Sony A3500 images leaked!

The DSLR styled A3000 E-mount camera will get a replacement soon! What you see here are the first images of the A3500 and the specs have been leaked too:

 
System

Camera Type Interchangeable lens digital camera with built-in flash

Lens Compatibility Sony E-mount lenses

 
Image Sensor

Type APS-C type (23.2 x 15.4mm), “Exmor” APS HD CMOS sensor

Effective no. of Pixels Approx. 20.1 mega pixels

Total no. of Pixels Approx. 20.4 mega pixels

Anti-Dust System Charge protection coating on, Optical Filter

 
Recording System (Still Image)

Recording Format JPEG (DCF Ver. 2.0, Exif Ver.2.3, MPF Baseline compliant), RAW (Sony ARW 2.3 format)

Image Size (Aspect Ratio 3:2) L: 5456 x 3632(20M), M: 3872×2576(10M), S: 2736×1824(5M)

Image Size (Aspect Ratio 16:9) L: 5456×3064(17M), M: 3872×2176(8.4M), S:2736×1536(4.2M)

Image Quality Modes RAW & JPEG, JPEG Fine, JPEG Standard

Picture Effects Posterization (Color, B/W), Pop Color, Retro Photo, Partial Color (R,G,B,Y), High Contrast Mono, Toy Camera, Soft High-key, Soft Focus, HDR Painting, Rich-tone Mono, Miniature

Creative Style Standard, Vivid, Portrait, Landscape, Sunset, B/W (Contrast (-3 to +3steps), Saturation(-3 to +3steps), Sharpness(-3 to +3steps))

Dynamic Range Off, Dynamic Range Optimizer (Auto/Level), Auto High Dynamic Range: Off, Auto Exposure Difference, Exposure difference Level (1.0-6.0EV, 1.0EV step)

Color Space sRGB standard (with sYCC gamut) and Adobe RGB standard compatible with TRILUMINOS™ Color

 
Recording System (Movie)

Recording Format AVCHD format Ver. 2.0 compliant, MP4

Video Compression MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, MPEG-4 AVC/H.264

Audio Recording Format Dolby Digital (AC-3) 2ch, MPEG-4 AAC-LC 2ch

 
Recording Media

Memory Stick Memory Stick PRO Duo, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, Memory Stick XC-HG Duo

SD Memory Card SD memory card, SDHC memory card, SDXC memory card

 
Noise Reduction

Long exposure NR Available of shutter speeds longer than 1 sec.

High ISO NR Normal/Low

 
White Balance

Modes Auto WB, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Flash, C.Tem , C.Filter , Custom

 
Focus System

Type Contrast-detection AF*1

Sensitivity Range EV0 to EV20 (ISO100 equivalent with F2.8 lens attached)

Focus Modes Autofocus, DMF (Direct Manual Focus)*2 , Manual Focus*2 

Autofocus Mode AF-S: Single-shot AF, AF-C: Continuous AF

Focus Area Multi Point (25 points) / Center-weighted / Flexible Spot

Other Features Tracking Focus, Focus lock, Built-in AF illuminator (Distance: approx. 0.5-3.0m (with E 18-50mm F4-5.6 lens attached))

 
Exposure Control

Metering System Type 1200-zone evaluative metering

Sensitivity Range EV0 to EV20 (at ISO100 equivalent with F2.8 lens attached)

Metering Modes Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot

Exposure Modes iAUTO, Superior Auto, Programmed AE (P), Aperture priority (A), Shutter-speed priority (S), Manual (M), Sweep Panorama, Scene Selection

Scene Selection Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sports action, Sunset, Night portrait, Night view, Hand-held Twilight, Anti Motion Blur

Exposure Compensation Still images: +/- 3.0EV (1/3EV steps), Movies: +/- 2.0EV (1/3EV steps)

Exposure Bracketing With 1/3, 2/3, 1, 2, 3EV increments, 3frames

AE Lock AE is locked when the shutter button is half pressed (ON/OFF is available in MENU)

ISO Sensitivity Still images: ISO100 to 16000, AUTO (ISO100 to 3200), Movies:ISO100 to 3200 equivalent, AUTO(ISO100 to 3200 equivalent)

 
LCD

LCD Monitor Type 7.5cm (3.0-type) wide type TFT

Total no. of Dots 230,400 dots

Brightness Control Manual (5 steps between -2 and +2), Sunny Weather mode

 
Display

Histogram Yes

Real-time Image Adjustment On/Off

 
Other Features

Face Detection Up to 8 faces detectable automatically

Smile Shutter Selectable from 3 steps

MF Assist Yes

Shooting Tips Yes

Help Guide Yes

 
Shutter

Type Electronically-controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane type

