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Sony Releases Updates to FX6, Venice 2 Cameras

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SAN DIEGO—Sony Electronics has announced the upcoming release of new firmware updates for the FX6 full-frame camera and the flagship Venice 2 digital cinema camera. FX6 Version 4.0 and Venice 2 Version 2.1 will be released this summer and a major new upgrade for the Venice 2, Version 3.0, will be available in early 2024. Attendees will be able to preview FX6 Version 4.0 and Venice 2 Version 2.1 firmware updates at the Sony Electronics booth (Stage 14 - S1412) June 1 – 4, during this year’s Cine Gear Expo, at The Studios at Paramount in Hollywood.

FX6 Version 4.0
FX6 Version 4.0 expands on the cinematic capability of the compact full-frame FX6 camera by adding new features including a desqueeze function for anamorphic lenses and autofocus in S&Q mode. Thanks to feedback from the filmmaking community, FX6 Version 4.0 will now offer a desqueeze function for anamorphic lenses with options of 1.3x and 2.0x. This mode enables filmmakers to select the desqueeze ratio for the HDMI output image and the image displayed in the View Finder.

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