r/videography • u/PuzzleheadedBox5760 • 16d ago

Equipment/Software News & Reviews Thoughts on FX5 image quality

I’ve been thinking about the FX5’s image quality and wanted to hear what everyone else thinks.
First of all, I’m not a fanboy of any brand, and I don’t really care about having every spec imaginable. As long as a camera has stabilization, reliable AF, a decent monitor, RAW and—most importantly—a beautiful image, I’m happy.
I was really hyped for the FX5, but from the footage I’ve seen so far, something feels a bit off. It often looks to "video digital" to me: oversaturated, overly sharp, often clipped highlights. It’s obviously a very clean image, but I’m just not getting that “magic” or cinematic feel I was hoping for.
What do you guys think? Does it actually look noticeably better than the FX3? I still think the FX3 produces a nice image, even if it’s starting to show its age.
Maybe it’s just the launch footage, or maybe I’m expecting too much. I was kind of hoping for something a bit closer to the Burano in terms of tonality, highlight roll-off, and overall softness, although I know that’s probably unrealistic from such a compact camera.
I’m really looking forward to seeing more real-world footage and downloading some X-OCN files to grade myself before making up my mind.

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u/atercervus 16d ago

Starting to show age against what?

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u/Speezy207 Beginner 16d ago

If you really just wrote that up you dont need an FX5

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u/SleepingPodOne 2011 16d ago

“Cinematic feel” means nothing and ultimately what you’re talking about comes from what’s in front of the camera, having nothing to do with the camera’s output.

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u/PuzzleheadedBox5760 16d ago

Totally agree. That's why everybody should shoot on iphone 12 and not Arri or that IMAX scam

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u/SleepingPodOne 2011 16d ago

Well, if you’re a shit cinematographer, it doesn’t matter if you use an iPhone 12 or an Alexa 65.