Thursday, September 1, 2011

New MIrrorless Cameras Announced

Both Sony and Samsung have announced new cameras that compete with the 4/3 mirrorless cameras produced by Olympus and Panasonic.

The Samsung NX200 is an upgrade of its previous NX100. It offers the larger APS-C sensor and increased the size to 20.3MP. It now offers HD video at 1080p. For more information go to: SAMSUNG.


Sony announced the NEX-7 that has 24.3MP on an APS-C sensor. It features an electronic viewfinder, true HD video and claims to have the fastest release time lag of any mirrorless camera on the market. For more information go to: SONY.

The availability of either camera has yet to be announced. However, the NEX-7's price is going to be steep at an estimated $1200.00 for body only.



Finally,SONY announced an upgrade to its existing NEX-5 called the NEX-5N. It uses a larger 16.1MP Exmor sensor and features the same fast focusing mechanism found in the NEX-7. It also allows HD video capture at 60 frames per second. It does not offer a built-in electronic view found on the NEX-7, but the price is only half at an estimated $600.00 body only. For more information about this camera go to: NEX-5N.



Also, remember when comparing these new high-end mirroless cameras to check out the lens offerings from each company. Samsung currently has the edge in available e-mount lenses, although SONY has announced three new ones and an adapter that will allow the use of its existing A-mount lenses.



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