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Sony recently announced that it will release its first A-mount camera in more than a year. However, the new Alpha 68 camera will be released only in Europe. Sony has yet to announce whether the camera will find its way into North America.
It has been more than a year since Sony released the A-mount type Alpha 77 II and many believe that the company is ignoring this type of lens in favor of the E-mount system.
The new Alpha 68 is an update to the Alpha 65 which was released way back in 2011. The new camera features a 24-megapixel APS-C image sensor with a fixed mirror and OLED electronic viewfinder, according to Engadget. Sony also throw in a brand new autofocus system for the Alpha 65.
According to PC Mag, Sony is calling this new camera 4D Focus and promises that it will deliver accurate tracking at 8fps. Sony was able to achieve this by integrating the 79-point phase detect autofocus sensor.
Despite its interesting specs, many tech analysts were a bit disappointed by the Alpha 68's video capabilities. Most new cameras released by Sony have 4K video recording capabilities, including the Alpha 7R II. Oddly enough, the Alpha 68 maxes out at 1080p resolution with 60fps refresh rate. To compensate for this, the Alpha 68 will use XAVC S at 50Mbps.
The new Alpha 68 uses in-body image stabilization, a technology that Sony calls SteadyShot Inside. This means that any lens attached to camera will benefit from stabilization. This feature helps in capturing photos at longer shutter speeds or recording handheld video.
