I am still playing with the original Nikon Z6 shooting ProRes over HDMI on a Ninja V but I’m thinking of getting the Sony FX30 or FX3 (since Sony makes the video chip for both and I ASSUME the color science would be the same… ?) but I wonder which Sony would produce output similar to the Nikon Z6 or does a Ninja V for each make the moot???
I am simpler than you. I watch whatever UA-cam suggested on new camera equipment. That’s why I am late to the party on commenting this video. This video shown up after I watched several Sony A6700 comparisons videos.
Congrats Gerald with your newborn baby son! Enjoy the journey! My son is 8yo and he makes me smile everyday how much he’s learning and growing. Thanks for the review of the FX30. Short, high quality, and to the point.
Thanks for the review, as always! I know it's been a year, but congrats on the birth of your son!! As a parent of a 20 year old son and 17 year old daughter, I completely understand the challenges of juggling parenting and passion projects. I chose to set aside a career as a touring musician to be more present as a dad. So, thanks for making time for us and these videos!
My son is just over 2 weeks old, and keeping up with photo/video work is... Well, I used to say things like "tiring" or "exhausting," but they don't feel applicable now. In any case, you look remarkably composed, and the video review is still top notch -- congrats and good work!
I respect Sony for releasing products with their best tech at good prices. Not worried about not putting certain specs just to avoid “competing with their older models”
I started my UA-cam channel when my boy was born, when I watch those videos I realize I was just a sleep deprived man who was more documenting my decent into madness than camera reviews. You are still killing it. Congrats fatherhood is the best, until your kid tells you to stop taking pictures of them all the time.
I am so glad you call out Sony for not having added Focus Breathing Compensation to the A7S III, FX3, and A1. All of those cameras should have it by now and it is so annoying that their higher tier cameras don't have it while budget cameras do. So dumb.
Isn't it obvious that the A7sIII and FX3 can't have focus breathing compensation due to only having 12MP? They would have to reduce the maximum resolution to something like 3.2k or less. A1 should have it, tho.
Sorry, i have OCD… it’s not the “FX III” (read FX mark three) it’s an FX3 (a mark one, currently) as opposed to the a7S III which os the third generation a7S, hence the mark three designation. that is all. ill show myself out.
Not sure about the reasoning it cannot have it because of the 12MP issue, I'll leave that to others. However if it can, it should. Also shutter angle...come on Sony, add it.
@@FilmTutorials The jell-o is real, but given the price and understanding it's limitations - I think for most people this will make a great camera. Wont notice the jell-o rolling shutter if you're filming talking heads, weddings, or pretty much anything without a lot of fast movement or whip pans. If you want less jelly, you'll have to spend more deli (cheese, deli cheese.. thats the best I could come up with)
Unfortunately, you can't shoot 35mm motion-picture format on the FX3 or A7S III in UHD. You get 1080p only; a deal-breaker for some. If those full-frame cameras had a UHD Super-35 crop mode, they'd be great. The FX30 doesn't suffer from the lack of Super-35 UHD, of course, but the rolling shutter is a deal-breaker. So... still no dice from any of these three cameras for video shooters who want proper cinema DOF and FOV.
This is almost a perfect camera for multi-cam setups where you don't want to spend too much but have a good clean image. I can also see this acting as a popular B-Cam for the A7S III, FX3 or a7 IV. In 6000 USD, you can get 2 of these and 1 of the a7 IV bodies. And use the lenses amongst them commonly. Thanks for the detailed review as always, Gerald :)
I didn't even publish my video about Sony's latest releases (imposter syndrome) and lo-and-behold they must have looked into my dreams. For those of us that have been shooting with an a6400/a6600 and invested into the APS-C ecosystem, this is a godsend that will fit perfectly into our kit, workflow AND still give us an affordable entry into cinema cameras. I'm so very excited for this!! Hope to get one soon.
Of course your review was the first one I watched! Great camera! Canon released a great R7 before, but didn't release the lens... Sony did the right thing by releasing a trio of great ultra wide angles before giving us this camera
Exactly. I made a mistake and bought the R7 thinking that adapting older lenses would be a good option, but if you really want to maximize AF performance and stabilization for video you need native lenses and they don't have any. I can't wait to get the FX30 since I already have crop sensor e-mount glass.
@@MichaelWTurner I feel cheated too. If Canon had apsc lenses I'd feel better since I'm a hybrid content creator versus just video, but the FX30 is very nice with its new lenses.
here is something you all should know about the Sony Fx30 i have this camera and done some tests doing video's and found out unlike other Camera's such as canon or Fuji. But just simply setting your shutter speed to 60 or 120 or 240 for the sony Fx30 WILL NOT Avoid Flickering from lights, Like Banding from lights. you MUST use the (Anti-flicker Set) from the menu to set the shutter angle to the correct number to stop the banding, I shot at 4K-30P 4K-60P and 4K-120P And had to use specific shutter angles that i found that stop the banding, here is a short list of what worked for me for preventing Banding from LED lights Systems.. Shutter Angles to prevent Light Flickering.. for 120P use shutter angle at 239.9 for 60P use shutter angle at 119.9 for 30P use shutter angle at 59.95 now how i found out the numebrs was just looking at my monitor and test recording specific numbers and that was what i found, but i probably doubled the value that i needed, which wouldn't make a difference because it's all synced in the correct cycles that the lights flicker.. But these values here below might be the correct ones to use.. 30P use shutter angle 29.97 60P use shutter angle 59.94 120P use shutter angle 119.9 Notice the shutter angles values are what the frame rates are, well 60P is not 59.94 but when recording to the Ninja i believe that's what it's writing the video's frame rate to.. So when you set your Sony to 60p the ninja is actually recording at 59.94 not 60P, i believe that the Sony does write the videos' frame rate at 60p not 59.94 when recording internally. So there is a bit of a Difference there not much but enough to notice a slight banding.. so what happen when you tested this camera Gerald? And Did you test it on the Ninja V or V+?? Any way those numbers up there worked for me incase some one needs to know.
