The anticipated Alpha a7S III is going to be Sony’s sane answer to today’s crazy race for maximum specs and resolution. The rumors indicate a solid camera body, average resolution, smart media, high sensitivity (of course), and maybe ProRes RAW capabilities. Read on.
Sony Alpha a7S III: Not 8K but…
The Sony Alpha a7S III will be launched in less than a week from now. As stated by Sony, the long-awaited Alpha a7S III will “Set new standards for video in a mirrorless camera and filmmakers have been clamoring for the next generation ever since”. However, rumors sites like sonyalpharumors.com indicate solid specs with some smart features, like the new pre-available media (CFexpress Type A), 4K/60p, 10-bit 4:2:2, a completely new sensor that is capable of high DR (15 stops as claimed by Sony) and relatively low noise when shooting extremely high ISO.
The ‘S’ originally stood for ‘sensitivity’ but now I think it should stand for ‘supreme’ in terms of image quality, and expression. It comes from having really big pixels. I think that many professionals and high-end users will enjoy the new camera.
Kenji Tanaka, VP, and Senior General Manager of Sony’s Business of Digital Imaging Group
“Everything is new”
According to Sony, the a7S II successor will be an entirely new camera, with a lot of new technologies implemented inside it, including the image sensor itself. As stated to Digital Photography Review by Kenji Tanaka, VP, and Senior General Manager of Sony’s Business of Digital Imaging Group:” The Sony a7S III will be a complete redesign of the whole system, including the image sensor. Everything is new. We hope we will meet and exceed the expectations and requests of our customers. I’m very confident that our new model will meet their demands”. Tanaka adds that “The ‘S’ originally stood for ‘sensitivity’ but now I think it should stand for ‘supreme’ in terms of image quality, and expression. It comes from having really big pixels. I think that many professionals and high-end users will enjoy the new camera”.
Alpha a7S III unconfirmed features
Explore the chart below for the Sony Alpha a7S III unconfirmed specs. Click on the image for full resolution:
Thoughts
The Sony Alpha a7S III doesn’t aim for those that are eager to shoot ultra-high resolution. For that, you can use Canon EOS R5 that is capable of 8K video recording. On the other hand, you’ll not have any recoding limitation like in the EOS R5 due to the advanced cooling system implemented in the Alpha a7S III. Furthermore, the option for CFexpress Type A cards indicates on keeping the camera in a compact form factor. Moreover, the CFexpress Type A card hints that the a7S III has a relatively low bitrate, which indicates an economical data rate. In my opinion, the main strength of the Alpha a7S III is the new sensor and dynamic range, or in two words: image quality. Also, there are rumors that a ProRes RAW option is being developed via the Atomos recorder. The camera will be formally announced in a week so stay tuned as you’ll keep you posted.
Hi! Can you gently mention SonyAlphaRumors.com as source for these rumors? Thanks!
Absolutely!
Thx,
Yossy
That site is garbage. They’ve been predicting it for the last three years and wrong all the time. Big whoop of they get it right as it’s meaningless after so many fake news attempts
At ISO 50-100 the megapixel equivalent of 35mm is between 8-16 Megapixels. At 12MP there is plenty of data in the file… and there are many many more factors for good image quality than megapixels.