UPDATE: Sony announce the stuff today (May 16):
Sony A7s preorder in USA at Amazon US (Click here), BHphoto (Click here), SonyStore (Click here).
RX100M3 preorders in USA at Amazon (Click here), BHphoto (Click here), SonyStore (Click here).
RX100M3 preorders in Eu at Sony DE, UK, ES, FR, IT, NL, BE, AT, CH, SE, NO, FI, PT.
RX100M3 in Asia at Amazon Japan.
Sony A7s EU pages (no preorder yet): Sony DE, UK, ES, FR, IT, NL, SE, FI, PL.
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Like it happened with the A77II announcement there seems to be slighty changes on the exact announcement hour and date. I just have learned that unlike the previous rumor I got the RX100M3 and A7s (pricing) announcement will take place on May 16 and not tomorrow May 15.
So please spread the word. that there is a 24 hours delay. Will let you know as soon as I know the exact announcement hour although usually this kind of announcements happen at around 5-6am London time.
Note: After the May 16 announcement I will start to work more “deeply” on the Photokina rumors which means new A-mount FF cameras, new RX2, new Medium format camera rumors and the next generation E-mount cameras.
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A7s Preorder or pure notification store links:
USA: Sony US, Amazon and BHphoto.
Europe: Sony DE, UK, ES, FR, IT, NL, SE, FI, PL.
Asia: Digitalrev
Reminder: You will need the Atomos Shogun at BHphoto (Click here) to grab 8bit 4:2:2 4K video.
RX100M3 specs reminder:
20MP sensor (same as RX100M2 model)
ISO 125-25600
24-70mm f/1.8-2.8 lens
Built in View finder (SVGA OLED Tru-Finder 1440k dots)
Tiltable screen (180 degrees up)
Record in XAVC S format (Same format of the Sony A7s but with no 4K output option).
Almost same size and weight as the current RX100/M2 models.
I have been told all other specs are the same of the current RX100II model.
Price is said to be around 800-850 Euro in Europe. Should be around $800-850 in USA (US price is my guess)
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lol how many postings on an anouncemnt that there will be in the future a price anouncement!!
sorry for comenting on a useless posting 😛
lol 🙂
Another moved announcement date. Someone is playing games with you…
Maybe you didn’t read the whole thing:
“I will start to work more “deeply” on the Photokina rumors which means
new A-mount FF cameras, new RX2, new Medium format camera rumors and the
next generation E-mount cameras.”
we are not as interested for anything above USD$1500 for A7s, so do not waste your(Sony’s) time in hide-and-seeking for the A7s price. We only appreciate honest business in this market place.
Royal we.
Friday press release is most likely too get missed by the public. Who is sony paying too do their PR.. Geez marketing 101…
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It has been that way most of the day.
http://store.sony.ca/gsi/webstore/WFS/SNYNA-SNYCA-Site/en_CA/-/CAD/ViewProduct-Start?SKU=31-DSCRX100M3
Noteworthy:
– LCD Type : … Tiltable (Up by approx. 180degrees …
– ND Filter : Auto / On(3 steps) / Off
– Type : 0.39″ SVGA electronic viewfinder(OLED), 1,440,000dots
AND it still has a hot shoe AND popup flash. Insane, I have to see this thing.
Whoah, it has a ND filter as well?
Very nice.
The price, however, is kinda nuts.
Until something better comes along (video quality is probably superior to the GM1 and it has way more features onboard) Sony can easily keep it at this ‘slightly premium’ price (like they did with the RX1, it still sold rather well)
The built in EVF alone is a huge boost in usability, let alone the killer video quality (I guess it is full sensor readout now just like the RX10, why else would it have the XAVCS codec, so it will be a big jump)
Maybe they can pull off the same act with the RX2 (built in EVF, proper video) and just keep the curved sensor for the RX3.
A few more nuggets from the Sony Store page:
1. On the right side, it lists: “Enhance your camera with PlayMemoryCamera Apps”.
2. In the Imaging Sensor specs: “BIONZ X image processor”.
3. In the Exposure System specs: “Auto(ISO125-12800, selectable with upper / lower limit”
That’s pretty exciting news.
