Sony F-848 ???

Is this merely a typo? PC Magazine is reporting a new F-848. Is this the F-828 that everyone's talking about or is this a new camera?

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,1275151,00.asp

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-F848

Sony Looks to Reinvent Digital Photography
By Sally Wiener Grotta
September 24, 2003

Product: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-F848
Price: $1,200 street
Company Info: Sony Electronics Corp., http://www.sonystyle.com

The upcoming Sony Cyber-shot DSC-F848 will employ a groundbreaking 8-megapixel CCD with an entirely new color system: red, green, blue, and emerald, instead of the traditional RGB CCD. Sony will pack this pro-level camera with a host of features, including a Carl Zeiss 28- to 280-mm lens, a new image processor, dual memory card slots (for Memory Stick as well as CompactFlash and MicroDrive media), five-area multipoint auto-focus, NightShot infrared shooting, and 640-by-480 video recording at 30 frames per second.

Tortuga3 said:

Is this merely a typo? PC Magazine is reporting a new F-848. Is
this the F-828 that everyone's talking about or is this a new
camera?

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,1275151,00.asp

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-F848

Sony Looks to Reinvent Digital Photography
By Sally Wiener Grotta
September 24, 2003

Product: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-F848
Price: $1,200 street
Company Info: Sony Electronics Corp., http://www.sonystyle.com

The upcoming Sony Cyber-shot DSC-F848 will employ a groundbreaking
8-megapixel CCD with an entirely new color system: red, green,
blue, and emerald, instead of the traditional RGB CCD. Sony will
pack this pro-level camera with a host of features, including a
Carl Zeiss 28- to 280-mm lens, a new image processor, dual memory
card slots (for Memory Stick as well as CompactFlash and MicroDrive
media), five-area multipoint auto-focus, NightShot infrared
shooting, and 640-by-480 video recording at 30 frames per second.

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Seriously... it's not!

Tortuga3 said:

Is this merely a typo? PC Magazine is reporting a new F-848. Is
this the F-828 that everyone's talking about or is this a new
camera?

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,1275151,00.asp

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-F848

Sony Looks to Reinvent Digital Photography
By Sally Wiener Grotta
September 24, 2003

Product: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-F848
Price: $1,200 street
Company Info: Sony Electronics Corp., http://www.sonystyle.com

The upcoming Sony Cyber-shot DSC-F848 will employ a groundbreaking
8-megapixel CCD with an entirely new color system: red, green,
blue, and emerald, instead of the traditional RGB CCD. Sony will
pack this pro-level camera with a host of features, including a
Carl Zeiss 28- to 280-mm lens, a new image processor, dual memory
card slots (for Memory Stick as well as CompactFlash and MicroDrive
media), five-area multipoint auto-focus, NightShot infrared
shooting, and 640-by-480 video recording at 30 frames per second.

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mdebrieder said:

Tortuga3 said:

Is this merely a typo? PC Magazine is reporting a new F-848. Is
this the F-828 that everyone's talking about or is this a new
camera?

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,1275151,00.asp

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-F848

Sony Looks to Reinvent Digital Photography
By Sally Wiener Grotta
September 24, 2003

Product: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-F848
Price: $1,200 street
Company Info: Sony Electronics Corp., http://www.sonystyle.com

The upcoming Sony Cyber-shot DSC-F848 will employ a groundbreaking
8-megapixel CCD with an entirely new color system: red, green,
blue, and emerald, instead of the traditional RGB CCD. Sony will
pack this pro-level camera with a host of features, including a
Carl Zeiss 28- to 280-mm lens, a new image processor, dual memory
card slots (for Memory Stick as well as CompactFlash and MicroDrive
media), five-area multipoint auto-focus, NightShot infrared
shooting, and 640-by-480 video recording at 30 frames per second.

Click to expand...

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• Michiel de Brieder -

If it's in your mind, get the picture and show it! ;-)
http://www.pbase.com/giel

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http://www1.photosig.com/userphotos.php?id=11671

That's odd. Not only does it say F848, but it also lists the zoom range as 28-280!

So, either someone really wasn't paying attention when they were typing or Sony is putting a 28-280 zoom on the F828 and calling it a F848!

