Lighting the Way Forward

Lighting a creative path, the FX5 empowers filmmakers to step confidently into the next stage of their professional journey. Bringing an advanced cinema look and refined operability together in a compact body, it gives creators the freedom to realise their vision with greater precision, control, and expressive potential.

Cinema-class image quality

The full-frame stacked Exmor RS CMOS sensor enables fast readout for high-resolution, high- frame-rate recording. Wide latitude and low noise ensure smooth gradation and natural textures, even in high-contrast scenes.

5K full-frame fully-stacked Exmor RS™ CMOS

The full-frame stacked Exmor RS CMOS sensor enables fast readout for high-resolution, high-frame-rate recording. Wide latitude and low noise ensure smooth gradation and natural textures, even in high-contrast scenes.

Three Base ISO settings for effective noise control in any environment

Three Base ISO settings - a standard ISO 800, a mid- sensitivity ISO 4000, and a high-sensitivity ISO 12800⁹ for low light - are available to match your shooting environment. Capture clean shadows and wide latitude across varied lighting conditions, for consistently stunning clarity.

High-quality 96 kHz/32bit float audio recording

The XLR handle unit¹² supports two XLR/TRS inputs, a 3.5 mm stereo mini jack and up to 96 kHz/32bit float audio. With up to 4 channels of top-quality audio recording, it helps you capture cleaner sound without slowing down the shoot.

Open Gate² and other image scan modes

The FX5 offers full-frame Open Gate recording² — a first⁴ in the Cinema Line FX series. With 5K up to 120 fps (FF 3:2) ⁵, 4K up to 240 fps (FF crop) ⁵ and more, it gives you the freedom to adjust framing, speed and workflow to realise even the most ambitious vision.

Internal X-OCN compressed RAW video recording

Capture 16-bit scene-linear X-OCN internally^{6 7 8} , eliminating the need for an external RAW data recorder. With LT, C1 and C2 codecs, you can balance image quality, file size and RAW workflow flexibility to suit the production.

Dual Gain Shooting debuts in the Cinema Line FX series⁴

Dual Gain Shooting maximises latitude while reducing noise to enhance shadow details¹¹. Making full use of the sensor’s capability, it delivers smooth, natural gradients for greater editing flexibility. 

Key Features

• 5K full-frame fully-stacked Exmor RS™ CMOS sensor for speed, detail and latitude
• BIONZ XR2™ with integrated AI processing for enhanced shooting support
• Open Gate 2 and other image scan modes³
• Internal X-OCN compressed RAW video recording
• Three Base ISO settings for effective noise control in any environment
• Dual Gain Shooting debuts in the Cinema Line FX series
• High-quality 96 kHz/32bit float audio recording

Additional Features

• Max. 759 points (phase-detection AF)
• A 3.5-type 16:9 aspect touch-panel monitor
• AI-based Subject Recognition
• ISO 320 - 409600 equivalent, AUTO (ISO 320
• 409600, selectable upper limit)
• Wi-Fi Compatible, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax (2.4 GHz band/5 GHz band/6 GHz band)
• Wired-LAN 2.5GBASE-T, 1000BASE-T, 100BASE-TX
• Bluetooth Standard Ver. 5.3

^{2 Open Gate recording is only available for X-OCN recording.3 With Dual Gain Shooting, frame rates up to 30 fps are supported for FF 5K 3:2, and up to 60 fps for FF 5K 16:9/17:9.4 As of the July 2026 product announcement. Survey of Sony digital cameras.5 5K (3:2) X-OCN 120 fps and 4K 240 fps recording will require a future firmware update V2.0 firmware Aug. 2027 or later. 6 For X-OCN details, see: https://pro.sony/technology/recording-formats/technology-xocn7 Lens distortion correction is not applied to X-OCN clips recorded in-camera. 9 Manual Base ISO selection is supported only in Cine EI and Flexible ISO modes. 11 Maximum gain is 18 dB (equivalent). Availability will depend on recording settings. 12 The XLR-H1 Handle Unit is not supported}