It looks like Sony’s new compact camera the ZV1 will be coming May 26th 2020 10:00am ET. Stay tuned for more information. The camera is expected to be like a RX100VII with a fully articulating screen and 1-inch 20MP image sensor just like the RX100 series of cameras.
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Camera Grand Prix is held by Camera Journal Press Club (CJPC, Japan), a group of representatives from magazines or websites specializing in photos and cameras. CJPC, established in September 1963, has 10 members from the media as of May 2020. The selection committee, organized under CJPC’s Camera Grand Prix Executive Committee, deliberates and selects the best products for the four awards among those introduced into the market during the previous fiscal year (i.e. from April 1, 2019 to March 31, 2020 for Camera Grand Prix 2020.) Read More
Sony Semiconductor Solutions and Microsoft partner to create smart camera solutions for enterprise customer
Companies collaborate to make video analytics solutions more accessible in order to drive better business outcomes
Sony Semiconductor Solutions (Sony) and Microsoft Corp. (Microsoft) today announced they are partnering to create solutions that make AI-powered smart cameras and video analytics easier to access and deploy for their mutual customers.
As a result of the partnership, the companies will embed Microsoft Azure AI capabilities on Sony’s intelligent vision sensor IMX500, which extracts useful information out of images in smart cameras and other devices. Sony will also create a smart camera managed app powered by Azure IoT and Cognitive Services that complements the IMX500 sensor and expands the range and capability of video analytics opportunities for enterprise customers. The combination of these two solutions will bring together Sony’s cutting-edge imaging and sensing technologies, including the unique functionality of high-speed edge AI processing, with Microsoft’s cloud expertise and AI platform to uncover new video analytics opportunities for customers and partners across a variety of industries. Read More
DXO Mark released a list of the best lenses for the Sony a7RIV. I listed the top lenses below:
Wide-Angle Prime
Carl Zeis Batis 25mm f/2
Standard Prime
Sony 55mm F1.8 Sonnar T FE ZA
Telephoto Prime
Sony FE 85mm f/1.4 GM
Wide-Angle Zoom
Sony FE 16-35mm F2.8 GM
Standard Zoom
Sony FE 24-70 mm F2.8 GM
Tele-zoom
Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS
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Press Release: Aurora Aperture Introduces a Next-Generation Rear Mount Filter System
Irvine, California, May 15th, 2020 – Aurora Aperture Inc. today has introduced a next-generation rear mount filter system.
The new next-generation rear mount filter system supports the Canon 11-24mm F4L USM and other select Canon wide-angle lenses, Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8G, Sigma 14-24mm F2.8 DG HSM Art EF mount and Sigma 14mm F1.8 DG HSM Art EF mount lenses, Sigma 14-24mm F2.8 DG DN Art E and L mount, and Sony 12-24mm F4 G.
“In 2017 we introduced a rear mount filter system for the Canon EF 11-24mm F4L USM: The Aurora Aperture CR format, an industry-first rear mount glass filter,” said Jeff Chen, founder and CEO of Aurora Aperture Inc. “The next generation rear mount filter system is a major upgrade from the CR format filter system. It expands supported lenses to several other popular ultra wide-angle lenses, at the same time adds more filter choices. More importantly, the new system features a robust magnetic quick-release mechanism. ” Read More
SIGMA MOUNT CONVERTER MC-11 SA-E v1.23
● It has optimized the peripheral illumination correction data when used in combination with SIGMA 24-105mm F4 DG OS HSM | Art for SIGMA SA mount.
SIGMA MOUNT CONVERTER MC-11 EF-E v1.30
● It has optimized the peripheral illumination correction data when used in combination with SIGMA 24-105mm F4 DG OS HSM | Art for CANON EF mount.
● It has become compatible with the SIGMA 18-300mm F3.5-6.3 DC MACRO OS HSM | Contemporary for CANON EF mount, that has the latest firmware Ver.2.02.
● It has become compatible with the SIGMA 24-70mm F2.8 DG OS HSM | Art for CANON EF mount, that has the latest firmware Ver.2.05.
● It has become compatible with the SIGMA 40mm F1.4 DG HSM | Art for CANON EF mount, that has the latest firmware Ver.1.01.
● It has become compatible with the SIGMA 105mm F1.4 DG HSM | Art for CANON EF mount, that has the latest firmware Ver.1.01.
To update your firmware, please refer to the following link;
https://www.sigma-global.com/en/download/lenses/firmware/
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