Sony’s long-awaited A7S III is built for shooting high-res video in the dark

Tuesday, July 28, 2020 - 17:20 in Astronomy & Space

Sony's A7S III got some slight design tweaks from its previous version. (Sony /)Since its debut back in 2014, Sony has built its A7S line of cameras specifically for absurd low-light performance. This week, the company announced the most recent installment, the A7S III. Like its predecessors, it offers just 12 megapixels of resolution on a new custom-built sensor. And while it won’t be winning any megapixel wars—especially against cameras like Canon’s recently announced 45-megapixel EOS R5—Sony’s latest offering looks like a monster when it comes to video and shooting in the dark.Here are some of the highlights from one of Sony’s most impressive cameras yet.A new custom sensorFrom a hardware standpoint, Sony has made some notable changes regarding the chip that actually handles the light collecting in the A7S III. The resolution remains at 12 megapixels, just like the previous iterations, which gives the photo sites lots of room...

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