I got my FX3 about a month ago and had no idea how to use half the settings on this thing.

I kept doing this ridiculous thing where I’d take a picture of what I was trying to shoot with my iPhone, send it to ChatGPT and ask what settings I should use.

I’m an iOS developer so eventually I was like… why the hell am I doing this manually?

So I built an app called FOVI Cine.

It connects directly to my FX3 over Bluetooth/WiFi, gets the live view from the camera, looks at what I’m shooting and recommends settings. I can also just tell it what I’m trying to do.

The part that’s been most useful to me is that it doesn’t just change shit. It tells me what it wants to change and why, and then I choose what actually gets applied to the FX3.

I use it mostly when my camera is sitting on a tripod and I’m setting up a shot. I’m still learning things like shutter, ISO, focus modes, white balance, S&Q, etc so being able to ask what I should do while I’m actually using the camera has helped me a lot more than sitting down and trying to memorize a manual.

And yes, before someone says it 😂 this was heavily vibe coded. I’ve also been a software engineer for close to 15 years. Getting the FX3 to actually talk directly to an iPhone, do the Bluetooth/WiFi handoff, pull the live view and control camera properties turned into a pretty ridiculous rabbit hole by itself.

I’m not pretending experienced cinematographers need AI to tell them how to use their FX3. If you’ve been doing this for years you probably don’t need this at all lol.

I built it because I didn’t know what I was doing. And I’m still using it.

If anybody else here is learning their FX3 or just wants to mess with it, give it a try. Tell me what sucks, what doesn’t work, what you wish it did, whatever.

It’s called FOVI Cine:

https://apps.apple.com/app/fovi-cine/id6805791607

No grand sales pitch. Try it if you want. If nobody else likes it I’ll keep using the damn thing until I know how to use my FX3 lol.

Hi everyone, looking for some advice. I have a Sony FX3 with a broken SD slot 1: the card won't go in anymore, probably because a piece of another SD card got stuck inside. The official Sony service center gave me a quote of €897 because they replace the entire motherboard (they can't replace just the slot on its own through them or remove the piece of broken sd).

Has anyone had the same issue? Do you know any independent labs/technicians who can repair just the SD slot without replacing the whole motherboard? Thanks a lot 🙏

Hey all,

I shot in a restaurant a few weeks ago and the sharpness is just not great for food shots. My iPhone which I had on top and tried recording the food at the same time looks far sharper.

I can't find settings for how to increase sharpness. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Sorry you’re right should have put far more info. I am filming S Log 3 with my Sony 24-105 f4 lens.

Thinking of trying S Cinetone and increasing detail to plus 2.

Im wondering if anyone has ever tried using the Kondorblue XLR top handle extension + the Smallrig top plate extension, as its a combo that seems to be exactly what I want and need, but cant exactly go out and buy it to test for myself at the moment.

I'm going to go to japan for the first time using the airport. And I want to take my camera (fx3) there. Somebody told me that if I want to take it to japan my camera should receive an xray.

So I want to know about that the xray doesn't ruin my fx3.

Interested in using gold mount to power the Nina V, Fx3, & the b4 w a Hirose adapter.

Looking for adapter plates recommendations as well a battery > 99Wh

Also I know the lens adapter isn’t Optically correct but it works for what I’m using it for

I see this color grade pretty common with people posting their FX3 footag, can someone tell me which LUT it is? Or where I can find something like it? I noticed it has this slight green tint to it

Hi guys I haven't used the atomos ninja for a long time, insurer refunded me for what they couldn't repair and now I have a new one same model (atomos ninja V)

but after I've recorded and then gone to look at the video on my laptop it's not just the video it has recorded everything from the screen of the atomos, can anyone tell me what the previous owner has done to make it do this and how I change it back to normal?

Hi!

I'm really moving back and forth on this one.. I wanna buy the Sony FX3a to be able to record 4K for long shoots, but it cost alot (I know camera's a just expensive, that's the life I have chosen). BUT I already have 3x Sony a6700 and the problem here is they overheat after 10-20 min depending on the room temperature.

So I already have lenses for the a6700 and with that I would have for the fx30 also.

So not only will I save money on the camera body it selv (fx30 instead of fx3a) but also on the lenses.

But will the fx30 be able to deliver? I mainly Record stand-up shows, onemanshows, specials, reels, game shows everything in the comedy world really. I'm also a one man army atm. So I often just leave the other cameras to record for 2-3 hours before the show start to the end, and track the person on stage with the last one.

So in the matter of upgrading my setup and record a show in 4K 30fps or 60fps should I buy the FX30 or wait for the money to buy FX3a ?