This was one of the first reviews I watched before I purchased my FX30. I love the colors I get shooting in S-Log3 and grading in Davinci Resolve, using the Color Space Transform. I've been using this camera for video projects at my 9 to 5, but I'm going to use it on a professional gig next week. I love this camera. It's a major upgrade for me coming from the T7i.
Congrats on becoming a dad, Gerald! I can relate to what you're saying concerning the creation of UA-cam videos while growing into the role of a father as I'm facing the same challenge right now. But although it is very challenging, it is also the most rewarding thing in life, so make sure to enjoy it as much as you can! ❤️
That's probably going to happen. I think this camera was released first because Sony didn't want to repeat what happened with the a7S III and FX3 where quite a few people said, "If I had only known about the FX3, I would have bought it instead of the a7S III." Of course, the best thing to do would be to release them both at the same time and just let people decide which one makes the most sense for them.
Until they add false colors and/or waveform to fx3 and 30 these are not cinema cameras. One can deal with the IS vs iND filters as it's a design constraint, but only zebras as monitoring tools is really not ideal. Some would add shutter angle vs sh. speed: it's not life changing but again, would make much sense in a "cinema line" camera. Let's hope in a future firmware update.
i do miss false color and shutter angle coming from a pocket 4k, I use a monitor whenever I can. Sony seems to listen though so i wouldnt be surprised if in the very least its addressed in the next gen a7s4/fx4
This is the camera I've been waiting for ever since I fell in love with the a6300. I wished for so long to have 4k120 (even cropped) and 10bit codecs in the apsc realm. Too bad I bought the a7iv two months ago. Talk about bad timing 😅
Same, except for the a7 IV bit. Thankfully I have not bought one yet. This is for sure going on my list to buy. Every complaint I have about my a6600 is answered with this camera.
Same here Ikept my A6300 for more than 4 years till died early this summer but luckily I had my upgraded A7IV. Now seen that I need a B camera for my projects and wanted to get another APSC to keep using my APSC lenses I can see myself buying this one for the amazing price that comes in.
I love how these cameras are video oriented, no viewfinder makes it so much cleaner especially if you plan on using an external monitor you can mount it on top and it’ll still look good. I still shoot photos so I’m the future I’d love a fx3 and a separate camera for photos but for the meantime I think I’m going to try to buy a Sony a7siii
I've been waiting for a camera JUST LIKE THIS for years! I still love my Lumix S5 and I've been using that for a project with my friends, but kind of in that train where I want something a little lighter, and I've always hoped Sony should give up something APS-C that can at least do 10-bit video. I WANT that amazing autofocus. I am gonna have to start saving for this.
Starting out on this journey I get sooooo much bad advice which costs more money. I appreciate your down to earth assessments that let me know I have made the right choice with my equipment. Great review!
I'm so excited about getting this soon. Trading out my A7IV because I have overheating issues and rarely need the photos. Gonna have no shut offs mid recording my long gaming playthroughs.
Welcome to the world, Baby Undone! I hope we'll see that new APS-C sensor in future cameras from them. (An APS-C sensor in an A7 or A9 series body would be really cool, I think.)
Was planning on an a7c to acompany my a74, but now I know what I’m going for instead. And it’ll be new and much cheaper than the a7c!,!!!!! Such an amazing product!
I love my Sony EV-10 so much that I bought two. $800 for my first one with the kit lens. $600 for my second one, body only. The Sigma 1.4 Trio (16, 30, 56) ran me $1,100. $2,500 all in. 😊
You should rent an Arri and review it the same way, in order for us to see just how big a difference there is with the prosumer cameras. I think that would be awesome :O
I really like the Fx30 but decided to buy two Sony ZV-E10’s at $700 a piece. I bought the Sigma trio which ran me $1,100 + $100 kit lens. So all in $2,600. Having two 4K cameras, sharing the three lenses along with the kit lens, with the exact same color science, has been very helpful. But someday when I’m not in the hole with my yt channel, I would definitely get the fx30.
4k is worthless compared to even good 10bit 1080p footage with 13 stops of dynamic range. Specially considering if you do internet delivery its even more worthless, 90% of all consumed content are still 1080p even after 10 years and 4k growth has stagnated.
@@SMGJohn You’re missing one valuable thing above technical specifications. UA-cam’s algorithm pushes 4K videos more so than 1080p. I run my own channel and 4K definitely gets more placements. If I had it my way, I would edit at 720p since many people can’t even tell the difference between 720 and 1080 especially on a mobile phone where 80+ percent of the audience is. My biggest problem with 4K is the amount of memory and time it takes in my work flow. For now I have 1,300+ subscribers, which is a small channel, but in the bigger picture it’s growing fast since I started just 3 months ago.
@@van94weightlossjourney I have heard this argument before but I never seen real proof or anyone test this myth before, there some fringe articles that proclaim this to be true without proving it. You can upscale 1080p to 4k and people who watch it would be none the wiser, UA-cam compression destroys 4k footage anyway, it looks garbage on my 4k OLED monitor, compared to 4k out of my S5 which looks crystal clear. People want to be entertained and they want their time to be respected, if you can meet those two criteria then you will see growth but 4k aint gonna do it LOL, until someone can genuinely prove that, nope. We did some experiments at the company which we boosted just a few 1 - 2 minute videos through Google Adsense, not much just 100 dollars at best for a month and those videos ended up with 1 million views each by end of the year, so if you want quick and dirty growth, Adsense is the best thing to do it.
