Sony is just one of the many smartphone makers that are now overcrowding the mobile device industry, especially the Android sector. In order to stand out from all the pile building up, the Japanese company makes their Xperia phones water-friendly. And to continue that streak, Sony recently announced the new Xperia ZR: an Android 4.1 [...]
Sony has recently announced the new Cyber-shot HX50V, a compact camera that packs a 20.4MP image sensor; and is marketed by the Japanese company as the smallest and lightest camera in the world that comes with a 30x optical zoom capability. Aside from those two key features, the HX50V also carries a 3-inch LCD display, [...]
Have you ever wanted to try out what it’s like to shoot with medium-format cameras? If you happen to own a NEX E-Mount camera, you’re in luck because the Vizelex RhinoCam is capable of powering your Sony mirrorless to churn out full 645 medium-format images. The RhinoCam comes with a large frame with medium-format lens [...]
Z is the last letter in the alphabet, and it’s also the new Xperia smartphone from Sony. It packs the usual specs that you’d expect from a high-end Android phone: 1.5GHz Snapdragon S4 Pro processor with Adreno 320 GPU, 2GB memory, 16GB built-in storage. For its camera, the Z carries a 13MP Exynos RS on [...]
If you were impressed with Cardiio, which is an iPhone app that measures a human heart rate just by looking at the camera, then Sony is going to blow your mind with their new camera technology called “Smart Skin Evaluation Program” or SSKEP. The SSKEP was designed as a system that can check the health [...]
There used to be a pretty straightforward choice when buying cameras: go for the convenience and ease of use of a compact digital camera or the high-functionality and superior picture quality of a DSLR. However, Sony livened up the market by introducing a new alternative in 2010 – the SLT camera. Whilst anyone wanting a camera for [...]
The Hasselblad Lunar is the newest “ultra luxury” camera from the same company that manufactured the first camera on the moon. The camera’s name could be a tribute to that awesome feat. However, the APS-C mirrorless camera is basically a pimped up Sony NEX-7. Aside from a slight difference in physical appearance, the Lunar has [...]
Watch out GoPro, Sony is going to enter the action sports camera arena! Sony has recently announced that they are currently developing a new hi-def wearable video camera. Mainly targeted for those action sports enthusiasts, the new video camera features a small and lightweight design with ultra-wide angle Carl Zeiss lens, SteadyShot image stabilization, and [...]
Sony’s rumored LT29i smartphone, aka Hayabusa, is reportedly going to feature a 13 megapixel sensor. And that’s not all, the new smartphone will have a “stacked” CMOS sensor for a much better low-light performance. It’s called “stacked” because of the way Sony has put the sensor’s pixel section on top of the circuit area — [...]
A ten-year-old Sony Mavica digital camera was spotted on the shelf of a Wal Mart store in Illinois; tagged with a price of $270. Yes, you read it right, this decade old Mavica is pricier than your modern-day 16MP point-and-shoot. If you’re into old cameras — for nostalgic reasons or whatever — the Sony Mavica [...]