Shutter Speeds Still images:1/4000 to 30 sec, Bulb, Movies: 1/4000 to 1/4(1/3 steps), up to 1/30 in AUTO mode

Flash Sync. Speed 1/160 sec.*3

 
Viewfinder

Type 0.5cm (0.2type) electronic viewfinder(color)

Field of View 100%

Magnification Approx. 0.70x with 50mm lens at infinity, -1m

Eye Relief Approx. 21mm from the eyepiece, 15mm from the eyepiece frame at -1m

Diopter Control -4m to +3.5m

 
Drive

Shooting Modes Single Shooting, Continuous shooting, Speed Priority Continuous shooting, Self-timer (10/2 sec delay selectable), Self-timer (Cont.)(with 10 sec delay 3 exposures), Bracketing

Self-Timer 10/2 sec delay selectable, 10 sec delay 3 exposures

Continuous Shooting (Approx.) Continuous mode:max. 2.5 fps*5, Speed Priority Continuous shooting: max. 3.5 fps*5

No. of Frame Recordable (Approx.) Fine: 6 frames*5 *6, Standard: 6 frames*5*6, RAW&JPG: 4 frames *5 *6

 
Playback

Single Yes (with or without shooting information RGB histogram & highlight/shadow warning)

6/12-frame Index View Yes

Enlarged Display Mode L: 15.1x, M: 10.7x, S: 7.6x, Panorama (Standard): 19x, Panorama (Wide): 29x

Image Orientation On/Off selectable

Slideshow Yes

 
Interface

PC Interface Multi/Micro USB Terminal, Hi-speed USB (USB2.0): Mass-storage, MTP

Compatible OS (USB Connection) Windows Vista*7  SP2, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Mac OS X (v10.6-v10.9)

 
Audio

Microphone Built-in stereo microphone

Speaker Built-in, monaural, Volume settings in 8 steps between 0 and 7

 
Flash

Type Built-in flash

Guide No. 4 (in meters at ISO 100)

Flash Coverage 16mm (focal-length printed on the lens body)

Control Pre-flash TTL

Flash Compensation +/- 2.0EV (1/3EV steps)

Flash Modes Flash off, Auto flash, Fill-flash, Slow Sync., Rear Sync., Red-eye reduction (on/off selectable), Hi-speed sync.*4 

Red-eye Reduction On/Off selectable

Recycling Time Approx. 4 sec.

 
Print

Compatible Standards Exif Prin, Print Image Matching III, DPOF setting

 
Power

Battery One rechargeable battery pack NP-FW50

Battery Performance Still Image: (Approx. 470 images(Viewfinder), Approx. 480 images(LCD screen)(CIPA standard))*8

Movies(actual recording): (Approx. 90 minutes(Viewfinder), Approx 90 minutes(LCD screen) (CIPA standard) )*9 *10, Movies(continuous recording): (Approx. 160 minutes(Viewfinder), Approx 160 minutes(LCD screen)(CIPA standard))*9 *11

External Power AC Adaptor AC-PW20 (sold separately)

 
Size

Dimensions (W x H x D) Approx. 128 x 90.9 x 84.5 mm

Weight (Body Only) Approx. 353 g

Weight (With Battery & Memory Stick PRO Duo) Approx. 411 g

Features and specifications are subject to change without notice.
*1 When using phase-detection AF, limited lenses will be compatible initially. Expansion is planned by body firmware update.
*2 Only with lens sold separately
*3 With compatible Sony external flash
*4 With compatible external flash
*5 Varies according to shooting conditions or memory card used
*6 Continuous drive (Hi) in Drive mode
*7 Starter Edition is not supported.
*8 The LCD screen is turned on, shot once every 30 seconds, operate zoom alternately between W and T ends, flash strobe once every two times, turn power off and on once every ten times.
*9 Continuous movie recording is possible for approximately 29 minutes (limited by product specifications).
*10 Indication recording time, which is defined by repeating the cycle: Power on, start recording, zoom , stand-by and power off.
*11 The total movie recording time. When the limit of the continuous movie recording time (29 minutes) is reached, let the camera continue movie recording by pressing the MOVIE button again. No other operation such as zoom are performed.

Sony promises to launch new FE lenses very soon!

