Image on top shows the HX50 that will be replaced by the HX60 on Wednesday.
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A6000 but also four new HX and WX compact cameras with fast processor and fast AF. I now have been told the HX cameras have the following specs:
HX400 has 20,4 Megapixel, 50x zoom and Wifi
HX60 has 20,4 Megapixel, 30x zoom (starts at 24mm) and GPS
A6000 spec reminder: New 24,3 MP sensor, phase detection pixels on sensor, same A7 EVF, fastest AF of all Sony mirrorless cameras, Wifi and NFC, same NEX-6 controls, A7 grip, price 650 Euro.
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A6000 with A7 EVF ???? and now for only 650 euro ???
A reminder really? Checking hourly for 2 years… How did I miss that ???
http://www.sonyalpharumors.com/sr5-new-a6000-has-fastest-af-of-all-e-mount-cameras/
http://www.sonyalpharumors.com/sr5-a6000-is-the-only-system-camera-to-be-announced-at-cp-a79-coming-soon/
http://www.sonyalpharumors.com/sr5-more-a600-tidbits-looks-like-an-a7-without-evf/
Nice
But where is the first occurrence of A7 EVF? That is new for me but again maybe I missed it.
That would be great if the same but in the corner and not a central hump!
Thanks
Interesting. I wonder what the point of the a7(r) hump is then…
Form factor is much better without the hump.
Evf on top allows more square screen on the back with less space wasted for 3:2 sensor
correct.
Much bigger lenses on an A7, you want a closer axis alignment to make shooting more comfortable, especially in portrait mode.
again, look at the link to Lensrental that Andrea posted in review section that some of you whine about. The tear down of the Alpha7r is very instructive as you can see that there is no room for an EVF with the place the sensor and his shutter takes. you also can see that the VF fill all the room inside the hump.
The EVF of the Alpha60000 will be probably on the side since the APS-C is smaller and all the former NEX had an 19/6 ratio for screen (Less height for the screen).
Andrea you never stated that the Alpha6000 can use the Alpha7/7r grip, meaning it have the exact same size body and base plate has the Aplha7.
your former info about the fact it will look like the Alpha7 is probably right then.
An Alpha7 without the hump, EVF on the side probably with less lens for a smaller magnification ratio and so less space taken, but does it keep the dial layout of the Alpha7, meaning tri-navi (the Alpha7 layout work like the tri-navi system).
I guess Sony will keep the layout and replace the EV comp dial by the mode dial to keep the top plate flat with a pop-up flash.
have a nice sunday.
It is not about the optional vertical grip. The grip of the camera itself will be like the A7 grip. Protruding but not all the way up, with a dial on top.
Personally, I would prefer huge EVF to the left at the cost of much reduced back LCD, fixed or articulated.
The purpose of the hump is to look like Nikon and Canon – which is what the mass market thinks makes a “better/professional” camera.
Dumb? You betcha. But Sony is aiming for the mass market. We may be happy to order a camera from specs. Most people still want to go to Best Buy and touch one. The rangefinder version looks to the masses like a P&S.
Going after the mass market explains the shape of the A3000 and the A7/r. I am just holding my breath that despite the SR5 status, we aren’t going to be surprised with an A6000 in the A3000 body. I’d go with the A7 – just not that attempt to make a miniature Nikon look.
That would be just horrible. A3000 looks to me the ugliest and cheapest Sony ever, unlike the 7 or the 6.
+1
at 650 euros and that muhc speed it`s a tempting offer but I think i`ll skip a generation and stick with my nex 7.
An RX surprise would be nice.
The A6000 looks like a perfect partner for an A7, though I hope an all-in-one for APS-C users is still on the horizon. We must remind Sony to emphasize the strength of their FF+APS-C two-sensor system combination. They are untouchable in this space, whereas with just concentrating on FF lenses they are pricing out a lot of their main market, while people will claim (no matter how erroneously) that the FF sensor isn’t worth the small increase in IQ.
So they should market on the versatility of two sensors in one mount and treat each as equals (something Canikon would never do, and something none of the rest can afford to do).
For example SAR keeps showing 4K camera shown at NAB, but not mentioning it has FZ mount like F55 and most likely to cost close to $10K
Once again NAB is not a consumer event. Both E-mount and A mount are general consumer products. They have nothing to do with NAB
don’t worry. There will be A-mount news. 4K FF cmaera info coming soon. Yes FZ mount. But not only 🙂
Andrea, the FZ mount 4K camera is coming IN ADDITION to a77 successor, yes?!
yes.
Phew!!
That’s not the point. You keep mentioning NAB, like every year, even though NAB is not a consumer show.
you are right the 4k prototype that was shown last year at NAB is not a photo camera but a F5/55 in a DSLR body.
but your statement about the camera not being a A or E-mount an therefore not a consumer product is wrong. The PZ mount is not a real mount (no lenses come with that mount). It’s a crew-in mount with pins connector to put a PL, A or E-mount in it.
The camera will be a 4K A and/or E-mount at your willing and wil be adressed to general consumers (a very small part but still) like what Canon did with the 1DC and his pro video camera C-line.
Thanks for sharing the info.
That’s correct Usonien!
If you check back SAR history for last 4 years, you will see SAR always makes some predictions about NAB show, none of them were true.
