The Sony a9 was a statement of a camera that was second to none for what it was designed to do and the Sony a9II continues that tradition. This is why DPR has awarded the Sony a9II with a Gold Award and high marks across the board. You can read the full review here.
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With so many working from home many camera manufactures have unlocked the ability for their cameras to be used as a webcam. Sony Joins them today with the release of its own Sony Imaging Edge Webcam software which you can download here. Below is a list of the cameras supposed by the software and the press release.
Sony Announces a New Solution for Easy, High-quality Live Streaming and Video Calls, Compatible with 35 Sony Camera Models at Launch
Sony today announced the release of a new Desktop application, ‘Imaging Edge™ Webcam’, that allows users to easily transform their Sony digital camera[i] into a high-quality webcam by simply connecting it to a PC[ii] via USB[iii], free of cost.‘Imaging Edge Webcam’ allows users to live stream and video conference in one easy step while also taking full advantage of Sony’s advanced imaging technology, such as industry-leading autofocus, high resolution picture quality and additional unique features of each compatible camera.
“We will continue to adapt and evolve to meet the needs of our customers. Their voice is critical to everything that we do in this industry” said Yann Salmon-Legagneur, Director of Product Marketing, Digital Imaging, Sony Europe. “Given the growing demand for live streaming and video communication, we’re excited to share a new application that give so many loyal Sony’s customers the ability to quickly and easily transform their camera into a highly effective webcam for live streaming, video calls and so much more.”
‘Imaging Edge Webcam’ is currently compatible with 35 Sony camera models including: Alpha 9 II, Alpha 9, Alpha 7R IV, Alpha 7R III, Alpha 7R II, Alpha 7S II, Alpha 7S, Alpha 7 III, Alpha 7 II, Alpha 6600, Alpha 6400, Alpha 6100, RX100 VII, RX100 VI, RX0 II, RX0, vlog camera ZV-1 and morei. The newly announced Alpha 7S III is also compatible.
The new ‘Imaging Edge Webcam’ desktop application is available to download HERE
E-mount（ILCE-）
Roseek is a Shanghai Ruishi Machine Vision Technology Co. founded in 2006 that focuses on industrial embedded imaging equipment. Its main products are smart cameras, which are widely used in ITS (Intelligent Transportation System), industrial machine vision, and intelligent surveillance.
They have some interesting global shutter sensors from Sony listed that are not on Sony semiconductors website. One such sensor the IMX661LQA-C comes in monochrome and color variant but the sensor is slightly larger than the GFX sensor at 3.6″ instead of 3.4″. If GFX glass can cover the sensor it could be used in an even higher-end GFX120 or GFX127. It could also be used in a future medium format camera from Hasselblad, PhaseOne, or even Sony.
They also have some interesting APS-C sensors listed and even 1″ and 1.1″
Once again Roseek largely deals with industrial applications, but the sensors they have listed could end up in future cameras. A few industrial sensors have ended up in cameras like the GH5S in recent years so it is not unheard of.
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via Roseek
Optyczne is reporting that the following are the likely Sony a5/a6 specs:
Sony A5 / A6
Every now and then there are new reports about a small, full-frame mirrorless camera from the Sony A family, which will probably be marked with the number 5 or 6 and will be released later this month. In recent days, we were able to learn about its alleged specification. Here it is:
- body similar to A5xxx / 6xxx,
- big grip,
- continuous shooting up to 5 fps,
- matrix stabilization,
- no flash,
- retractable viewfinder with a resolution of 2.3 million points,
- touch screen like in A7s III,
- single SD card slot,
- 4K24p and 4K30p 10 bit 100 mbps video modes,
- 4K60p video mode quite limited (no audio and crop),
- Wi-Fi (11a / b / g / n / ac) and Bluetooth,
- price around $ 1,000.
via Optyczne
Hi-lows-note spotted two more Tamron patients on j-platpat.inpit.go.jp in addition to the previous find last week.
Tamron 15-30mm f/2.8
Embodiment 1
Focal length: 15.454 21.199 29.106 mm
F number: 2.90 2.90 2.90
Angle of view: 111.748 91.720 72.321
TAMRON filed a patent of 15 – 30 mm f/2.8 wide-angle zoom lens for 35 mm full-frame mirrorless cameras.
In this patent, several lenses relating to “17-28mm F/2.8 Di III RXD” are described.
Tamron 200-800mm f/5.6
Embodiment 1
Focal length: 205.426 447.698 774.302 mm
F number: 6.583 6.586 6.583
Angle of view: 6.008 2.752 1.586
Image height: 21.633 21.633 21.633 mm
Back focus: 56.1827 mm
Total length: 415.348 415.348 415.348 mm
TAMRON filed a patent of 200-800 mm f/6.5 for 35mm full-frame sensor cameras, not sure for mirroless.
DPRTV posted their Sigma 85mm f/1.4 DG DN Art Review today. Below is a summary of the above video:
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