Sony is due to launch the FX3, a cinema camera version of the A7S III full-frame mirrorless camera, soon, according to several leaks. It would come with a 12-megapixel sensor, 4K video at 120 fps and a price tag of € 3,795, which could drop to less than $ 4,000 based on Sony’s usual Europe prices. USA. The images come from a prolific Japanese camera leak Nokoshita and Twitter user Joe Lawry, while specifications were reported by YouTuber Gaston Shutters.
The FX3 reportedly carries specifications similar to the A7S III, including 4K / 120 fps video (without 8K), dual CFexpress card slots, body stabilization and a photo mode. However, the body does not have a central protrusion, so it looks more like the A7C, albeit with a larger handle and joystick (at the top). It appears to have a flip-out screen, but it supposedly lacks the ND filter found on other Sony Cinema Line cameras.
The three standard tripod screws and the large recording button at the top show that the FX3 was designed to receive accessories such as monitors, microphones, etc. required by video recorders. If the leak is accurate, which certainly seems to be the case, it would be Sony’s smallest Cinema Line camera by far.
The FX3 is no different than the C70, which is Canon’s first cinema camera with an RF mount, in which both are specific video cameras with mirrorless form factors. However, the FX3 would have a full-frame sensor instead of a super-35 (APS-C) and would be considerably cheaper and smaller, it seems. Supposedly, it will arrive on February 23 for the CP + camera show to be held entirely online this year.