Sony just announced an upcoming firmware update (May 2021) that will add 4K 120p RAW output to both the FX6 and FX9. The output will be compatible with an upcoming Atomos HDR monitor/recorder. Later in 2021, the FX9 will get firmware 3.0 that will include anamorphic de-squeeze, Cinemascope frame lines, and Super 16mm Center Scan mode. The Japanese tech giant Sony – more precisely its Cine division – just published huge news concerning new products and firmware updates that will be coming out throughout 2021. Perhaps the most interesting news is the upcoming firmware update for Sony FX9 and Sony FX6 cameras (reviews here and here). Let’s take a short look at what is coming. 4K 120p RAW Output for Sony FX9 and Sony FX6 Sony FX6. Source: Sony As Sony discloses in the press release, both cameras will receive firmware upgrades to support 4K 120p RAW output with an external recorder. Now, this is quite interesting – Sony also writes that a new Atomos HDR monitor-recorder joining the Ninja V line-up will support this feature, as of April 2021. Sony confirmed in their press release that Atomos will bring out a new Ninja recorder that will be capable of recording 4K 120p RAW later in April or in May. The firmware update for the FX9 and FX6 is planned for May 2021. Sony did not specify whether the FX9 will still need the XDCA-FX9 extension unit for the RAW output, but I suppose it will. Anamorphic De-Squeeze , Cinemascope framelines with...
Published By: CineD - Wednesday, 21 April, 2021