The Sony Alpha A3000 is an entry-level camera styled to look like a DSLR or one of Sony’s own SLT models, but inside it’s actually mirrorless, just like the earlier NEX range. Announced in August 2013 it’s positioned alongside the NEX 3 series, rather than replacing it, although the long-term rebranding of Sony’s mirrorless cameras…
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The Sony WX350 is a compact super-zoom with a 20x optical range, 3 inch 460k dot LCD screen and an 18.2 Megapixel CMOS sensor. So far, so ordinary you might think, but the WX350 fits all of that and more into a very, very compact body – indeed, according to Sony it’s the world’s smallest…
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The Sony Alpha A5000 is an upper entry-level mirrorless camera that’s compatible with Sony’s range of E-mount lenses. Announced in January 2014 it’s the successor to the NEX 3N, and becomes the second E-mount camera to abandon the NEX branding in favour of the Alpha name only. It also has the distinction of being, according…
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The Sony Cyber-shot HX400V is a bridge camera – a DSLR-styled model with a non-removable super-zoom lens. It’s an update of last years HX300, though that model remains, for now, in the Cyber-shot line-up. The HX400V sports the same 50x stabilised optical zoom, 3 inch tilt screen and built-in electronic viewfinder as its predecessor, but…
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The Sony Alpha SLT A77 II is semi-pro camera with fast continuous autofocus and shooting. Announced in May 2014, it comes almost three years after its predecessor, and indeed some time since the last SLT model. With all the focus on the mirrorless models, particularly the full-frame A7 series, you could be forgiven for assuming…
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The Sony Alpha A7s is a mirrorless system camera with a full-frame sensor. Announced in April 2014 it comes six months after the Alpha A7 and A7r, with all three sharing the same compact body, FE lens mount and full-frame sensor size. What makes the A7s different from its siblings is its resolution and video…
Read moreThe Sony Cyber-shot HX60V is a point-and-shoot travel camera with a big 30x optical zoom. Announced in February 2014, it’s the successor to the best-selling Cyber-shot HX50V, which was the first camera of its size to squeeze-in a 30x optical range. Sony’s opted for the if-it-ain’t-broke-don’t-fix-it approach to the HX60V which shares a great deal…
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The Sony Cyber-shot RX10 is a high-end bridge camera with an 8.3x 24-200mm range, constant f2.8 aperture and a 20 Megapixel sensor that’s larger than those in most compact cameras. Announced in October 2013, it joins the best-selling RX100 and RX100 II, sharing the latter’s back-illuminated 1in sensor, but putting a longer zoom in front…
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The Sony Alpha A7 is a mirrorless system camera with a full-frame sensor. Announced in October 2013 alongside the higher-end A7r, they are the World’s smallest and lightest full-frame mirrorless system cameras; note Leica has long offered its M series with full-frame sensors and interchangeable lenses, but they’re larger, heavier and manual focus only. Sony…
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The Sony Alpha A7r is a mirrorless system camera with a full-frame sensor. Announced in October 2013 alongside the more affordable A7, they are the World’s smallest and lightest full-frame mirrorless system cameras; note Leica has long offered its M series with full-frame sensors and interchangeable lenses, but they’re larger, heavier and manual focus only.…
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