The newly announced Sony VENICE 2 has a similar body design (but a bit more compact) as the original VENICE with new features such as internal X-OCN recording and the option for two different sensors: a new full-frame 8.6K sensor or the original 6K VENICE sensor. With the new sensor, the dual base ISO is higher at 800/3200 and the recording modes top out at 8.6K 3:2 up to 30fps or 8.2K 17:9 full-frame up to 60fps. The VENICE 2 also inherits popular features from the original VENICE including color science, Dual Base ISO and 8-stops of built-in ND filters. The camera will be available from February 2022. It has already been four years since the announcement of the original Sony VENICE CineAlta 6K full-frame camera. Sony had a whole roadmap of firmware updates going on for the VENICE (the latest one being the firmware v6.0 released nearly a year ago), but it seems the company was lately also working on something new. It turns out the mysterious CineAlta teaser published a few days ago did indeed mean a new high-end cinema camera is coming very soon. Now, it is here – say hi to the new Sony VENICE 2. Let’s take a look at its features and specs. Sony VENICE 2 – lighter and smaller package Visually, the new VENICE 2 looks very similar to the original VENICE. Sony made the new camera lighter and more compact – it is 44mm smaller and approximately 10% lighter (compared to VENICE...
Published By: CineD - Monday, 15 November, 2021