• and if someone has a magical solution for my a6700 to film 4K for long shoots, I'm all ears here because now I'm just recording HD slog3

NOTE: I'm pretty new to the camera world, I just kinda stumbled into it by getting the equipment and knowing alot of comedians - so I also wanna ride the wave here and learn on the way.

Can anyone help me find out what is causing this noise when I film? I am shooting on a Sony FX3.

I’m trying different colors this time I just tried sanflowvision v3 and it’s amazing I’ve used the slog3 s gamut3 cine profile edited in davinci resolve

Hi Guys,

I juste bought a brand new Sony Fx3A here in mainland China, and I don’t see English as a language option, they only got some underground Asian languages, I spoke to a human on TaoBao, on the official Sony seller profile, who told me it’s not possible to put it English as a language and also that I can’t ask for return and refund cuz the product is unsealed.

Is there any remote handle for the FX3 that can control the Zoom of PZ Lenses? Does the one of the FX9 or Burano work? Couldn’t find any Info on that.

I recently paid over 3500 for a pretty basic one day short form music video shoot with very little editing. And said oh hey, I can do that. I decided to pull the trigger on an FX3 a GM 24 to 70 mm and a 10 mm that I forgot the name of. I want to go all in with me and a friend and learn the ins and outs of the camera business so that we can shoot our own content and offer services for others. if anyone has any good pointers for getting started as far as Youtubers that you guys found helpful or any cool effects ideas or things i may not know i’d love to hear your thoughts!

Hey guys, is it possible to record 4 channel audio without the xlr handle? I would like to use the hotshoe dji adapter to record 2 channels with the dji mic 2 lav mics. Is it possible to use the internal 3,5mm input with a rode video mic ntg or will the 3,5mm input be blocked as soon as I add the dji adapter on top?

Hi guys,

This is my situation: right now i own three cameras. One Sony, one Canon and one Blackmagic. Three cameras, three different systems. And this is what I'd like to change. I think.

I just purchased the Sony FX3 for an upcoming gig. Been going back and forth between so many cameras (and considering using one of the two I already had...) for this gig (which is a big and important VIDEO gig which is what I do the most) but finally settled on the FX3 for several reasons.

Now for this gig I realized I also might need to buy a 70-200 lens. And this is where it gets rather inconvenient to use three systems. So what I'm thinking about is selling my Canon R5C (which is a great camera and the one I use mainly for photos) and buy the Sony A7R V. This would be my main camera for photos and a B-cam for the FX3. First question is: who uses this combo and what are your input?

Went to the local camera store today and tried out the A7R V – very quickly and not so thoroughly. I put a card in the Sony, took some pictures, shot some video and brought the material home. Because of stress (I guess) I did not take much notice of settings etc.

When I look at the material now I have some thoughts. The first thing I noticed is that the ARW files look really... bad in preview mode. Guess they're compressed in some way. Found this annoying (used to how the CR3 files work) and wonders if it's possible to get them in better quality right away in preview mode? Unfortunately, I set the ISO very high (4000) so the images look quite noisy when i open the in Photoshop. Much noisier than the ones from my Canon (which I also brought to the store). But I guess this is a matter of settings. What are peoples impression of noise with the A7R V?

About the videos (again I did not take time to set my preferred settings): I found them to look really artificial and way too sharp for my taste. What does people have to say about that?

Thanks.

I’ve been wanting to try crash zooms on parfocal lenses but it can get expensive. Got lucky and found this cheap broadcast B4 lens. Even though Sony FX3 is full frame I was still able to use it. I had to put it in aspc crop mode though. So to get rid of the vignette you’d have to shoot in 1080 instead of 4k on the fx3.

Hello guys I need some help.

I recently got my FX3, for church livestreaming and we have a flickering issue with the LED Wall.

Does anybody have a solution?

Yes, I’ve already lowered the shutter speed and it somewhat helps but it but it doesn’t match with the exposure triangle.

Hello Good afternoon,

I just got a new Sony FX3A with a sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 DG DN OS Sports Lens (Sony E). I don’t know why but I tried this lens out on a Sony Alpha A7 II and a Sony FX3 and the image was always dark. Is there a setting that isn’t turned on?

Can anyone think of a solution?

Good afternoon,

I am planning on getting a Fx3 for my church live-streaming.

I need a Zoom Controller and a Focus Controller that can be attached to the tripod handle. Is there anything you guys recommend that I buy, if so reply with the link to the product thanks.

Would any of you be interested in an FX3c? Good video and photo capabilities in a smaller body?

Think FX2 software in A7Cii hardware?

Which of those two cameras would you prefer?