Software
Operating System Compatibility : PlayMemories Home: Windows® XP SP3, Windows Vista® SP2, Windows®7 SP1, Windows®8 (PlayMemories Home is not Mac compatible); PlayMemories Online Uploader: Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista®SP2, Windows®7 SP1, Windows®8, Mac OS X (v10.5- v10.8); Image Data Converter Version 4.2: Windows® XP SP3,Windows Vista® SP2,Windows®7 SP1,Windows®8, Mac OS X (v10.5- v10.8)
Supplied Software : Supplied Software: PlayMemories™ Home, Image Data Converter Version 4 (via software download from camera)
Advanced Features
Image Stabilization : [Still Image] Optical [Movie] Active Mode, Optical type with electronic compensation (Anti-rolling)
Auto High Dynamic Range : Yes, (Auto Exposure Difference, Exposure difference Level (1-6 EV at 1.0 EV step), off)
Sweep Panorama : Horizontal (Wide/Standard), Vertical (Wide/Standard)
Face Detection : On, Off, Face Registration, Face Selection; maximum eight faces detected
Priority Setting (for Face Detection) : Yes (eight faces max) New Registration / Order Exchanging / Delete / Delete All
Smile Shutter™ technology : Smile shutter (selectable from 3 steps)
Camera
Camera Type : Cyber-shot® Digital Still Camera
Lens Compatibility : Fixed lens
Colour : Black
Convenience Features
Media/Battery Indicator : Yes
View & Index : Single (with or without shooting information), RGB histogram and highlight/shadow warning, 4/9-frame index view, Enlarged display mode (L: 13.6x, M: 9.9x, S: 6.8x), Auto Review (10/5/2 sec, Off), Image orientation (On/Off), Slideshow, Panorama scrolling, Folder selection (still), Forward/Rewind (movie), Delete, Protect
Drive System
Continuous Shooting Speed : 10 fps at 20.2MP
Burst Buffer : JPEG Standard (12 shots) JPEG Fine (12 shots) RAW (13 shots) RAW+JPEG (10 shots)
Shutter Speeds : iAuto (4 – 1/2000) / Program Auto (1 – 1/2000) / Manual (Bulb, 30 – 1/2000) / Aperture Priority (8 – 1/2000) / Shutter Priority (30 – 1/2000)
Self-timer : 10 sec. / 2 sec. / Self-portrait One-person/ Self-portrait Two-person/ Self timer Continuous (3 or 5 shots)
Drive Mode : Single-shot, Continuous, Speed Priority Continuous, Self-timer (10/2 sec. delay), Self-timer (Cont.), Self-portrait One-person, Self-portrait Two-person, (with 10 sec. delay; 3/5 exposures), Bracketing
Exposure System
D-Range Optimizer : Off, Dynamic Range Optimizer (Auto/Level 1-5), Auto High Dynamic Range: Off, Auto Exposure Difference, Exposure difference Level (1.0-6.0EV, 1.0EV step)
Auto Exposure Lock : Yes (AE Lock button). Can be disabled from menu
Exposure Compensation : +/- 3.0 EV, 1/3 EV step
Minimum Illumination : Movie: Auto:1.2lux(Shutter Speed 1/30″)
Picture Effect(s) : [Still Image] Toy Camera, Pop Color, Posterization, Retro Photo, Soft High- key, Partial Color, High Contrast Monochrome, Soft Focus, HDR Painting, Rich-tone Monochrome, Miniature, Watercolor, Illustration [Movie] Toy Camera, Pop Color, Posterization, Retro Photo, Soft High-key, Partial Color, High Contrast Monochrome
Exposure Settings : [Still] Superior Auto, Intelligent Auto, Program Auto (Program shift available), Shutter Priority, Aperture Priority, Manual, Scene Selection, Movie, Sweep Panorama [Movie] Program Auto, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority, Manual
Scene Mode(s) : Anti Motion Blur, Fireworks, Gourmet, Handheld Twilight, High Sensitivity, Landscape, Macro, Night Portrait, Night Scene, Pet Mode, Portrait, Sports Action, Sunset
