Sony is going to be announcing a “new concept” on September 15, and one of those products will be the Sony Alpha a7c full-frame mirrorless camera in a very compact form.
Sony Alpha a7c Specifications: (incomplete)
- 24.2 MP back-illuminated CMOS sensor
- ISO100-51200 (extension: 50-204800)
- In-body camera shake correction that realizes a maximum of 5.0 steps of correction effect
- Maximum of about 10 frames/sec
- 3.0-inch touch panel type vari-angle liquid crystal
- NP-FZ100 battery
- Dimensions: 124mm (4.88″) x 71.1mm (2.79″) x 59.7mm (2.35″)
- Weight: 509g
To give you an idea of how small the a7c is, the Canon EOS M6 Mark II is 120mm (4.72″)x 70mm (2.75″) x 49mm (1.92″)!
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This thing is tiny for a ff!
</ cue the Sony trolls arcing up > :p
I wish we had some of our FF digital cameras as compact as our film P&S cameras used to be.
I do find it kind of funny, though...
Internet Reviewer: "The R5/R6 feels so good in the hand -- I can finally fit all my fingers on the grip, unlike my A7RIV."
Sony: "Let's go smaller!"
On the one hand, perhaps the industry is ultimately heading to full frame sensors in tiny mirrorless packages that will eventually replace the shrinking point-and-shoot and amateur DLSR segment. On the other hand, typical full-frame lenses might quickly become unwieldy on a tiny body. Lens size would be the barrier that would need to be addressed.
It'll be interesting to see what Canon does with the EOS M line where small bodies also have small lenses. Will it compete against tiny full-frame bodies with big lenses? Will Canon retire the M line and go the same route as Sony because tiny full-frame bodies will eventually get small-enough lenses?
Fun times...
...unless you have an M and are wishing for more lenses. :p
Could be interesting a few years down the line. Canon is supposed to announce a smaller FF as well soon (it was rumored here). Pretty soon we'll see an iPhone with a FF sensor strapped to the back!
-Brian
The obvious option is No 4K HQ or 8K video - which is all that limits the R5 at this point, and also may reduce the need for the high horsepower processor. That processor probably throws off a lot of heat. Another option is no or poorer weather sealing, which can increase air exchange and cool the camera and/or allow for a heat sync of some kind built in to the body.
If the video codec is not their nasty 8 bit, this could be an amazing travel camera for hybrid shooters. Tiny af, good af (the other meaning of af), 10bit422 in 4k24 full frame, and good stills.... Wow...
By not offering 8K 240fps in 16 bit raw ?