Sony's concept cameras galore at PMA

by Leonard Goh |

The Sony concept camera. Click here for more images. (Credit: Theano Nikitas/CNET)


We've been talking about Sony's mirrorless interchangeable lens system camera for a while now, and expected the company to unveil the shooter at the Photo Marketing Association tradeshow happening now in Anaheim, California. Well, the Japanese electronics firm did that somewhat, by showing off a concept unit which may or may not look like the final product.

Interestingly, the mockup unit looks similar in design to what Olympus displayed of its Micro Four Thirds camera in Photokina back in 2008.

According to Digital Photography Now, the Sony shooter will employ an APS-C-sized sensor. Since the Alpha dSLR lineup already has a wide variety of lenses, we are guessing that there will be adapters available to fit current Sony optics onto the future mirrorless camera bodies.

Also shown at the event are mockups of an Alpha DSLR-A700 replacement which seemingly comes with full-HD video-recording capability. According to Engadget, the snapper will utilize a new Exmor APS HD CMOS sensor to facilitate movie capture. For lens lovers, Sony unveiled a prototype of its 500mm F4 G optics which has an optical image stabilizer.

No word on when Sony will release its mirrorless compact interchangeable lens cameras or the new dSLRs, but we sure hope it won't be as long as what Olympus took with the E-P1.

Click here to see more pictures of Sony's booth at PMA.

Via Digital Photography Now and Engadget

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