Hi! As a little background, I'm a satisfied Lumix m4/3 user but before the anouncement of the new S5ii I thought Panasonic was going to be stuck forever with its archaic focus system so after 6 years of using my lumix m4/3 camera I decided to switch to Sony for the superb autofocus. I chose the fx30 as it was the almost perfect camera. It had all good things from the fx3 but for a much more affordable price with the aps-c sensor. So I ordered it after having watched a ton of reviews and tests, where people on youtube claimed that it was all around an almost perfect camera. I received it and checked it out, made all the settings right and did some testing to see how/if I could work with it to replace/improve on my former Lumix camera. I found some flaws however that don't seem very small, I could enumerate them but maybe it's not required for this comment. The biggest of the flaws was its REALLY BAD IBIS system :(( I'm thoroughly dissatisfied with it and I'm wondering what to do?! I can't use the camera with such an IBIS as I shoot events and my former camera was very good for handling walking and movement, unlike the sony which sensor makes erratic movements and sensor shifts that render the video footage useless (Now having watched a ton of more videos I see that all sony mirrorless cameras, even the most expensive ones, behave like this concerning their IBIS) :(( I don't want to buy and shoot with a gimbal, as it would be another complication for my setup and Catalyst products seem to be an innovative way to deal with this issue, however the shutter speed must be really high in order to overcome the motion blur during stabilization. I tried with shutter speed of 200 and the footage came out still muddy. Maybe at above 250 it starts to work. This workflow of stabilizing each clip in Catalyst however seems very inefficient and time and energy consuming. So my final question after this whole dissapointment is: IS THERE A WAY TO STABILIZE SONY FOOTAGE without so much hassle? I have informed myself about a few possible solutions, mostly adding weight to the camera, but for event videography I don't want to add a ton of weight and go around with it all day long and as a result it doesn't help that much either. So I don't see as a solution these options as gimbals, having a heavy rig or extensive stabilization and render times in post. I tried handles with moderate success but the sensor shifts still persist and make the videos unpleasent the least. WILL EVERYBODY JUST STOP PROMOTING CAMERAS THAT HASN'T TESTED personally and properly. If any of the audience knows some solution for the Sony IBIS problem, I'll be happy to hear it. If I don't find any, it would be a pity, but I'd have to sell this otherwise potentionally good all around camera. Thank you.
What about the screen? No UA-camr speak about the changes on the monitor. Actually the siii, iv, fx3 had only 1.44mil dots. The fx30 have 2.5mil dots. No noticeable difference?
For someone like me who had just upgraded to A7iv from a6500, and was thinking of liquidating APS-C glass, & getting a FX3 & slowly invest into FF glass- this might save me money now, as I will get the FX30, use it as a bcam, and save several thousands! I am stoked.
First: Congratulations on your new addition! 2nd It's nice to see robust options for different budgets. I have the a7siii and I think I have a dead pixel in the evf. And I haven't had the camera for more than six months :/
Hi congratulations on the new baby can’t wait to see him telling you on camera that you’re opinion is wrong on the 2043 rolling shutter is better than the newest canon za9999 hahaha. I wish you could get Sony to update all the older cameras like a6300 software to the newer color and menus system a old time fan of your work. What’s his name Doug Undone. Just give us the first Letter. Thank you
Wow, that crop in 120p is harsh. I was used to it from my X-T3 but that camera is nearly five years old. I wasn't expecting any new APS-C camera to have such a massive crop in higher framerates. In 240p I'd agree with it but we're long beyond cropping in for 120p in my opinion.
I’m totally on the fence on this one. I’m leaning A7IV for full frame but maaaan that glass is expensive. Primary video/vlog in some low light. I would love to go full frame but the lens costs are as much as a dang camera. At least with APSC you can get decent 1.4/1.8 sigma lenses for under $5-600 whereas a comparable g-series is 2k. I’m all for investing but FF is nuts.
Congratulations!!! Awesome review as always. I'm about to get another camera for a project that I am about to start, I need a second angle, I'm thinking seriously of grabbing the Panasonic S5, there's a great deal that includes two lenses right now, or one lens and a Ninja V with that camera, for less than $2,000! But I have a Sony a6400 that I'll be using for this project, this might be a better way for me to go, but I'm thinking the S5 would be a great entry into full frame as well as a great compliment to the a6400. In any case, thanks for sharing as always, always so much to learn at your channel.
I just bought a FX3 two days ago… Can I get a low light comparison before I open it on the 3rd? I’ll watch the baby so you can do that ;) Congrats on being a dad! 🍾
Can't wait to get my FX30 in tomorrow! I have been using 3 a6600's for the last 3 years. I thought one day I would get the a7siii. It's come time to upgrade and when I realized the F3 was more for video I thought that's what I need instead. But, I feel like it may be hard to sell the a6600's right away and it would be nice to keep all my lenses. So, the FX30 seems perfect for me to get started. If things go well I'll get the F3 next and sell my a6600's. I'd love to have a full frame main camera one day! But, for now I'm going to learn what I can with the FX30 and see how I like color grading 10 bit or at least toying with that to see if it's necessary. I've been doing fine though with just using no picture profile thus far. But, most of what I do is a passion project so I haven't been really trying to max my potential yet. I'm really excited to take my interviews to another level now moving forward :)
Whoa! A new baby. When will the review drop? I kid. I kid. My sincerest congratulations on the new addition Gerald and family. Welcome to the League of Fatherhood! It's a crazy experience.
