I tested the Sony ECM-W5 on the FX5 and at a real wedding: 32-bit float straight into the camera, monitoring with your own LE Audio earbuds, USB timecode, and the one setting that makes monitoring look broken.
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The FX5 can’t take photos, and I think that one decision tells us exactly what Sony does next: an a7S IV with the FX5 sensor, a built-in viewfinder, and a price around $4,500.
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Sony has not said a word about an FX6 Mark II, but based on what they just shipped in the FX5, I am betting it is coming with internal ND filters, IBIS, and a $6,999 price tag.
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I edited Sony FX5 XOCN RAW on the cheapest laptop Apple makes, a fanless M5 MacBook Air. DaVinci Resolve handled three stacked RAW tracks without breaking a sweat, Premiere Pro came close, and Final Cut Pro could not open the video at all.
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The FX5 and the S1 II both record RAW internally, but they split hard after that. Here is every category each camera wins, and the one I actually bought.
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The FX5 brings 16-bit internal RAW, 5K open gate, a third base ISO and over 16 stops of dynamic range. The FX3 is still legendary though, so here is which one I would actually buy.
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