Pictured: The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5V which is in Stock at Amazon (Click here). You will get a $30 Amazon.com Gift Card.
According to gdgt‘s sources SOny is working on a new CyberShot digital camera with integrated 3G. Sony will also allow a free limited data bandwidth with the purchase of the camera. You will be able to upload a “a couple of dozen photos per month”. Beyond that limit you have to pay an extra fee. You will not be able to make any call…it’s not a Sony Ericsson!
I guess this is a must-have future for most compact cameras. But what about Alpha and NEX cameras?
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Links: Current Cybershot cameras on Amazon (Click here).
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I need’nt 3G support. I just need the new CZ prime lens for My Nex5…. When!!!!!!!????
That’s just a marketing strategy… It’s so totally unnecessary
This is stupid. I wouldn’t be surprised if they did include it to be honest though.
Unnecessary. If they’ll throw it for free than well… sure, why not. But otherwise – it’s not worth even 5$ for me, I won’t use it anyway.
And as someone figured out by statistics – giving camera an option to share photos easily is the best way to have worst shots in the web. (Kodak EasyShare – I’m looking at you)
3G ????????????
Make it wifi instead.
Prefer faster file wireless transfer and also remote control of camera setings.
I don’t think 3G is useless for compacts. Many compact users want to share their “cool” images immediately. Therefore many people prefer cell phones over cameras. This function makes camera with better IQ closer to phone functionality.
Maybe unnecessary to many now, but tomorrow necessary. It’s the future.
I have my iPhone for that. No thank you, when I’m using a dslr I want to fully control what I’m doing. That also means seeing what I shoot on a normal screen. Not on a crappy 3″ screen.
Android + 3G on a camera will be uber cool!!!
Especially if software to control the camera can be downloaded form app store.
All sorts of weird shooting modes will arise. I imagine
1. hyper focal shooter – always focuses on hyper focal distance depending on lens and aperture
2. all sorts of timer based shooting
3. Tons of effects – like HDR, panorama etc. but open up the creativity of the wider developer community
4. Lots of new technical idea I cannot even think about
Ideally Sony will put a great GPU inside and open it up to developers as well.
May be best is to squeeze PS3 processor in the thing 🙂
This will be the first photo platform camera. A great place for innovation.
and just imagine if a bit more is added to the camera like GPS and some directional sensors like compass and gyroscope (all phones have these).
You can then get some data through 3G services abuot your location, the thing you are looking at.
May be augmented reality in the viewfinder of A77? May be you can even start posing super models on your trip photos.
It is amazing. They just need to open the platform – open lens mount, open flash mount, open software platform, open camera API.
If you build it they will come. 🙂
Go SONY!!!
Actually more down to earth. 3g is hopefully first step. Indeed opening up a platform for digital cameras may be great ideas to build ecosystem
So just imagine Lightroom App allowing you to take profiles from your PC and apply in camera directly, customized RAW processing! Just imagine if A700 had this few years back.
You now camera that can load apps and has API will certainly lure the likes of Adobe and DxO into pushing in their know how.
If some interfaces are there for accessories just imagine how much creativity can be spawned. Laser enhanced focusing systems, digital telemeters, flash power control from camera – no need to lower flashes to set power – use your camera menu, fully customizable GUI and buttons.
Another key aspect Sony can play – use same platform from cybershot through Alpha, low end camcorders and into professional video. you can share accessories and software and settings on these.
It will be an unbeatable platform much like what iPhone did to mobile telephony.
May be the time has come for such a bold move. I hope Sony are first to pull the trigger.
Apple became the biggest IT company starting from almost bankrupt icon of the past in less then 10 years.
In-camera internet accessibility will be the future of photojournalism, I think. If 3G is implemented in serious bodies, it would be for instant online backup rather than for sharing purposes.
So retarded. How about starting with wifi first. WIFI!!!!!! and then make it compatible with phones so you can send it to your phone, edit it and then upload. I don’t know too many people that upload pics without editing them first…even if it’s as simple as a crop.
This.
WiFi would be far far more useful than 3G.
If this allows some rough geotagging through Skyhook then it’s an invaluable feature.
I’d quite fancy fast wireless transfer between a cam and a laptop, wifi or similar, without the need to be hooked up on a router. Although now that those cams have SD cards and lappies have SD cards reader, this is useless.
But imagine 3g data transfer to a cloud storage service when doing a shoot in bad weather condition or if you have a cam failure or if you lose one, now this would be a necessity. You could even not use a card at all if you must to (in the event of a card failure, happened to me, just lucky i had a spare card), just use the 3g connection.
WiFi and / or real GPS would be of far more practical use.
Think about this: You’re photographing some heavy handed police getting a little rough with a suspect and you get pictures. If they demand your memory card it doesn’t matter as the picture have automatically been sent to your server. It’ll be great for photojournalists too.
exactly, this would be great for photojournalism.