The long-awaited Sony A7S III, or at least a successor to the full-frame A7S II camcorder, will certainly launch very soon, a Sony official said in an interview. In a conversation with DPReview, Kenji Tanaka, vice president and general manager of Sony Imaging Business, said: "I can confirm that a successor to the Alpha 7S II will arrive later this summer." we are focusing on launching the new camera, and it will be a complete overhaul of the entire system, including the image sensor. Everything is new.” Rumors of a successor to the Sony A7S II, not necessarily going to be called the A7S III, have grown recently. The most recent speculation was that the launch had been postponed so Sony could see how Canon's announcement would play out. EOS R5 (Scheduled for July 9) And from Tanaka's comments, it looks like the Sony A7S III, or whatever the A7S II's successor name is, will arrive after the dust settles on the big reveal. While this "all new" proclamation will excite videographers who have been waiting years for a new full-frame video-oriented camera from Sony, it seems the basic concept of the camera will remain the same. of DPReview, Tanaka added, "The 'S' originally stood for 'sensitivity,' but now I think it should stand for 'supreme' in terms of image quality and expression. it just had very large pixels. I think many professionals and power users will appreciate the new camera." The downside to the A7S II's lack of resolution is that the pixels on its 12MP sensor are relatively large, making for a powerful low-light performer for photos and videos (as long as you're not shooting fast-moving subjects.) One of the big areas of improvement in the next version is probably autofocus, an area Sony has excelled in with cameras like the Sony A7R IV.