Finally, have been waiting for years now for a proper apsc video camera. While the a6600 was ok, it never seemed a great value for the money, this one on the other hand seems to be awesome :O
This looks great, and Sony really nailed the price point on this, but can we talk for a moment on how shitty it is that we can't shoot open gate, shoot DCI 4k, or have assist features like false colors or anamorphic desqueze built in a "cinema" camera? I get it, this camera is $1800, but it has the same menu as the FX3, which also lacks those same feature that literally every other video-first camera has at that price point. This camera is a steal at this price, but it would be great to have those features that this camera could clearly handle doing.
I think Sony just assumes that anyone buying this camera or the FX3 will also buy or have an external monitor like the Ninja V that will do all of that for them already. The camera already has a small screen as it is. Desqueezing and then adding false color, good luck being able to see anything. DCI 4K would be a great feature though! It's supposed to be a cinema camera and clearly has enough pixels. But according to the review from Jared Polin, the sensor is 16:9 vs the DCI 4K 17:9. It still has the pixels though because it is oversampling so it could be done
@@impatrickt love how you casually left out autofocus lol. Nothing in this price range with these specs ever had useable autofocus. It’s not about making your UA-cam short film/B-Roll look good. It’s about ease of use while producing quality product for clients.
@@mr.croissant7960 you're bucketing it into a creator camera - the Venice doesn't have autofocus. if it's a "cinema" camera it should have the very basic set of cinema features. even an XH2s will do all that with PDAF. it's exactly not for UA-cam/crap b roll. if you needed a specific filmmaking camera there's cheaper better options. if you're a one man band wedding videographer, corporate video, go for for it. I own an a7iv and s5 for that reason. if I need to do proper work im grabbing the Lumix. if im being lazy I grab the sony.
I'm a simple man... when I see that a new camera is released, I go to UA-cam and find Gerald. It's that simple.
I usually watch all the Canadians first. :P (I'm from Europe, so no bias here)
Agree
I am still playing with the original Nikon Z6 shooting ProRes over HDMI on a Ninja V but I’m thinking of getting the Sony FX30 or FX3 (since Sony makes the video chip for both and I ASSUME the color science would be the same… ?) but I wonder which Sony would produce output similar to the Nikon Z6 or does a Ninja V for each make the moot???
I am simpler than you. I watch whatever UA-cam suggested on new camera equipment. That’s why I am late to the party on commenting this video. This video shown up after I watched several Sony A6700 comparisons videos.
Guys being dudes.
Congrats Gerald with your newborn baby son! Enjoy the journey! My son is 8yo and he makes me smile everyday how much he’s learning and growing.
Thanks for the review of the FX30. Short, high quality, and to the point.
As always, the ONLY review of a new product you need to watch! Great job, Gerald and congratulations on the new addition to your family.
Thanks for the review, as always! I know it's been a year, but congrats on the birth of your son!! As a parent of a 20 year old son and 17 year old daughter, I completely understand the challenges of juggling parenting and passion projects. I chose to set aside a career as a touring musician to be more present as a dad. So, thanks for making time for us and these videos!
3:46 Throwing shade to Sony for not including focus breathing comp for in A1 and A7s3. ✊
If anyone can get this pushed through it's you daddio!
My son is just over 2 weeks old, and keeping up with photo/video work is... Well, I used to say things like "tiring" or "exhausting," but they don't feel applicable now. In any case, you look remarkably composed, and the video review is still top notch -- congrats and good work!
I respect Sony for releasing products with their best tech at good prices. Not worried about not putting certain specs just to avoid “competing with their older models”
I started my UA-cam channel when my boy was born, when I watch those videos I realize I was just a sleep deprived man who was more documenting my decent into madness than camera reviews. You are still killing it. Congrats fatherhood is the best, until your kid tells you to stop taking pictures of them all the time.
I think this is a very solid move by Sony and definitely going to sell out fast to the same general market the a7IV hit. Awesome review as always man!
Congratulations Gerald! Being a dad is the absolute best 🔥 excited for you
I am so glad you call out Sony for not having added Focus Breathing Compensation to the A7S III, FX3, and A1. All of those cameras should have it by now and it is so annoying that their higher tier cameras don't have it while budget cameras do. So dumb.
Isn't it obvious that the A7sIII and FX3 can't have focus breathing compensation due to only having 12MP? They would have to reduce the maximum resolution to something like 3.2k or less.
A1 should have it, tho.
Sorry, i have OCD…
it’s not the “FX III” (read FX mark three) it’s an FX3 (a mark one, currently) as opposed to the a7S III which os the third generation a7S, hence the mark three designation.
that is all. ill show myself out.
@@GabrielFFontes Doesn't the FX6 have it though? and that's the same sensor right?
@@GabrielFFontes The FX6 has the same sensor and got it in a firmware update
Not sure about the reasoning it cannot have it because of the 12MP issue, I'll leave that to others. However if it can, it should. Also shutter angle...come on Sony, add it.
I love my full frame Sony cameras, but really interesting to see Sony bringing these features to an APSC body at an affordable price point!
The jelly effect on this is horrible 😅 I don’t see it justifying the price tbh
@@FilmTutorials The jell-o is real, but given the price and understanding it's limitations - I think for most people this will make a great camera. Wont notice the jell-o rolling shutter if you're filming talking heads, weddings, or pretty much anything without a lot of fast movement or whip pans. If you want less jelly, you'll have to spend more deli (cheese, deli cheese.. thats the best I could come up with)
Unfortunately, you can't shoot 35mm motion-picture format on the FX3 or A7S III in UHD. You get 1080p only; a deal-breaker for some. If those full-frame cameras had a UHD Super-35 crop mode, they'd be great. The FX30 doesn't suffer from the lack of Super-35 UHD, of course, but the rolling shutter is a deal-breaker. So... still no dice from any of these three cameras for video shooters who want proper cinema DOF and FOV.
