We are told that Sony will soon announce a new entry-level APS-C mirrorless camera in early 2019 to replace current Sony a5100. The name of this camera is not yet confirmed, could be called a5300 or a5500. Below are rumored specs of Sony a5200/a5300/a5500:
- 26.3 megapixel Exmor R back-illuminated sensor (IMX571BQR)
- New benchmark 4D focus
- No external tilting EVF
- 693 points PDAF 30fps, AE/AF 6/10fps continuous shooting speed
- 16Bit optional compression ratio compression RAW
- No cropping full pixel sampling 4K video
- No cropping 2K/60p, 120p video
- 4K/30p & 2K/120p in-camera recording (60Mbps)
- 3-inch 1.44 million pixel (4:3) 3-axis flip touch screen
- NP-FZ100 battery