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Sony Releases Stacked CMOS Image Sensor for Smartphones with Industry’s Highest 48 Effective Megapixels

Sony Releases Stacked CMOS Image Sensor for Smartphones with Industry’s Highest*1 48 Effective Megapixels*2 Featuring World First*3 Ultra-compact Pixel Size of 0.8 μm Tokyo, Japan—Sony Corporation today announced the upcoming release of the IMX586 stacked CMOS image sensor for smartphone cameras. The new sensor features 48 effective megapixels*2, the industry’s highest pixel count.*1 The new product achieved a […]

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#SonyAlphaPortrait Month Kicks Off

#SonyAlphaPortrait Month Kicks Off AlphaUniverse.com and @sonyalpha are looking for your best portraits. During the month of July, take the #SonyAlphaPortrait challenge for a chance to have your photo featured for the 927,000 followers of @sonyalpha on Instagram and here on AlphaUniverse.com. To submit, just tag your best photos #SonyAlphaPortrait. What makes a great portrait? Like any art form, it’s difficult to […]

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Sony 32MP APS-C IMX342LQA Sensor Leaked

Sony sensor documents were leaked on weibo that look legitimate, but might be used for industrial applications only. This new APS-C chip is certainly an impressive one and it wouldn’t be the first time Sony mislabeled a chip in documents to throw off patent snoops. The STARVIS chip inside the Panasonic GH5S was “miss labeled” but discovered early. So […]

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2019 Sony World Photography Awards

The World Photography Organisation today opens the 12th edition of the Sony World Photography Awards, the world’s most diverse photography competition. To celebrate its continued presence as a leading global photography competition, the Awards reveal the latest recipients of the Sony Grant, from previous Award winners, and announces three new categories for 2019. Created by […]

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Ginza Sony Park to Open Thursday, August 9, 2018

Ginza Sony Park to Open Thursday, August 9, 2018 An Ever-changing Park, an Enlivening and Playful Experience Sony Corporation Sony Enterprise Co., Ltd. Tokyo, Japan – Sony Corporation and Sony Enterprise Co., Ltd. are reimagining the site of the former Sony Building in Ginza, Tokyo, which closed its doors at the end of March, 2017, […]

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James Cameron To Shoot Avatar Sequels On Sony VENICE Camera System

Full Press Release: James Cameron’s Lightstorm Entertainment to Shoot AVATAR SEQUELS on Sony’s VENICE Camera New CineAlta Motion Picture System Chosen for Principal Photography on all-Sony Imaging Production; Unique Sony Extension System Enables Capturing What Used to be Impossible James Cameron’s Lightstorm Entertainment will use Sony’s new VENICE motion picture camera system for principal photography on […]

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