It's been over 4 years since the launch of the Sony Alpha A7S II to critical acclaim, and yet surprisingly there's still no official word on the successor to the impressive camcorder. And indeed, the Alpha A7S III has been the subject of rumors for so long that it's earned it somewhat of a mythical status. The often-prevalent chatter around the camera certainly shows no signs of dying, and the discovery of reliable and prolific camera news maker Nokishita today offers fresh evidence of its development Nokishita indicated a new Sony name registration "with certification bodies foreigners" as additional evidence of the existence of the shooter, the documents that assigned him the code name "WW119533". While this isn't itself concrete confirmation of a new full-frame mirrorless camera, British cinematographer Andrew Reid has also recently updated details of a new Sony sensor, which he says belongs to the long-awaited Alpha. Given how long we've been waiting for the A7S III, and given that all of Sony's other cameras have been released, it's easy for fans to put the two together and hope that the patch finally sees the day.
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According to leaked details discovered by Andrew Reid, the IMX521CQR is a 15.36 MP sensor with a Quad Bayer design. This type of sensor uses four pixels for each color box instead of just one. So even if the pixel size is small, all four work together in low light situations (essentially as one larger pixel) for optimal sensitivity and signal processing, while in bright light it reverts to a normal Bayer filter for increased the resolution of the image. The new sensor only offers a small 12MP resolution boost found on the A7S II, but despite this, the new model should be capable of capturing 4K/60p images and 15MP stills. in sharper quality, with better color detail than its predecessor. It also means that the A7S III (if it's actually going to use this particular sensor) won't be able to capture 8K footage, even though it's upsampled to 4.8K and should look a lot like 6K in a 3840 x 2160 file...