Are there any issues or quality loss using full frame lenses on APSC Body?
@@enonymouscontent8671 No, in fact you'll get optimal quality because you're using the "sweet spot" in the middle of the glass. And no vignetting.
This is almost a perfect camera for multi-cam setups where you don't want to spend too much but have a good clean image. I can also see this acting as a popular B-Cam for the A7S III, FX3 or a7 IV. In 6000 USD, you can get 2 of these and 1 of the a7 IV bodies. And use the lenses amongst them commonly. Thanks for the detailed review as always, Gerald :)
Congratulations on the baby boy!!! That’s beautiful to hear
The lack of video centric features, like shutter angle is so weird on these cameras.
Better go with Panasonic S5 for video-centric features in full frame body.
@@TackJorrance or just shoot in 25 frames instead of 24 like us europeans do hehe
Also, why do Sony's video centric cameras not have a 48 fps frame rate option.
@@KanishkGupta already am. 😊
That’s so cool that you’ve branched out into camera reviews; I am impressed, you do them well!
Loved my a6500 back in the day...but that 34ms readout was BRUTAL. Great to see Sony willing to make an APS-C sensor with good rolling shutter.
I am still using my A6500 with sigma 56mm and 16mm. Should I upgrade to this ?
CONGRATULATIONS on the birth of your son!!!!!!!! What a lucky kid to have such a cool dad.
I didn't even publish my video about Sony's latest releases (imposter syndrome) and lo-and-behold they must have looked into my dreams. For those of us that have been shooting with an a6400/a6600 and invested into the APS-C ecosystem, this is a godsend that will fit perfectly into our kit, workflow AND still give us an affordable entry into cinema cameras. I'm so very excited for this!! Hope to get one soon.
You ain't lying. I have both the A6400 and A6600 and really like them, but this is a dream to me.
Mang, i'm so jelly of filmmakers today. Great APS-C for a great price! Love the review Gerald and I would love to own this FX30 soon.
4:52 I like how Sony put the USB plug in front of the LCD.
Congratulations with your new family upgrade. Stellar review as always even though you might not get much sleep these days :)
Of course your review was the first one I watched! Great camera! Canon released a great R7 before, but didn't release the lens... Sony did the right thing by releasing a trio of great ultra wide angles before giving us this camera
Exactly. I made a mistake and bought the R7 thinking that adapting older lenses would be a good option, but if you really want to maximize AF performance and stabilization for video you need native lenses and they don't have any. I can't wait to get the FX30 since I already have crop sensor e-mount glass.
@@MichaelWTurner I feel cheated too. If Canon had apsc lenses I'd feel better since I'm a hybrid content creator versus just video, but the FX30 is very nice with its new lenses.
Congrats on the little one. Enjoy this and all times to come as much as possible. It's better than kicking yourself later for being too busy..
here is something you all should know about the Sony Fx30 i have this camera and done some tests doing video's and found out unlike other Camera's such as canon or Fuji.
But just simply setting your shutter speed to 60 or 120 or 240 for the sony Fx30 WILL NOT Avoid Flickering from lights, Like Banding from lights. you MUST use the (Anti-flicker Set)
from the menu to set the shutter angle to the correct number to stop the banding,
I shot at 4K-30P 4K-60P and 4K-120P And had to use specific shutter angles that i found that stop the banding, here is a short list of what worked for me for preventing Banding from LED lights Systems..
Shutter Angles to prevent Light Flickering..
for 120P use shutter angle at 239.9
for 60P use shutter angle at 119.9
for 30P use shutter angle at 59.95
now how i found out the numebrs was just looking at my monitor and test recording specific numbers and that was what i found, but i probably doubled the value
that i needed, which wouldn't make a difference because it's all synced in the correct cycles that the lights flicker..
But these values here below might be the correct ones to use..
30P use shutter angle 29.97
60P use shutter angle 59.94
120P use shutter angle 119.9
Notice the shutter angles values are what the frame rates are, well 60P is not 59.94 but when recording to the Ninja i believe that's what it's writing the video's frame rate to..
So when you set your Sony to 60p the ninja is actually recording at 59.94 not 60P, i believe that the Sony does write the videos' frame rate at 60p not 59.94 when recording internally.
So there is a bit of a Difference there not much but enough to notice a slight banding..
so what happen when you tested this camera Gerald? And Did you test it on the Ninja V or V+??
Any way those numbers up there worked for me incase some one needs to know.
Congratulations on the new baby Gerald :) The next chapter in your life has officially begun... Great review as always 👊
This was one of the first reviews I watched before I purchased my FX30. I love the colors I get shooting in S-Log3 and grading in Davinci Resolve, using the Color Space Transform.
I've been using this camera for video projects at my 9 to 5, but I'm going to use it on a professional gig next week. I love this camera. It's a major upgrade for me coming from the T7i.
Congratulations for the newborn! Best wishes of health and prosperity to you and your family.
Camera Conspiracies is gonna have a field day with this one! Also, congrats on the new baby!
Congrats on becoming a dad, Gerald! I can relate to what you're saying concerning the creation of UA-cam videos while growing into the role of a father as I'm facing the same challenge right now. But although it is very challenging, it is also the most rewarding thing in life, so make sure to enjoy it as much as you can! ❤️
Congratulations on the newest addition to your family. And thank you for putting this review together despite the challenges of being a new dad.
