Sony FS5 4K RAW vs Internal Recording Comparison Plus 40 Minute Discussion with Doug Jensen
By Jim Bask
The Sony FS5 has been around for a year now, and has become quite popular with indie filmmakers, owner ops moving up from a DSLR or those looking to get into 4K Raw acquisition on a budget. I am quite a big fan of the compact 4K beast that Sony unveiled last year at IBC in Amsterdam, not just for the super compact form-factor (it being a proper camcorder that is) or the fact that you can remove the LCD monitor, top handle and side grip without any tools, but also for the fact that you can use it a stealthy run n’ gun docu camera, or rig it up with an Odyssey7Q+ or the new Atomos Shogun Inferno for example and get some stunning 4K Raw out of the back end 3G-SDI output. Sure, while I do agree that not everyone needs 4K….[continue reading]