14 DAY TRIAL // Panasonic’s FZ1000 brought 4K to the game of compacts, and since then its direct competitor Sony has been faced with increasing pressure to offer something that will stand against this product.
And it appears we won’t have to wait too long to see this happening, as a fresh batch of rumors arriving to us via Sony Alpha Rumors revealed Sony’s Cyber-shot DSC-RX20 is not far from becoming a reality.
Sony RX20 expected next month
Sources familiar with the matter are saying that the camera is expected to be unveiled in mid-October 2014 and then it will arrive with the same sensor one can find in the RX10 (20.1MP) and the same lens (24-200 f2.8).
Sony will be bestowing a small ergonomical update on the camera, but this aspect might be considered the least important. What needs to be highlighted here is that the camera will bring 4K video recording and XAVC-S video to the table.
What’s more, 1080p frame rates remain the same, but the 720p mode adds the possibility to shoot in 20fps. S-LOG2 will not be made available with the camera.
Last but not least, the Sony RX20 is expected to retail for around $1,300 / €1,019. The sources also mention that the predecessor, the RX10, will continue to be sold on the market at a lower price ($100 to $200 / €78 to €157 off).
Sony RX10 is already selling at a cheaper value
The drop in price for the RX10 already happened this month, when we reported Sony has slashed off the price of the device to $1000 / €761 instead of the original $1300 / €989.
Under the same occasion, Sony rolled out a firmware for the device which brought along the capability of shooting 60p, 30p, 24p and 120p movies in XAVC formats with support for high-bit rates.
Basically, by performing the update, the camera would gain support for 50p/25 (1920 x 1080), 100p (1280 x 720), 60p/30p/24p (1920 x 1080) and 120p (1280 x 720).
The RX10 camera proved quite popular with photography enthusiasts thanks to features like the 7-blade iris diaphragm that supports the Bokeh effect.
On top of that, the camera takes advantage of a 20.2MP 1.0-type back-illuminated Exmor R CMOS sensor working in concert with a BIONZ X processing engine.
On the back lies a 1440k dot, high-contrast OLED Tru-Finder LCD that can tilt up and down in order to offer better flexibility. The camera is also super speedy, but one important aspect lacking from the picture was the 4K video recording capability.
Well, the RX20 will sure fill that void, for all you Sony fans!