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Sony FX5

Everything we know about the FX5, widely reported as the FX5 and occasionally as the mini VENICE. One reconciled view, updated as the picture sharpens.

Expected announcement
July 22, 2026
Wait for itLikelihood 4 / 5 · very likelyLast verified Jul 21, 2026
In short

The next Sony FX cinema body, long rumored as the 'FX3 II' and now surfacing as the FX5: a compact 'mini VENICE' a step above the FX3 rather than a like-for-like successor. The reported spec pairs a 16.6MP stacked sensor with the BIONZ XR2 and built-in AI autofocus, and adds triple-base ISO and 5K open gate, both Sony firsts. Read the specs with care. Almost all of them trace to a single outlet, SonyAlphaRumors, which names July 22 as the announcement date; the outlets repeating them credit SAR rather than confirming it. Only the April 2026 China registration (NP-SA100 battery, Wi-Fi 6) is independent of that reporting, and a filing establishes a camera's existence, not its specs.

Rumored features

Every claim is tied to the sources behind it. Likelihood reflects how many independent, trusted sources agree, graded T1 verified filing, T2 established track record, T3 single source.

22 tracked specs
One source

Nearly every FX5 spec below traces back to a single outlet, SonyAlphaRumors. The other outlets reporting these specs credit SonyAlphaRumors rather than confirming them independently, so we score them as single-source. If SonyAlphaRumors is right, this page is right.

Sensor
16.6MP full-frame stacked rumoredSonyAlphaRumors lists a 16.6MP fully stacked sensor with the BIONZ XR2 and built-in AI autofocus. Every outlet reporting this credits SAR, so it stands on one source. · SonyAlphaRumors origin, Imaging Resource echo, NewCamera echo
Speculative 30%
T2
Triple-base ISO
ISO 800 / 4000 / 12800 rumoredWould be a first for Sony's Cinema Line. Reported only by SonyAlphaRumors; the outlets repeating it cite SAR. · SonyAlphaRumors origin, Imaging Resource echo, Digital Camera World echo
Speculative 30%
T2
5K open gate
5K open gate (3:2) rumoredOne of the better-supported specs: SonyAlphaRumors says two of its own sources, who disagree about the sensor, both describe open gate. We still count SAR once, because we cannot see its sources. · SonyAlphaRumors origin, Imaging Resource echo, RedShark News echo
Speculative 30%
T2
Internal RAW
Internal X-OCN LT RAW rumoredSonyAlphaRumors now reports this directly, not just outlets downstream of it. Its July 1 post lists X-OCN internal RAW in the spec summary (tied to "three sources"), and its July 13 exclusive details the recording formats from a source: internal X-OCN LT, the RAW codec Sony uses on a $25,000 cinema body, plus two newly developed compressed variants, C1 and C2. It is still a single-origin rumor, unconfirmed by Sony and not independently corroborated by a second outlet's own reporting. · SonyAlphaRumors origin, Imaging Resource echo, RedShark News echo
Speculative 30%
T2
Global shutter
Global shutter rumoredRetracted at the source. SonyAlphaRumors asserted a 'brand newly developed GLOBAL SHUTTER sensor' on June 23, then said on June 29 that two of its sources disagree about the sensor and it could not tell. By July 7 its spec list read 'fully stacked' with no mention of a global shutter. Digital Camera World's headline still says 'confirmed... with a global shutter sensor' while its own body reports the retraction. · SonyAlphaRumors origin, Digital Camera World echo, RedShark News echo
Unverified 15%
T2
Power & connectivity
NP-SA100 battery, 30W USB-C, Wi-Fi 6 rumoredThe first Cinema Line body listed with the higher-capacity NP-SA100, per the April China registration. · Certification filing origin, NewCamera echo, SonyAlphaRumors echo
Very likely 70%
T1
Body
Modular 'mini VENICE' rumoredSlightly bigger than the FX3, with Venice-style button and menu layout. Positioned between the FX3 and FX6, closer to VENICE. · SonyAlphaRumors origin, NewCamera echo, RedShark News echo
Speculative 30%
T2
Viewfinder and screen
Removable tilting EVF, 3.5-inch articulating screen rumoredAn external removable tilting EVF as an option, with a 3.5-inch fully articulating rear screen. From the origin's July 7 spec list. · SonyAlphaRumors origin, Y.M.Cinema echo
Speculative 30%
T2
Processor
BIONZ XR2 with built-in AI autofocus rumoredThe origin compares the autofocus unit to the one in the A7R VI. · SonyAlphaRumors origin, Imaging Resource echo
Speculative 30%
T2
False color
False color exposure tool rumoredListed by the origin, and long requested by FX3 owners. A monitoring tool, not a capture spec. · SonyAlphaRumors origin, Y.M.Cinema echo
Speculative 30%
T2
Identity
The awaited FX body, not a separate 'FX3 II' rumoredLong rumored as the 'FX3 II' / 'FX4'. On June 19 SonyAlphaRumors said no FX3 successor was coming but 'something better' was; on June 23 it named the FX5. Y.M.Cinema's piece works from 'a rumor summary' and adds no sourcing of its own. · SonyAlphaRumors origin, Y.M.Cinema echo
Speculative 30%
T2
Price
US$5,500 to $6,500 rumoredSony has not priced the FX5. SonyAlphaRumors (July 10) put it above the FX3 and 'a bit less than' the FX6 (which SAR linked without naming). Benchmarked against the Cinema Line: the FX3a is about US$4,300 and the FX6 about US$7,000 now, but the FX6 launched at US$5,999, and Sony tends to relaunch new bodies at a predecessor's old round price. That, plus competition from cheaper cinema bodies, centers the estimate near US$6,000 in a US$5,500 to $6,500 band. This is a modeled estimate from the reporting and the price ladder, not a quoted figure. · SonyAlphaRumors origin
Speculative 30%
T2
Timecode over USB-C
Supported, with dual USB Type-C ports rumoredSonyAlphaRumors, citing a trusted source, reports the FX5 supports timecode over USB-C and carries dual Type-C ports. Single-origin and unconfirmed by Sony. · SonyAlphaRumors origin
Speculative 30%
T2
Weight
About 750g rumoredFrom SonyAlphaRumors' July 20 report and repeated in its current spec list. Single-origin and unconfirmed by Sony. · SonyAlphaRumors origin
Speculative 30%
T2
Dynamic range
16 stops rumoredListed in SonyAlphaRumors' current FX5 spec summary. A figure Sony has not published, and single-origin. · SonyAlphaRumors origin
Speculative 30%
T2
Card slots
Dual SD / CFexpress Type A rumoredSonyAlphaRumors' spec list gives dual SD/CF Type A support with two slots. Single-origin and unconfirmed by Sony. · SonyAlphaRumors origin
Speculative 30%
T2
European pricing
€5,399 body only, €5,999 with the XLR handle rumoredFrom SonyAlphaRumors' current spec list, which also puts the optional external EVF at €799 in Europe. Sony has not priced the FX5; single-origin and unconfirmed. · SonyAlphaRumors origin
Speculative 30%
T2
4K 240fps via firmware
4K 240fps support may be added in a future firmware update rumoredReported by SonyAlphaRumors as something that might arrive in a later firmware update rather than at launch. It does not appear in that outlet's current consolidated FX5 spec list, so treat it as the weakest item tracked here. · SonyAlphaRumors origin
Speculative 30%
T2
IBIS removal option
IBIS removable by Sony for a fee, with no way back rumoredSonyAlphaRumors' July 21 report says every body ships with IBIS as standard and that it can be removed for a fee, with no way to reverse it. The outlet's current spec list still carries this as an open question. Single-origin, unconfirmed by Sony, and only the announcement can settle it. Source: https://www.sonyalpharumors.com/sony-fx5-supports-timecode-via-usb-c-ibis-can-be-removed-if-you-pay-for-it/ · SonyAlphaRumors origin
Speculative 30%
T2
Stabilization
Built-in IBIS (in-body stabilization) rumoredSonyAlphaRumors reports all its sources confirm the FX5 has built-in IBIS. · SonyAlphaRumors origin
Speculative 30%
T2
XLR handle with 32-bit float audio
New XLR handle is said to support 32-bit floating audio rumoredThe item text ties this to the Sony FX5 XLR handle. · SonyAlphaRumors origin
Speculative 30%
T2
No internal ND, photo mode, or SSD output
Sony FX5 has no internal ND filters, no photo mode, and no SSD output rumoredStated as confirmed by trusted sources in the item text. · SonyAlphaRumors origin
Speculative 30%
T2