Also, the F828 was supposed to sell for $1200, but all the pre-order listings I've seen are around $1000. Because of competition from the 300D, could they have lowered the price on the F828 and priced the longer zoom model at $1200?

I'm not sure that this makes any sense. Perhaps someone typing up the report had a long night last night.

Mike

Tortuga3 said:

Is this merely a typo? PC Magazine is reporting a new F-848. Is
this the F-828 that everyone's talking about or is this a new
camera?

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,1275151,00.asp

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-F848

Sony Looks to Reinvent Digital Photography
By Sally Wiener Grotta
September 24, 2003

Product: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-F848
Price: $1,200 street
Company Info: Sony Electronics Corp., http://www.sonystyle.com

The upcoming Sony Cyber-shot DSC-F848 will employ a groundbreaking
8-megapixel CCD with an entirely new color system: red, green,
blue, and emerald, instead of the traditional RGB CCD. Sony will
pack this pro-level camera with a host of features, including a
Carl Zeiss 28- to 280-mm lens, a new image processor, dual memory
card slots (for Memory Stick as well as CompactFlash and MicroDrive
media), five-area multipoint auto-focus, NightShot infrared
shooting, and 640-by-480 video recording at 30 frames per second.

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Look at the larger image, and you'll see on the lens 7.1-51. That's the 7x zoom range of the F828.

mike_botelho said:

So, either someone really wasn't paying attention when they were
typing or Sony is putting a 28-280 zoom on the F828 and calling it
a F848!

Also, the F828 was supposed to sell for $1200, but all the
pre-order listings I've seen are around $1000. Because of
competition from the 300D, could they have lowered the price on the
F828 and priced the longer zoom model at $1200?

I'm not sure that this makes any sense. Perhaps someone typing up
the report had a long night last night.

Mike

Tortuga3 said:

Is this merely a typo? PC Magazine is reporting a new F-848. Is
this the F-828 that everyone's talking about or is this a new
camera?

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,1275151,00.asp

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-F848

Sony Looks to Reinvent Digital Photography
By Sally Wiener Grotta
September 24, 2003

Product: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-F848
Price: $1,200 street
Company Info: Sony Electronics Corp., http://www.sonystyle.com

The upcoming Sony Cyber-shot DSC-F848 will employ a groundbreaking
8-megapixel CCD with an entirely new color system: red, green,
blue, and emerald, instead of the traditional RGB CCD. Sony will
pack this pro-level camera with a host of features, including a
Carl Zeiss 28- to 280-mm lens, a new image processor, dual memory
card slots (for Memory Stick as well as CompactFlash and MicroDrive
media), five-area multipoint auto-focus, NightShot infrared
shooting, and 640-by-480 video recording at 30 frames per second.

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They (PC Mag.) are usually behind, and many times incorrect in their digicam news. Not a trustworthy source. [Disclaimer: I subscribe to that very magazine].

They'll get the reader's letters around late next week of their error, and learn that it is really an 828, not an 848. A retraction, called 'corrections' will be buried in the November issue.

A partial slice from my predicted "828 Timeline" below. Actual results, as they become available, are in brackets...

- - - - - - -
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October. It's still not out, but STF gets posts every day asking where the cheapest place to order F828 is.
[This actually began to happen in mid-September]

Oct. 3. Yet still more posts on "Can 828 take MS Pro sticks?" and "What about regular MS in 828?"

= = = = Where we are now with PC Magazine = = = = =

Oct. 5. Popular Photography and Peterson's just only hears about the 828. Magazines like PC World are just beginning to hear rumors about Minolta A1. There are posts about that too. No 828 mentioned.

[Post 9-26-03 about lack of facts in article in PC Magazine - they call it an '848']

Oct. 18. The first Ebay auctions from a known scammer go online claiming they have early 828's in stock, albeit very low quantities. They are in Urzwannastan and only want to accept their own bizarre method of payment. Somebody here asks "Should I order one of these for $1129?" "Is it a good deal?" "Is this a scam?"
[These bogus auctions began way early, about Sept. 10th]
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Tortuga3 said:

Tortuga3 wrote:
Is this merely a typo? PC Magazine is reporting a new F-848. Is
this the F-828 that everyone's talking about or is this a new
camera?

