Sony is Raising the Price of Cameras in Japan by 14% on …

A long list of Sony’s consumer products is getting a 14% price hike starting on February 1, the company announced today. That includes the Alpha series of cameras and interchangeable lenses. Citing a range of external factors, Sony says that it has to revise its pricing across a wide range of consumer products that are being sold in Japan. This includes Bravia TVs, Blu-Ray players, sound bars, home theater systems, video projectors, and personal audio equipment like headphones, neck speakers, and radios. Also included in the price hike are digital single-lens cameras, lenses, digital video cameras, camcorders, and fixed-lens still cameras. Basically, the descriptions of products in Sony’s announcement cover the entire range of the company’s cameras and camera equipment.