Well, this isn’t a big surprise but at least it got confirmed by Sony itself. In a long interview session with BHphoto Mark Weir from Sony confirmed that new FE lenses would be launched very soon. And as we all know Sony has a big announcement scheduled for early May I guess these lenses will come in little bit above one month from now!

And the next good news is that Mark Weir promised Sony would release very fast FE lenses too!

Now we can dream :)

Samyang announces plenty of new lenses for mirrorless systems!

Samyang today announced plenty of new lenses! Here are all of them with links to BHphoto preorders (Just click on the blue linked text):

8mm f/2.8 UMC Fish-Eye II

Canon EF-M mount, Fujifilm X mount, Samsung NX mount, and Sony E mount.

10mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS CS

Canon EF, Pentax K, Sony A, Canon EF-M, Fujifilm X, Samsung NX, Sony E, and Micro Four Thirds mounts.

12mm f/2.0 NCS CS

Canon EF-M, Fujifilm X, Samsung NX, Sony E and Micro Four Thirds mounts.

8mm T3.1 Cine UMC Fish-Eye II Cine Lens

Canon EF-M, Fujfilm X, Samsung NX, and Sony E mounts.

New 24mm and 35mm mounts:

24mm as Sony E-mount and Micro Four Thirds mount

35mm as Sony E-mount and a Micro Four Thirds mount

Sony releases major update for the A7 series!

Sony released a major update for the A7 camera series and a smaller update for the NEX-5t, NEX-5r and NEX-6.

The A7 cameras are now reported to startup faster, focus faster with FE lenses and show an improved image quality at High ISO (Jpeg images). Sounds great!

Firmware download links:

A7R

Mac – Sony US, Sony Germany, Sony UK, Sony France, Sony Spain, Sony Italy, Sony Holland, Sony Belgium, Sony Austria, Sony Switzerland, Sony Finland, Sony Sweden, Sony Norway, Sony Portugal, Sony Australia

Windows – Sony US, Sony Germany, Sony UK, Sony France, Sony Spain, Sony Italy, Sony Holland, Sony Belgium, Sony Austria, Sony Switzerland, Sony Finland, Sony Sweden, Sony Norway, Sony Portugal, Sony Australia

A7

Mac – Sony US, Sony Germany, Sony UK, Sony France, Sony Spain, Sony Italy, Sony Holland, Sony Belgium, Sony Austria, Sony Switzerland, Sony Finland, Sony Sweden, Sony Norway, Sony Portugal, Sony Australia

Windows – Sony US, Sony Germany, Sony UK, Sony France, Sony Spain, Sony Italy, Sony Holland, Sony Belgium, Sony Austria, Sony Switzerland, Sony Finland, Sony Sweden, Sony Norway, Sony Portugal, Sony Australia

NEX5R

Mac – Sony US, Sony Australia

Windows – Sony US, Sony Australia

NEX5T

Mac – Sony US, Sony Australia

Windows – Sony US, Sony Australia

NEX6

Mac – Sony US, Sony Australia

Windows – Sony US, Sony Australia

Samsung NX mini officially announced!

It’s here! The new Samsung NX mini with 1 inch sensor (same size as the Sony RX100 and Nikon 1). It’s the smallest system camera ever! It has a very clean and Panasonic GM1 alike design. Specs, price and preorder info can be read here:

Preorders:

Brown: Amazon, BHphoto.

Green:  Amazon, BHphoto

Pink: Amazon, BHphoto

White: Amazon, Bhphoto
 

Press releases and previews:

Preview at Dpreview. Spanish presentation at DSLRmagazine,

 

Images:

Samsung NX mini leaked at European Press Event!

Images of a Samsung NX mini press event somewhere in Europe have been leaked on dpreview forum. The poster writes:

Sorry about the photographs were looks blurred & indistinct.

The new Samsung NX mini was adopts with the 20.5MP 1″ BSI CMOS Sensor,180 degrees Flip & Touch display.

– 22fps continuous shooting / Full HD Video 1080(30fps) / Fast shutter up to 1/16000 / ISO Range up to 12800 / microSD slot

– Integrated with NFC & WiFi connectivity,Built-in flash & hotshoe for the external flash(Perhaps for the external viewfinder too[TBC])

-Longer battery life with the 2330mah battery

-Compatible with the all APSC size of NX Mount Lens,thanks to the Samsung mount adapter(ED-MA4NXM)

-9mm f/3.5 prime lens will be bundle with the sales package(Market dependant)

*Since it only the prototype unit,So i couldn’t show more about the performance of this camera,Sorry.