In a world chasing the next trend, YASHICA brings something different: a way to slow down, shoot with intent, and still stand out online. The new YASHICA FX-D 100, FX-D 300 and FX-D S300 cameras are made for a generation raised on digital, but drawn to the look and feel of film. It’s nostalgia, reimagined for now.

Every creator knows the power of an image. But filters and apps can only do so much. The YASHICA FX-D series cameras give you the tools to make beautiful, lasting images without needing to fake it. With a classic film advance lever and six iconic film simulations built-in, the cameras bring back the feel of analogue without the mess of chemicals or the cost of rolls. From dreamy Ruby 60s to gritty MONO 400 black and white, you can switch moods on the fly and craft a visual voice that’s truly yours.

A YASHICA FX-D for every creative story

Whether you’re posting reels, snapping street portraits, or telling quiet stories from your everyday life, there’s a YASHICA FX-D camera that fits how you see the world. All three versions share the same heart, classic design and modern output. They shoot what you feel, not just what you see. 

• The YASHICA FX-D 100 is for those who want flexibility. It has optical zoom, autofocus/manual options, and feels like a traditional compact camera-with film soul and digital speed. Great for travel, casual vlogging, or quick snapshots that still feel curated. It features a 13MP Sony sensor and a 3x optical zoom lens with fast aperture for bright scenes.
• The YASHICA FX-D 300 steps it up with a 50MP sensor, sharper low-light performance, and built-in optical image stabilization. This camera is made for creators who want crisp detail and cinematic depth without post-editing overload. It features a wide-angle 24mm f/1.8 lens with digital crop modes for 35mm, 50mm, and 60mm views.
• The YASHICA FX-D S300 is the purist’s choice. It adds an electronic viewfinder to the FX-D 300 for that immersive, eye-to-camera connection. Think quiet concentration, not screen distractions. It’s perfect for focused storytelling, especially when you want to block out the noise. The FX-D S300 also offers 3-axis in-body stabilization and real-time autofocus for smooth, steady shooting.

Shoot and share made easy

With instant sharing through the free YASHICA app on your smartphone, a flip screen for self-recording, and sustainable digital storage (no wasted film), the FX-D series fits right into your creative process without dragging you away from it. Because sometimes, the best way forward is to look back. And sometimes, the best stories start when you take a special moment, one frame at a time.

Prices and availability

The new YASHICA FX-D 100, FX-D 300 will be available in September, and the FX-D S300 camera in October at YASHICA dealers in the UK and Ireland. The FX-D 100 has a recommend retail price including VAT of £244.99 / €279.99, the FX-D 300 £349.99 / €399.99 and the FX-D S300 sells for £434.99 / €499.99. 

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Today Sony announced two new CEA-M Series CFexpress Type A memory cards, CEA-M1920T and CEA-960T, that conform to the CFexpress 2.0 and VPG200 and offer high 1920 GB and 960 GB capacities. In addition to a VPG200 rating that guarantees fast and stable video recording without dropped frames, they are resistant to bending and drop impact, and feature a dust and moisture sealing that ensures maximum reliability in harsh environment. These compact, high-performance memory cards are ideal for professional users who need high capacities and stress-free, reliable operation.

CEA-M1920T (1920 GB) and CEA-960T (960 GB) reliably shoot longer on location and have the highest available capacities in CFexpress Type A memory cards that comply to VPG standard anywhere in the world, so users need not worry about running out of media space.  The memory cards provide plenty of capacity for extended recording video or when shooting stills. For video shooters, the VPG200 Video Performance Guarantee rating enables stable recording at 200 MB/s with no dropped frames for an extended period, even when recording XAVC S-I 4K footage and high bitrates.

Despite their large capacities, these CFexpress Type A memory cards are very compact, about half the size of Type B cards, and even shorter and narrower than SD cards. An original alloy with superior heat transmission characteristics is used to conduct heat out of the cards and maintain optimum performance. This results in long-term stability and reliable operation when internally recording the large volume of data required for 4K 120p video. What’s more, the CEA-M1920T and CEA-960T offer the same outstanding toughness of dust and moisture resistance, plus resistance to water, bending and drop impact as Sony’s acclaimed CEA-G series CFexpress Type A memory cards, so important data is protected.

Sony’s free desktop applications support protecting important data in the CFexpress Type A cards: Media Scan Utility diagnoses the state of the flash memory in memory cards, and Memory Card File Rescue recover accidentally deleted image data on memory cards. RAW images and 4K movie data are supported.

The new CEA-M1920T and CEA-960T will be available in xx 2023 at a variety of Sony’s authorised dealers, for an estimated retail price of £1,550 and £860, respectively.

For detailed product information, please visit: https://www.sony.co.uk/electronics/sd-cards/cea-m960t-cea-m1920t

Or follow this link to see a product video.

