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Lexar Armor Stainless Steel 1TB Cards Now Available

By Louis Ferreira | Published: October 1, 2025

Lexar’s latest SD cards provide expansive capacity and use a stainless-steel construction for extreme durability

Key Features

Stainless steel construction is 37X stronger than typical SD cards
Rated IP68 for dust- and water-resistance, drop-resistant to 5 meters
Simplified designs make a sturdier card with no ribs and no write-protection switch
Read speeds up to 280MB/s¹ to quickly transfer content
Video Speed Class 60 (V60) to seamlessly capture 6K footage
Pairs with a USB 3.2 card reader to quickly transfer photos and videos at up to 280MB/s¹

San Jose, CA, USA, October 1, 2025—Lexar, a leading global brand of flash memory solutions, is excited to announce the 1TB capacity point for its stainless-steel SD cards, the ARMOR GOLD SDXC™ Card and the ARMOR SILVER PRO SDXC™ Card.

Now available in 1TB, the Lexar® ARMOR GOLD SDXC™ Card and the Lexar® ARMOR SILVER PRO SDXC™ Card can store more photos and footage on a single card. 1TB capacity also provides the room for multiple burst photo collections and 6K video files.

The 1TB Lexar® ARMOR GOLD SDXC™ Card and the 1TB Lexar® ARMOR SILVER PRO SDXC™ Card are classified with a V60 recording speed, to seamlessly capture video in up to 6K without missing a frame. Combined with a read speed of 280MB/s¹, users can quickly offload photos and videos and get back into the field.

Built using an extremely durable stainless-steel construction (37x higher than standard memory cards), the 1TB Lexar® ARMOR GOLD SDXC™ Card and the 1TB Lexar® ARMOR SILVER PRO SDXC™ Card are both rated IP68 and are designed to take the hits while users explore the wild.

“Designed for maximum durability, ARMOR SD Cards are built tough to withstand harsh conditions without sacrificing performance,” said Joey Lopez, Director of Brand Marketing. “With the new 1TB capacity, the ARMOR SD cards allow creators to stay in the field longer, record more footage, and capture the right moment without the need of constantly switching cards.”

The 1TB Lexar® ARMOR GOLD SDXC™ Card is compatible with UHS-II and UHS-I devices and will be available late Q3 2025 at an MSRP of $369.99. The 1TB Lexar® ARMOR SILVER PRO SDXC™ Card is compatible with UHS-II and UHS-I devices and will be available Q4 2025 at an MSRP of $364.99.

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Sony FE 100mm f/2.8 Macro GM Post Launch Coverage

By Louis Ferreira | Published: September 30, 2025

Sony FE 100mm f/2.8 Macro GM: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

The Sony FE 100mm f/2.8 Macro GM was just announced, and preorders have begun.

Press Release

Video Preview / Review / Hands-on / Etc…

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Sony FE 100mm f/2.8 Macro GM Announced

By Louis Ferreira | Published: September 30, 2025

Sony FE 100mm f/2.8 Macro GM: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

Sony Electronics Expands the G Master Series with the Versatile FE 100mm F2.8 Macro GM OSS
Delivers Stunning Detail with up to 1.4x Magnification, Advanced Stabilization, and Optimized Macro Controls

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Sony Electronics releases the FE 100mm F2.8 Macro GM OSS (SEL100M28GM), the new medium telephoto macro lens in the G Master™ series, compatible with α™ (Alpha™) E-mount cameras, featuring 1.4x magnification, advanced stabilization, and intuitive handling.

We’re on a constant mission to expand creative possibilities for visual storytellers, and the FE 100mm F2.8 Macro GM OSS fulfills that by going beyond traditional macro photography,” said Yang Cheng, Vice President of Imaging Solutions, Sony Electronics Inc. “With its world-class optical quality, it enables not only macro photographers, but also portrait and wedding photographers, to take their craft to a new level. We’re thrilled to offer the FE 100mm F2.8 Macro GM OSS as part of our acclaimed G Master series, maintaining a standard of peak performance Sony creators have become accustomed to.”

Beyond Life Size
The FE 100mm F2.8 Macro GM OSS achieves a maximum magnification of up to 1.4x, making it easy to capture flowers, small objects, and other close-up subjects in vivid detail, revealing subtle textures and features that are difficult to see by the naked eye.

Compatible with an optional teleconverterⁱ (sold separately), the lens offers up to 2.8x magnificationⁱⁱ. This enables impressive close-up shots while keeping a comfortable working distance. It is ideal for subjects that are hard to approach or for avoiding unwanted reflections.

