Sony returns to BSC Expo 2024 with its cinematographic range

From on-set filming to image and video capture, audio and post-production, to the recently announced Burano digital cinema camera, due out in mid-February 2024, and the Crystal LED Verona for virtual production, Sony will exhibit in BSC Expo 2024 on February 16 and 17 at Battersea Evolution (London).

Along with Burano y Verona, the Sony stand will showcase the entire Cinema Line range, accessible to all filmmakers regardless of budget or application. Sony will also exhibit at the BVM-HX3110, a premium professional post-production monitor with a dual-layer anti-glare LCD screen designed by Sony.

Sony will also debut the camera's version 3.0 firmware update Venice 2 and will show some of the first prototypes of the new firmware updates for the cameras Cinema Line FX6, FX3 y FX30 planned in the near future.

The ILME-FX6 firmware update ver.5.0, expected in May 2024, will include 1.5x adjustment to the De-squeeze feature; monitoring and control functions (e.g. waveform, false color, such as FX3/30); a 709-tone compatible preset for color matching across multiple cameras; and magnification of compatible lenses, such as the SEL100400GM and SEL200600G, for respiration compensation.

Regarding updating firmware para FX3 y FX30 (available September 2024) will include a shutter angle option, 709tone support, and SRT/RTMP/RTMPS compatibility for on-demand live streaming.

Sebastian Leske, director of Film Business Development, comments that "at BSC Expo, this year we want to highlight the mobility of our products and how versatile they can be in a multitude of environments. We know that sometimes getting the perfect shots can be difficult from a logistical point of view. At Sony we take this into account when developing products such as the VENICE extension system, BURANO, FX9, FX6 and FX3. We want to continue focusing on filmmakers being able to tell their story freely. and creativity, while eliminating the hassle of transporting equipment.”

Sony will also be exhibiting on a range of third-party products, including Pomfort Livegrade, the live grading system that integrates the remote grading functions of Sony's Venice 2 cameras.