A variety of exclusive stories, videos and exciting new content shot with the newest cameras and other Sony products can be found here. Sony’s European photography hub is available in 22 languages and details product news, competitions and an up-to-date list of Sony events in each country.

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482 images were entered in to April’s competition, 6 photographs were awarded a Gold Award and 43 images achieved a Highly Commended.

Please follow https://thesocieties.net/benefits/monthly-image-competition/2023-monthly-image-competition-results/ to view all Gold Awards and Highly Commended results.

Congratulations to Gary Neville from Surrey, England with their Judges Choice Award

Did you get a Gold or Highly Commended? Don’t forget to get your awards logo/badge here: https://thesocieties.net/forum/index.php/topic,37960.0.html

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The release of PortraitPro 23 has been announced by creators, Anthropics Technology. The latest AI-powered tools included in the software let photographers edit their photos quickly and more intuitively than ever.

New features include: Flyaway Hair tools, M1/M2 Chip Support, Stylistic Art Effects, Backlighting Brush, speed improvements and more.

Key New Features:

NEW Stray Hair Removal Tool: PortraitPro 23 includes a new tool for removing unwanted hair. Photographers can easily tidy flyaways and even erase stubble and facial hair for a more clean-shaven look.

NEW M1/M2 Mac Support: PortraitPro 23 now guarantees full native compatibility and faster processing speed for M1/M2 Mac users as well as improved efficiency across the board. Native support for Apple M1/M2 chips makes PortraitPro 23 up to 60% faster.

NEW Art Effects: Introducing a vast new range of creative effects. Photographers can now edit and stylize their photos with new artistic features. Dramatically change the color, texture and feel of images with iconic art themes such as oil painting and pop art.

NEW Backlighting Brush: Control background lighting with the new Backlighting Brush. Emphasize your subject and easily give depth to images with bold lighting effects.

https://www.anthropics.com/portraitpro/

PortraitPro Promo Codes & Coupons

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New Artificial Intelligence (AI) Processing Unit Combined with 61 MP High Resolution Image Sensor and BIONZ XR™ Processing Engine Combine to Deliver Best-Ever Image Quality for an Alpha Body

Sony Electronics Inc. announced the Alpha 7R V (model ILCE-7RM5) as the newest R series camera in its acclaimed line of Alpha mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras. The Alpha 7R V combines Sony’s highest resolution image sensor with a new AI (artificial intelligence) processing unit dedicated to AI-based image recognition – a first in any Alpha camera – as well as the powerful BIONZ XR™ image processing engine – a first in the “R” full-frame lineup. The combination of the high-resolution sensor and these processors enables new breakthroughs in subject recognition and capture for both still photography and video.

The new Alpha 7R V offers 61.0MP still images plus the most effective 8-step[i] image stabilization system ever offered in any of Sony’s Alpha cameras, as well as refined 8K[ii] movie output, a new 4-axis multi-angle monitor, high-speed communication functions, high-level operability and smooth workflow integration. Sony’s newest camera is ideal for professionals who need a first-class high-resolution imaging tool.

“The newest addition to our Alpha 7R lineup is the perfect example of our relentless drive to develop industry-leading imaging technology,” said Yang Cheng, Vice President, Imaging Solutions, Sony Electronics Inc. “We are thrilled to introduce the all-new Alpha 7R V with high-resolution and extremely advanced AI integrations that deliver next-generation autofocus performance. We are excited to see what our community creates with the new Alpha 7R V.”

Improved AF Accuracy Based on Newly Developed AI Processing Unit
The Alpha 7R V features Real-time Recognition AF, which is next-generation AF with advanced accuracy and broader subject recognition thanks to a new AI (artificial intelligence) processing unit with deep learning. The state-of-the-art AI processing uses detailed information about human form and pose estimation to dramatically improve recognition accuracy beyond systems which only detect face and eye and make full use of its potential[iii]. Real-time Recognition AF, using AI subject recognition, has been developed to include several subject types, including animals, vehicles and insects[iv]. The Alpha 7R V also includes continuous shooting at up to 10 fps[v] with AF/AE tracking.

In addition to the advanced AI technology, the Alpha 7R V includes improvement to many beloved features from other cameras in Sony’s Alpha series that are now included for the first time in Sony’s 7R series:
Tenacious Real-time Tracking[vi]
Faster and more precise wide-area, high-density AF system
Silent, vibration-free shooting[vii] at up to 7 fps[viii]
Continuously shoot up to 583 compressed RAW images at high speed[ix]llio

The Alpha 7R V also includes focus features that support high resolution including full-time DMF[x] (direct manual focus), and focus bracketing[xi], a highly-requested capability that allows for focus stacked images.

