The Sony FX3 Full Frame Cinema Camera Body brings professional film making tools into a compact hand held design. The unique cage free body offers a variety of mounting options directly to the camera itself. The built-in fan ensures all day shooting and the removable top handle provides professional XLR audio inputs as well as 3x additional 1/4-20 UNC mounting points.

Sony FX3 Product Feature Video

Key Features:

Exmor R CMOS Full Frame sensor with E-mount system
One-stop solution for high quality audio with top handle including two XLR inputs
Uninterrupted recording with In-built fan and improved weather sealing design
Dedicated features for solo operators including in-body stabilization, cageless design and real time tracking AF up to 4K 120P
Video specific button layout including two recording buttons, three tally lamps and zoom lever

Sample Video using the Sony FX3 Camera

More Features:

• 627 Phase-detect AF points in Movies
• 425 Contrast-detect AF points
• AI-based Real-time Eye auto focus in
• Stills and movie mode
• Standard ISO range 80-102400
• 5.5 steps (CIPA) image stabilisation with
• Active Mode stabilisation
• Digital Audio Interface
• 120fps 4K and 240fps FHD movie recording
• 16-bit RAW external recording
• 15 stops dynamic range
• Internal intra-frame recording at 10-bit
• Dual function Media card slots
• CFexpress Type A with 1000mbps speed
• Simultaneously display video across
• Three displays
• RAW, JPEG & HEIF photo formats
• Bluetooth 5.0
• 2.4 and 5Ghz WiFi

Optimised for Right Hand control

Frequently used keys located on the top face enables easy thumb operation. Other controls to enable convenient right-hand operation e.g. MENU button, focus magnifier, etc. Customizable REC button on the front of the camera for easy recording by a solo operator.

Dust and moisture proof

In response to feedback from working professionals, dust and moisture resistance refinements have been implemented throughout the body. Sealing is provided at all body seams as well as the battery compartment cover, and the media slot has a double sliding cover and lock lever to keep water out. Cooling airflow from inlet to exhaust is completely isolated from the body interior.

Uninterrupted 4K 60p Recording

The FX3 combines a fan for active cooling with a heat dissipating structure for passive cooling to efficiently cool the entire system and prevent heat buildup so that recording will not be interrupted by thermal shutdown. The cooling system effectively removes heat from the image sensor and image processing engine, allowing uninterrupted 4K 60p recording without thermal shutdown*.

Anti-dust system

The filter in front of the image sensor oscillates at an ultrasonic frequency of 70,000 cycles per second, powered by a revised drive system that effectively removes dust and particles from the filter surface. The anti-dust system is automatically activated whenever the camera is turned on, and can be activated manually via a menu whenever required. Effective cleaning means that lenses can be changed when shooting movies without having to worry about dust that can require tedious retouching during post-production.

16-bit RAW recording

16-bit RAW output is in 4264 x 2408 (16:9 aspect ratio) resolution, easily covering 4096 x 2048 DCI-4K. Frame rates of 60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, or 24p can be selected as required. The FX3 can simultaneously output 16- bit RAW video while internally recording XAVC HS 4K/ XAVC S 4K / XAVC S-I 4K as well as recording proxy files.

Durable magnesium alloy chassis

High body durability has been achieved through the use of a lightweight, high-rigidity magnesium alloy for the top cover, front cover, internal frame, and rear cover. Accessory attachment screw holes and rings are machined from a hard stainless steel for maximum wear-resistance and reliability. The lens mount is attached by six screws for extra strength and rigidity that can handle heavy super-telephoto lenses.

XLR adaptor with digital audio interface

The supplied XLR handle unit adds two XLR audio inputs to the FX3, enabling high-quality audio recording. Camera settings provide a number of audio recording formats, including 4-channel 24-bit recording. The available formats are 48 kHz/16 bit/2 channel, 48 kHz/24 bit/2 channel, and 48 kHz/24 bit/ 4 channel.

 

General
Lens Mount	E-mount
Size & Weight (Approx.)
Weight (main unit only)	715 g (with battery and memory card included), 640 g (1 lb 6.6 oz) (body only)
Weight (including supplied accessories)	1.015 kg (2 lb 3.8 oz) (with XLR Handle, battery pack, SD card)
Dimensions (W x H x D)	129.7 mm x 77.8 mm x 84.5 mm (5 1/8 x 3 1/8 x 3 3/8 inches) (body without protrusions)
Power Consumption
[Movie] Approx. 7.3W (with FE 28-70mm F3.5-5.6 OSS lens attached)	Approx. 3.4W (with FE 28-70mm F3.5-5.6 OSS lens attached)
Battery Operating Time
Approx. 95 min (Actual recording, CIPA standard) *1	Approx. 135 min (Continuous recording, CIPA standard)
Approx. 600 shots (LCD monitor) (Still image, CIPA standard)
Operating Temperature	0 to 40 degrees C (32 to 104 degrees F)
Storage Temperature	-20 to +60 degrees C (-4 to +140 degrees F)
Recording Format (Video)
XAVC S-I 4K	“XAVC S-I 4K 59.94p, 600Mbps 4:2:2 10bit, MPEG-4 AVC / H.264”
XAVC S-I HD	“XAVC S-I HD 59.94p, 222Mbps 4:2:2 10bit, MPEG-4 AVC / H.264”
Recording Format (Audio)	LPCM 2ch(48kHz 16bit), LPCM 2ch(48kHz 24bit), LPCM 4ch(48kHz 24bit), MPEG-4 AAC-LC 2ch
Recording Frame Rate
XAVC S-I 4K 3840x2160/59.94P, 50P, 29.97P, 23.98P, 25P	XAVC S 4K 3840x2160/119.88p,100p,59.94P, 50P, 29.97P, 23.98P, 25P
Recording/Playback Time
XAVC S-I 4K	59.94p/50p When using CEA-G160T (160 GB) Approx. 25 minutes When using CEA-G80T (80GB) Approx. 10 minutes
RAW Output	HDMI: 4264 x 2408 (60p / 50p / 30p / 25p / 24p), 16bit
Other video function	Audio Level Display Audio Rec Level TC/UB Creative Look Gamma Display Assist PAL/NTSC Selector
Recording (Still)	Recording format: JPEG (DCF Ver. 2.0, Exif Ver. 2.32, MPF Baseline compliant), HEIF (MPEG-A MIAF compliant), RAW (Sony ARW 4.0 format compliant)