Sony tipped to finally launch first new full-frame camera of 2024 soon – here’s what it could be

Sony's camera section has had an unusually quiet year. For nan entirety of 2024, we've seen conscionable 1 caller Sony mirrorless camera. And, arsenic awesome arsenic nan Sony ZV-E10 II is pinch its 26MP APS-C sensor and 4K video features, nan sub $1,000 beginner video camera – that's an iterative update – isn't overmuch for Sony fans to get excited about.

As TechRadar's Cameras Editor, I can't retrieve Sony ever being truthful quiet, In fact, I had started to pen a portion astir Sony's inactivity – surely it couldn't conscionable beryllium related to reported world proviso concatenation issues, could it? Turns out, I whitethorn person to guidelines down, astatine slightest if nan latest rumors are true.

According to Sony Alpha Rumors, Sony will denote its first full-frame camera of nan year, arsenic soon arsenic nan extremity of November. That wouldn't beryllium agelong to wait, but which camera could it beryllium and really plausible is this rumor?

Sony's apt candidates

Sony Alpha Rumors listed nan astir apt candidates for what it says will beryllium a November launch, speculating that location could beryllium 2 caller cameras and an breathtaking caller lens successful nan adjacent six months aliases so. It has besides poured acold h2o complete different imaginable camera updates from Sony's existing statement up.

I should make it clear that rumors from this root person been circulating for a small while and imaginable motorboat dates for definite would-be cameras person travel and passed. This clip nan attraction is connected 2 cameras and a lens, each of which would beryllium ace breathtaking for Sony fans if they travel to pass.

The first and astir apt camera is simply a successor to nan Sony Alpha A1 (pictured above), Sony's flagship mirrorless camera, which would for illustration beryllium called nan Sony A1 II. Another imaginable is nan alleged Sony A7 V, which would upgrade nan Sony A7 IV, which topped our database of best mirrorless cameras for rather immoderate time, but precocious mislaid its spot to nan caller Nikon Z6 III.

The A1 was launched successful March 2021 and nan A7 IV successful December 2021, and truthful some of those cameras are owed an update. However, Sony is much innovative than most, and it's not chartless to softly discontinue a bid of cameras to research caller avenues. Neither successor is guaranteed.

For example, Sony's past full-frame camera was nan Sony A9 III (above), a bold and genuinely innovative camera that surpassed nan A1 arsenic Sony's fastest camera for pro photographers moving successful sports and wildlife. I'm struggling to spot really an A1 II, if it was to materialize, could amended connected nan A1 and beryllium distinguished from nan A9 III, without exceeding nan A9 III successful each measurement and rendering it surplus. Can Sony realistically support nan A1 and A9 bid going?

On nan different hand, a imaginable A7V would beryllium a win. It would proceed Sony's original and celebrated all-rounder bid of full-frame mirrorless cameras. Its A7 IV was nan champion all-rounder for a mates of years, but now nan Nikon Z6 III and Canon EOS R6 Mark II person bettered it successful astir regards. Sony needs to onslaught back, and I'd expect awesome things from a A7V because Sony is simply a existent innovator. That's nan exemplary that I deliberation astir Sony fans are hoping for.

There's besides connection of Sony FE 24-70mm F2 GM pro lens. That would beryllium immoderate superior glass, a world-first 24-70mm lens pinch changeless F2 aperture. Canon has nan beastly RF 28-70mm F2L USM lens, but Sony would beryllium going 1 amended than Canon pinch that wider perspective.

There's a chance that some cameras and nan lens will materialize. But which of nan 2 cameras could travel successful November? Sony Alpha Rumors thinks nan A1 II. If that's true, I'm eager to spot what upgrades location are, and really it fits alongside nan A9 III.

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