Monday, February 25, 2013

Sony FS700 4K Recorder Support Coming in July, and Complete F5/F55 Firmware Timeline Revealed


This is a brief excerpt from NoFilmSchool




A lawsuit from rival RED hasn’t stopped the Sony F5 and F55 cameras from shipping on-time, and now we’ve got some more concrete information about what is currently enabled and when we can expect future features to be implemented. For FS700 owners, we also have a pretty good idea of when you can expect full 4K support from Sony with their AXS-R5 recorder, which needs a separate piece, the HXR-IFR5, to interface with the camera. Click through for all of the currently supported frame rates and resolutions, and when you can expect them to be updated.

Here is the timeline for updates (click for larger):


Sony has talked about enabling 4K RAW for third-party recorders, but to keep it simple, we’ll just assume that you are using the AXS-R5 (which is the cleanest and smallest solution either way). As you can see above, you’re not going to be shooting 2K at any resolution, RAW or otherwise, for quite some time. Whether or not that is a big deal is up to each individual production, but even if you’re not going for a cinema release, 2K does give you a few more pixels of wiggle room …



By: Joe Marine


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