WEBVTT 00:00:00.300 --> 00:00:05.300 - Today I have in front of me, another Sony camera. 00:00:05.620 --> 00:00:08.800 Man, I feel like they really are going for the world record here 00:00:08.800 --> 00:00:14.690 because does it, has anyone ever released this many cameras in like a single 365 days a year? 00:00:14.690 --> 00:00:22.170 I seriously doubt it, but yet another camera the Sony FX3, which is the baby of their cinema lineup 00:00:22.650 --> 00:00:26.130 and let's check it out, see what it's like. This is gonna be the new trend. 00:00:26.130 --> 00:00:29.270 We actually use knives to open boxes on ShortCircuit 00:00:29.270 --> 00:00:31.370 which is the way that it always should be. 00:00:32.620 --> 00:00:39.070 Okay, whoa. It's actually pretty heavy. Holy, I believe this is a lens 00:00:39.070 --> 00:00:41.853 so we'll take a look about the second, okay. 00:00:43.430 --> 00:00:47.310 So this camera is the entry level in Sony cinema lineup. 00:00:47.310 --> 00:00:52.010 So if you're just getting into video or are trying to operate from an older camera, 00:00:52.010 --> 00:00:57.090 like an A7S II, this might be for you because it's essentially an A7S III 00:00:57.090 --> 00:01:01.910 which is an already excellent camera but redesigned with a couple physical tweaks 00:01:01.910 --> 00:01:06.533 to make it a little bit more video friendly. Okay, so we have the camera itself. 00:01:07.450 --> 00:01:12.153 Take a look at that in a second. We have a power cable. 00:01:14.040 --> 00:01:16.693 The battery charger, okay. 00:01:19.740 --> 00:01:24.240 A card reader, which I actually don't think comes with the camera, but Sony sent one 00:01:24.240 --> 00:01:27.043 so that we could actually ingest footage off this camera. Thank you, Sony. 00:01:28.270 --> 00:01:33.853 We've got the same battery as the the A7S III. The, I think this was FZ100. 00:01:36.320 --> 00:01:38.303 The type C cable, oops. 00:01:39.810 --> 00:01:42.460 A memory card, again, it doesn't come with the camera 00:01:43.410 --> 00:01:47.750 and the top handle and a shotgun mic. 00:01:47.750 --> 00:01:50.920 Now, this top handle, I'll talk about more in a second. 00:01:50.920 --> 00:01:54.590 Unfortunately, the shotgun mic itself 00:01:54.590 --> 00:01:58.300 does not come with this camera, but they did send one so that we could test it, 00:01:58.300 --> 00:02:02.680 but this is essentially the same shotgun mic that comes with the Sony K3M. 00:02:02.680 --> 00:02:06.980 So if you're an owner, or you have ever used the Sony K3M, it's essentially the same thing 00:02:06.980 --> 00:02:10.690 and that's what the handle is as well. And the last thing we have in this box 00:02:10.690 --> 00:02:15.280 is Sony 24 to 105 F4 00:02:15.280 --> 00:02:20.400 which is again, just a standard lens you'd use especially for testing on camera like this. 00:02:20.400 --> 00:02:24.680 I've tested this lens many times and I like it a lot. Okay, let's take a look at the body itself 00:02:24.680 --> 00:02:31.510 because that is the main thing that Sony has changed. This is mostly a physical upgrade or side grade 00:02:31.510 --> 00:02:37.620 depending on the way you look at it. You know what, like it feels slightly heavier 00:02:37.620 --> 00:02:41.560 than the A7S III. They are slightly different. 00:02:41.560 --> 00:02:45.360 The A7S III grip is a little bit more rounded, 00:02:45.360 --> 00:02:48.610 whereas the FX3's grip is a little bit more pointy 00:02:48.610 --> 00:02:53.180 and triangular, and the A7S III horn towards 00:02:53.180 --> 00:02:58.480 more towards the back of the head, whereas I feel like the grip of the FX3's 00:02:58.480 --> 00:03:02.970 a stronger grip on the front of the camera which I think I like better 00:03:03.940 --> 00:03:09.400 but I'm curious to why they would change that. I mean, I guess it's maybe because you would use this camera 00:03:09.400 --> 00:03:13.760 without a cage a lot of the time because as you can see here, 00:03:13.760 --> 00:03:19.970 it's got quarter 20 points all over the body. One on the left, one on the right, three on the top 00:03:19.970 --> 00:03:23.520 and the idea is you don't necessarily need to use a cage 00:03:23.520 --> 00:03:28.430 for this camera, even though you could very easily but unlike the A7S III 00:03:28.430 --> 00:03:32.490 which has no quarter 20 points on the body, you have to put a cage like this on it 00:03:32.490 --> 00:03:36.800 which adds a significant amount of weight. But with both topics handle's installed 00:03:36.800 --> 00:03:40.210 let's see how much each weighs. 