About
The FX3 is the smallest camera in Sony’s full frame cinema line. It is built off the core of the Sony A7slll, but whereas the A7slll is a still camera that is biased towards video, one could say that the FX3 is a cinema camera that can take photos if it has to. The first obvious change is that the FX3 does not have a viewfinder. This makes the body a little bit smaller, but the addition of a cooling fan makes it a little bit thicker. That fan means long continuous record times without overheating (not that that’s ever been a problem we’ve experienced with the A7slll). The next obvious difference is the top handle. The FX3 has been designed with sturdy threaded holes around its body for adding accessories without needing an aftermarket cage. The top handle threads solidly into two of these holes while at the same time it slots into the camera’s “smart” hotshoe. The hotshoe passes power from the camera through the handle, and the handle has professional audio inputs which send their signals through the handle/hotshoe into the camera. We have augmented the handle with an attachement from Tilta. It extends the rear of the handle, turns the top into a NATO rail with mounting holes, and places a replacement hotshoe and holes at the top front of the audio unit for mounting accessories (generally a monitor). The record button is larger and falls more easily to hand, and it has a zoom leaver for Sony’s powered zoom lenses.
Like the A7slll, the camera records internally to high quality 10bit codecs or you can take a RAW signal out its full size HDMI port and record RAW to an external recorder. Sony’s S-Log3 and Cinetone looks are options, and it can also apply LUTs to your footage. It does true 24 frame DCI, and it can apply anamorphic desqueeze to your footage. It has the ability to record timecode, and we supply a Mutiny USB adaptor for that purpose which also allows 3pin Fischer start/stop.
What Comes with it?
- Sony FX3 Camera Body
- Audio Handle w/Accessory Mounting Plate/Extension
- Mutiny 5pin Timeocode Input and 3pin Start/Stop
- Five Batteries w/Dual Simultaneous Charger
- Two 160GB CFexpress Type A Memory Cards
- USB-C/A Card Reader
- USB-C Power Supply with 15' Cord
Price
| Day | $225 |
| Weekend | $225 |
| Week | $675 |