I hope the new successor to Sony a6600 will have most of these features with a viewfinder and that would be awesome!
Boy, you are everywhere, but you are right!
I still want this camera!
That's probably going to happen. I think this camera was released first because Sony didn't want to repeat what happened with the a7S III and FX3 where quite a few people said, "If I had only known about the FX3, I would have bought it instead of the a7S III." Of course, the best thing to do would be to release them both at the same time and just let people decide which one makes the most sense for them.
@@evilpigskin 😂 and so are you 😝!
So hopefully it will cost 1500$ or maybe not? Lack of mechanical shutter concerns me!
I am from the future and holy hell
Until they add false colors and/or waveform to fx3 and 30 these are not cinema cameras. One can deal with the IS vs iND filters as it's a design constraint, but only zebras as monitoring tools is really not ideal. Some would add shutter angle vs sh. speed: it's not life changing but again, would make much sense in a "cinema line" camera. Let's hope in a future firmware update.
Agreed. no shutter angle is big one for me. no DCI 4K either.
@@fotomaton7852 not having 4K DCI is crime if it so called CINE LINE. Not having waveform is insulting.
i do miss false color and shutter angle coming from a pocket 4k, I use a monitor whenever I can. Sony seems to listen though so i wouldnt be surprised if in the very least its addressed in the next gen a7s4/fx4
Just out of curiosity, what was the last movie that you shot that was shown in the cinema and how much did the camera cost?
@@PeterKoperdan he doesn’t have an IMDb
Bro you lost me at the spider 😂 I threw my phone.
Congratulations on your new kid!
Yep. I went to audio only at that point.
Hey it’s Gerold with a son, he’s a baby
Congratulations on the newborn ❤🎉
This is the camera I've been waiting for ever since I fell in love with the a6300. I wished for so long to have 4k120 (even cropped) and 10bit codecs in the apsc realm.
Too bad I bought the a7iv two months ago. Talk about bad timing 😅
Same, except for the a7 IV bit. Thankfully I have not bought one yet. This is for sure going on my list to buy. Every complaint I have about my a6600 is answered with this camera.
Bought the a7IV about a 2 months ago, still glad I did, the FX30 will pair well with it
Same here Ikept my A6300 for more than 4 years till died early this summer but luckily I had my upgraded A7IV. Now seen that I need a B camera for my projects and wanted to get another APSC to keep using my APSC lenses I can see myself buying this one for the amazing price that comes in.
meh. you should be grateful that you are gone from Sony apsc system. Apsc is just a side job for Sony
4k120p is doubly cropped on FX30. The crop is a massive 2.4x
Congrats on the baby, Gerald JR. Is becoming UNDONE, it's Crazy!!!
I love how these cameras are video oriented, no viewfinder makes it so much cleaner especially if you plan on using an external monitor you can mount it on top and it’ll still look good.
I still shoot photos so I’m the future I’d love a fx3 and a separate camera for photos but for the meantime I think I’m going to try to buy a Sony a7siii
Congratulations to you all on the baby boy, many things will change, but all of it worth it!
Congrats on the baby, Gerald. Life. Changing! :)
I've been waiting for a camera JUST LIKE THIS for years! I still love my Lumix S5 and I've been using that for a project with my friends, but kind of in that train where I want something a little lighter, and I've always hoped Sony should give up something APS-C that can at least do 10-bit video. I WANT that amazing autofocus. I am gonna have to start saving for this.
Starting out on this journey I get sooooo much bad advice which costs more money. I appreciate your down to earth assessments that let me know I have made the right choice with my equipment. Great review!
I'm so excited about getting this soon. Trading out my A7IV because I have overheating issues and rarely need the photos. Gonna have no shut offs mid recording my long gaming playthroughs.
congrats on fatherhood, gerald!! you've been my camera review dad since i got into this hobby. :D i hope you're getting some rest
Also, I am SO happy that there is some new life in Sony Crop. It was needed.
Congratulations (belated) on the baby boy :) And thanks for these videos! I just found your channel - and I love how wholesome and authentic you are!
Welcome to the world, Baby Undone!
I hope we'll see that new APS-C sensor in future cameras from them. (An APS-C sensor in an A7 or A9 series body would be really cool, I think.)
Was planning on an a7c to acompany my a74, but now I know what I’m going for instead. And it’ll be new and much cheaper than the a7c!,!!!!! Such an amazing product!
Congrats gerald for being a father!!!! Keep doing what you!!
Great review, Gerald. Thanks for all your great work.
Congrats on the baby! So happy for you guys.
I love my Sony EV-10 so much that I bought two. $800 for my first one with the kit lens. $600 for my second one, body only. The Sigma 1.4 Trio (16, 30, 56) ran me $1,100. $2,500 all in. 😊
The only question I have. A7iv (APSC mode) vs fx30 rolling shutter test. That would be the biggest factor in choosing between those two bodies.
CONGRATULATIONS 🎊 to your new born!!! Thanks for taking a look at the rolling shutter. Great review.
Awesome, Our baby boy should be here this Monday. Congrats Bro!
You should rent an Arri and review it the same way, in order for us to see just how big a difference there is with the prosumer cameras. I think that would be awesome :O
Congratulations-don’t worry about us. Your content is always worth waiting for🎉🙏🏿✌🏿🙌🏿
My notebook is out and let’s begin today’s class.
Kids and UA-cam are tough! Keep up the great work brother!
