The popular Sony FX30 is on sale for $1,798 USD, which is a discount of $300 USD.
Key features
- 26.1MP APS-C BSI CMOS Sensor
- UHD 4K up to 120p
- Compact Form Designed for Cage-Free Use
- 10-Bit 4:2:2 XAVC S-I,16-Bit Raw Output
- S-Cinetone/S-Log3/HLG, 14+ Stops DR
- Phase Detection AF/Face Tracking/Eye AF
- Standard ISO 100-32000 | Dual Base ISO
- Dual CFexpress Type A/SDXC Card Slots
- User LUTs & Timecode Sync Support
The Sony FX30 can record 4K UHD images at up to 120fps in 10-bit. The camera features a 26MP APS-C Exmor R CMOS sensor and BIONZ XR processor. Sony claims it is capable of capturing 14+ stops of dynamic range and benefits from Dual Base ISO architecture to improve low-light performance.
Firmware Update Version 6.0.0 provided the following new features:
- The BIG6 home screen provides a clear, easy-to-read display of essential settings used in video recording, including FPS (frames per second), EI (exposure index), Shutter, Iris, Look, and WB (white balance).
- Fixed/Variable: This new mode lets you directly specify your frame rate without having to set the S&Q mode.
- Adds Focus Magnifier and Auto Magnifier support in the MF settings when using Bright Monitoring.
- De-Squeeze Display now includes 1.5 and 1.6x magnification.
- Record Blackmagic RAW video output via HDMI (see the BMD site for compatible products).
- Use Creators’ app v3.1.0 or later to directly upload videos to Creators’ Cloud based on OK/NG/KEEP flags.
- Supports Manual Framing and Clip Flag notes using the Monitor & Control app v2.4.0 or later.
- Discontinues the Security (IPsec) function in favor of the more secure Access Authentication.
- Discontinues the WPA and WEP Wi-Fi functions in favor of the more secure WPA2 or WPA3.
- Additional v6.0.0 features include automatic recognition of and connection to the separate USB-LAN adapter, display of the remaining capacity of both storage devices during video recording using Simultaneous or Auto Switch Media modes, metadata recording of the optical density of preregistered ND filters, and filtering of images for smartphone and FTP transfer using Clip Flag.
