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FX3: is the Ideal Entry-Level Cinema Camera

What happens if you take a Sony FX3 full frame camera and put an APS-C sensor inside? You'll have the Sony FX30, which is basically the Super35 version of the FX3.

At the heart of the FX30 is a 26-megapixel back-illuminated APS-C CMOS sensor capable of capturing 4K (from 6K) oversampled video at up to 60 fps and 4K/120p video at 1.62x crop. Video can be recorded as 10-bit 4:2:2 or 4:2:0 AVC files for H.265 or H.264, or output as raw "16-bit" video to an external Atomos Ninja V+ recorder.

The sensor offers both mechanical and digital image stabilization, and if you want to use Sony's Catalyst desktop software, you can take full advantage of the gyro metadata embedded in video files for better digital stabilization of video footage.

The FX30 also features Sony breath compensation for use with compatible Sony lenses using Sony Catalyst software.

The FX30 allows you to load custom LUTs (Lookup Tables) so you can preview what your footage will look like in the post. You can also use LUTs as image profiles, which will adjust the color and tone of the video directly in the footage so that the video is ready for direct output from the camera.

Externally, the FX30 is identical to the FX3. All buttons are in the same place, except for the new "FX30" markings and the absence of "Full-Frame" under the lens mount. The FX30 also uses the same NP-FZ100 battery as other Sony Alpha camera bodies, and USB-C power is also available in cases where you don't want to change batteries often.

The Sony FX30 will launch in October 2022, priced at $1,799 for the camera without optics alone.

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