💜🙏
Congrats on the new addition to the family and thank you for managing to put out another high-quality review 👏👏
Literally got an email and was like let’s see if Gerald reviewed it. Opened UA-cam BAM first video in my feed
Congratulations on your new addition to your family!!
I really like the Fx30 but decided to buy two Sony ZV-E10’s at $700 a piece. I bought the Sigma trio which ran me $1,100 + $100 kit lens. So all in $2,600. Having two 4K cameras, sharing the three lenses along with the kit lens, with the exact same color science, has been very helpful.
But someday when I’m not in the hole with my yt channel, I would definitely get the fx30.
4k is worthless compared to even good 10bit 1080p footage with 13 stops of dynamic range.
Specially considering if you do internet delivery its even more worthless, 90% of all consumed content are still 1080p even after 10 years and 4k growth has stagnated.
@@SMGJohn You’re missing one valuable thing above technical specifications. UA-cam’s algorithm pushes 4K videos more so than 1080p. I run my own channel and 4K definitely gets more placements.
If I had it my way, I would edit at 720p since many people can’t even tell the difference between 720 and 1080 especially on a mobile phone where 80+ percent of the audience is. My biggest problem with 4K is the amount of memory and time it takes in my work flow.
For now I have 1,300+ subscribers, which is a small channel, but in the bigger picture it’s growing fast since I started just 3 months ago.
@@van94weightlossjourney
I have heard this argument before but I never seen real proof or anyone test this myth before, there some fringe articles that proclaim this to be true without proving it.
You can upscale 1080p to 4k and people who watch it would be none the wiser, UA-cam compression destroys 4k footage anyway, it looks garbage on my 4k OLED monitor, compared to 4k out of my S5 which looks crystal clear.
People want to be entertained and they want their time to be respected, if you can meet those two criteria then you will see growth but 4k aint gonna do it LOL, until someone can genuinely prove that, nope.
We did some experiments at the company which we boosted just a few 1 - 2 minute videos through Google Adsense, not much just 100 dollars at best for a month and those videos ended up with 1 million views each by end of the year, so if you want quick and dirty growth, Adsense is the best thing to do it.
Congrats on the New Baby, I love your videos! This is a perfect second camera along side my FX3.
i don't think i need to watch another video, I'm already sold
The review we all were really waiting for!
Congratulations on the baby boy. 🎉 God bless you guys!
Hi! As a little background, I'm a satisfied Lumix m4/3 user but before the anouncement of the new S5ii I thought Panasonic was going to be stuck forever with its archaic focus system so after 6 years of using my lumix m4/3 camera I decided to switch to Sony for the superb autofocus. I chose the fx30 as it was the almost perfect camera. It had all good things from the fx3 but for a much more affordable price with the aps-c sensor. So I ordered it after having watched a ton of reviews and tests, where people on youtube claimed that it was all around an almost perfect camera. I received it and checked it out, made all the settings right and did some testing to see how/if I could work with it to replace/improve on my former Lumix camera. I found some flaws however that don't seem very small, I could enumerate them but maybe it's not required for this comment. The biggest of the flaws was its REALLY BAD IBIS system :(( I'm thoroughly dissatisfied with it and I'm wondering what to do?! I can't use the camera with such an IBIS as I shoot events and my former camera was very good for handling walking and movement, unlike the sony which sensor makes erratic movements and sensor shifts that render the video footage useless (Now having watched a ton of more videos I see that all sony mirrorless cameras, even the most expensive ones, behave like this concerning their IBIS) :(( I don't want to buy and shoot with a gimbal, as it would be another complication for my setup and Catalyst products seem to be an innovative way to deal with this issue, however the shutter speed must be really high in order to overcome the motion blur during stabilization. I tried with shutter speed of 200 and the footage came out still muddy. Maybe at above 250 it starts to work. This workflow of stabilizing each clip in Catalyst however seems very inefficient and time and energy consuming. So my final question after this whole dissapointment is: IS THERE A WAY TO STABILIZE SONY FOOTAGE without so much hassle? I have informed myself about a few possible solutions, mostly adding weight to the camera, but for event videography I don't want to add a ton of weight and go around with it all day long and as a result it doesn't help that much either. So I don't see as a solution these options as gimbals, having a heavy rig or extensive stabilization and render times in post. I tried handles with moderate success but the sensor shifts still persist and make the videos unpleasent the least. WILL EVERYBODY JUST STOP PROMOTING CAMERAS THAT HASN'T TESTED personally and properly. If any of the audience knows some solution for the Sony IBIS problem, I'll be happy to hear it. If I don't find any, it would be a pity, but I'd have to sell this otherwise potentionally good all around camera. Thank you.
Stabilize in post
Current lumix did you stick with Sony fx30?
nope, sold it @@sdhute
Gerald, great congratulations on new one in family! Wishing you nights of sleep. 💛🙏🏽
Congratulations on the baby, Gerald!!!
The only review we need 😅
I always watch these Sony videos even though I probably won't buy the camera. They are so good.
Damn, Camera Conspiracies is gonna be so happy about that vlog test.
What about the screen? No UA-camr speak about the changes on the monitor. Actually the siii, iv, fx3 had only 1.44mil dots. The fx30 have 2.5mil dots. No noticeable difference?
For someone like me who had just upgraded to A7iv from a6500, and was thinking of liquidating APS-C glass, & getting a FX3 & slowly invest into FF glass- this might save me money now, as I will get the FX30, use it as a bcam, and save several thousands! I am stoked.
So stinking good even with a baby! Also, this thing is a crazy value!
Congratulations Gerald on the new baby!
Congrats on your baby!
First: Congratulations on your new addition!
