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PSA: Don’t update yet – Sony pulls Sony FX3 and FX30 firmware updates after bootloop bug cripples cameras

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Well, this post was going to be about the newly released firmware update for the Sony FX3 and Sony FX30 digital cinema cameras Sony announced yesterday. This post is still about the new firmware release, but not just that they released them. It seems there are bugs and Sony has since pulled both the FX3 and FX30 firmware updates from their websites while they figure out the problem.

For Sony FX3 users, the news looks like the new v2.01 firmware is probably ok, but a number of FX30 owners who have updated their cameras to the newest v1.01 firmware have reported a bug that keeps their camera in a constant boot loop, where it simply powers up, shuts down, rinse and repeat. Several users have posted video of the phenomenon and talked about their experiences on social media.

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Sony FX3 V2.00 update adds LOG shooting modes, LUT imports and Timecode sync

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Sony has released a new Version 2.00 firmware update for the Sony FX3 mirrorless cinema camera. The new update adds some of Sony’s professional cinema line features into the camera, including additional LOG shooting modes, the ability to import your own LUTs as well as timecode sync for when you’re shooting multiple cameras.

The new LOG shooting modes with LUT monitoring, Sony says, “create a smoother post production workflow by enabling Cine El, Cine El Quick and Flexible ISO modes for recording with the S-Log3 gamma curve”, letting you get a more useful preview of your shot while maximising the dynamic range of the recording itself.

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Atomos is bringing ProRes RAW video to the Sony FX3

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This announcement is probably a big surprise to absolutely nobody, but Atomos is bringing ProRes RAW support to the Atomos Ninja V when used in conjunction with the new Sony A7S III FX3 cinema camera. Atomos says this combo should allow users “the ability to record the camera’s 16-bit RAW output at up to 4K60p”.

Atomos has worded that bit very carefully because while the Sony FX3 does indeed put out 16-Bit RAW over the HDMI port, ProRes RAW on the Atomos Ninja V records “only” 12-Bit. But, it’s producing those 12-Bits from the best possible starting point, thanks to the 16-Bit feed out of the camera. And 12’s still plenty.

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Your Sony A7S III is now basically an FX3 with EVF thanks to new firmware update

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The Sony FX3 hasn’t even begun shipping yet, and Sony’s already giving more reasons for folks not to get one. Sony has released A7S III Firmware Version 2.00 which adds Sony’s S-Cinetone colour profile, first seen in the FX6, coming with the FX3, and included with the recently released Sony A1, to the Sony A7S III.

Sony says that the colour profile “delivers natural mid-tines that are essential to healthy-looking skin colour, plus soft colours and gorgeous highlights”. This can either be applied while monitoring or you can bake it into the footage to make your life go a little quicker when grading.

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The Sony FX3 officially announced – It’s just an A7S III with a top handle and no EVF

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Sony has now officially announced the new full-frame Sony FX3 cinema camera. As expected, it’s pretty much an A7S III in a new body, but there are some notable differences, geared towards dedicated video creators and filmmakers rather than hybrid shooters. It loses the EVF but gains a (removable) top handle to improve its audio options.

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A whole bunch of new Sony FX3 images have leaked ahead of official announcement

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A slew of new Sony FX3 images has been leaked by Nokishita ahead of the official Sony announcement expected tomorrow. There isn’t much in the way of specs, except for reports that it’s basically a Sony A7S III in a slightly different body, but we do now know its dimensions, 4K frame rate and weight, as well as what it looks like all over.

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Sony teases upcoming FX3 – Announcement coming on February 23rd

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Sony has posted a video to YouTube with w premiere set for February 23rd at 10am Eastern, (3pm UK time). While they haven’t officially named the camera, the “New Alpha” kind of gives it away, given the Alpha logo on the leaked photos of the video-oriented FX3.

By all reports right now, the FX3 is basically looking to be an A7S III in a slightly different body, possibly geared more towards Sony’s new Airpeak drone platform. But exactly what advantages it may offer over the A7S III, and what it may lack, remains to be seen.

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First Sony FX3 specs leak with more photos – it’s basically an A7S III in a slightly different body

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YouTuber Gaston Shutters has shared several videos of the Sony FX3 along with some of the specs. His source, he says, tells him that this is basically the exact same camera as the Sony A7S III but in a slightly different body. It’s supposedly lighter than the A7S III in order to help those who want to take advantage of filming from Sony’s new Airpeak drone platform.

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New photo leak shows the Sony FX3 will get a flippy out LCD

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Another leaked photo of the Sony FX3 has popped up on Twitter. And this one might go some way towards explaining why the Sony A1 doesn’t have a flippy out LCD when the Sony A7S III does. It seems that Sony might not have wanted cannibalise sales of their upcoming FX3 – largely rumoured to have otherwise similar specs to the A1.

The newly leaked photo shows the FX3 from behind with what is obviously a sideways hinge, allowing you to flippy the LCD around to the front, offering much more articulated viewing options than the standard tilt screen of the Sony A1. The original poster of the photo is unknown, but New Zealand DP, Joe Lawry posted it to his Twitter account for posterity.

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First Sony FX3 image leaks – looks a lot like an Alpha (it even has the logo)

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The first photo of the Sony FX3 has leaked and it shows a rather interesting design – at least, interesting for a camera in the FX lineup. It’s not so unusual for Sony Alpha mirrorless users, though, and particularly not A7S II and A7S III users who’ve been using this form factor of camera for a while now. In fact, it looks so much like the Sony’s typical mirrorless form factor that it even has an Alpha logo.

The image, naturally, comes via Nokishita, and while there’s only a photo with no specs, it has been registered with the FCC. It’s expected to have 8K video and share many features similar to the Sony A7S III.

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