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The Latest news on SAR [SonyAlphaRumors_logo_two-1] Display problems? [Open this email in your web browser.]( Good Morning reader! Latest Rumors on SonyAlphaRumors.com [twitter]( [facebook]( Our 2020 rumors were right all along: Sony officially registered the ＂surprise＂ (RX?) camera that we told you would be announced soon! Today Sony officially registered a new camera model with 5.1GHz Wifi (via [Nokishita](. This means it's a high end model !!! Our rumors are therefore confirmed! [We told you on May 15]( that Sony plans to launch the A7sII successor and a "surprise" model in June (max early July). And indeed Sony has now registered a total of two camera featuring the 5.1Ghz module: WW271448 (Sony Corporation of Japan and for) WW850128 (Sony Digital Products (Wuxi) Co., Ltd, China) UPDATE: The new High End camera might be an RX model because it has been registered by Sony China? I got some early whispers about this "surprise" model but I need to dig more into it before I can share something with you. Anyway. it's going to be an exciting time on SAR and if you don't follow us on [Twitter]( and [Facebook]( you will be banned from SAR :) - So far in 2020 we have a very good track on our rumors:May 18: We leaked the first [ZV1 images]( May 6: We reported first about the new [ZV1 launch]( April 17: We leaked the [Samyang 75mm specs]( April 3: We leaked the [Tamron 70-180mm price and market release date](. February 17: We leaked the [Sony 20mm FE specs]( February 13: We leaked the first [Sony 20mm FE info]( February 7: We leaked the [Prime lens rumor]( Note: The timeline of Camera rumors posted before the Covid-19 outbreak did get shifted. So if there was a rumored FF E-mount camera launch at Cp+ or Photokina this would of course be postponed by up to 6 months. [Read more]( First leaked image of the ZV1 back The image on top shows you the back of the new ZV1 camera. Below you can find the press text and more images: Press text: The Sony ZV-1 is a 20.1MP digital camera specifically designed for vloggers and content creators. It features a 1.0-type stacked CMOS sensor and super-fast AF for high quality images and 4K video. The 24-70mm zoom lens is perfect for both portraits and wide-angle shooting. The Image stabilisation helps to keep your photos and videos blur free. It has an ergonomic, comfortable grip plus a 3-inch vari-angle LCD screen with recording lamp, which makes selfie-shooting very easy. The ZV-1 is designed around the needs of vloggers and content creators, and focusses on intuitive controls for vlog & video creation. The vari-angle screen ensures selfie-shooting is easy enabling you to check your framing while shooting. The grip provides a comfortable and secure way of holding the camera. A directional 3-capsule Microphone utilises technology from Sony's advanced video camera systems to deliver high quality sound capturing performance and noise reduction in full-stereo. In addition, a wind screen that greatly reduces wind noise in outdoor conditions is supplied. A 3.5mm input jack is also onboard in case additional mics need to be added. Get leading-edge movie AF for vlogging. Developed for the interchangeable-lens camera Alpha series, Real-time Eye AF locks on and tracks subjects with high accuracy and speed. It uses AI-based subject recognition technology to detect eye information in real-time, allowing people’s eyes to be recognised and tracked, even when shooting 4K movies. Soft Skin Effect enables you to reduce skin wrinkles and marks while ensuring you preserve skin-tones and the sharpness of eyes and mouths. Skin tones are optimised for both movies and stills to deliver ideal subject emphasis when using your vlogging camera for YouTube, Instagram, and other platforms. Finally, an original face priority AE algorithm - detects the face and adjusts the exposure to ensure it is depicted at optimal brightness, even during selfie-shooting scenes with large light-dark changes. By simply pressing the Bokeh Switch (C1), even without a deep knowledge of cameras and video, you can obtain the blurred background effect. Another simple operation - Product Showcase Setting - enables the focus to shift rapidly from your face to a product or object being held up to the lens without having to hide your face. Easy to use this can be abled by the press of a single button (C2). Perfect for product review videos. via [Nokishita]( [Read more]( LEAKED: First detailed images of the new Sony ZV1 Here you have the images of the new Sony ZV1 camera that will be announced on May 26. This is basically an [RX100VII]( successor made for vloggers. Which means it has a big recording button, a fully articulating screen and top notch autofocus feature. Sony ZV1 camera specs roundup: - Looks like an [RX100VII]( - Has a fully articulating screen on the side similar to the[Canon EOS-RP]( - Better grip than current RX100 cameras - Very big Video record button - integrated ND filter - 20MP 1 inch sensor - 24-70mm F1.8 - 2.8 lens - All the autofocus features like: EyeAf and so forth - One touch Bokeh feature - Auto Object detect - Announcement May 26 - For potential SOURCES: If you know "something" and want to share it anonymously please use the anonymous contact form on the top right of the sidebar. Please use a nickname so that I can recognize you in future messages. You can also contact me directly at [sonyalpharumors@gmail.com](. Use [remailer.paranoici.org]( to send me an anonymous message if you prefer to do so. 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