Last week, Sony unveiled the FX9. While we were able to get a brief look at the camera in the product shots, our friends over at Cinema5D have gone hands-on with the full-frame E-mount camera.
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Throughout the 14-minute video, Nino Leitner of Cinema5D covers nearly every component of the camera. He starts by explaining where exactly the FX9 fits into Sony’s lineup and then dives into all of the new features, including the various sensor modes, the new S-Cinetone Picture Profile, the new dual-base ISO and much more.
Leitner also interviewed Yasuo Ueda-san, head camera designer at Sony, if you want even more insight the FX9 and its development process.
ah ... marketing with video is on a different level than stills . Always leave something impossible to fix and keep the buyers lined-up. No touch screen was as effective as ridiculous . They literally measure every little thing to sell more of something more expensive. Every little thing is done in purpose and with the marketing in mind.
It's a no-nonsense, fact-is-fact, realistic view on what it's all about these days:
-How many times can we sell the same product to the customers over and over again?
The more I learn about new products and the constant crippeling all over the board, the more I actually looking for older gear to use. (sick and tired of beancounters running the show, rather than engineers)
Case in point: Right now looking for an analogue MF camera: Might be a Hassy or even a 35mm Leica, they made great gear that last for a lifetime, and film is not going away for a looong time.
The FX9 is 1/3rd the cost of the next FF cine camera, the Sony Venice, and it comes with a finder. Camera of this genre are the frequent choice for small productions, ad shoots and indies. The image quality, compared to the usual 1/3" or 1/2" handicams is striking. Resampled 6K to 4K is going to be sharper with greater dynamic range than straight 4K, and the likelihood of upgrading to 6K is pretty high. You can (and I do) use an A7iii for B-roll, but a hybrid camera takes too much fussing with menus and attachments when people are waiting on you.
I knew the video would be concise and information-packed when the first sentence of narration was "This is the new Sony FX9, Sony's new full-frame, fast hybrid autofocus, dual ISO, low-light capable camera"
Surprised the LCD isn't touchscreen - would be very useful for the camera's face-detect AF. At 10:21 they demonstrate Sony's iOS app for viewing the camera's LV feed and touch-support for changing the camera controls - I wonder if that includes touch AF as well, which could supplement the lack of a touchscreen LCD, although there's a 1-second delay on the remote LV.
Love the Elaine Benes dance from the female model :)
The LCD is generally used with a loupe, in lieu of an (optional) EVF. A screen used with a loupe or even a hood is not easily accessible as a touch screen. As an alternative to the LCD screen, you can also use a 3rd party sidecar EVF, driven by HDML or SDI. The optional EVF is often obscured by a large video battery holder.
The FS5 and FS7 handgrip has a joy stick to navigate the menu, and there is also a quick menu, including face selection, via that joy stick. The whole setup is very ergonomic when used on the shoulder or a tripod. I expect that the FX9 would have a similar arrangement.
Yeah, except for one little detail. If AF is indecisive in still photography, you wait until it settles out and take the shot over. In video, the entire clip is ruined if you can't edit the flubs out. I've learned the hard way.
Face detection (eye detection, some day) can still be used when setting up for the shot, or with one-shot AF. Manual focusing is my plan A. An important feature on the FS5 and FS7 is focus magnification, like on the A7/A9 cameras. A button on the grip magnifies the image 4x/8x for focusing. The magnified patch can be moved around using the joy stick. Only the viewfinder is affected, not the recorded signal.
A particular face can be selected in the same manner, turning the outline green, and locked in by pressing the joy stick in the center.
Thats 13 minutes, whats wrong with typing an article, for me it takes way longer to just sit and watch 13 minutes than reading and finding the details.
Nevermind i see its a advertisement, finger clicking sounds and all that.
@Redleaf: Sometimes people prefer audio-visual content over text. If you want to learn about the product in text, read our original news piece or the semi-review Cinema5D has written up (linked in the article). Clearly, we have plenty of written content, but if we come across a video worth sharing, either for its entertainment, informational or even sometimes humorous value, we share it with readers. Ultimately, it's up to you, the reader, to decide whether or not it's worth it to press play. If not, you're more than welcome to skip over it. I will also explicitly say this is not an advertisement. We clearly label our sponsored posts when we're being compensated and this is not one of those cases. We are very firm and transparent in our approach to sponsored content.
Someone once said "A (moving) picture is worth a thousand words. " :-) Can't see AF performance or DOF of the new sensor by reading an article. Two thumbs up for Cinema 5D and DPReview :-)
@CaPi Not large but it's intriguing content as video is a cousin to photos and i would imagine a photo centric website would struggle trying to find compelling stories 365 days a year if they didn't expand beyond photography.
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