Sony’s new bringing the ability to shoot 4K video to cameras that fit in pockets with its two new Cybershot products.

The cameras are based on a new image sensors that “allow cameras to do things never done before,” Mark Weir, senior manager at Sony, said during a press conference in New York on Wednesday.

The cameras can shoot 4K video, thanks to new sensors, and deliver the readouts faster for viewers to see. The sensor “harmonizes” high-resolution images, sensitivity and speed, and is significantly faster than its predecessor, Weir said.

Point-and-shoot cameras are typically not capable of 4K video, and many cameras are still limited to shooting 1080p video. So the new Cybershots represent a breakthrough for the stand-alone camera market, which is in decline because built-in cameras in mobile devices are increasingly used to shoot images and video.

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