Metering Modes : Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot
Metering Sensitivity : EV 0 to 20 (at ISO100 equivalent)
ISO : Auto(ISO125-12800, selectable with upper / lower limit),125/160/200/250/320/400/500/640/800/1000/1250/1600/2000/2500/3200/4000/5000/6400/8000/10000/12800 (Extendableto ISO80/100),Multi-Frame NR:Auto(ISO125-12800), 200/400/800/1600/3200/6400/12800/25600
Creative Style : Standard, Vivid, Neutral, Clear, Deep, Light, Portrait, Landscape, Sunset, Night Scene, Autumn Leaves, Black & White, Sepia, Style Box
Color Temperature : 2500 – 9900K with 15-step each Magenta/Green compensation (G7 to M7), Amber/Blue (A7 to B7), Custom
ISO Sensitivity (Movie) : Auto:(ISO125Level-ISO12800Level, selectable with upper / lower limit), 125/160/200/250/320/400/500/640/800/1000/1250/1600/2000/2500/3200/4000/5000/6400/8000/10000/12800
White Balance Mode : Auto / Daylight / Shade / Cloudy / Incandescent / Fluor (Warm White) / Fluor (Cool White) / Fluor (Day White) / Fluor (Daylight) / Flash / C. Temp., Filter / Custom
Exposure Bracketing : 3 continuous or single shots in 1/3 or 2/3 EV steps
WB Shift : G7-M7,A7-B7
Flash
Flash Bracketing : ±2.0 EV
Flash Metering System : Pre-flash TTL
Flash Compensation : ±2.0 EV (switchable between 1/3 EV steps)
Recycling Time : Approx. 3.4 sec.
Flash Modes : Auto / Fill-flash / Slow Sync / Rear Sync / Off
Flash Coverage : ISO Auto: 1’ to 49’ 2” (0.30m to 15.0m) (W) / 1’ 9” – 18’ 8” (0.55m to 5.7m) (T) ISO 12800: Up to 98’ 5” (30.0m) (W) / 37’ (11.3m) (T)
Flash Type : Built-in, Pop-up Auto
Focus Control
Focus Features : Predictive control (AF-A, AF-C), Focus Lock
AF Illuminator : Built-in LED, Range: approx. 3′ 4” – 9′ 9” (0.3m-3.0m)
Focus Sensitivity : EV 0 to 20 EV (at ISO100 equivalent)
Focus Area : Multi point AF (25 points) / Continuous AF / Single Shot AF / Flexible spot (S/M/L) / Lock on AF (Wide/Center/Flexible Spot (S/M/L))
Focus Points : 25 points
AF Modes : Single-shot AF (AF-S) / Continuous AF (AF-C) / Direct Manual Focus (DMF) / Manual Focus
Focus System : Contrast-detect AF
Imaging Sensor
Pixel Gross : 20.9M pixels (approx.)
Focal Length Conversion Factor : 2.7x
Color Filter System : RGB primary color filters
Effective Picture Resolution : 20.1M pixels (approx.)
Imaging Sensor : Exmor® R 1.0” CMOS sensor (13.2 X 8.8mm) (3:2 aspect ratio)
Processor : BIONZ® X image processor
Interface
NFC : Yes (NFC Forum Type 3 Tag compatible, One-touch remote, One-touch sharing)
DC IN : Yes, via AC-UB10 AC charger and USB cable
Memory Card Slot : Dual compatibility slot: Memory Stick PRO Duo™/Pro-HG Duo™/PRO-HG HX Duo™ media – SD, SDHC and SDXC memory card
HD Output : HDMI® (Type D micro)
Wi-Fi : Yes
Accessory Shoe : Multi Interface Shoe
Tripod Mount : Yes (1/4″ diameter, 20 threads per inch)
Remote Commander : Yes, via RM-VPR1
PhotoTV HD : Yes, with BRAVIA Sync enabled HDTV and HDMI® cable
USB Port(s) : USB 2.0 Hi-speed (mass-storage, MTP)
BRAVIA® Sync™ : Yes, via HDMI® with compatible BRAVIA HDTV (link menu)
Microphone Input : Via MI Shoe + Optional ECM-XYST1M
LCD Display
Peaking : Yes Level setting: High/Mid/Low/Off Color: White/Red/Yellow
Real-time image adjustment display : Yes (On/Off)
LCD Type : 3.0” (7.5cm) (4:3) / 1,229,000 dots / Xtra Fine / TFT LCD / Tiltable (Up by approx. 180degrees, down by approx. 45degrees.)
