The Sony FX2 was already announced at the end of May this year, which we also covered with a news article and a review of the camera. What has been missing so far (and what you have been asking for!) is to run it through our tests and give you our standard Lab Test. Interested to hear how this camera fares in our tests? Then read on… In case you missed the detailed specs, see our article here. Also, have a look at Johnnie’s review & mini-documentary here. In essence, we are talking about the following key specs: Sensor and Resolution: 33 Megapixel sensor capable of oversampled 4K (7K capture at up to 30P) and 4K 60P (S35 crop). Recording Options: 4:2:2 10-bit recording with S-Log3 and S-Cinetone options, and external 16-bit raw video option via HDMI. ISO and Dynamic Range: Dual-gain architecture with Base ISO settings of ISO800 and ISO4000 for S-Log3 shooting Oversampled 4K from a 7K capture sounds quite good, hence we should be able to see clean, detailed 4K video with good noise characteristics. But one thing after the other, let’s look first at the rolling shutter. And as per usual, a big thank you to my colleague Florian, who helped me shoot and analyze this Lab Test. Rolling Shutter of the Sony FX2 Using our 300Hz strobe light, we get the following result: 27.5ms (less is better) for a full frame 4K capture – ouch! This is a bad result and puts the FX2 at the very bottom...
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