Confirmed

Resolved, shipping facts, each tied to the sources that reported it.

Announcement
July 22, 2026 confirmedSony has now confirmed the date itself. Its camera channel published a teaser on July 21 for a new Cinema Line camera on July 22 at 10:00 EDT / 15:00 BST / 23:00 JST. Sony does not name the model and confirms no specification, so everything else on this page remains rumored. SonyAlphaRumors had given the same date and hour (3pm London) in advance, and the April 2026 China registration independently put a launch on or before September. · SonyAlphaRumors origin, Certification filing independent, Sony official independent, NewCamera echo
Confirmed 100%
T1

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How it compares

The rumored FX5 against the current full-frame FX bodies.

SpecFX5FX3FX6
Sensor~16.6MP stacked *12.1MP10.2MP full-frame
FormatFull-frame *Full-frameFull-frame
ReadoutFast (stacked) *ModerateFast
Video5K open gate *4K1204K120
StabilizationUnconfirmed *IBISNone
Built-in NDUnconfirmed *NoElectronic
PriceUnconfirmed *$4,298$6,998
ReleasedRumored 2026 *20212020

* rumored and unconfirmed. Shipping prices are US street prices, checked July 2026; other shipping specs approximate.

Where to buy

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Buying used

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How the story developed

Jul 2026
Spec reporting firms up: a 16.6MP stacked sensor, BIONZ XR2 with a dedicated AI unit, triple-base ISO and 5K open gate, with the announcement set for July 22. Leaked images follow, and Y.M.Cinema reads the FX5 as an FX3-to-VENICE bridge.
Jun 2026
SonyAlphaRumors reports there is no separate FX3 II coming and names the awaited body the FX5: a compact 'mini VENICE' a step above the FX3. Its first sensor claim, a global shutter, is walked back within a week as its own sources disagree.
Apr 2026
A China registration (April 24) lists an ILME-FX body with the NP-SA100 battery, 30W USB-C PD and Wi-Fi 6, pointing to a launch on or before September 2026. Early reports read it as an 'FX3 II'.
Late 2025
Speculation about an 'FX3 II' begins as the FX3 passes its typical refresh cycle.

Sources we monitor

The outlets we watch, graded by tier. Track records appear here once rumors resolve; none have yet, so no hit rates are shown.

Sony official primaryCertification filing primaryRedShark News CineD Newsshooter Y.M.Cinema Digital Camera World Imaging Resource SonyAlphaRumors Forums and social Daily Camera News NewCamera

Specs remain unconfirmed by Sony. Every claim is labeled rumored and scored by source tier and corroboration. When Sony announces, we resolve each claim and update each source’s public record.