Coverage : 100% Field of View
Angle Adjustment : Tilt angle: Up by approx. 180degrees, down by approx. 45degrees
Histogram : Yes (On/off)
Live View : Continuous Live View
Brightness Control : Auto / Manual(5 steps) / Sunny Weather
Grid Display : Yes (Rule of Thirds, 4×6 Square, Diagonal & 4×6 Square Grids, Off)
Customization : Grid, Histogram display, Digital Level Gauge, Grid Line, Magnified display for playback
Optics/Lens
Optical Zoom : 2.9x (Optical Zoom during movie recording)
Minimum Focus Distance : iAuto: AF (W: Approx. 5cm (0.17 ft.) to Infinity, T: Approx. 30cm (0.99 ft.) to Infinity) / Program Auto: AF (W: Approx. 5cm (0.17 ft.) to Infinity, T: Approx.30cm (0.99 ft.) to Infinity)
Lens Type : Carl Zeiss® Vario-Sonnar T*
Aperture (Max.) : F1.8(W)-2.8(T)
Aperture : F1.8 – 11 (W), F2.8 – 11 (T)
Aspheric Elements : 9 aspheric elements including AA lens
Aperture Blade : Iris diaphragm (7 blades)
Digital Zoom : Still image: 20M Approx.11x / 10M 16x / 5M 23x / VGA 44x; Movie: Approx.11x
Lens Construction : 10 elements in 9 groups (9 aspheric elements including AA lens)
Steady Shot Mode:Active : [Still image] Optical [Movie] Active Mode, Optical type with electronic compensation (Anti-rolling)
ND Filter : Auto / On(3 steps) / Off
Clear Image Zoom : Still Image: 20M Approx. 5.8x / 10M 8.2x / 5M 11x / VGA Approx. 44x; Movie: Approx. 5.8x
Focal Length (35mm equivalent) : [Still Image 3:2] f=24-70mm [Still Image 16:9] f=26-76mm [Still Image 4:3] f=25-73mm [Still Image 1:1] f=30.5-89mm [Movie 16:9] f=25.5-74mm (SteadyShot Standard), f=30-86mm (SteadyShot® Active Mode), f=33.5-95mm(SteadyShot Intelligent Active) [Movie 4:3] f=31-90mm (SteadyShot® Standard), f=37-105mm (SteadyShot Active Mode), f=41-117mm (SteadyShot InteligentActive)
Power
Battery Type : InfoLITHIUM® NP-BX1 (3.6V)
Power Requirements : AC 100V to 240V, 50/60 Hz, 70mA
Power Consumption (in Operation) : Approx. 1.8W
Number of Still Images : Approx. 320 images with LCD monitor (CIPA standard)
Battery Capacity : 4.5Wh (1240mAh)
Recording
Panorama Still Image Size : Wide (12,416×1,856/5,536×2,160), Standard(8,192×1,856/3,872×2,160)
Audio Format : XAVC S: LPCM 2ch; AVCHD:Dolby Digital(AC-3) 2ch(Dolby Digital Stereo Creator); MP4:M PEG-4 AAC-LC 2ch
Video Format : XAVC S / AVCHD Ver. 2.0 / MP4 (MPEG-4 AVC (H.264))
Video Mode : XAVC S: 60p 50M(1,920×1,080/60p) / 30p 50M(1,920×1,080/30p) / 24p 50M(1,920×1,080/24p) / 120p 50M(1,280×720/120p) AVCHD: 28M PS(1,920×1,080/60p) / 24M FX(1,920×1,080/60i) / 17M FH(1,920×1,080/60i) / 24M FX(1,920×1,080/24p) / 17M FH(1,920×1,080/24p) MP4: 12M(1,440×1,080/30fps) / 3M VGA(640×480/30fps)
Color Space : sRGB standard (with sYCC gamut) and Adobe RGB standard compatible with TRILUMINOS™ Color
Still Image Size 16:9 : L:17M(5,472×3,080) / M: 7.5M(3,648×2,056) / S: 4.2M(2,720×1,528)
Still Image Size 3:2 : L: 20M(5,472×3,648) / M: 10M(3,888×2,592) / S: 5M(2,736×1,824)
