UPDATED: A7 and A7r specs!

October 15, 2013
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Countdown to the A/-A7r and RX10 announcement (Click play on the video)

UPDATE: First press text and pictures in french:
A7 at Focus Numerique (French), LeMondeDeLaPhoto (french),
FE lenses at Focus Numerique (French), LeMondeDeLaPhoto (french),
RX10 at Focus Numerique (French), LeMondeDeLaPhoto (french),

A7r:
– Lightest FF camera with interchangeable lens ever
– 36.4 MP
– gapless lens design on sensor (no AA filter)
– each on-chip lens is optimally positioned depending on its location to accommodate the sharper angle of light entering the periphery, which is caused by larger sensor dimensions being teamed with the E-mount’s short flange-back distance
– new BIONZ X image processing engine
– 14-bit RAW image
– ISO 100-25600 (with 50 ISO extension)
– Advanced 1200-zone evaluative metering
– 4fps (Max. 1.5fps, Speed Priority Continuous shooting)
– 1/8000 to 30sec shutter
– TRILUMINOS™ Color technology (color space)
– 1080 HD uncompressed, 60p/24p and 60i frame-rates. AVCHD and MP4 codec.
– 2.4M dot OLED EVF
– 25 points contrast AF
– +/- 5EV compensation
– tiltable 3.0” (1,229k dots) Xtra Fine™ LCD
– Multi-interface Shoe for flash
– PC control with remote video capture control
– Wi-Fi®/NFC control
– Playmemories App
– weight 465g (with battery and card)
– battery 1080 mAh for 340 shots (with LCD monitor always on!)
– weather sealed body

A7 (I do only list what’s different from the A7r):
– 24 MP (has AA filter)
– 117 points (phase-detection AF), 25 points (contrast-detection AF)
– 5fps (Max. 2.5fps, Speed Priority Continuous shooting)