NAB is not a consumer show
Sony FZ native lens:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/827086-REG/Sony_SCL_Z18X140_FZ_Mount_14X_Power.html
@Admin, any news on sensor technology improvements other than AF?
maybe better DR, ISO, etc? No AA filter?
Even at 800€ this will be probably my new camera unless sensor is the same as NEX-7 and I find a nex-7 deal
Sounds like a “win” camera, in all departments. Every APS-C owner must upgrade.
I assume you mean NEX APS-C. Even then, the jury is still out if it’s really a compelling NEX-7 upgrade.
Yes, I hope so. I hope that it will behave better with native wide-angle lenses, which was a shame for Sony indeed in case of NEX-7 that prompted release of the redundant NEX-6.
It depends on what you think is important. Control layout and ergonomics of Nex 7 is very nice. However PDAF, multi interface, apps, video and wireless are no small improvements.
Does the NEX6/7 come with a 16:9 screen? Don’t really like it for stills…
What about touch screen on the A6000?
I’d love a touchscreen on a6000 (a good quality one not like 5R/T) but I guess they’d have leaked such info by now, I mean it’s like 3 days to go.
I also doubt the C1/C2 custom modes on the dial will make an appearance although it’s my most wanted feature atm.
WHOOAAA What a spec for that price… 650??
SONY now had a right direction, after A7 and very nice FE lens, now come the low price apsc with a great spec, this price/spec are needed to make a newcomer entry level that’ll stick with alpha, im sure this will be more sells than a5000
HX60 gets GPS but not A6000, WTF Sony?!
So some genius at Sony decided that a lower-end model is going to have GPS but not their upcoming APS-C flagship model because it’s not something that their target group wants. This is why Sony is out of the PC business.
Admin, can you confirm that A6000 doesn’t have GPS? Thank you in advance!
So we will have a “flagship” APS-C Body for 650 Euros, while the flagship APS-C lenses (Zeiss Touit, Sony Zeiss 24/1.8 …) cost around 1.000 Euros. Something doesn’t fit in here. Andrea: If there are any rumors about a real APS-C flagship later this year, then please share it with us. SR2, SR3 … I don’t care!
Who said the a6000 was the new flagship? We have ben told its a nex6/nex7 replacement, and this statement can mean a few things. The specs do not indicatte flagship to me. It does however look like a cheaper, newer nex7. The price leaves a huge price gap in the emount line up that begs tp be filled. There will be something better in the emount line up, I just hope its not only a low end FF.
Well it’s going to be Sony’s best/most expensive E-mount APS-C camera when released and thus, at the moment, the flagship model (please, no lame comments about the discontinued NEX-7 being better, thank you).
Please, no lame comment? Thanks for being so condescending.
Plus Sony has never been rational in their offerings so don’t be surprised if the A6000 remains the best E-mount APS-C camera for few years. The NEX-7 for example was released in 2011. Maybe Sony’s higher-end models are all going to be full frame from this on, who knows.
If Sony wanted the A6000 to be the flagship APS-C for some time, they would have put it at a higher price. It’s exactly what they did with the A5000, an overpriced version of the NEX it was replacing. If nothing was coming, they could have put the A6000 at 1000$ (right between the NEX6 and NEX7 launch price) and be done with it.
They can price it at 2500 € if they want to. You seem to forget that a.) Sony is not the only camera manufacturer in the world and b.) the camera market in general is in decline. What technology Sony has that would make most of the potential A6000 buyers pay 50% more for the camera?
What exactly is the difference between A7/a6000 and Nex6 viewfinder?
Very bright and contrasty, much easier to focus with. Physically probably the same though.
and the image is bigger because of the magnification ratio (series of lenses in front of the OLED)hence the size of the hump.
So the data on DPreview website is wrong? They say A7 is 0,71x and Nex6 is 1,09x. Which is exactly the same if you take into account FF vs. APS-c.
I’m not convinced. Please give me facts. Maybe A7 only looks better because better input signal?
DPreview writes in their A7 review that the EVF in NEX 6/7 and A7 are identical.
Well, they state: “The a7’s OLED XGA electronic viewfinder will be very familiar to anyone who has used the NEX-6/7 or a99 cameras.”
It doesn’t imply they are identical but apparently the difference is small, so it would be nice to know what the difference is exactly. ‘Brighter’ and ‘bigger’ do not mean a lot, especially when brightness varies depending on the subject. Figures would be meaningful and references would be very nice. 🙂
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-alpha-a7/4
“One of the highlights on the a7 is the electronic viewfinder, which was built-in to the NEX-6/7 and a99, and optional on the RX-series cameras.”
I would interpret that as “the very same”.
The HX/WX have 20.4 mpix. Do we understand by that it are 1″ sensors inside. This pixel count is the one of the 1″ sensor found in the RX100 and RX10
I am interested to know this. if HX400 carries 1 inch sensor it will be an excellent travel camera.
No, because 4,3 mm corresponds to 24 mm FOV. So cropfactor is about 5,6 whereas 1 inch sensors are 2,7 crop.
I think this camera will replace the NEX5 and NEX6, although one of them didn’t sport an EVF. Just for the new naming there is no place left between the a5000 and this a6000. So I expect an a7000 to be released which will be the new flagship and thus tru NEX7 successor.
In that case, I’d really like to see a touch screen in the A6000. If it replaces both the -5 and -6 I’d assume they combine the most particular features in both cameras.