Sony launches a long-awaited firmware update for their compact cine duo, the FX3 (Version 6.00) and FX30 (Version 5.00). For quite a while, these cameras desperately lacked shutter angle exposure settings, somewhat fundamental for cine cameras these days (and pretty common among high-end hybrid cameras as well). Sony published this as a future update as early as January, and now it’s finally here, available for download. Aside from the coveted shutter angle, the firmware update also adds a 790tone color mode to the cameras’ picture profiles. Improved image quality when using 3D LUT software is also on board as well as OK/NG/KEEP flags that may be added to clips during or after movie recording. Firmware Ver.6.00 for Sony FX3 and Ver. 5.00 for Sony FX30 – new features Shutter angle is the preferred exposure setting practice for filmmaking and all sorts of motion capture. It links the shutter speed to the frame rate, thus promising smooth-looking videos and consistent motion blur. When set to 180°, for example, the camera will use a shutter speed that’s half the frame rate. Shooting at 24fps will set the shutter speed at 1/48th of a second. Switching to 120fps will automatically set the shutter speed to 1/240 s, and so on. It will change the exposure but maintain the frame rate-shutter speed ratio, thus maintaining the desired motion blur. Today, shutter angle is just another way of setting the exposure by linking the shutter speed to the frame rate, but it stems from the very...
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Published By: CineD - Saturday, 14 September, 2024
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