00:03:40.210 --> 00:03:44.963 Okay, so the FX3 weighs 2.26 pounds 00:03:46.890 --> 00:03:51.890 and this A7S with a tripod plate of course, 00:03:51.950 --> 00:03:57.383 weighs 2.8 pounds and this actually has the audio module and this does not. 00:03:58.570 --> 00:04:05.060 So you are saving quite a bit of weight if you don't need the amount of quarter 20 points 00:04:05.060 --> 00:04:08.710 that you get from a cage set up like this. Let's look at the rest of the differences 00:04:08.710 --> 00:04:14.320 between these two cameras. So on the top of the cameras they've changed the layout of the buttons. 00:04:14.320 --> 00:04:19.620 There's no dial like on the A7S III, you just have a larger record button, which I appreciate 00:04:19.620 --> 00:04:25.440 and a button for iris white balance in ISO which you could set as custom buttons 00:04:25.440 --> 00:04:28.590 on the A7S but you only have one custom button here 00:04:28.590 --> 00:04:32.510 and the dials on the top and the back. 00:04:32.510 --> 00:04:35.960 So I think that the labeled button approach here it's actually quite nice 00:04:35.960 --> 00:04:39.680 and a even quicker way to access things from the top of the camera, 00:04:39.680 --> 00:04:43.600 and then instead of power, they've added a zoom rocker here, 00:04:43.600 --> 00:04:49.990 which I really like because you can map it to clear image zoom and just get that extra punch in 00:04:49.990 --> 00:04:53.620 really easily from the grip without having to let go of the camera at all. 00:04:53.620 --> 00:04:56.880 So you could zoom in on the longest end of your lens and if you need a little bit more range, 00:04:56.880 --> 00:05:03.550 you can do the clear images zoom here, or it works with Sony's servo cine lenses like that 16 to 35 00:05:04.390 --> 00:05:07.590 that I checked out in the FX6 video a while back. 00:05:07.590 --> 00:05:11.870 So you can control full servo on a camera this small 00:05:11.870 --> 00:05:15.290 and the fact that they just put it in this little zoom rocker is pretty awesome. 00:05:15.290 --> 00:05:19.000 Now the body itself has this gray styling versus the black that they typically go with 00:05:19.000 --> 00:05:23.970 for the A7S III which is the same as the FX3 and the FX9 and the VENICE, 00:05:23.970 --> 00:05:29.680 so they've just tried to make it look as close to those cameras as possible yet it's still in 00:05:29.680 --> 00:05:34.810 a very very tiny form factor. For kicks, I'm just going to actually put the 24 to 78 00:05:34.810 --> 00:05:38.280 that we have here on this camera to see how they feel. 00:05:38.280 --> 00:05:41.580 This lens is not light but the setup is so compact. 00:05:41.580 --> 00:05:46.740 Mount stuff here, you can mount two more things here. You can mount something here and to the right of the camera. 00:05:46.740 --> 00:05:50.010 If you're smart about your cable management and your accessory choices 00:05:50.010 --> 00:05:53.340 you really don't need to Mount that much more. This is probably one of the most 00:05:53.340 --> 00:05:58.050 running gun cameras available. Now on to the rest of the changes. 00:05:58.050 --> 00:06:01.920 The, on the right of the camera the SD card slot is exactly the same. 00:06:01.920 --> 00:06:06.040 So you have SD and Cf express type A 00:06:06.040 --> 00:06:11.180 data rates are exactly the same since both cameras use the same processor and sensor. 00:06:11.180 --> 00:06:13.373 On the left of the camera, the IO, whoa. 00:06:14.260 --> 00:06:20.400 On the left of the camera, you have different IO doors so instead of the HDMI dropping down on the FX3, 00:06:20.400 --> 00:06:23.740 the HDMI just flips up. It's a smaller door and it's a little bit more secure. 00:06:23.740 --> 00:06:28.300 I actually almost forgot, they've added a fan so there's two new slots on the camera. 00:06:28.300 --> 00:06:31.570 One on the left here, and then another one on the bottom. 00:06:31.570 --> 00:06:36.810 If you can see that right there. You get completely uninterrupted 60P recording 00:06:36.810 --> 00:06:43.020 which I've never really had an issue on our A7S III, but I haven't used it like for three hours at a time, 00:06:43.020 --> 00:06:49.200 but if you are the type of person who shoots 60 FPS for let's say six hours or more, 00:06:49.200 --> 00:06:54.510 you could very easily get all of that time with no interruption or overheating issues on this camera 00:06:54.510 --> 00:07:00.150 and still have no real noise issues, but if the fan ever does become a noise issue for you, 00:07:00.150 --> 00:07:05.300 you can turn it off in the settings. It's fairly quiet and the really cool thing about it 00:07:05.300 --> 00:07:09.410 is it's still weather sealed. Oh, before I forget, one of the things that they changed 00:07:09.410 --> 00:07:14.010 about the top of the camera that I am not a hundred percent sure I like, 00:07:14.010 --> 00:07:18.540 is they've moved the date joystick control to right here 00:07:18.540 --> 00:07:24.610 on the right corner of the camera which some people might like shooting from the hip. 00:07:24.610 --> 00:07:29.530 You can control the menus fairly easily without changing 00:07:29.530 --> 00:07:33.760 and looking like this way or going like there's no EVF now. So, or looking through that, 00:07:33.760 --> 00:07:37.690 but when you're using the LCD on the back 00:07:37.690 --> 00:07:41.890 having the joystick on the top is actually kind of annoying. 