State-of-the-art Hardware Design
The optical design effectively positions elements including two XA (extreme aspherical) lenses and two ED (Extra-low Dispersion) glass elements to achieve high-resolution performance from the center to the periphery of the image, reducing chromatic and other aberrations.

To allow precise and intuitive focus adjustments for a variety of macro photography scenes, the lens offers three focus-dedicated features: a “Full-time DMF switch” enables instant MF (manual focus) by rotating the focus ring, even in AF (autofocus) mode; the “Focus Mode switch” allows instant switching between AF and MF; the “Sliding Focus Ring” enables FULL MF mode, linked to the distance and magnification scales.

The four unique XD (extreme dynamic) linear motors that enable high-speed, high-precision, and quiet lens drive, make autofocus (AF) performance up to 1.9 times fasterⁱⁱⁱ than previous models.

A dedicated aperture ring offers quick, direct control over aperture settings.

Exquisite Image Quality
The 11-blade circular aperture produces beautiful, ball bokeh, while carefully controlled spherical aberration ensures an ideal balance of resolution and background blur — creating the signature creamy bokeh of the G Master line.

The unique “Nano AR Coating II” applies a uniform thin film to the entire lens surface, resulting in clear image quality that suppresses flare and ghosting even in backlit conditions.

An integrated optical image stabilization system, designed for macro photography, accurately compensates for shift shake (up/down/left/right), angular shake, and front/back shake, ensuring steady handheld shots.

Pricing and Availability
The FE 100mm F2.8 Macro GM OSS will be available in November 2025 for approximately $1,499.99 USD and $1,799.99 CAD. It will be sold directly through Sony and at a variety of Sony’s authorized dealers throughout North America.

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New Sony Global Shutter Sensor With 105MP and 100 fps Announced

By Louis Ferreira | Published: September 29, 2025

Sony Semiconductor Solutions to Release the Industry-Leading^*1 Global Shutter CMOS Image Sensor for Industrial Use That Achieves Both Approximately 105-Effective-Megapixels and High-Speed 100 FPS Output

Delivering high-resolution and high-frame-rate imaging to contribute to diversified, advanced inspections

Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation

Atsugi, Japan — Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation (Sony) today announced the upcoming release of the IMX927 stacked CMOS sensor with back-illuminated pixel structure and global shutter. It is the industry-leading^*1 sensor that achieves both high-resolution of approximately 105-effective-megapixels^*2 and high-speed output at a maximum frame rate of 100 fps^*3.

The new sensor product is equipped with Pregius S^™ global shutter technology made possible by Sony’s original pixel structure, ensuring high-quality imaging performance with distortion free imaging and minimal noise. By optimizing the sensor drive in pixel reading and A/D converter, it supports high-speed image data output. Introducing this high-resolution and high-frame-rate model into the product lineup will help improving productivity in industrial equipment domain, where recognition targets and inspection methods continue to diversify.

*1 Among CMOS image sensors for industrial use. According to Sony research (as of September 29, 2025).
*2 Based on the image sensor effective pixel specification method.
*3 Frame rate at 10-bit output.

IMX927 CMOS image sensor

Model name	Sample shipment date (planned)
IMX927 2.5-type (39.7 mm diagonal) 105-effective-megapixels stacked CMOS image sensor	Mid-November 2025

With the automation of factories progressing, the need for machine vision cameras that can capture a variety of objects at high speed and high resolution is growing in industrial equipment domain. With its proprietary back-illuminated pixel structure, Sony’s global shutter CMOS image sensors deliver high sensitivity and saturation capacity. Because they can capture moving subjects at high resolution without distortion, they are increasingly being used in a wide range of applications such as precision component recognition and foreign matter inspection. The new IMX927 features a high resolution of approximately 105 effective megapixels while delivering a high frame rate of up to 100 fps^*3, helping shorten measurement and inspection times. It also shows promise in advanced measurement and inspection applications, for instance imaging larger objects in high resolution and three-dimensional inspection using multiple sets of image data.

Along with the IMX927, Sony will also release seven products with different image sizes and frame rates. It has also developed a new ceramic package with connector that is compatible with a series of all these products, which allows cameras to be designed with sensors removable from camera modules. This can contribute to streamlining camera assembly and sensor replacement. By expanding its global shutter product lineup, Sony is contributing to the advancement of industrial equipment, where recognition and inspection tasks continue to become ever more precise and diversified.

