Sony FX5

[Emanuel]

@newfoundmass@MrSMWFX30's stabilization is not necessarily bad at all... it requires a proper operator! : P Maybe @kye is serious up there, maybe not ; ) I am :- )

[MrSMW]

Never tried it but I suspect the FX30 stab would be good enough for my handheld needs which are basically ‘static’.

I move more and more however towards the combo of absolutely locked off or floating moving with nothing in between.

Lumix are great in this regard because if you have everything dialled up to the max, albeit at the expense of some cropping, these things stay incredibly still. It’s really only if there is any static foreground that you notice any movement so wider establishing shots, I always use a tripod or something.

[ND64]

On 7/25/2026 at 7:20 PM, Ilkka Nissila said:

(1) how to compress the data so that it will be possible to write on CFexpress type A cards, (2) how overheating can be avoided, (3) what kind of compression to apply, and (4) what kind of dynamic range is possible given the sensor read time (dual gain output readout) and high frame rate (240 fps).

None of these are unknown for the firmware team that already finished the development. Its not something they need time to discover. Also, when they promise the update in the marketing materials, they're officially admitting they have the solution. Heck they even let Philip Bloom to test it.

[newfoundmass]

On 7/25/2026 at 11:56 AM, Emanuel said:

@newfoundmass@MrSMWFX30's stabilization is not necessarily bad at all... it requires a proper operator! : P Maybe @kye is serious up there, maybe not ; ) I am :- )

For fast action sports where you're moving quickly it's just not sufficient from what I've seen. If you're largely standing still I imagine it's sufficient but when you're running around a wrestling ring, not so much. 

My use case though is admittedly unique. 

[Emanuel]

10 hours ago, newfoundmass said:

For fast action sports where you're moving quickly it's just not sufficient from what I've seen. If you're largely standing still I imagine it's sufficient but when you're running around a wrestling ring, not so much. 

My use case though is admittedly unique. 

The lens can also play a relevant role in order to reach the result you intend or need : ) even though, Oly or Panasonic may overcome it indeed :- )

[newfoundmass]

4 hours ago, Emanuel said:

The lens can also play a relevant role in order to each the result you intend or need : ) even though, Oly or Panasonic may overcome it indeed :- )

No lens is going to help stabilize running enough on any of the current Sony cameras to watch Lumix IBIS unless you use Catalyst Browse which just isn't an efficient option for 3 hour long events. 

[Emanuel]

Actually, I was making exactly the opposite point from the one you made it sound as though I was making : D when I mentioned Lumix alongside the Oly case ; )

The other point is simply that one lens isn’t necessarily the same as another ; )) While much also depends on the way the operator handles the camera, a lens with optical stabilisation can make a night-and-day difference... speaking as someone who uses glass with and without it every day on the FX series :- )