Sony is building a sensor that’s 2.2x larger than E-Mount – and now we finally have the first images of the Rialto 65mm camera

The Sony Rialto with the Venice 2 system on a black background.

Sony is building a medium format sensor that’s 2.2 times that of a full-frame E-Mount sensor – and fans now finally have a glimpse of the upcoming oversized sensor technology.

Last week, Sony announced that it is developing a 65mm-format sensor for its modular Venice cinema system that will allow filmmakers to swap out the sensor on the modular camera for an oversized sensor rivaling the likes of medium format cinema options like the Fujifilm GFX Eterna, Blackmagic Ursa Cinema 17K 65, and the Arri Alexa 65.