Form 6-K


                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549

                                    FORM 6-K


                        REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

                      Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of

                       the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


                          For the month of January 2006
                        Commission File Number: 001-06439


                                SONY CORPORATION
                 (Translation of registrant's name into English)

             7-35 KITASHINAGAWA 6-CHOME, SHINAGAWA-KU, TOKYO, JAPAN

                    (Address of principal executive offices)

          The registrant files annual reports under cover of Form 20-F.



Indicate by check mark whether the registrant  files or will file annual reports
under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F,

                  Form 20-F  X                   Form 40-F __


Indicate by check mark whether the  registrant  by  furnishing  the  information
contained  in this  Form is  also  thereby  furnishing  the  information  to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Yes No X


If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in
connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):82-______



                                   SIGNATURE


Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


                                                            SONY CORPORATION
                                                              (Registrant)


                                         By:  /s/  Nobuyuki Oneda
                                                      (Signature)
                                         Nobuyuki Oneda
                                         Executive Vice President and
                                         Chief Financial Officer

Date: January 19, 2006

List of materials

Documents attached hereto:


i) Press release announcing Partial Transfer of Certain Assets Related to
   Digital SLR cameras


       Partial Transfer of Certain Assets Related to Digital SLR cameras
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Tokyo (January 19, 2006) -- Since July 2005, Sony Corporation (Sony) and Konica
Minolta Photo Imaging, Inc. (Konica Minolta PI) have been working on the joint
development of digital single lens reflex (SLR) cameras. Sony, Konica Minolta
Holdings, Inc. and Konica Minolta PI are pleased to announce that they have
decided to transfer a certain portion of Konica Minolta PI 's assets related to
digital SLR cameras to Sony, and at the same time, that Konica Minolta PI will
consign its customer service operation for Konica Minolta cameras and related
products* to Sony. Agreement to this effect was reached today.

Under this agreement, on March 31 2006, Sony will receive certain assets from
Konica Minolta PI that are necessary for the development, design, production and
so forth of digital SLR cameras compatible with Konica Minolta PI's "Maxxum/
Dynax lens mount system".** Sony will accelerate development of new digital SLR
cameras based on and compatible with the Maxxum/Dynax lens mount system with a
view to marketing these models this summer.

On the basis of its ongoing "selection and concentration", Konica Minolta Group
will concentrate on its core "business technologies" field and its strategic
"optics and display devices" field and withdraw from camera business*** as of
March 31, 2006. At the same time, Konica Minolta PI will partially transfer
certain assets related to digital SLR cameras to Sony.

From April 1 2006, Konica Minolta PI will consign the customer service
operations for Konica Minolta cameras and related products* to Sony, and Sony
will implement service operations from that date onward.

*   Konica Minolta, Konica and Minolta brand film cameras, digital still
cameras, lenses, accessories etc.

**  An original lens mount system to connect camera body and lens adopted in
Konica Minolta Maxxum/Dynax series SLR cameras

*** Excludes production of digital SLR cameras and interchangeable lenses for
Sony