At a press event, Wednesday, Sony launched a slew of exciting new product, including four new cameras (the NEX-5R, NEX-6, Alpha α99 and Cyber-shot RX1 ) as well as two new camcorders (the NEX-VG30 and NEX-VG900.)
NEW! CYBER-SHOT
A full-frame point-and-shoot, you say? That’s crazy talk. Well, not anymore! Sony’s newest member of the Cyber-shot family is a palm-sized, compact camera that boasts a full-frame 24.3 megapixel Exmor CMOS sensor. Combined with a Carl Zeiss Sonnar T* 35mm F2 lens and Sony’s advanced BIONZ image processing engine, this is definitely the little camera that could!
Sony Cyber-shot RX1 Key Features:
- Full-frame 24mp CMOS sensor
- JPEG, 14-bit RAW image capture
- 35mm f/2.0 Carl Zeiss Sonnar T* Lens
- Xtra Fine 3″ LCD Display
- Full HD 1080p Video at 24 or 60fps
- High Speed AF as fast as 0.13 seconds
- Dedicated focus, iris and macro rings
- Full-frame 24MP bursts at up to 5fps
- Hot shoe for external flash, viewfinder
- Auto HDR protects highlight and shadow
- Available December 2012; MSRP: $3,000
>> Download the DSC-RX1 brochure
>> Read the press release
NEW! ALPHA NEX CAMERAS
New to the NEX lineup of interchangeable lens cameras is the NEX-5R, with a 16.1mp APS HD CMOS sensor, and the NEX-6, with a 16.1 MP APS-C size HD image sensor. The NEX-5R features a fast hybrid AF, as does the NEX-6 – expanding upon that with an OLED viewfinder, enhanced control, expandability and Wi-Fi® capabilities.
NEX-5R Key Features:
- 16.1 MP APS-C size HD image sensor
- Full HD Movies
- Wi-Fi® Sharing
- 180-degree tiltable 3.0” Touch LCD
- Accepts Sony® E-mount lenses
- Sweep Panorama™ technology
- Clear Imagezoom
- Six Creative Style settings
- Available October 2012; MSRP: (body only) $650, (w/18-55mm kit zoom lens) $750
>> Download the NEX-5R brochure
>> Read the press release
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NEX-6 Key Features:
- 16.1MP APS-C sensor
- Up to 10 fps shooting
- Fast Hybrid AF with phase detection
- AVCHD™ 1080 60p/60i/24p HD movies
- XGA OLED electronic viewfinder
- Built-in Wi-Fi®
- Quick Navi controls
- Built-in flash
- Available November 2012; MSRP: (body only) $850, (w/SELP1650 power zoom lens) $1,000
>> Download the NEX-6 brochure
>> Read the press release
NEW! ALPHA DSLRs
More full-frame image capture has also been added to the Alpha DSLR family, in the form of the Alpha α99 and its 24.3mp 35mm full-frame sensor. The new flagship Alpha α99 combines all of the benefits of full-frame imaging with the responsiveness and speed of Translucent Mirror Technology and Sony’s new dual phase-detect AF system.
Sony Alpha α99 Key Features:
- 24.3MP 35mm full-frame sensor
- 14-bit RAW output
- Uncompressed Full 1080 HDMI® output in 24p/60p/60i
- Up to 25600 ISO
- Dual AF
- Continuous AF in all modes
- Up to 10 fps in Tele-zoom mode
- 3″ tiltable LCD
- Available October 2012; MSRP: (body only) $3,000
NEW! NEX: CAMCORDERS
With its resolution of 16.1 effective megapixels, the NEX-VG30’s Exmor® APS HD CMOS sensor assures outstanding image quality with the family of interchangeable E-mount lenses, while the NEX-VG900 is the first Handycam camcorder with a 35mm sensor to fully exploit the artistic potential of interchangeable lenses.
Sony NEX-VG30 Key Features:
- 16.1MP Exmor® APS-C HD CMOS sensor
- Direct power zoom w/ variable zoom speed control
- XGA OLED electronic viewfinder
- Quad Capsule Spatial Array Surround mic (5.1 channel)
- Available November 2012; MSRP: (body only) $1,800
Sony NEX-VG900 Key Features:
- 24.3MP full-frame 35mm Exmor™ HD CMOS sensor
- Full HD 1080/60i/60p/24p
- Quad Capsule Spatial Array Surround mic (5.1 channel)
- A-mount lens compatible via included adapter
- Available November 2012; MSRP: $3,300
>> Download the NEX-VG30/NEX-VG900 brochure
>> Read the press release