Sony A6500 and RX100 V Cameras Officially Announced

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Sony officially announced the new Sony a6500 APS-C mirrorless camera and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 V compact camera.

The new Sony a6500 flagship APS-C sensor camera comes with the world’s fastest AF speed and highest humber of AF points with in-camera 5-axis image stabilization, touchscreen with AF operation and 24.2 MP Exmor CMOS APS-C sensor. The US price of Sony A6500 is $1,399 and it will be available for pre-order on October 10, 2016. Shipping is scheduled to start in November 2016.

Sony A6500 Mirrorless Camera Key Features:

  • 24.2MP APS-C Exmor CMOS Sensor
  • BIONZ X Image Processor
  • XGA Tru-Finder 2.36m-Dot OLED EVF
  • 3.0″ 921.6k-Dot Tilting Touchscreen LCD
  • Internal UHD 4K Video & S-Log3 Gamma
  • S&Q Motion in Full HD from 1-120 fps
  • 5-Axis SteadyShot INSIDE Stabilization
  • Built-In Wi-Fi with NFC
  • 4D FOCUS with 425 Phase-Detect Points
  • Up to 11 fps Shooting and ISO 51200

You can see the full press release at Sony.

The new Sony RX100 V compact camera has the world’s fastest AF speed, world’s most AF points and world’s fastest continuous shooting for a compact camera. The US price is $998 and it will be available for pre-order on October 10, 2016. Shipping will start this month.

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 V Key Features:

  • 20.1MP 1″ Exmor RS BSI CMOS Sensor
  • BIONZ X Image Processor & Front-End LSI
  • Internal UHD 4K Video & S-Log2 Gamma
  • Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* f/1.8-2.8 Lens
  • 24-70mm (35mm Equivalent)
  • Fast Hybrid AF System with 315 Points
  • HFR Mode for Full HD Video up to 960 fps
  • 0.39″ 2.36m-Dot OLED Pop-Up EVF
  • 3.0″ 1.23m-Dot 180° Tilting LCD
  • ISO 12800 and 24 fps Continuous Shooting

You can see the full press release at Sony.

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