00:07:41.890 --> 00:07:45.980 Some people might like that change. I personally, I'm not sure I like it 00:07:45.980 --> 00:07:50.380 but they are trying something with it. On the bottom of the FX3, 00:07:50.380 --> 00:07:57.560 even though it's a cinema line camera, I am disappointed to not see a second quarter 20 00:07:57.560 --> 00:08:02.610 or three eights mount on the bottom because Sony, if people put a tripod plate 00:08:02.610 --> 00:08:06.060 on the bottom of his camera it will likely twist 00:08:06.060 --> 00:08:09.940 because there isn't a second mounting point. Not something that any person 00:08:09.940 --> 00:08:14.350 who uses a camera for any period of time will like, because that will be one of those annoying fixes 00:08:14.350 --> 00:08:19.090 that you have to do mid shoot and then let's move on to the back of the camera. 00:08:19.090 --> 00:08:21.800 On the A7S III, you see that it's ISO 00:08:22.890 --> 00:08:27.020 the self-timer continuous shooting or display by default 00:08:27.020 --> 00:08:32.250 and then they've actually made video settings the priority here. So on the control wheel, you've got display, 00:08:32.250 --> 00:08:37.290 peaking, shutter and zebras, which is just, again, more for video people. 00:08:37.290 --> 00:08:41.280 All those features would be very quick to access 00:08:41.280 --> 00:08:45.550 right out of the box with this camera. Whereas you have to configure the control wheel 00:08:45.550 --> 00:08:50.840 in the A7S III to be different. Next two buttons, we have the FN for all the quick settings in the menu. 00:08:50.840 --> 00:08:56.600 You can just change your slow motion really fast or change your picture profile or your zebra rating. 00:08:56.600 --> 00:09:01.290 You've got focus magnification. So really quick punch in which you can do while rolling. 00:09:01.290 --> 00:09:05.490 I'm surprised more cameras still can't do that. Like RED, can you guys do that, 00:09:05.490 --> 00:09:10.650 punch in while recording, people do long interviews. The play and then you have another macro 00:09:10.650 --> 00:09:13.740 that you can set to something else. On the top left of this camera 00:09:13.740 --> 00:09:19.260 they've actually changed the power button. So now it's a slider, which is more similar to the FX6 00:09:19.260 --> 00:09:22.490 which I think I prefer because it feels more solid overall. 00:09:22.490 --> 00:09:28.810 On the rear of the camera, there is also a tally a large tally light at the top of this LCD here 00:09:28.810 --> 00:09:33.360 and then you get this mode dial, which is in replacement of the mode dial 00:09:33.360 --> 00:09:37.830 that's on the top of the A7S III which I prefer this button a lot more 00:09:37.830 --> 00:09:41.400 because as soon as you click it, you can just touch screen away 00:09:41.400 --> 00:09:45.780 and you can, or you can just cycle this and you get the mode that you want a lot faster, 00:09:45.780 --> 00:09:51.060 instead of having to look at the top of the camera, press this down and especially since we're using a cage 00:09:51.060 --> 00:09:55.320 on our A7S III, it's actually sort of annoying to press this down. 00:09:55.320 --> 00:09:58.860 And the last little change on the front here is you have a record button 00:09:58.860 --> 00:10:02.180 on the front of the body and it's also a sixth custom key 00:10:02.180 --> 00:10:08.020 so you can set it to something else, and I think that's pretty much it on the physical side, 00:10:08.020 --> 00:10:12.510 but before we show you some footage, a word from our sponsor PIA. 00:10:12.510 --> 00:10:16.900 PIA is a VPN that allows you to access services and websites as if you were in a different country. 00:10:16.900 --> 00:10:20.590 It encrypts all of your internet traffic and uses safe and protected IP, 00:10:20.590 --> 00:10:25.290 connect up to 10 devices at once. Clients for Windows, macOS, Android, iOS and Linux. 00:10:25.290 --> 00:10:29.610 Buy a one year plan for 39.95 in the link in the video description. 