Sony announces FX30 Cinema Line camera for $1800

28 September 2022
Features an APS-C Super 35 sensor inside the FX3 body.

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Samsung user, 30 Sep 2022But with 1800 USD you could get best phone with good camera... moreWith 600$ you only getting an old DSLR, probably at second hand or an entry level mirrorless camera. And only the body. A good, new lens could cost over 1500$ (depending on aperture).

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    Bionic Chip, 29 Sep 2022Yes. I do have a 16 MP MFT camera (OMD) from 2013 and Sony ... moreIn terms of data capture (which is photography in essence), 108MP was a bad idea to begin with. Samsung is practically evil in thinking outputting mushy mess passes as an alternative, which is what led them to divide a type 1/1.2 into 108M individual photosites behind 12M CFA in the first place. It makes effective raw data extraction a nightmare(12MP mode is less effective than it can be due to stacking difficulty) while 108MP mode was never viable due to...well the whole pipeline is one giant bottleneck.

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      ...WTH? S35 is not APS-C, they can be close but reality is S35 in digital is generally 16:9, making it much smaller than APS-C, why not give the actual dimensions instead of causing confusion?!

        Samsung user, 30 Sep 2022But with 1800 USD you could get best phone with good camera... more$600 is only getting you a body and for an old DSLR/Mirrorless. You still need a lens as well

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          David 040882, 29 Sep 2022And will always outperform any camera phone. No camera phon... moreBut with 1800 USD you could get best phone with good camera (S Ultra or Pro Max) and use the rest 600 USD to buy decent DSLR/mirrorless.

            Anonymous , 29 Sep 2022But it's not better as a camera Yes, I know. It was supposed to be a sarcastic reply to the other guy.

              blue, 29 Sep 2022FX series are pro-cinematic cameras, produced and sold in s... moreIf they are cinematic video-focused, of course they wont be good at all at stills

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                Bionic Chip, 29 Sep 2022(APS-C sensor size is miles ahead of any phone.) Back to... moreFX series are pro-cinematic cameras, produced and sold in small numbers, that makes them expensive. They are actually very badly usable as still photo cameras.

                  Bionic Chip, 29 Sep 2022Yes. I do have a 16 MP MFT camera (OMD) from 2013 and Sony ... moreAnd will always outperform any camera phone. No camera phone will ever beat a mirrorless or DSLR camera, no matter how samll the sensor on that camera will be or how many megapixels it has, it will still be 10x better than the best camera smartphone on the market. Sorry if I spoke too much about this subject :) Im an actual photographer and I don't really get to speak too much with people on this topic

                    David 040882, 29 Sep 2022Even the Micro Four Thirds (4/3) sensor which is the smalle... moreYes. I do have a 16 MP MFT camera (OMD) from 2013 and Sony APS-C body from 2014. Both of these, with good lenses, still outperforms my 108MP phone camera in still image quality😅

                      Bionic Chip, 29 Sep 2022(APS-C sensor size is miles ahead of any phone.) Back to... moreEven the Micro Four Thirds (4/3) sensor which is the smallest on a camera is miles ahead of a phone camera sensor

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                        Anonymous, 29 Sep 2022Mate 50 Pro better and compact than thisdude this is a camera....not a phone!!1

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                          Anonymous, 29 Sep 2022Mate 50 Pro better and compact than thisYeah!
                          & My ROG Strix Gaming PC is better than Amazon Data Centre.
                          Its better & more compact than this.

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                            Meanwhile we are waiting for phones to even achieve a proper 1" sensor lmao

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                              SuuperBaka, 29 Sep 2022People think because GSMarena has GSM in it, that they only... moreBut this post is about camera and I think you can compare with other cameras too not with a phone

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                                SuuperBaka, 29 Sep 2022You're right. The Mate 50 Pro is better as a phone, I ... moreBut it's not better as a camera

                                  Anonymous, 29 Sep 2022Mate 50 Pro better and compact than this(APS-C sensor size is miles ahead of any phone.)

                                  Back to this camera, it's too expensive for a body with a crop sensor but it offers a broad lens support.

                                    Anonymous, 29 Sep 2022Grab some popcorn and stick around. The comment sections he... more😂😂😂

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                                      maniac, 29 Sep 2022Comparing a phone to a camera 💀.Lord where am I?😑Grab some popcorn and stick around. The comment sections here are hysterical

                                        maniac, 29 Sep 2022Comparing a phone to a camera 💀.Lord where am I?😑People think because GSMarena has GSM in it, that they only talk about phones, so they have to compare it to another phone