Sony PXW-FS5K 4K Professional Camcorder with 18-105mm Lens A handheld camera should be able to get you into tight places. To work in your lap. To move with the talent. To shoot high & low angles with equal agility. & a handheld camera should function beautifully against your chest, comfortably steadied by your right hand with all the controls at your fingertips. Sony’s extraordinary PXW-FS5 does all of this, & more.
Features: Ultimate mobility The FS5 is a radical new design for unsurpassed on the go shooting in the most demanding of conditions. With a body-only weight less than half the FS7 at 0.8kg, you can shoot almost anywhere. Handheld operation is simply exceptional as the superbly balanced chassis is easily configured to shoot from high to low angles thanks to a flexible, rotatable grip & a LCD viewfinder that can be mounted in no less than nine locations. & as you’d expect from Sony, to provide complete control over lighting in fast moving situations, we invented the first built-in electronic Variable ND Filter for a Super 35mm camcorder. Adaptable design When you’re in the field, you don’t want to lose time or miss any opportunity. The FS5 means that you can quickly add or remove components such as the grip & LCD viewfinder without special tools, while standard ¼-inch screw holes support mounting on a drone, gimbal or in a underwater housing. a mount flexibility Sony’s a mount system offers unsurpassed compatibility with both Sony & third-party lenses. The FS5’s E-Mount can take cinema lenses & SLR lenses with a third party adaptor, as well as Sony’s E-mount & A-mount lenses. So whether buying new lenses, or making use of lenses you’ve already purchased, the FS5 makes it easy. Weighing only 427g, the SELP18105G is an ideal partner for the FS5 delivering stunning imagery with a 6x power zoom which is easily adjusted by a zoom lever on the camera’s grip & handle. Maximum aperture is a constant F4 from 18mm to 105mm, with excellent resolution & contrast throughout. A lever & ring on the lens barrel allow zoom speed to be freely adjusted as required while maintaining a sure, stable grip Handheld 4K at 100 Mbps When quality is everything, make the most of the FS5’s Super 35 Exmor sensor & shoot 100 Mbps 4K (3840 x 2160) using Sony's advanced XAVC (Long GOP) recording system. You can optionally record 4K 60p/50p, 30p/25p, 24p RAW by attaching the AXS-R5 RAW recorder with the HXR-IFR5 interface unit*. If you need a fast turnaround, switch to Full-HD (1920x 1080) recording at up to 60p XAVC 10bit 4:2:2 50 Mbps. The FS5 has the flexibility to suit how you need to work, today & tomorrow. * Requires Version 2.0 firmware or above, plus paid-for CBKZ-FS5RIF upgrade kit. 240fps slow motion High Frame Rate shots can turn everyday actions into slow-motion ballet & the FS5 delivers a stunning 240 frames per second (fps) in Full HD XAVC 10bit 4:2:2. If your project plays at the cinematic 24p, you get beautiful 10x Super Slow Motion. There's no sacrifice in bit depth & no "windowing" of the sensor. So there's no crop factor, no loss in angle of view. Versatile monitoring However you want to shoot, the FS5 adapts to fit your style. Its 3.5-inch LCD screen can be attached in no less than nine different locations, three on top of the handle & another six on top of the body. & once attached, the positioning of the screen can be freely adjusted – for example either beside the camera body or directly along the axis of the lens. Modular design for easy integration The FS5 is designed to be taken apart quickly & easily, with no need for custom tools. There are also ¼-inch screw holes on handle, top & bottom of the body to support mounting on a drone, gimbal or in a underwater housing. For tripod mounting, there’s a 3/8-inch screw hole on the bottom. You can even add the FS7’s rosette mount* to securely attach an FS7 arm & compatible third-party accessories. High Frame Rate (HFR) recording The FS5 offers High Frame Rate (HFR) cache recording at Full HD 10bit 4:2:2 image quality & a frame rate of up to 240 fps. The 8-second cache recording means no more mistimed shots leading to extra takes. It also lets you pick out footage at exactly the point that you want. It is also possible to record 120 fps with up to 16-second cache recording. Higher frame rates of 480 fps & 960 fps are also possible a specific resolution. Clear Image Zoom This proprietary Sony technology significantly extends your ability to get closer to a remote scene while preserving image quality. Once you’ve zoomed in at maximum optical magnification, By Pixel Super Resolution Technology can enlarge the image by additional 200%. It is also compatible with fixed focal length lenses, so you can zoom into a scene while using a prime lens.