2nd It's nice to see robust options for different budgets. I have the a7siii and I think I have a dead pixel in the evf. And I haven't had the camera for more than six months :/
They just needed Built in ND's!
Hi congratulations on the new baby can’t wait to see him telling you on camera that you’re opinion is wrong on the 2043 rolling shutter is better than the newest canon za9999 hahaha. I wish you could get Sony to update all the older cameras like a6300 software to the newer color and menus system a old time fan of your work. What’s his name Doug Undone. Just give us the first Letter. Thank you
Congrats on the baby God bless you guys
Congrats on the little one. I realize I'm a little late, but happy 1st birthday(ish) Mini-Gerald!
Wow, that crop in 120p is harsh. I was used to it from my X-T3 but that camera is nearly five years old. I wasn't expecting any new APS-C camera to have such a massive crop in higher framerates. In 240p I'd agree with it but we're long beyond cropping in for 120p in my opinion.
Pretty sure it is exactly the same sensor. (Just with a bayer pattern instead of x-trans.)
Been back and forth regarding this camera for a while now. Thank you for the always convincing review :)
Congrats on the baby! That’s so exciting!
congorats Gerald on the new little one! [oh..and lovely review as always]
I’m totally on the fence on this one. I’m leaning A7IV for full frame but maaaan that glass is expensive. Primary video/vlog in some low light.
I would love to go full frame but the lens costs are as much as a dang camera. At least with APSC you can get decent 1.4/1.8 sigma lenses for under $5-600 whereas a comparable g-series is 2k. I’m all for investing but FF is nuts.
Congratulations!!! Awesome review as always. I'm about to get another camera for a project that I am about to start, I need a second angle, I'm thinking seriously of grabbing the Panasonic S5, there's a great deal that includes two lenses right now, or one lens and a Ninja V with that camera, for less than $2,000! But I have a Sony a6400 that I'll be using for this project, this might be a better way for me to go, but I'm thinking the S5 would be a great entry into full frame as well as a great compliment to the a6400. In any case, thanks for sharing as always, always so much to learn at your channel.
I just bought a FX3 two days ago…
Can I get a low light comparison before I open it on the 3rd? I’ll watch the baby so you can do that ;)
Congrats on being a dad! 🍾
congrats for the new baby
Great review! Thank you for posting it. Also yeah new baby and continue with content creation is a wild ride. Congrats!
This footage looks barely indistinguishable from the latest iPhone Pro... I'll be sticking with Blackmagic
Ordered one! This will be perfekt for our steadycam rigg.
Can't wait to get my FX30 in tomorrow! I have been using 3 a6600's for the last 3 years. I thought one day I would get the a7siii. It's come time to upgrade and when I realized the F3 was more for video I thought that's what I need instead. But, I feel like it may be hard to sell the a6600's right away and it would be nice to keep all my lenses. So, the FX30 seems perfect for me to get started. If things go well I'll get the F3 next and sell my a6600's. I'd love to have a full frame main camera one day! But, for now I'm going to learn what I can with the FX30 and see how I like color grading 10 bit or at least toying with that to see if it's necessary. I've been doing fine though with just using no picture profile thus far. But, most of what I do is a passion project so I haven't been really trying to max my potential yet. I'm really excited to take my interviews to another level now moving forward :)
Whoa! A new baby. When will the review drop? I kid. I kid. My sincerest congratulations on the new addition Gerald and family. Welcome to the League of Fatherhood! It's a crazy experience.
Congrats on the baby boy! Great review as always.
My subscription inbox just exploded, watching Gerald's first!
Congrats on the new baby🎉👏👍
Finally, have been waiting for years now for a proper apsc video camera. While the a6600 was ok, it never seemed a great value for the money, this one on the other hand seems to be awesome :O
This looks great, and Sony really nailed the price point on this, but can we talk for a moment on how shitty it is that we can't shoot open gate, shoot DCI 4k, or have assist features like false colors or anamorphic desqueze built in a "cinema" camera? I get it, this camera is $1800, but it has the same menu as the FX3, which also lacks those same feature that literally every other video-first camera has at that price point.
This camera is a steal at this price, but it would be great to have those features that this camera could clearly handle doing.
Bro chill, its 1,800. You want the other stuff you go pay for it. Let everyone not spending +$2500 enjoy that this exists
@@mr.croissant7960 a $1200 pocket 4K will do that though - even a cheap Lumix S5 will give you shutter angle, anamorphic desqueeze, and DCI 4K.
I think Sony just assumes that anyone buying this camera or the FX3 will also buy or have an external monitor like the Ninja V that will do all of that for them already. The camera already has a small screen as it is. Desqueezing and then adding false color, good luck being able to see anything.
DCI 4K would be a great feature though! It's supposed to be a cinema camera and clearly has enough pixels. But according to the review from Jared Polin, the sensor is 16:9 vs the DCI 4K 17:9. It still has the pixels though because it is oversampling so it could be done
@@impatrickt love how you casually left out autofocus lol. Nothing in this price range with these specs ever had useable autofocus. It’s not about making your UA-cam short film/B-Roll look good. It’s about ease of use while producing quality product for clients.
@@mr.croissant7960 you're bucketing it into a creator camera - the Venice doesn't have autofocus. if it's a "cinema" camera it should have the very basic set of cinema features. even an XH2s will do all that with PDAF. it's exactly not for UA-cam/crap b roll. if you needed a specific filmmaking camera there's cheaper better options. if you're a one man band wedding videographer, corporate video, go for for it. I own an a7iv and s5 for that reason. if I need to do proper work im grabbing the Lumix. if im being lazy I grab the sony.