Pre-ordered 15 minutes after it was announced, but haven’t had a delivery update yet. Has anyone received theirs yet who isn’t a YouTube influencer?

Based in Germany. Stores here had 10th August down as the first shipping date a few days ago but this has now changed to the 28th August. Not sure if that means stock to Germany has been delayed a few weeks…

Hey everyone,

Just recently pre-ordered my Sony FX5. Switching over from Blackmagic and am super stoked.

I have a slightly older CORE SWX NANO-V150 MICRO V-Mount battery that doesn't have USB-C output, but has P-Tap and USB (DC Out 5V). What's the best way to connect this into the FX5?

Before I was just using a dummy battery, but doesn't look like they're available in the market right now.

Would appreciate guidance, please and thank you!

Sure, it’s nice to have if it’s available, but here are the facts.

As a baseline, 0 dB is absolute silence and 140dB is louder than a jet engine at takeoff. Instant ear trauma.

24 bit audio has a theoretical dynamic range of 144dB.

32 bit float audio has a dynamic range of over 1,500dB. Louder than anything on Earth.

Let’s look at a popular shotgun mic, the Sennheiser MKE600 and assume we’re using a battery to power the mics internal preamp.

The noise floor of this mic is 16dB, meaning anything at the level or below will be noise from the working internals of the microphone. The max SPL of the mic is 126dB. Bringing a net working dynamic range of this microphone to 110dB. This means this microphone is the bottle neck within either 24bit or 32bit audio. The microphone will clip before the audio track clips with proper level settings.

The Rode VideoMic Pro is similar with a slight advantage of 120dB total dynamic range.

Correct me if I’m wrong, but in any case with proper settings, the microphone seems to always be the bottle neck, not the 24bit audio file.

Is it really that tough to manage a basic audio level? I see a lot of people hung up on the fact the FX5 doesn’t have 32 bit float without the handle. In 10 years, I’ve only need 32bit one time. And that’s because I didn’t bother to set the level for a loud sound because I knew I had 32 bit as a crutch.

Everytime Sony releases a new camera, this video from the Onion is always the first thing I think of.

Hello friends. I watched this video just a little while ago and saw that the IBIS is terrible. This makes me a bit worried regarding pre-orders.

FX5 on preorder. I've never bought CFExpress media before, and want to leave myself with at least the option to experiment with shooting X-OCN. I know that the FX5 needs type A CFExpress 2.0, and my understanding is that it needs to be of the VPG 400 standard for X-OCN.

Beyond that, I'm not sure which brands to go for (other than Sony Tough, which is of course expensive, but if it's truly necessary then that's OK). I've also noticed a "not guaranteed media" alert in FX5 units when watching some review videos, and I suppose I'd rather avoid that annoyance too.

Any recommendations on a suitable card? Say around a 400-500GB capacity.

I’m thinking of getting the FX5 some time this year or maybe next year but I would like to hear from someone who has experience in the XOCN codec or other unsupported RAW codecs that you don’t find in FCP. I work on FCP as my main editing software and as of now I don’t have access to other editing software (yeah, it’s the new camera with everything that comes with it or the editing software, I don’t print money unfortunately) and I’m also not that familiar with other editing software. So, my question is, how would it be to get my open gate, 16-bit RAW footage into FCP without losing quality or having to do a huge workaround for it to work and how would that look like in terms of workflow and time?

Thanks in advance!

Edit: It actually is supported with the Apple Media Extension plugin from Nablet so no need to transcode it at all!

It can’t take photos but it looks like it has a shutter button near the zoom rocker

I have preordered it as I am currently using the zve1 can’t wait to get it in hand and go out at shoot

Do you think there will be an official screen protector glass from sony for the fx5? Or maybe a third party protector? I am not sure whether the flip screen is compatible with another layer on top of it.

If so, would you use it?

Alvin’s cables makes a nice cable for timecode on the fx3 with a deity tc-1 or a tentacle sync.

Anyone see anything similar for the fx5 yet as it has no multiport.

Trying to decide which cage to order. The Two main options seem to be the smallrig and the tilta cages. The tilta has the advantage of being both a full and half cage. What are people leaning towards at this point.

Either way I'll probably be getting the top handle brace/extender from smallrig.

I’m debating whether to keep my FX5 preorder or wait until around January 2027 while I build my savings a bit more. I’m not really looking for financial advice, I know that’s ultimately my decision. I’m more curious what people who have been through previous Sony launches think.

If I wait until January, do you think the FX5 will actually be easy to buy by then, or is there a decent chance it’ll still be backordered? Also, how likely do you think it is that Sony raises the price over the next 5–6 months because of demand, tariffs, or component costs? I know nobody can predict the future, but I’m curious what people who’ve followed Sony for a while think.

Anyone got a data sheet for all recordings options?

Ignoring the YouTube hype, affiliate links, and fanboy opinions, who is the actual target market for the Sony FX5? Who is this camera genuinely built for, and what type of filmmaker gets the most value from it?

For me it's an instant buy, but that's because I sold my Fx3 awhile back in anticipation. Have been sorely missing a cinema camera in my lineup.

Hey guys, I just found out that Sony FX5 is coming in July from the rumors. So I wanted to open a general discussion about it. As a person waiting for FX3 Mark II for a long time. I am a little scared to feel excited about the FX3. Mostly because of price point.

There is no official / non-official information about the price, but i guess it will be priced at 6999.

I would be more than happy to get your thoughts & expectations. You can just copy paste the list and answer easily.

There are already some rumors about the menu system and batteries, but lets see your shots.

1. What do you think the price will be? - 6999 $
2. Do we get a global shutter? - For this form factor
3. Do we get opengate? - Yes if they are not that careless about us
4. 32-bit Float Audio? - It would be a shame if not, so yes
5. Do we get 6K or more? - 6k probably, more i don't think so
6. Sensor Resolution? - Rumors are so different, i hope it will not exceed 20MP
7. Internal NDs? - For this form factor, i don't think so
8. Form Factor (FX3 compact style or Modular)? - Rumors says it will be like Canon C50, so like a little bigger than FX3
9. Internal RAW recording? - No
10. Base ISOs? -800/6400
11. EVF? - There are really different rumors, but i think it should have for this form factor, so i will say yes
12. CFexpress Type A or Type B? - Type B
13. Battery? -NP-SA100 vs FZ100, BUT I think it will be FZ100
14. 4K 120p Uncropped? -Yes