Is it time for the Sony Cybershot division to make announcements for a new camera? Canon USA announced that it will be bringing in the Canon Powershot SX1 to US shores on April 2009. Sony, on the other hand, is rumored to announce something during the PMA 2009 that will directly rival Canon’s SX1 (based on rumored specifications):

• 9 MegaPixel Exmor CMOS for Ultra Sharp Images
• 20x Sony Optical Zoom Lens (35mm equiv. 28-560mm)
• 2.7 Inch High Contrast LCD Monitor
• Optical SteadyShot
• HD Movie Mode (1080p) with HQ Sound
• 10 Frames per Second Shooting
• Anti Motion Blur Mode

More information elsewhere:

• Rumor: New Sony HX1 superzoom coming at PMA 2009? (1001 Noisy Cameras)
• Rumor: Sony CyberShot DSC-HX1 coming with 20x zoom and 1080p video recording (CrunchGear)
• Sony HX1 Camera Rumor: 1080p Video, 20X Zoom [Rumor] (Onu.ro)