Extraordinary Resolution Known to Sony’s Alpha 7R Series
The Alpha 7R V was designed to deliver overwhelming detail thanks to the latest BIONZ XR™ image processing engine and a 35mm full-frame back-illuminated Exmor R™ CMOS image sensor with approximately 61.0 effective megapixels. The latest BIONZ XR image processing engine ensures that the resolution potential of the camera’s sensor is fully utilized to deliver the highest resolution at low sensitivity in the Alpha series thus far. This enables sensitivity settings from ISO 100 to ISO 32000[xii] for both stills and movies and wide dynamic range with 15 stops[xiii] for stills.

The Alpha 7R V’s entire image stabilization system has been updated with a high-precision image stabilization unit, advanced gyro sensors, and optimized image stabilization algorithms for stills and video. In addition to the 8-step compensation effect for stills, the new stabilization algorithm provides precise detection and control right down to the single-pixel level, taking full advantage of the sensor’s 61.0-megapixel resolution potential to bring out the finest subject details. Sony’s newest camera also offers upgraded Pixel Shift Multi Shooting, which takes advantage of the precision in-body image stabilization system control, capturing multiple pixel-shifted images that are later composited using a computer to achieve overwhelming resolution in a single image. Using the latest version of Imaging Edge Desktop™ Ver.3.5 computer application, small pixel-level movements, such as a shift in the subject’s position or leaves on a tree, are automatically detected and corrected so that perfect compositing can be achieved[xiv]. 16-image composites with approximately 240.8 million pixels (19,008 x 12,672 pixels)[xv] can be produced from data that is equivalent to approximately 963.2 million pixels. The Alpha 7R V also supports precise and versatile external flash control for additional creative flexibility. Additionally, when in challenging lighting conditions the Alpha 7R V effectively suppresses flickering from artificial lights[xvi] for stills and video.

Additional features that offer flexibility for still photography includes:
Addition of Lossless RAW image compression and selectable RAW image sizes and quality
Greatly expanded focus and exposure bracketing
Creative Look settings for stills and videos in camera
High-quality HEIF images with high compression efficiency
Wide brightness range for large screen viewing.

Cinematic Video Capabilities
In addition to incredible still photography capabilities, the Alpha 7R V offers advanced video capabilities. Sony’s newest camera delivers 8Ki 24/25p video, 4K video oversampled from 6.2K without binning[xvii], a high-efficiency MPEG-H HEVC/H.265 codec, all intra recording, 10-bit 4:2:2 recording, and more for high image quality and flexible editing. It also includes evolved subject recognition for unprecedented real-time tracking reliability, breathing compensation and the ability to use camera metadata for post-processing and advanced in-body image stabilization. In addition to in-body Active mode[xviii] image stabilization for smoother on-the-go recording, the Alpha 7R V is compatible with select lenses[xix] that include built-in image stabilization for even more stable framing and smooth footage.

Operability and Reliability
The Alpha 7R V pairs outstanding reliability for professional needs in both stills and videos with a compact, lightweight form factor. The Alpha 7R V includes a new 4-axis multi-angle LCD monitor[xx] that combines the utility of a conventional tilting monitor with side-opening vari-angle flexibility, and an electronic viewfinder with 9.44 million dots. The Alpha 7R V also includes two CFexpress Type A/SDXC compatible media slots and a brand-new menu system with touch control and a wide range of customizable functions.

The Alpha 7R V also allows professionals to optimize their workflow with updated connectivity for improved support. Data can be transferred at high speed over Wi-Fi (802.11ac) 2×2 MIMO[xxi] or a wired SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps connection via a USB-C® port. In addition to allowing efficient remote shooting as well as still and movie file transfers, new USB streaming features support UVC/UAC, allowing direct streaming from the camera even in 4K (QFHD) resolution with audio as well.

Based on feedback from professionals, the Alpha 7R V includes improved heat dissipation for extended recording times[xxii], an upgraded dust and moisture resistant design[xxiii], a durable magnesium alloy chassis, and other refinements for maximum reliability in challenging working environments.

The Alpha 7R V is also compatible with the new PCK-LG3 Screen Protect Glass Sheet, which maintains touch sensitivity while protecting the LCD monitor against stains and fingerprints.

Designed for Professionals with Sustainability in Mind
Measures have been taken to reduce the environmental footprint of this product at various stages of its life cycle: from product development through supply chain, production, and packaging. Sony aims to inspire through efficient use of energy and resources. Recycled plastic including SORPLAS™[xxiv] were partially used for the camera body. In addition, manufacturing takes place at a facility using renewable energy.
Sony is working towards the use of plastic free[xxv] packaging materials that provide ample protection against shock and impact. Plant-based non-woven fabrics are used for product bags[xxvi]. All of these considerations help to minimize environmental impact.

Pricing and Availability
The new Alpha 7R V will begin shipping in December and is available for approximately £3,900 GPB, $3,900 USD and $5,300 CAD.

Exclusive stories and exciting new content shot with the new Alpha 7R V and Sony’s other imaging products can be found at www.alphauniverse.com, a site created to educate and inspire all fans and customers of Sony α – Alpha brand.

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