Image, audio and gaming novelties from Sony
March 17, 2016
Few days ago, during the exhibition GDC 2016, Sony presented its novelties for this spring. It was undoubtedly a presentation with some curiosities about what is already on the market and what is about to arrive. So, let’s get to know what the brand brings us?
To gain more clients on the market, Sony introduced the novelties that we already can find on the market and those which will be available soon.
TV
As for TV market, the new Bravia 4K excels in image quality. This is a line with Slim Backlight Drive technology, combined with the X-tended Dynamic Range PRO technology that will make viewing videos much pleasant and balanced. The fact that the devices support viewing content in 4K HDR, makes it to be a great bet for the year that just now has started. The new Bravia TV has an extremely elegant design and also running on innovated Android TV OS.
Photography
Photography is one of the points that Sony wants to register in its resume more visibly. So, they presented the new Sony Alpha 6300 as well as some new lenses. The new Alpha stands out with 425 auto focus points spread across the image that is being captured. The 6300 has 24.2 Mega-pixels camera and is able to record 4k videos as well as capture the 11 frames per second. With this equipment the brand aims to capture the attention of photographers and show that they want to revolutionize the world of digital photography.
Sony has also presented the new line of L Master lenses which can be used on the future cameras from the brand. Thereby showing the difference in relation to major competitors, yet combining the manufacturing quality of the lens itself so that the professional photography lovers and amateurs will stick to the brand.
- FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM
- FE 85mm F1.4 GM
- FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS
- Teleconverter 1.4x/2x
Audio
Sony has presented the new line of H.ear headphones. Simplicity, quality and colors of the new line will captivate anyone who likes to be always accompanied by his music. There are products for every taste, from the usual and small earphones to the headphones, which are the biggest novelty.
The new headphones from Sony are undoubtedly an exciting product. Vibrant colors, the use of wireless and NFC technology combined with sound quality promise to be the best choice for those who enjoy music as a companion on every day.
However, the brand didn’t stop here and showed its range of products Extra Bass, targeted for those who enjoy sound with some extra power. Maintaining the normal line design, this way Sony plans to reach all public of music lovers.
Sony also introduced a vinyl player. Yes, exactly the brand will thus meet the trend of the return of vinyl. This equipment promises a high quality sound, combined with the possibility to convert your old vinyl to digital format. Despite the announced cost of 540 euros, this is a product that promises to revolutionize and please the true music lovers.
Gaming
During the exhibition GDC 2016, which currently runs in San Francisco, Sony has announced details of the release of its virtual reality helmet PlayStation VR, previously known under the code name Project Morpheus.
Sony PlayStation VR will be available for sale in October 2016. Retail price for it will be $ 399 in USA and 399 euros in Europe. The helmet is designed to work in tandem with the game console Sony PlayStation 4. The final version of the Sony PlayStation VR has received the OLED 5,7-inch-screen with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, that is, 960 x 1080 pixels for each eye, a refresh rate of 120 Hz and an angle of view approximately 100 degrees. There is also an accelerometer and a gyroscope, HDMI and USB ports. It is powered by the console. DualShock 4 or Move controllers are supported.
Sony expects to yield about 50 games around the same time with the launch of PlayStation VR.