Sony published the latest financial report. The camera business falls within the Enterntainment/Technology/Services segment. And about that Sony writes:

Results for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023 Sales increased 136.8 billion yen (6%) year-on-year to 2 trillion 476.0 billion yen (a 4% decrease on a constant currency basis). This increase in sales was primarily due to the impact of foreign exchange rates as well as an increase in sales of digital cameras resulting from higher unit sales, partially offset by a decrease in sales of televisions resulting from lower unit sales. Operating income decreased 33.5 billion yen year-on-year to 179.5 billion yen. This decrease in operating income was mainly due to the impact of the above-mentioned decrease in sales of televisions, partially offset by the impact of the above-mentioned increase in sales of digital cameras. During the current fiscal year, there was a 9.4 billion yen positive impact from foreign exchange rate fluctuations.

So the camera business is doing extremely well. Interestingly enough my sources a couple of days ago told me Sony would push on the camera business to offset declining TV sales. This report seems to indicate he was right!

Photokiatos interviewed me and if you are curious to learn more about my thoughts on photography be sure to check it out :)

On May 11 Sony will announce the Xperia I V. I really don’t care much about smartphones but the ONE interesting new feature is the world’s first dual layer sensor camera. This tech might find it’s use on future Sony E-mount cameras too. In my video I will explain in simple terms what’s so special about this.

In short: Imaging having current (expensive) medium format quality on Full Frame cameras!

NOTE: As I was just reading a physics text I made a Lapsus and in the video I kept saying electrons instead of photons :)

Sony just posted their new teaser for the new sensor that will be featured on the Sony Xperia 1 V. This could be a game changer and I will soon explain on a new youtube video why we Alpha photographers should be excitef about this!

Watch the video to learn about the incredibly STUPID reason why your A1 and A7sIII cameras are not getting software updates like anamorphic desqueeze, lens breathing compensation and so forth. And if you agree with my message in the video please share it, like it and subscribe my channel. Because I am sure Sony will NOTICE this!

Funny thought: If the A7sIII would be renamed “FXsIII” it would have already gotten all new features via firmware update!

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via Reddit