Sony Cybershot RX100 V: World's Fastest Autofocus Camera Ever?Find Out Why! Specs, Price And Release Date [VIDEO]

At an event held yesterday in New York City, the digital imaging company, Sony added a new model to its Cyber-shot RX100 series, the RX100 V (DSC-RX100M5). Although, Sony has made very little changes in terms of its overall design, the addition of a few features has made it the camera with the World's fastest Autofocus.

Sony also revealed its other compact camera, the A6500, which features a 24.2-megapixel APS-C sensor with an 11-fps continuous shooting ability. This gives you over 300 frames in a single click. Here's everything about the Cybershot RX100 V Camera, you must know:

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Specifications:

SENSOR: The RX100 V flagship is powered by a 20.1-megapixel 1-inch sensor, stacked Exmor RS CMOS sensor, a DRAM chip and an image processor that handles noise reduction for every picture. Also, the RX100 V's shutter is capable of hitting 1/32,000th of a second, which is perfect for taking pictures of moving subjects.

LENS: The Sony RX100 V also features ZEISS Vario-Sonnar T Lens with 3.6x optical Zoom during recording a movie. The Digital Zoom for Still Images extends up to 54x (VGA).

LCD: The Camera offers a Xtra Fine TFT LCD screen of 7.5 cm (3.0 type), with a ratio of 4:3. The LCD screen also has a Brightness Control Mechanism with a high-contrast 2.35 million dot. The RX100 V however, doesn't feature a viewfinder.

CAMERA: With a BIONZ image processor, the Sony RX100V gives out super steady pictures of even fast moving objects. However, the best change has happened with the new autofocus system. The Camera features the fastest autofocus system, Hybrid AF system. This is the first time Sony has put the feature in a camera.

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A new AF-A mode has been added to the autofocus system that enables the camera to switch automatically between single-shot AF and continuous mode as is needed.

RECORDING: The Brightest feature of the RX100 V is its recording capabilities. The Camera features 4K video recording with total pixel readout. There's also no pixel binning so as to make sure that even the minimal detail is not lost. The Cam uses Sony's XAVC S codec that is wrapped up as an MP4 file, reports DigitalTrends.

The RX100 V, like its predecessor, also features the impressive slow-motion video modes and can even record for twice the time as that of the RX100 IV. In HD (1080p) shooting, the RX100 V can record 120 fps, whereas with lower resolutions the recordings can be made in 240, 480 or 960 fps.

CONNECTIVITY: Sony's latest Cam features wireless connectivity, which includes Wi-Fi as well as NFC functionality. Both of these work coupled with the company's growing Play-Memories Camera Applications.

PRICE: The new Sony Cyber-shot RX100 V camera will reach the market late in October for about $1,000 US/ $1,250 CA. Both products are to be sold at a variety of Sony authorized dealers throughout the U.S.

According to Engadget, Sony has also developed a dedicated underwater housing for the RX100 V, in case you're looking forward to entering the seas. The new underwater housing is reported to be available for about $350 US / $450 CA and will be shipped later in November.