NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - May 16, 2014) - B&H Photo and Sony are pleased to announce the price and availability of the highly anticipated Sony a7S Alpha mirrorless digital camera. Now available for pre-order at B&H Photo Video at the price of $2,498.

The  Sony Alpha a7S Mirrorless Camera features a full-frame 12.2MP Exmor CMOS sensor and BIONZ X image processor, enabling notable video and still image quality with an expansive dynamic range, low noise, and extended sensitivity to ISO 409,600. At the sensor level, this full-frame sensor features a unique on-chip gapless lens design, which incorporates small lenses between neighboring pixels in order to increase light-gathering efficiency and promote greater image quality across the entirety of the sensor plane. The sensor and processor combination also avails a wealth of speed throughout the camera system, including a top continuous-shooting rate of 5 fps, support for 4K video recording, and a fast 25-point contrast-detection AF system with sensitivity to -4 EV. Read more on Sony a7S here: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1044728-REG/sony_ilce7s_b_alpha_a7s_mirrorless_digital.html. 

The Sony Alpha a7S camera sensor and processor combination avails a wealth of speed throughout the camera system, including a top continuous shooting rate of 5 fps, support for 4K video recording, and a fast 25-point contrast-detection AF system with sensitivity to -4 EV. 

B&H Photo Video is an authorized Sony dealer, with the most up-to-date Sony product information, product pricing and promotional offers.  You can now pre-order the Sony Alpha a7S mirrorless digital camera at B&H Photo here:  http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1044728-REG/sony_ilce7s_b_alpha_a7s_mirrorless_digital.html.

Beyond its still image performance, the a7S is also quite adept in regard to recording video. It is able to output uncompressed 4:2:2 UHD 4K video to an optional external recorder over HDMI, as well as record full HD 1080p video in the high-quality XAVC S format at 50 Mbps in multiple frame rates. Extending the video recording capabilities is support for S-Log2 gamma, which helps to expand the effective dynamic range during recording, as well as picture profile options, time code, and zebra marker display aids. Sound can be recorded in the AAC/Linear PCM format via the internal stereo microphone, with a built-in headphone jack for on-board monitoring, or via an external microphone.

Sony Alpha a7S Mirrorless Digital Camera Product Highlights 

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1044728-REG/sony_ilce7s_b_alpha_a7s_mirrorless_digital.html

• 12.2MP Full-Frame Exmor CMOS Sensor
• BIONZ X Image Processor
• Gapless On-Chip Lens Design
• 3.0" 921.6k-Dot Tilting LCD Monitor
• XGA 2.36M-Dot OLED Electronic Viewfinder
• Full HD Recording in XAVC S
• 4:2:2 UHD 4K Output via HDMI
• Full Pixel Read-Out, S-Log2 Gamma
• Expandable Sensitivity: ISO 50-409600
• Fast Intelligent 25-Point AF System

Learn and read all about the Sony a7S digital camera at B&H Explora here:  http://www.bhphotovideo.com/explora/photography/news/unveiled-sony-a7s-mirrorless-digital-camera.

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When in Manhattan, take a tour of the B&H Photography SuperStore located at 420 9th Ave. The expo continues all year round at B&H in the camera kiosks. Featuring the newest cameras, the kiosks are manned by manufacturer representatives, who are there to guide and demonstrate the latest photographic technology. With hundreds of products on display, the B&H Photo SuperStore is the place to test-drive and compare all the latest photography gear.

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