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,1275151,00.asp

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-F848

Sony Looks to Reinvent Digital Photography
By Sally Wiener Grotta
September 24, 2003

Product: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-F848
Price: $1,200 street
Company Info: Sony Electronics Corp., http://www.sonystyle.com

The upcoming Sony Cyber-shot DSC-F848 will employ a groundbreaking
8-megapixel CCD with an entirely new color system: red, green,
blue, and emerald, instead of the traditional RGB CCD. Sony will
pack this pro-level camera with a host of features, including a
Carl Zeiss 28- to 280-mm lens, a new image processor, dual memory
card slots (for Memory Stick as well as CompactFlash and MicroDrive
media), five-area multipoint auto-focus, NightShot infrared
shooting, and 640-by-480 video recording at 30 frames per second.

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with all the discussing going round and the trolls etc!

kmorris said:

mdebrieder said:

Tortuga3 said:

Is this merely a typo? PC Magazine is reporting a new F-848. Is
this the F-828 that everyone's talking about or is this a new
camera?

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,1275151,00.asp

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-F848

Sony Looks to Reinvent Digital Photography
By Sally Wiener Grotta
September 24, 2003

Product: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-F848
Price: $1,200 street
Company Info: Sony Electronics Corp., http://www.sonystyle.com

The upcoming Sony Cyber-shot DSC-F848 will employ a groundbreaking
8-megapixel CCD with an entirely new color system: red, green,
blue, and emerald, instead of the traditional RGB CCD. Sony will
pack this pro-level camera with a host of features, including a
Carl Zeiss 28- to 280-mm lens, a new image processor, dual memory
card slots (for Memory Stick as well as CompactFlash and MicroDrive
media), five-area multipoint auto-focus, NightShot infrared
shooting, and 640-by-480 video recording at 30 frames per second.

Click to expand...

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• Michiel de Brieder -

If it's in your mind, get the picture and show it! ;-)
http://www.pbase.com/giel

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http://www1.photosig.com/userphotos.php?id=11671

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• Michiel de Brieder -

If it's in your mind, get the picture and show it! ;-)
http://www.pbase.com/giel

Tortuga3 said:

Is this merely a typo? PC Magazine is reporting a new F-848. Is
this the F-828 that everyone's talking about or is this a new
camera?

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they are writing about the 828 there are the same features.
Sony does not have a 848.

Wow! Sounds exactly like the F828 but with a different name! Heh! Heh!

Tortuga3 said:

Tortuga3 wrote:
The upcoming Sony Cyber-shot DSC-F848 will employ a groundbreaking
8-megapixel CCD with an entirely new color system: red, green,
blue, and emerald, instead of the traditional RGB CCD. Sony will
pack this pro-level camera with a host of features, including a
Carl Zeiss 28- to 280-mm lens, a new image processor, dual memory
card slots (for Memory Stick as well as CompactFlash and MicroDrive
media), five-area multipoint auto-focus, NightShot infrared
shooting, and 640-by-480 video recording at 30 frames per second.

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http://www.pcmag.com/author_bio/0,3055,a=207,00.asp

She is the author of that article and much more than that , she is a pro photographer

Do you think she is wrong about the NAME??????

Tortuga3 said:

Is this merely a typo? PC Magazine is reporting a new F-848. Is
this the F-828 that everyone's talking about or is this a new
camera?

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,1275151,00.asp

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-F848

Sony Looks to Reinvent Digital Photography
By Sally Wiener Grotta
September 24, 2003

Product: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-F848
Price: $1,200 street
Company Info: Sony Electronics Corp., http://www.sonystyle.com

The upcoming Sony Cyber-shot DSC-F848 will employ a groundbreaking
8-megapixel CCD with an entirely new color system: red, green,
blue, and emerald, instead of the traditional RGB CCD. Sony will
pack this pro-level camera with a host of features, including a
Carl Zeiss 28- to 280-mm lens, a new image processor, dual memory
card slots (for Memory Stick as well as CompactFlash and MicroDrive
media), five-area multipoint auto-focus, NightShot infrared
shooting, and 640-by-480 video recording at 30 frames per second.

Click to expand...