New Sony E-mount video cam for IBC

[Glen Vandermolen]

Sony released a teaser for IBC. Any guesses as to what it will be?


http://www.sonyalpharumors.com/sr5-n...#disqus_thread

[Jack Zhang]

I posted this in Area 51.

Initially I thought it was the 1'' fixed lens Exmor R NX100 successor with 4K, but once I found out it was E-mount, I then thought about either a EA50 replacement with a different form factor or a VG30 4K version.

No clue on sensor size. APS-C? Super35?

[Noa Put]

on the image the ea50 and the fs7 are already shown and it says a new "fs camera" so probably the fs100 replacement.

[Glen Vandermolen]

Originally Posted by Noa Put

on the image the ea50 and the fs7 are already shown and it says a new "fs camera" so probably the fs100 replacement.

That's not the EA50. That's the FS700, which has just seen a big price drop. I'm thinking it will be more professional than the EA50. Since it's shown between the FS7 and FS700, I'm thinking it'll have an S35 size sensor.

[Noa Put]

oops, you are right, it's a fs700.

[Nate Haustein]

The outline looks like a mini FS7 with a EVF on the back. A FS3 or FS5 perhaps. think a squat little body like that would be great, the FS7 turned me off because of its size. If the FS700 is $4k and the FS7 is $8k, I'd expect this one to "fit" right at $6k. As for the rest, we'll just have to wait and see, Sony seems to surprise me more often than not with features on budget cameras like these.

[Dmitri Zigany]

Yes, the image shows:
A7S > FS700 > FS??? > FS7

Curious thing here is that they include the A7S in the FS-series line-up. That combined with another image with the text saying "Missing Piece" enhances the feeling I've had for month that the new FS camera will be full frame. That would make the series:
FF > S35 > FF > S35.

To me, at that position ($5-6000) a full frame camera is the only thing that really makes sense.
Making something similar but better than the FS700 and you have the FS7. Making something just smaller/cheaper/less functions than the FS7 just makes it an FS700 with XAVC.
With a Full Frame camera they can leave out quite a lot (high frame rates, some higher end codecs etc) to make sure it doesn't quite compete with the FS7 while still have something unique to warrant the price and cause a buzz. And they would finally have a camcorder that's a perfect fit for the 28-135 cine lens.

The silhouette looks like an FS7 with a viewfinder in the back so I assume they will have many similarities. Maybe the built in shoulder pad etc is gone to make it slightly smaller?

Really excited for this one!

[Dmitri Zigany]

Missing Piece...

[Kyle Root]

Full Frame a7s Sensor for super high ISO
4K internal
1080 120P, 60P, 30P, 24P
xavc 10-bit 422 color space
SDXC cards

built in 1920x1080 5" monitor with scopes

looking forward to seeing what it is for real. lol

[Mike Watson]

If it's full frame, it would make that 28-135mm lens make sense.

[Barry Goyette]

The first thing that stuck out to me was the "tulip" shaped lens hood on the thing, which implies a zoom, and typically a rather wide zoom. Are we looking at a fixed lens here, or are they also announcing a companion to their 28-135 f power zoom, perhaps a 17-55 or something more useful on a super 35 sensor (which I think this is going to end up being).

[Gary Huff]

Originally Posted by Barry Goyette

Are we looking at a fixed lens here

DVX200 competitor?

[David Peterson]

I blogged my thoughts about it last month:
Sony FS100 discontinued, “Sony FS1” coming soon? | David Peterson

[Dmitri Zigany]

Originally Posted by David Peterson

I blogged my thoughts about it last month:
Sony FS100 discontinued, “Sony FS1” coming soon? | David Peterson

Think you're giving the FS100 too much credit. It's gone. Too long ago. Ancient. The FS100 will have nothing to do with what's coming. FS700? Maybe a tiny bit. The new thing will be a mixture between A7S and FS7 mostly. Maybe even have 5-axis stabilisation of A7II?..

[Jack Zhang]

Oh, so a VG900 replacement it may be then, just with much better EVFs and a proper LCD placement.