Sony has released yet another firmware for the popular FX6 camera body. Firmware v3.0 adds support for Sony’s C3 (Camera Connect Cloud) portal, which in turn allows uploading of captured footage while still shooting. Perfect for fast-paced productions such as news-gathering, for example. Up until now, the C3 portal was only accessible with the bigger Sony FX9 camera, broadcast cameras such as Sony PXW-Z750 and some camcorders by Sony as well. Now, the smaller FX6 gets access to the service too. Check out or review and/or our Lab Test! Also, Philip Bloom has written a remarkable review of firmware v2.0 for this camera. Sony’s C3 Portal lets you upload not only original clips, but also proxy files and metadata. All you need is a smartphone that acts as an uplink and an app called C3 Portal for iOS and Android. Sony FX6 Firmware v3.0 – Sony C3 Cloud What Sony’s FX6 firmware v3.0 enables you to do may not sound like much at first glance, but for certain use cases it could really be a game changer. Here’s a full list of the changes and improvements: Support for simple connection using a dedicated mobile application (C3 Portal app)Support for managing 3D LUT and All filesAn automatic upload function for original filesAn automatic upload function for a proxy file while recording in chunks From camera straight to the editing suite. Image credit: Sony Furthermore, the firmware v3.0 offers some additional improvements that are not related to the Sony C3 portal: Adds...
Published By: CineD - Wednesday, 3 August, 2022