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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]( WILD RUMOR: First Sony A7rV specs... There are multiple A7rV rumors spreading on Chinese forums and socials. I first completely ignored those but now I am receiving them daily from SAR readers. So I post them here with a BIG warning. I have NOT heard of any A7rV coming this year. It's much more likely it will be announces sometimes in 2022. So I am very suspicious about those rumors. But you read them and judge for yourself if such specs would actually make sense: Source 1: a7R V coming soon. similar upgrade path as a7R II to a7R III, picture quality keeps the same but usability greatly improved same 61MP CMOS, double speed to support 4K60p support 8K24p(30p?), 4K60p, no 4K120p to avoid competition with a7S3 same S-Cinetone, S-LOG 2/3, HLG support same XAVC HS/S/Intra support, up to 4:2:0 10bit and 4:2:2 10bit in respective modes (Detailed video spec will need more information to confirm) same BIONZ XR, new menu, supports lossless compressed RAW same 759 PDAF + 425 CDAF AF system as a1/a7S3, improved AF performance compared to a7R4 RTT Eye AF, RTT in video supports same chassis as a1/a7S3, supports CFa/SD same EVF as a1/a7S3 same screen as a7R3/4(a) generally not very exciting but solid upgrade Source 2: Alpha 7R V: GBP 3800 / USD 3,500 BIONZ XR processor ISO 40-81920 (Native 80-32000) 61 million pixel Exmor R sensor 759 point PDAF Real-time tracking, eye focus for birds/animals/humans 26 million pixels APS-C mode 10fps continuous shooting 5.5-speed five-axis anti-shake 9.44 million pixel EVF 2.36 million pixel foldable LCD screen New menu Dual CFE-A/SD compatible card slots 10Bit HEIF photo support Lossless compression of RAW photos support The shake mode has been updated to four types (2 photos/4 photos/8 photos/16 photos) (not determined yet) Support for 16Bit RAW photos Full frame oversampling 8K/24p, 4K/24p video. Super35 super sampled 4K/30p video 1.24x crop mode 4K/60p video XAVC HS/S/SI encoded video, color depth up to 10Bit 4:2:2 Support multiple creator modes including S-CineTone Flash sync interface, no full-size HDMI via [Weibo]( and [Creadors](. [Read more]( Wild Rumors roundup: A7sIV, A9III, 100mm GM, High End APS-C, first camera without mechanical shutter About those rumors: I have no idea who sent them and 90% of the times they turn out to be wrong. But, it happened in the past that a couple of those were right. So I will post them today, and we all together can eventually keep track of this. If one of the sources turns out to be right than we will know we can trust it a bit more! Source 1: Sony 's second 8K Full Frame E-Mount camera will be the alpha 7S IV, then is the alpha 7R V. So the alpha 7S IV will be a 40+ megapixels camera with same extreme High-ISO performance as alpha 7S III. It added XAVC HS/S 8K 10bit 4:2:2 and XAVC SI 10bit 4:2:2 in 8K. This Camera can output Full Frame 8K up to 30p, Full Frame/Super 35mm Oversampled 4K up to 60p, Full Frame Pixel-Binning 4K up to 120p. The video quality of alpha 7S IV in 4K can be higher than alpha 1. Source 2: The ILCE-9M3 is a special camera which using the same body as ILCE-1, but drop the Mechanical Shutter Drivee. It has a new Exmor RS sensor which using the same ADCs as the ILCE-1. ILCE-9M3 has only 2 ms readout speed at 14b A/D. So Mechanical Shutter is no need, and thanks to the that, ILCE-9M3 can lighter than ILCE-7C. Source 3: A9 iii = no mechanical shutter. Camera weight is lower than A7c. Source 4: I've heard about a 100mm f1.4 GM on a Chinese social media. Source 5: High end aps c camera this year new design new naming. Source 6: A9iii is gonna be lighter than 7c because of shutter removal. Looks like flash sync is 1/500s. Source 7: SONY is developing a high-speed camera without mechanical shutter. Around 24MP, high speed readout Type 2.7 ExmorRS CMOS. Main improvement: - 14bit 20FPS until cards are full - 30FPS with buffer limitation - of course it will have FF SS 4K60p, but 120p is locked out Successor of the α9II? [Read more]( RUMOR: First possible Sony A6700 specs: New 32Mp sensor, 4k60p, V-LOG focused camera like the ZV-1 Image on top shows [the A6600](. The new camera will replace it. I am getting first tidbits about the next High End APS-C E-mount camera that will be announced in late May. I still have no 100% solid specs but in the meantime I give you what I have so far: 99% near certain rumor info: - Announcement late May - A6600 replacement - same general body form factor but wit many smaller improvements they took from the ZV-1 and A7c - Will be branded as "Vlogger" camera 65% chance those specs are right: - Name: A6700 - 32MP sensor - 4k 60p 10 bit video - Fully articulated screen - Readout at 12bit is 17ms. - Form factor is identical to a7c - better lcd and evf minor tweeks to the body. 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