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Firmware Friday enters the final month of the 2010s this week with news of camera updates from two companies -- Canon and Sony -- as well as updated software from Fujifilm. The bulk of the changes made are aimed at fixing bugs, but there are a few new features in the mix as well.
We'll kick things off...
We've tested some really cool cameras over the years, but the Sony RX10 IV has to be among the very coolest! Designed as the ultimate one-size-fits-all camera, the RX10 IV impresses in most respects thanks to a combination of great image quality and absolutely mind-blowing levels of performance. Sony is not exaggerating...
The Sony RX10 II has some mighty big shoes to fill. Following in the footsteps of the original RX10 -- the camera which single-handedly created the large-sensor, long-zoom category, and which took the Best Enthusiast Zoom prize in our 2013 Camera of the Year awards -- the RX10 II keeps the same basic design as that...
We had the opportunity to sit down recently with the President and Chief Operating Officer, Deputy President and Deputy Vice President of Sony Electronics, all of whom are instrumental in developing and executing Sony's strategy for imaging products in the US. We more often speak with engineers and product planners...
Last week, I was in the delightfully quirky city of Portland, Oregon on a shoot with Sony's latest 4K-capable cameras, the Sony A7R II and Sony RX10 II. I'm back in the office now, and having had a chance to filter through the thousands of images and videos I shot on the trip, I've added even more stills from both...
At a press conference in New York, Sony recently announced three new cameras, the Sony RX10 II, Sony RX100 IV and Sony A7R II. We were there, blogging live from the press conference, so follow along below for the events as they unfolded.
Keen to know more? We've just published our Sony A7R II preview, as well as...
Want an enthusiast-friendly compact camera that will fit in your pocket, and don't want to compromise on zoom reach to get it? If so, Sony is happy to oblige with the just-launched, 18-megapixel Sony HX90V, which it says is the world's smallest camera with a viewfinder and 30x or greater zoom lens. And boy, is that...
Alongside the launch of the enthusiast-oriented HX90V, Sony has today unveiled a second long-zoom compact camera that's almost as feature-rich, yet significantly more affordable. The Sony WX500 shares much with its higher-end sibling, but forgoes its popup viewfinder, GPS receiver and some other features the...
The most exciting series of pocket-friendly cameras on the market just got even more exciting! Sony has taken its past RX100-series models and overhauled them to produce the 20-megapixel Sony RX100 III. And boy, is this ever one cool camera, with major updates throughout.
Changes include a brand-new lens that's...
The Sony Cyber-shot RX100 and RX100 II have enjoyed wide praise for excellent image quality in a versatile, pocketable package, and 28-100mm f/1.8-4.9 lens certainly played a part. But there's no rest for Sony, as it looks like they're working on an even better lens.
Egami dug up a pending patent on a new Sony lens...
Sony has just lanched five new Cyber-shot camera models for the CP+ tradeshow in Japan. The Sony HX400V ultrazoom is the most fully-featured, while the Sony H400 and Sony H300 pare down on features and cost. The Sony WX350 puts a big lens in a pocket camera, and the Sony W800 focuses on photographers for whom a...
Last year, Sony launched the W730, a compact camera that aimed to satisfy three goals: high sensor resolution, reasonable zoom range, and a low pricetag. Today, the company follows up with the Sony W830, a camera which further hones the design in one of those three areas.
But which area is it? If you guessed...
Last month, Sony's announcement of the 20.2-megapixel Cyber-shot RX10 bridge camera was met with a mixture of excitement and confusion. Some immediately saw the Sony RX10 for what it was, and were absolutely thrilled. Others were confused by the pricing and design: Weren't the days of thousand-dollar-plus bridge...
Last week, Imaging Resource publisher Dave Etchells and news editor Mike Tomkins spent several days at a press event in Nashville, Tennessee, where they got some early hands-on time with Sony's latest products. Mike previously posted galleries from his first day with several brand-new Sony cameras, and now he's...
Denmark-based Phase One A/S has just announced a new release of its flagship Capture One raw processor and image editor, adding new features and camera / lens support, as well as fixing some bugs. Key among the changes is extended support for importing catalogs from arch-rival Adobe's competing Photoshop Lightroom product, a feature that's bound to...
Last month, we celebrated our 15th birthday here at Imaging Resource, and in reflecting back on all those years of covering the camera market, we were struck by just how far it's come. It's pretty thrilling when you stop to think about it: we could scarcely have imagined the capabilities of some of today's cameras when this site started in an...
Apparently the pocketable Sony HX30V long-zoom digital camera and the DSLR-like Sony HX200V bridge camera have had a love child. The new Sony HX50V carries some excellent DNA from both "parents," packing a 30x optical zoom lens like the HX200V into a body that's almost as compact and lightweight as the HX30V. In fact,...
The Sony RX1 has probably produced more excited commentary than any other camera announced in 2012. Having spent a good amount of time with it, we can say we're solidly among its fans, although our careful testing did reveal some shortcomings that have either been only lightly reported or not mentioned at all in other coverage. There's no...
Sony announced a raft of new cameras and lenses in Europe yesterday including a new entry level DSLR -- the 20-megapixel Sony A58 that will replace both the A37 and A57 -- as well as the new entry level NEX-3N compact system camera. Sony also unveiled three new Cyber-shot compact cameras and two DSLR lenses. None of these products have been announced for the U.S. market.
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Consumer electronics giant Sony announced five new fixed-lens camera models for the Consumer Electronics Show: one each in the long-zoom, Wi-Fi connected, and rugged lifestyle camera segments, plus two affordable and approachable entry-level models.
The long-zoom Sony H200 looks rather like a digital SLR, and that's no accident -- its...