The upcoming Sony Alpha a7SIII (ILCE-7SM3) or a7S IV is a full frame mirrorless camera to be announced in the first half of 2020, probably at NAB Show 2020 in April. Stay tuned for more info.
As we already know, the recently registered Sony WW271448 camera code is an high-end E-mount camera, probably full frame model: a7S III or a7 IV. So when will Sony WW271448 officially announced ? According to latest rumors, this camera will be officially announced in June, 2020.
According to SonyRumors, Sony has just registered a new camera code WW271448 in China. Based on registered info, Sony WW271448 will be a high-end E-mount mirrorless camera like Sony a7 IV or a7S III. This camera code is registered by Sony Japan, not previous code WW119533 that registered by Sony China. And WW271448 will have 5GHz Wi-Fi built-in. Seems this will be a good camera to compete with upcoming Canon EOS R5.
Recently, Bloomberg said that Sony has nixed some features it had planned for an unnamed future mirrorless camera model (could be Sony a7IV or a7SIII) due to the scarcity of certain hardware, namely DRAM and NAND flash memory. Sony is currently focus their limited DRAM resources for the new PS5 production.
Here is another rumored specs list of upcoming Sony a7 IV and a7S III/a7S IV. The Sony a7 IV is rumored to be announced in Spring of 2020, and the Sony a7S III/a7S IV is rumored to be announced ahead of NAB show in April. Take a look at rumored specs list below: (Click for large size)
The 15MP Sony IMX521CQR sensor was first leaked several months ago. Now since Sony a7S III is rumored to be announced soon, it is very likely that Sony a7S III will use this 15MP IMX521CQR sensor, you can take a look at full specs sheet of IMX521CQR below. Sony a7S III will shoot 4K60p video, and a possible of 61MP mode.
The Sony a7S III or a7S IV is expected to be announced in early 2020 as already rumored before. Now according to SAR, first leaked image of Sony a7SIII is already available online. You can see leaked image above.
After Sony a9 II (B&H Photo Video/Adorama/Amazon) officially announced, Sony currently has no new camera code got registered, this means there will be no new Sony cameras to be announced in next 1-3 months. The long awaited Sony a7S III is expected to be announced in early 2020, probably at NAB Show in April.
The PhotoPlus EXPO 2019 is on October 24th – 26th. The long awaited Sony a9 II is expected to be announced ahead of this photography show.
Sony is expected to announce a new high-end full frame E-mount mirrorless camera soon, probably ahead of IBC 2019 this month to early next month. Sony currently has one new camera code “WW942051” registered, this camera code has same 5.8GHz Wi-Fi as Sony a7R IV, so this camera could be Sony a7S III or a9 II.