Today everybody has a story to tell and there are stories everywhere one looks around. With the rise of independent cinema, social media content creation, vlogs, podcasts and more and more content consumption through visually appealing footages, everyone has understood the power of capturing the ‘now’ quickly and accurately. Keeping these in mind comes the Sony FX5, the new drop in its Cinema Line which is primarily geared towards cinema-making or video capturing on a handy single camera.
The new model is equipped with several features that one may find enticing.
Powerful image sensor: The camera has a full-frame fully-stacked Exmor RS™ CMOS image sensor along with the latest BIONZ XR2™ image processing unit. Not only is the image processing done in high speed, but it also takes the aid of the latest AI technologies to give you clearer results with less noise, ones that can even be shot in shadows and high contrast ambiance.
Dynamic Range: In this camera when you shoot in S-Log3, you will get almost 15+ stops with broad latitude and low-noise which enables you to capture shadows, nature ambience, texture replication and high-contrast scenes with ease.
Low light recording: Whether it is photos or videos, now it becomes easier to record in low light with less noise and grains with ISOs 800, 4000 and 12800 which makes you can capture, fast, grain-free and under a wide range of condition.
Dual Gain shooting function: For the first time in the Cinema Line or FX series, this feature has been added so that you can reap maximum benefits of the image censor. This means that not only will there be higher visibility in the captures but also little nuanced details will be captured with ease.
Open Gate Shooting: Another first for this model is the 3:2 full pixel readout or open gate shooting making it possible to shoot in a variety of image scan ratios including 17:9, 16:9 or the Super 35 mm. This also means that you can easily select the angle without much hassle depending on the ultimate objective of your shoot.
In-camera recording: The camera records in SONY’s own 16 bit linear RAW format in X-OCN C1 and X-OCN C2 codecs. This means that the post recording visual or image takes less space when saved and makes it easier to be transferred without burdening the data volume.
What additional features are there in the camera?
Apart from a pre-planned update scheduled in fall 2027, there are several accessories available with the camera including 0.58 view finder DVF-EL1, handle unit XLR-H2, adapter cable VMC-BNCU1, Monitor & Control video and camera monitoring application. Each of these additional accessories and features are available for purchase separately.
Indian market drop and price
While the exact date of the Indian market drop is not known, it is now on pre-order and is expected to be delivered and / or hit the markets by August 2026. Though the price may vary according to regions, it costs approximately 6 lakhs and above in Indian markets.
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