Still Image Mode : JPEG (Standard, Fine), RAW, RAW+JPEG
Media Type : SD, SDHC and SDXC memory card; Memory Stick PRO Duo™/Pro-HG Duo™ media
Still Image Max Effective Resolution : 20.1 Megapixels
Still Image Size 4:3 : L: 18M(4,864×3,648) / M: 10M(3,648×2,736) / S: 5M(2,592×1,944)
Video Signal : NTSC color, EIA standards
Microphone/Speaker : Built-in Stereo Microphone / Mono Speaker
Still Image Size 1:1 : L: 13M(3,648×3,648) / M: 6.5M(2,544×2,544) / S: 3.7M(1,920×1,920)
Mic Level Control : 16 steps
Still Image File Format : JPEG (DCF Ver. 2.0, Exif Ver.2.3, MPF Baseline compliant), RAW (Sony ARW 2.3 format)
Wind Noise Reduction : Yes (On/Off)
Service and Warranty Information
Limited Warranty Term : 1 Year Parts & Labor
Viewfinder
Type : 0.39″ SVGA electronic viewfinder(OLED), 1,440,000dots
Magnification : Approx. 0.59x with 50mm lens at infinity, -1m1(diopter) (35mm equiv.)
Diopter Adjustment : -4.0 to +3.0m-1
Weights and Measurements
Weight(Approx) (Main unit only) : 9.3 oz. (263 g)
Dimensions (Approx.) : 4 ” × 2 3/8 ” × 1 5/8 ” (101.6×58.1×41.0 mm) excluding protrusions
Weight (Approx.) : With battery and Memory Stick PRO Duo Approx.10.2 oz. (290 g)
http://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/3671017
Can see that the RX100M3 is using the new BIONZ X, really want this camera 🙂
So this is an announcement that there will be an announcement? LOL I love this admin <3
A bit sloppily written and thrown together. A bit drunk when you wrote this one?
Dyxo pins the a7R at about 14 stops. A99 is 14.3 I believe. At some point we have got to be able to get to 20. It sounds crazy, but so did 24MP’s on a apsc just a few years ago. I’m assumming the issue is a product of the materials used in CMOS sensors more than design. But for the love of god, what the heck is taking so freakin long. It and cleaner tonal transitions will be the last nail in the coffin for film. Lets get on with it already….give me a real upgrade!
Barry’s stacked sensor rumor, for what its worth, might just yield the cleaner color transitions. Don’t know if that would yield higher DR.
No more bayer array to… de-bayer. Each stacked pixel site would yield a combination of 3 colors. Lets just hope ISO range is comparable and that it doesn’t turn out to be yet another vaporware rumor.
I’d love to see that kind of a sensor, but i’m not sure on his sources for that information.
When is Photokina, so I can check in the night before to get the planned rumored releases for Sony?
sonyalpharumors.com got another announcement date wrong again…
Sony’s latest horrid financial results just got released. They had to delay a day to move the venue from a rented hotel ballroom to a convenience store parking lot. Still scraping petty cash for free donuts. ;^)
Just found an A7s pre-order for a mere 10K 🙂
http://www.ukdigital.co.uk/sony-a7s-ilce7s-body-only.html
May 15, 11:30 PM CST: Sony A7S price posted on B+H: $2498.00 US. I’m pulling the trigger.