Sony has just unveiled their latest camera, which is part of the prestigious Cinema Line. This new Sony FX30 camera features a new APS-C sensor rather than a full-frame one. It offers 26MP in still mode (APS-C 3:2, 6192×4128) and 20.1MP in video mode (Super 35mm 16:9, 3840×2160). Interested in finding out more? Meet Konsuke Imagawa-San, Sony’s 26-year-old product planner, who kindly sat down with us to chat about this new camera. If you know the Sony FX3 mirrorless camera already (news article | review), this new Sony FX30 looks very familiar. In fact, both share the exact same body apart from the sensor used. And being part of the Cinema Line, the new FX30 is a video camera first, still photography second, and aimed at young content creators. The Sony FX30 is capable of recording up to 4K60p (3840×2160) resolution, in All-I / Long GOP h.264/265 10bit 4:2:2 codec. The 4K resolution is being oversampled from the entire 6K area of the newly developed backside illuminated EXMOR R CMOS sensor for a sharper 4K image. When cropping in 1.6x, 4K120p becomes an option as well, and in Full HD you can shoot up to 240p. Sony FX30. Image source: Sony Sony FX30 mirrorless camera Since the Sony FX30 and the already available FX3 look so much alike when you examine them from the outside, it might be difficult to pick one over the other. Well, it depends on the sensor used since a smaller sensor naturally leads to more...
Published By: CineD - Wednesday, 28 September, 2022