps is the same of Canon 7D. 24 fps!? hard but not impossible (have you read rumors about very high speed sensors?).
Extended ISO ok, but noise? Finally a very weather-sealed camera, interesting sealing on alpha mount ring. Fast IR: focusing was one of the black holes of Sony cameras. Dual SD?! Sd cards are not fast as CF cards, i think there is a very large memory buffer or the camera write alteratively on the first and on the second. Micro AF adjust, wow: stop to send back lenses in front/back-focus.
I have a great A700. I hope A7R is true. In this months I was thinking about Canon 7D, but now…
Update by cgerrard (Carl) on alphamountworld. Admitted it was an April fools joke. I could already tell. The specs like 29mm eye relief, ISO 64, tilting sensor, even number of focus points, 24fps in full resolution, did sound fake. Here is the jerks latest post:
“Thanks for playing along everyone
although it would be neat to keep the “official word” silent due to a lack of news for Alpha shooters, its time to make sure we all know we were having fun on 4-1.
If you’ll recall, last year was the Sony Digicam review (a camera from 1998), so I wanted to step up the spirit of April Fools another notch.
Hopefully next year, I can raise the bar higher than this year.
Thanks for playing along everyone 🙂
Carl”
from above:-
“Hopefully next year, I can raise the bar higher than this year.”
I don’t know about raising the bar, someone should tell him where to shove the bar
NEW RUMOR: A7R,
E-mount FF. 36 MP
$2300
25 point AF
BIONZ X