On January 5th Sony will livestream their CES product announcement. You can follow it live here on SAR. And what can we expect to get?
Our sources confirmed there will be a new Action Camera and new Handycameras. They also confirmed Sony is ready to launch a new A99 successor but it’s unconfirmed if that’s coming at CES or a month later at CP+.
But today I got the full AS50 action camera specs. So here they are:
-Same as usually Zeiss lens
-XAVC-S 50mbps codec
-FullHd recording 60p
-New menu with icons (much easier and faster to navigiate)
-Waterproof up to 60m with included case
-Batery compartement is similar to the one in az1, but as50 works with same batery as as20
-Bluetooth (to power on camera with the remote)
-Electronic zoom
-There will be new remote rm-lvr3 but will not be sold with as50 and will be relised later in 2016
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soooo what is the difference between this and the old ones ?
This one is not 4k
I hope it comes with a new flat lens case. The software should have a fisheye correction like gopro
Full spec…? So no more 4K?
Just a wild guess, but the model number suggests this is a cheap model for the masses.
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Once again you say the a99 successor is coming.
Will it be A mount, E mount or are you not sure…????
Also…any news on the release of the Commlite AF Nikon to E mount adapter…????
c’mon Sony give us new lenses, or at least give us a hint …
The already have cheap types of ACs in their line up.
Why not bringing an overkill action cam à la 7RM2?
GoPro is having its lunch handed to it by the likes of Sony and other competitors. Its stock is in freefall. First to market doesn’t make them immune from undercutting and superior competition.
No a99II. Will be all new 9 series (like all other 9’s before). No more curvy body. Blocks are new style like Leica SL and Phase ONE… AMount will look more like EMount 7 series. Very distinguished from CaNikoSamsung sloping styles. More like Oly or old Contax RTSIII.
EVF will be Epson 4mp extra big.
Larger 9 series than ever before because SLT mirror will swing away.
First ever with 4″ fully articulating LCD.
Same 42mp BSI as a7RII, but with 120mp sensor shift and ultra fast processing on XQD cards.
I would love if they got inspiration from FS5.
That would be pretty awesome actually.
You mean, like old A850/A900 boxy cameras? I find my a850 looks better than curvy a99.
I think Ricoh really missed the oportunity here, they are the only ones with something like the Q system, and are known for the weather sealing on their cameras. Can’t understand why they don’t make a interchangeable lens action camera based on the Q.
and once again, A6100 gets delayed…
I don’t even think it’s going to happen at all. Sony marketing has inhaled way too much FF hype, is now totally stoned and can’t even remember what they were doing with APS-C 2 years ago. My hope now is that Nikon gets serious about mirrorless APS-C and fills this huge and obvious gap in the market. After all, they have a huge base of DX lenses that would work well with an adapter.
I’m not one for action cams (I like to stay alive!) but I see their appeal.
However, this seems to have a very exposed front element if it’s intended for harsh use, especially when you take into account how people keep going on about the worth of protective filters!
Does this go in some form of protective shell, or is the design seriously flawed?
They sell a case to seal the camera from water, like on GoPros.
Shows how much attention I pay to these things!
Yeah I don’t either, the case come in the box.
waterproof depth — 60m???!?
Or should that be 60ft?
Maybe it’s a new flat lens housing which can go down to 60m (like the normal housing for fdr1000 + flat lens door) without changing the door. This would be awesome, because gopro and other manufacturers build their housings with flat lens already. And I can’t figure out why Sony didn’t have learned from other manufacturers, because gopro started with bubbly lens and now even the beginner hero’s get a flat lens
Hopefully the rumored 24-105mm f/4 or 35mm G2 is launched alongside the A99II.
I would buy the 35mm G2 in a heartbeat if they put SSM, weathersealing and better optics on it.
Would buy the 24-105 if it comes with SSM too. Don’t like SAM too much.
Lights, camera…action!
‘Electronic Zoom’??
Digital zoom.
I might watch. I’d like to see how fast they can change the subject if someone asks about APS-C.
Guarantee it won’t be A-mount.
Can anyone elaborate how the bluetooth connectivity will improve (if it will) battery life?