Camera rumors for 2016?

That Japanese site that always gets bleeped out by the DVXUser censors (those must be tiny 1/2.3" censors too) says that it will be A6500 and RX100 MKV. No specs given. I wonder if A6500 is a significant advancement over A6300 or merely the same camera with a bigger heat sink/more thermal paste.
 
I hope one of these new Sony cameras will get 4K/60p. I really don't see Sony letting Panasonic drop the GH5 with it before them, but who knows.
 
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a6500 reportedly has IBIS. It may be something similar to what I was asking for before the a6300 was announced: an a7 body with APS-C sensor. It should be really easy for Sony to make that for $1300 or so, and it would get rid of the overheating issues and maybe even make thermal room for 4k 60fps.
I guess it's not too soon for it to appear if you think of the a6300's target release date (i.e. they had to delay that so much that, if the update didn't have those problems, it can appear really soon after).
 
NorBro said:
Can't believe I gotta wait until 2017 for an A7SIII...sigh.
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Eh, some Chinese site claims to have the full specs on SIII (15.2 MPX, 8-bit 4:2:2). Is it going to available for Christmas? Who knows. PhotoPlus is a place to ask. But CP+ is in February and Sony may want to save something for home soil.
 
The one rumor was from a Japanese site, and some of the native Japanese-speaking users commented that the language on the site had grammatical errors and/or sounded strange...

I think February or April is a guarantee.

(The A7S was announced at NAB 2014.)
 
At a first glance, the chart is mind blowing. But, when you read that the shipments for 2016 are only through July, it's merely sick. And definitely not in a good way.

https://www.statista.com/chart/5782/digital-camera-shipments/

It does, albeit indirectly, explain Samsung's decision to bow out of the camera business - 121 million units shipped globally in 2010 and likely under 30M in 2016. Not many industries can survive a 75% sales drop.
 
Well, point-and-shoot definitely died, but the "interchangeable lens" part is not doing so badly. It was higher in 2011-2012-2013, but it's still holding up pretty well... comparatively. It's also falling (second chart here) but not nearly by that much.

Also interesting: it's going to be close, but it looks like 2016 may be the first year where more interchangeable lens cameras will be sold than fixed lens cameras.
 
Samuel H said:
Well, point-and-shoot definitely died, but the "interchangeable lens" part is not doing so badly. It was higher in 2011-2012-2013, but it's still holding up pretty well... comparatively. It's also falling (second chart here) but not nearly by that much.

Also interesting: it's going to be close, but it looks like 2016 may be the first year where more interchangeable lens cameras will be sold than fixed lens cameras.
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This is still a dire - and, perhaps, dying - industry.

Due to the cartelization, the Japanese companies were able to maintain high profit margins even in the lower end sectors. Plus, some nominal point&shoot's like the Sony RX, Panasonic FZ and Nikon (incoming) DL series can be deemed as pseudo-DSLR's too. Add the shared overhead, marketing and R&D costs that were once written off against 120 million units and the trend line is nothing but ominous.

PS. I believe the "old" analog/film ILC business was about 12 million units shipped annually. I don't know if it's going to sink that low but further contraction is inevitable.
 
Sony Alpha Rumors are hinting at a surprise from Sony for PhotoPlus. It's so secret, the rumor is rated as Minus 5.

(could be a new FS style camcorder).
 
When they mentioned that rumor a few days ago they didn't think it was a camcorder, but I'll take it!

I think the FS7 was announced (or available?) in the fall?
 
Yes end of the month 2 years ago is when I received my FS7. I'm placing my bet on a VG4K type of camcorder with the current A6300/6500 sensor in it. I've been hoping such a camera would be released as it would be very beneficial to my gear list. Would be better to use it on certain events than the FS7. We'll see.
 
This will not appear in 2016 but Samsung has just announced a volume production of the 10 nanometer processors, beating its main rivals in Qualcomm and Intel to the punch. Currently, the 14 nM chips rule the smartphone and camera market. Samsung has not even hinted which products will be the first to adopt the new tech. I'll speculate it will be some miraculously unexploding smartphone.

And likely some power hungry cameras too.
 
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