Sony to Launch the Sony FX2, With New EVF Technology

[Canon Rumors]

Sony is going to be adding to their FX line of cameras with a new Sony FX2. Sony's FX line covers their video focused line of prosumer cameras. They currently make the FX3, FX30 and the FX6 cinema camera.

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[neuroanatomist]

Also mentioned is a new tilting EVF, which sounds like the EVF mechanism that Canon has worked on, and was suggested that it would appear in a future Canon camera, but Sony may beat them to the punch.

It looks like it pulls out then flips up. Likely to keep the EVF as flush as possible to the body when it's in the "normal" position.

Not exactly an unprecedented mechanism for a video camera. I use a tilting EVF like that almost every time I shoot video with my Canon Vixia HF G60.

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[Rocco Germani]

Sony is going to be adding to their FX line of cameras with a new Sony FX2. Sony's FX line covers their video focused line of prosumer cameras. They currently make the FX3, FX30 and the FX6 cinema camera.

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That is the worst possible sensor to put in a video oriented body… The rolling shutter performance is horrible and it’s too high of resolution, hence the need for a crop in 4K60. That is a photo-centric sensor being crammed into a video focused body, and it makes no sense.

 

[Nizmo]

"New Tilting EVF" "Sony may beat them to the punch."
Admin, what are you mixing in your tea?

 

[LSXPhotog]

That is the worst possible sensor to put in a video oriented body… The rolling shutter performance is horrible and it’s too high of resolution, hence the need for a crop in 4K60. That is a photo-centric sensor being crammed into a video focused body, and it makes no sense.

The moment I heard the rumor that it was going to use this sensor I had a great sigh of relief. What a truly terrible sensor to use for a video oriented camera. Then again, the R50V sensor is a terrible option for video as well, with it's poor rolling shutter and crop in 4K60. Sometimes you just use what's laying around. Except, they could have just used the same FX3 sensor and it would have been world class.

 

[Anon]

That is the worst possible sensor to put in a video oriented body… The rolling shutter performance is horrible and it’s too high of resolution, hence the need for a crop in 4K60. That is a photo-centric sensor being crammed into a video focused body, and it makes no sense.

It is an odd choice for sure. I wonder if they tweaked it a bit to reduce rolling shutter (if that is even possible).