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You do not need an expensive CF Express Type A card to shoot 16-bit RAW on the Sony FX5. Here is exactly which SD and CF Express cards you need for every format, and the silent failure that can ruin an entire shoot.

Counterfeit memory cards are slower and smaller than the label claims, and you usually find out at the worst possible moment. Here are the free Windows and Mac apps that verify a card's real speed and capacity, including one I built myself.

After actually living with the Sony FX5, here are the ten things that annoyed me most, from the imager mode that says 5K while you record 4K to the EVF and XLR handle fighting over the same port. And why I am still buying one at $5,000.

The FX5 improves nearly every feature of the FX3, adds internal 16 bit raw with compression small enough to record to an SD card, open gate 5K, and a triple base ISO. Here is my full review after testing it.

A full behind the scenes on filming Henry and Laura's wedding at the Memphis Botanic Garden, from rehearsal dinner toasts and mixed lighting to redundant ceremony audio and rain that started exactly as they walked down the aisle.

After testing the Deity PR4 as a wedding and freelance filmmaker, I think it is the best audio recorder you can buy today. Here is why: four channel recording, the best time code on the market, and a built-in SSD.