Camera nerds, clear your schedule: Sony is launching a new camera tomorrow
Sony is launching the FX5, a new camera featuring a new sensor and internal RAW capabilities.
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The brief
According to PetaPixel, the device includes a new sensor, Open Gate, and internal RAW recording. Coverage from SonyAlphaRumors specifies that the FX5 weights 750g and utilizes the same battery as the A7rVI.
Review content has already appeared via CineD, and Digital Camera World is alerting enthusiasts to the upcoming launch. Attention is now on whether the introduction of the FX5 will impact the pricing of the Sony FX3, a possibility noted by Y.M.Cinema Magazine.
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Quick answers
What are the key technical specs of the Sony FX5?
The camera features a new sensor, Open Gate, internal RAW, and weighs 750g.
Which battery does the FX5 use?
It uses the same battery as the A7rVI.
When is the official launch?
According to Digital Camera World, the launch is tomorrow, July 23, 2026.
Coverage (10)
- Sony FX5– 5K60 Open Gate (3:2), 5K120 (16:9) & X-OCN Internal RAW Recording Newsshooter · 11h ago
- The Sony FX5’s Memory Requirements Are Wild PetaPixel · 11h ago
- Sony’s $4,900 FX5 cinema camera looks stacked and is stacked. The Verge · 11h ago
- The Sony FX5 is Here: Is it Instantly the Best Compact Cinema Camera on the Market? No Film School · 11h ago
- Sony launches FX5 full-frame Cinema Line camera Broadcast · 11h ago
- Sony FX3 Refuses to Drop in Price. Maybe FX5 Will Finally Push It Down Y.M.Cinema Magazine · 11h ago
- Sony FX5 uses same A7rVI battery and weights 750g SonyAlphaRumors · 11h ago
- Sony FX5 Review CineD · 11h ago
- Sony FX5 Has a New Sensor, Open Gate, Internal RAW, and So Much More PetaPixel · 11h ago
- Camera nerds, clear your schedule: Sony is launching a new camera tomorrow Digital Camera World · 11h ago
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