Latest Sony compact Cinema Line camera
The FX2 improves the baseline for everyday filmmakers and content creators with a 33MP full-frame sensor, 4K shooting up to 60 fps and Full HD up to 120 fps, a 3.68m-Dot OLED viewfinder, Al-based subject recognition and framing, 15+ stops of dynamic range, and 4K live streaming. The FX2 features also advanced properties for shooting stills, including the ability to capture stills in S-Log3 mode with optional LUT application.
FX2 Cinema Camera w/ XLR Handle
FX2 Highlights:
- 33MP Full-Frame CMOS Exmor R Sensor
- 4K up to 60 fps | 1080p up to 120 fps
- 33MP Stills in S-Log3 at 800/4000 ISO
- Al-Powered Auto Focus & Framing
- Dynamic Active Al-Based Stabilization
- 10-Bit 4:2:2 XAVC S-I, 16-Bit Raw Output
- S-Cinetone/S-Log3/HLG, 15+ Stops DR
- 3.68m-Dot 0.7x OLED EVF with 90° Tilt
- CFexpress Type A & SD Card Slots
- 2.4/5 GHz Wi-Fi for 4K Live Streaming
Sony introduced its latest compact Cinema Line camera, the FX2, improving the baseline for everyday filmmakers and content creators with a 33MP full-frame sensor, 4K shooting up to 60 fps and Full HD up to 120 fps, a 3.68m-Dot OLED viewfinder, AI-based subject recognition and framing, 15+ stops of dynamic range, and 4K live streaming.
The FX2 also features shooting stills, including the ability to capture stills in S-Log3 mode with optional LUT application. A natural successor to the popular FX3, if not a direct descendant, the FX2 is an uncompromising realignment of its forerunner’s hybrid ethos with the contemporary digital landscape.
Cinematic Video Meets Advanced Photo Capture
Equipped with a 33MP full-frame sensor, the AI-powered Sony FX2 combines the comprehensive video capabilities of the Cinema Line with enhanced still image capturing in a compact, travel-friendly form factor. Ideal for on-the-go filmmakers and content creators, the FX2 features an S-Log3 photo mode with optional LUT application, and it sports a 3.68m-dot OLED viewfinder that tilts from 0 to 90°. Its AI processing unit provides active image stabilization and real-time subject recognition, allowing for maximizing the accuracy of autofocus and framing.
33MP Exmor R BSI CMOS Sensor
Matching its 33MP back-illuminated Exmor R sensor with a BIONZ XR processor, the FX2 captures vivid 4K video with natural gradations, realistic color, and low noise in both full-frame and Super 35 modes, providing wide lens compatibility without sacrificing resolution. In full-frame mode, the FX2 offers 7K oversampling with full pixel readout for exceptional sharpness and realism. Designed to tackle diverse lighting scenarios, the FX2 features a dynamic range greater than 15 stops, an ISO expandable up to 204800, and updated dual-base ISO technology for capturing footage in S-log3 at 800 or 4000 ISO.
DCI 4K Video Recording
Designed for flexibility, the FX2 shoots DCI 4K footage internally with 10-bit 4:2:2 sampling or outputs 16-bit raw video via an HDMI connection. Live streaming in 4K is also possible over the camera’s Wi-Fi or through a wired, USB connection in UVC/UAC, RTMP, and SRT protocols.
Capture video in XAVS S, S-I, and HS recording formats in Long GOP, All-Intra, H.264, and H.265 codecs. Color and tone reproduction can be tailored with precision using up to 16 user-imported LUTs or S-Cinematone mode for matching VENICE, FX9, FX6, FX3, and other camera sources. The FX2 features an intuitive Variable FPS setting for creating time-lapses and slow-motion video, and it can de-squeeze 1.3 and 2.0x anamorphic footage, all in-camera.
Hybrid Still Image Capture
The FX2 brings the versatility of a hybrid camera to the Cinema Line, improving still-image capture and adding features such as Log shooting and user-LUT application. It features built-in toggle to switch from movie to still mode, shoot 33MP JPG or HEIF images in S-Log3 for streamlined color grading, capture photos from shot marks during internal video recording or playback, apply previously imported user LUTs to captured still images, flex or base ISO settings and S-Gamut3 or S-Gamut3.Cine color spaces.
AI Subject Recognition
One of latest features is the new AI processing unit that uses deep learning to deliver improvements in autofocus, auto framing, and stabilization. The phase- and contrast-detection AF is boosted with real-time subject recognition, identifying people, animals, and vehicles, along with Eye AF for humans, animals, and birds, seeing a 30% improvement over the FX3 and FX30. Auto framing automatically tracks and crops subjects, keeping them prominent in the frame, while also boosting stabilization. The new Dynamic Active Mode adds another layer of AI-powered stabilization for videos taken while walking.
Comprehensive Stabilization
The FX2 also retains the same five-axis, in-body optical stabilization as other Cinema Line and Alpha cameras. Combining in-body optical image stabilization with AI processing power and E-mount lens metadata for post-production, the FX2 offers an array of ways to eliminate camera shake during handheld shooting. It features 5-axis in-body optical image stabilization, Dynamic Active Mode for stable handheld shooting, Framing stabilizer uses advanced AI, Shake metadata is embedded into footage for post-production.
Unique Built-In Electronic Viewfinder
Another unique addition to the FX2 is the new built-in electronic viewfinder. Tiltable between 0 and 90°, the EVF has a 3.68m-Dot OLED screen and a rubber cup for precise compositions in any lighting conditions. The 3”, tiltable, fold-out touchscreen offers further viewing options along with intuitive menu navigation and the BIG6 home screen found in high-end CineAlta cameras.
Improved Accessibility
Inheriting the BIG6 home screen from high-end CineAlta cameras such as the VENICE, the FX2 allows easy adjustments to FPS, ISO, shutter angle, aperture, look, and white balance when set in Movie Mode. The 3" fold-out touchscreen LCD provides intuitive menu navigation and sports a tiltable design and 1.03m-dot resolution. Unique to the FX2 is a built-in 3.68m-dot OLED electronic viewfinder with a 0.7x maximum magnification. Tilting from 0 to 90°, the EVF has a reversible rubber eyecup and 33mm eye point, allowing pinpoint framing in extreme lighting conditions.
The improved handgrip holds an NP-FZ100 battery and sports one of the camera's five 1/4"-20 female threads—three for accessories and two for mounting plates. Several functions have dedicated controls, including the power switch, record button, movie/still switch, zoom lever, playback button, and control dials, while seven other buttons serve user-assignable functions.
Ergonomic Design
Built from lightweight, sturdy Magnesium alloy, the FX2 has an updated heat-dissipating structure and built-in cooling fan, ensuring uninterrupted 4K60 recording. The improved handgrip holds a single 16.4Wh NP-FZ100 battery and sports one of the camera's five 1/4"-20 female threads—three for accessories and two for mounting plates. Several functions have dedicated controls, including the power switch, record button, movie/still switch, zoom lever, playback button, and control dials, while seven other buttons serve user-assignable functions.
The camera has a broad selection of connectivity options, including HDMI output, USB-C, LAN, Wi-Fi, micro-USB, 3.5mm mic and headphone jacks, and a multi-interface hot shoe. Internal storage is supported by one CFexpress Type A/SDXC card slot and an SD card slot. The FX2 Digital Cinema Camera is also compatible with Sony’s XLR-H1 Handle Unit for expanded control and audio options. Sony is selling the camera bundled with the XLR-H1 Handle Unit in addition to the body only option.
FX2 Cinema Camera (body only): $2,698.00. Visit B&H for purchase and hands-on demo.
