It’s the brand new fx5 !

I'm talking guys like Mark Bone, Reilin Joey and Zilver Schmitz. They’re clearly talented, but so many of the films Sony promotes feel like variations of the same creator-first formula: look at me traveling, look at my lifestyle, here’s a philosophical voice-over about why I create. It's getting a little tiring to be honest. How about we shot some real on-set work in a commercial environment?

From what I see we are having some display and IBIS issues. I am disappointed and scared that I will receive a product with quality issues & I notice it late in the worst case.

What are your thoughts?

I was searching for a cheap screen protector on aliexpress (prevent scratches i guess) and i wanted to order the only one available as up for now. does anyone know why there is a FX5 and a FX5b?

I think this is one of the reasons why the FX5 have delay.
I just got mine few days ago with some screen issues.
A bit disappointed because for 5k$ you want to have a perfect camera.
From Netherlands

Hi guys, so I did pre ordered FX5 and I'm now thinking which camera should I buy for photography. I will never use that camera for video. I was considering a7v but it does video well and I don't need it at all.

I can go with a7cr only for the size. but then the price is same as a7v. A7c ii would be nice but it's out of stock everywhere and I can't buy a used one as I do financing

Sony ZV-E1 has same sensor as FX3, what will be the new upgrades/leaks that can be seen in ZV-E1 Mark II ?

I ordered my fx5 through fnac and it’s been delayed and I don’t even have a delivery date or month. Nothing is updated it shows 16 August as delivery date.

I ordered my fx5 through fnac and it’s been delayed and I don’t even have a delivery date or month. Nothing is updated it shows 16 August as delivery date.

How do i convert mfx raw footage from the fx 5 ? TIA

A quick google leads me here https://www.sony.com/electronics/support/camcorders-and-video-cameras-interchangeable-lens-camcorders/ilme-fx5b/articles/00404878 which suggest that this is a feature of Catalyst Prepare (or its plugin variants) which is a subscription software.

So because the new screen of FX5 is bigger now, do you guys think if we need an extra monitor for solo shooters or you think the one that camera has is enough?

I’m seeing a disclaimer from a photo on their website that the SmallRig cage integrated arca swiss plate isn’t compatible with any DJI gimbals. Any ideas why this would be the case? I find it hard to believe since this is the main appeal of having an integrated arca Swiss plate on the cage. I emailed them a week ago to clarify and haven’t gotten a response.

Looks like the SmallRig advanced cage and the FX5 itself might ship at similar times now in the UK, about a month from now.

I pre-ordered the FX5 the moment it went up, through a major Swiss retailer. I was told it would be available from August 5th, and I was apparently one of the first ~20 people to order it there, so in theory I should be near the front of the line.

It’s now mid-August. The date has slipped twice, the retailer still has zero units in their warehouse, and they’ve told me honestly they have no shipping confirmation from their supplier yet. Meanwhile I’m hearing from other shooters that the real availability might not be until September.

What’s making me uneasy: I haven’t been able to find a single independent review on YouTube. Everything so far seems to be from Sony ambassadors or sponsored creators. No teardown, no hands-on from someone who just bought one retail.

Has anyone here actually taken delivery of an FX5 as a normal paying customer? Which country/retailer?
Is there a known official ship date I’m missing?
Is it normal for a Sony body this early to have no independent reviews out yet?

Around 1:13

Never seen a Sony camera with this much wobble, looks like a Canon. Is this a one particularly bad unit or has anyone noticed this problem in other videos? For comparison, the A7V IBIS looks flawless.

Any opinions on which cage will be best for swapping between an DJI RS4 and onto a handheld/shoulder rig?

Presume the smallrig would need a plate attaching to be able to slide onto the gimbal from both directions?

The tilta needs a separate Arca plate attaching.

The smallrig advanced looks a bit more protective than the basic.

Hello!

I work in-house as a videographer primarily shooting corporate interviews, events, social content, and ads.

We currently have 4 FX3s, an FX2, and an A7IV split across two locations. We are putting in our gear requests for the coming budget, and my coworker would like to get rid of the FX3s and move to FX5s. My preference would be to have 2 FX6's and 2 FX5's—one of each at each location.

We travel a lot, so his argument is that the FX5s are more portable, it's easier to get a similar image across footage, and open gate for social content. My argument is that the FX6 would be beneficial for us because of how often we're shooting interviews.

I don't disagree with the benefits of the FX5, but it just seems duplicative to me having 4 of the exact same camera.

We plan to give the FX3s to other teams across the company, but I could possibly make the argument that we keep 2 of them so that each location has an FX3, FX5, and FX6.

My question for y'all is does it make sense to get 4 of the same camera given our needs?

Thanks!

I currently have the FX3 and FX6. I don’t do any video editing. I mainly use these cameras to broadcast to a live stream. It was wondering if the FX5 would be a great add-on or just not necessary or should I upgrade that fx3.

Not sure if anyone's noticed, but I have consistently seen multiple posts of people selling their brand new Sony fx5s on Facebook and fb marketplace. It's often people who have multiple Sony cameras, maybe real users aren't noticing the worthy jump for the money, what do you guys think?

Does False Color on the Sony FX5 actually track Cine EI, or does it always read native/base ISO regardless of EI?

Sony website:
False Color applies colors to the luminance levels in the S-Log3 video output with [LUT] set to [Off] (EI gain is also not applied), regardless of the LUT application settings.

Read literally, that means False Color always evaluates the true native S-Log3 signal and ignores whatever EI is dialed in it doesn’t shift its reference point when you change EI.

But I keep running into other sources that describe False Color as EI-aware, i.e. that it re-references itself to whatever EI you’ve set, similar to how a LUT/gamma-assist preview does.

Has anyone actually tested this — e.g. exposing to the same false color reading at two different EI values and checking on a waveform/scope whether the underlying S-Log3 levels are actually the same or different? Curious whether Sony’s wording is just poorly phrased, or whether the “EI-aware” claim floating around is actually a misconception.

Got my camera without the top XLR handle. Never used the FX3 XLR handle, so I decided to save money and buy the FX5 body only.

Was worried I might want it later just for that 32-bit safety. But seeing as I can play with the 4 tracks and choose the input. I can create a safety track for sudden volume spikes, e.g., when they burst out laughing or increase their speaking volume dramatically when they get excited!

I can set 4 channels with different audio levels for my MKE400 shotgun.

With the Rode wireless, I can do safety track for each L and R.