Let’s take a look at the latest Sony camera rumors. After the announcement of the new Sony A1, which uniquely positioned at the highest level; It’s worth looking at the updates to the latest Sony camera rumors. Thus, we can have an overview of the Sony cameras expected to be announced in 2021.
Sony has finally revealed the high-end mirrorless camera that has been mentioned for a long time. Yes, as you can imagine, I’m talking about the $6,500 full-frame 50MP 30 frames per second (FPS) Sony a1 camera. Sony a1 is a beast with the features it offers and it raises the bar in the competition. The firm subsequently introduced the Sony FX3 cinema camera in a more compact a7S III body. You can view all the details here. Now what Sony camera rumor is going on?
For now, the device that Sony will announce soon is the Sony A7 IV. It is stated that this model, which will replace the Sony a7 III may be an intermediate update. There is also the new Sony RX100 VIII premium compact camera which will replace the popular RX100 VII.
It’s a little early to talk about the Sony A7R V full frame E-mount camera. We can also foresee that the Sony A7R V announcement will extend to 2022. It is rumored to feature new image sensor and video recording at 6K. More Sony A7 IV, A7R V, RX100 VIII and RX10 V Rumor Updates after the break!
Sony A7 IV, A7R V, RX100 VIII and RX10 V Rumors
Rumored Sony a7 IV Specifications:
- 30MP BSI CMOS Sensor (IMX 554 DQC)
- BIONZ X Image Processor
- Continuous shooting speed @ 15FPS, 10 FPS AF/AE
- UHD 4K60p with HLG & S-Log3 Gammas
- Full HD 120fps
- 5-axis in-body stabilization with Steady shot active mode
- vari-angle articulating screen
- 3.69m-dot Quad-VGA OLED Tru-Finder
- Dual SD memory card slots
- USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-C, micro-USB port, 3.5mm microphone input
- Magnesium alloy chassis
- NP-FZ100 battery
- New menu system from Sony a7S III
- Price to be around $2,499
Sony RX10V Rumors
Sony RX10V is rumored to be announced sometime in 2021.
- New 20 megapixels 1.0-type stacked CMOS image sensor
- Bionz XR Processor
- AF/AE calculations still up to 60 times/s
- Dynamic range extended and supported 14bit uncompressed RAW
- Full-Res 5K Oversampling 4K/60p
- 10bit 4:2:2 Video in XAVC HS / XAVC S / XAVC SI Mode
Rumored Sony RX100 VIII Specs
- Sensor remain the same as 20MP sensor
- New 10x zoom lens (two versions of the lens is in rumors a 20-200mm f2.8 and a 16-50mm f1.4)
- 4k@60p for 5min
- The camera will have the newest AF modes
- USB-C connection
- Hot shoe
- Announcement expected in late 2021
Sony A7R V Specifications (mostly predictions)
- 61MP Full-Frame Exmor Sensor
- BIONZ XR image processor
- DCI / UHD 4K 60p/30p Video
- 8K at 30fps
- 4K 120FPS and Full HD 240 FPS by using pixel binning algo and slight crop to save up from overheating
- Up to 6 Stop of IBIS
- Dual CFExpress A
- Full Size HDMI like A7S III
The Sony a1 is scheduled to start shipping soon and it is expected to be one of the best selling mirrorless cameras in 2021. The price of the full frame mirrorless camera is $6,499 and available at Amazon, B&H, Adorama. Sony A1 Availability & in Stock Tracker.
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