Yes it’s true that Sony First-Quarter Profit has quadrupled from a year earlier, the major part of the profit is coming from smartphone, cameras and game business. The profit of Sony was 21.17 billion yen in the same period last year, which now jumped to 80.87 billion yen.
The low price tag + features of Sony A7 series cameras compared to Fullframe DSLRs is the main reason behind the sky-high popluatrity of Sony A7 series.
Sony is also growing in smartphones and camera sensor production, nearly 45% of the global sensor market is controlled by Sony.