Main Features
■Global shutter technology with Sony’s proprietary pixel structure for high-resolution and high-sensitivity imaging
The new sensor is equipped with Pregius S global shutter technology. The very small 2.74 μm hat use Sony’s proprietary back-illuminated pixels and stacked structure enable the approximately 105-effective-megapixels resolution in a compact size with a high level of sensitivity and saturation capacity. In addition to inspections of precision components such as semiconductors and flat-panel displays, which require a high degree of accuracy, this feature also enables the capture of larger objects with distortion free, high-resolution, low-noise images. Thereby machine vision cameras can achieve higher precision measurement and inspection processes in a wide range of applications.

■Circuit structure enabling a highly efficient sensor drive that saves power and makes high-speed imaging possible
The new sensor employs a circuit structure that optimizes pixel reading and sensor drive in the A/D converter, which saves power and enables faster data processing. This design makes a high-speed frame rate of up to 100 fps^*3 possible, reducing the time to output image data for more efficiency in measurement and inspection tasks. It also shows promise for application in advanced inspections such as three-dimensional inspections, which use multiple image data sets.

■New ceramic package with connector to streamline camera assembly and contribute to stable operation
Sony has also developed a new ceramic package with connector, which is compatible with a series of eight products including the IMX927, making it possible to combine or detach sensors from camera modules flexibly to design cameras. Using this package makes camera assembly easier and streamlines the process of replacing sensors to suit camera specifications. It also has a superior heat dissipation structure, which suppresses the impact of heat on camera performance, contributing to stable, long-term operation.

For details, please see the following website
-IMX927 series product page: https://www.sony-semicon.com/en/products/is/industry/gs/imx927-937.html
-Global shutter technology: https://www.sony-semicon.com/en/technology/industry/pregius.html

**IMX927 Series Key Specifications**
**For more detailed specifications, visit the** **product page** .
Model Name	IMX927	IMX928	IMX929
Image size	Diagonal 39.7 mm (Type 2.5)	Diagonal 31.9 mm (Type 2.0)	Diagonal 28.1 mm (Type 1.8)
Effective pixels	10,272 × 10,272 (H × V) Approx. 105.51 megapixels	8,256 × 8,256 (H × V) Approx.68.16 megapixels	8,224 × 6,176 (H × V) Approx.50.79 megapixels
Unit cell size	2.74 μm （H）× 2.74 μm （V）
Frame rate (all-pixels readout)	8 bit: 112 fps 10 bit: 102 fps 12 bit: 73 fps	8 bit: 138 fps 10 bit: 126 fps 12 bit: 90 fps	8 bit: 225 fps 10 bit: 201 fps 12 bit: 136 fps
Shutter mode	Global shutter
Output	SLVS-EC
Color filter	Monochrome/Bayer	Monochrome/Bayer	Monochrome/Bayer
Package	Ceramic package with connector 160 pin × 2, 45 mm × 52 mm (H × V)

Model Name	IMX937	IMX938	IMX939
Image size	Diagonal 39.7 mm (Type 2.5)	Diagonal 31.9 mm (Type 2.0)	Diagonal 28.1 mm (Type 1.8)
Effective pixels	10,272（H）× 10,272（V） Approx. 105.51 megapixels	8,256（H）× 8,256（V） Approx. 68.16 megapixels	8,224（H）× 6,176（V） Approx. 50.79 megapixels
Unit cell size	2.74 μm （H）× 2.74 μm （V）
Frame rate (all-pixels readout)	8 bit: 56 fps 10 bit: 51 fps 12 bit: 36 fps	8 bit: 70 fps 10 bit: 64 fps 12 bit: 45 fps	8 bit: 115 fps 10 bit: 102 fps 12 bit: 69 fps
Shutter mode	Global shutter
Output	SLVS-EC
Color filter	Monochrome/Bayer	Monochrome/Bayer	Monochrome/Bayer
Package	Ceramic package with connector 160 pin × 2, 45 mm × 52 mm (H × V)

Model Name	IMX947	IMX949
Image size	Diagonal 39.7 mm (Type 2.5)	Diagonal 28.1 mm (Type 1.8)
Effective pixels	5,136（H）× 5,136（V Approx.26.37 megapixels	4,112（H）× 3,088（V） Approx. 12.69 megapixels
Unit cell size	5.48 μm （H） × 5.48 μm （V）
Frame rate (all-pixels readout)	8 bit: 423 fps 10 bit: 383 fps 12 bit: 277 fps	8 bit: 811 fps 10 bit: 722 fps 12 bit: 502 fps
Shutter mode	Global shutter
Output	SLVS-EC
Color filter	Monochrome/Bayer	Monochrome/Bayer
Package	Ceramic package with connector 160 pin × 2, 45 mm × 52 mm (H × V)