00:10:29.610 --> 00:10:34.060 So here's a couple of clips from videos that I used the FX3 to shoot this week 00:10:34.060 --> 00:10:38.480 and honestly, I was really impressed by the usability improvements 00:10:38.480 --> 00:10:43.020 because when I was packing especially, I grabbed the camera, I grabbed a lens, 00:10:43.020 --> 00:10:47.970 I grabbed my memory cards and batteries, this top handle and that's it. 00:10:47.970 --> 00:10:51.840 Even though they're very similar cameras and I like packing both of them 00:10:51.840 --> 00:10:57.910 because they're both really easy to pack, I will say that the FX3 was easier out of the box, 00:10:57.910 --> 00:11:02.280 especially since we don't personally own a Sony K3M and so the fact that this top handle 00:11:02.280 --> 00:11:10.220 is included with this camera is a huge plus. If you shoot stills with the A7S III, as well as video, 00:11:10.764 --> 00:11:13.890 the lack of the EVF might bother you, 00:11:13.890 --> 00:11:18.690 but personally, I didn't really miss it. The fact that you also use a small LCD on this camera 00:11:18.690 --> 00:11:22.240 if you don't like using smallest LCDs and you want to use an external monitor, 00:11:22.240 --> 00:11:25.600 then that makes the setup larger and you sort of don't get the benefits 00:11:25.600 --> 00:11:28.680 of the fact that this is such a small form factor already. 00:11:28.680 --> 00:11:34.140 Considering this is the entry level in the cinema line of Sony's cameras, 00:11:34.140 --> 00:11:39.420 I'm a little bit disappointed that they didn't figure out a way to include shutter angle 00:11:39.420 --> 00:11:44.740 because I was using the slow motion modes and this is a gripe I have with the A7S III as well 00:11:44.740 --> 00:11:48.410 that neither camera has shutter angle. For those of you who don't know the benefits 00:11:48.410 --> 00:11:54.560 of shutter angle, when you switch between a standard recording mode like 24 FPS or 30 FPS 00:11:54.560 --> 00:11:58.220 and then you shoot at 60 FPS or 120 FPS, 00:11:58.220 --> 00:12:01.620 if you're using shutter angle you don't have to change your shutter at all. 00:12:01.620 --> 00:12:05.530 You just don't touch it. Whereas if you're using shutter speed, every time you change your frame rate, 00:12:05.530 --> 00:12:09.850 you have to adjust the shutter speed to match almost every other camera we have in the office, 00:12:09.850 --> 00:12:14.330 the REDs, the Blackmagic's have shutter angle and that could be the difference, 00:12:14.330 --> 00:12:19.830 especially if you're trying to capture something fast between getting your shot in slow motion properly 00:12:19.830 --> 00:12:22.950 or missing it. So Sony, I don't know if there's a way 00:12:22.950 --> 00:12:29.240 for you guys to do it, in all of your future cameras even the mirrorless ones, please add shutter angle 00:12:29.240 --> 00:12:32.520 because if you want this to be a cinema line camera 00:12:32.520 --> 00:12:37.720 I think that's what would complete it. You might be asking who is this camera for? 00:12:37.720 --> 00:12:42.370 If you bought the A7S III in July, 2020 00:12:42.370 --> 00:12:46.650 then it is unlikely that the FX3 is for you 00:12:46.650 --> 00:12:50.680 because you've probably figured out your setup or maybe you bought a Sony K3M 00:12:50.680 --> 00:12:55.410 which would give you the audio features that this has built in in the box. 00:12:55.410 --> 00:12:58.680 But if you're still looking for a camera 00:12:58.680 --> 00:13:03.930 you want something that is amazingly light and a body that is made for the cinema professional 00:13:03.930 --> 00:13:09.020 in terms of layout and buttons and things like the tally light, 00:13:09.020 --> 00:13:15.500 then this camera might be for you because out of the box it is more usable than the A7S III. 00:13:15.500 --> 00:13:19.700 It is $400 more expensive but that is a pretty solid one value 00:13:19.700 --> 00:13:24.640 because all you need to do is add a shotgun mic, memory, batteries and you're good to shoot. 00:13:24.640 --> 00:13:28.230 So I don't think that many people who own an A7S III already 00:13:28.230 --> 00:13:34.293 are gonna go out and pick up this camera but as an entry level to Sony cinema lineup, 00:13:35.180 --> 00:13:38.640 honestly I think it's a welcome addition because when I was shooting with it this week, 00:13:38.640 --> 00:13:42.400 I quite enjoyed it. It was an easy to use camera, pretty smooth. 00:13:42.400 --> 00:13:47.050 A couple of gripes about things like the joystick but all in all a good addition. 00:13:47.050 --> 00:13:50.310 So thank you guys for watching. If you guys have any other cameras you want me to check out 00:13:50.310 --> 00:13:53.210 please leave the comments down below and please subscribe.