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SONY BURANO TOOLKIT

Prices: £32,350/$31,889 as tested; £25,789/$25,000 body only, £1546/$1500 for grip remote control, £479/£500 BP-FL75 battery, £817/$795 AC-DN10A charger, 2x £2058/$1998 1920GB cards, £103/$98 MRW-G1 reader Sensor: 8632x4856 full-frame 35mm Exmor RS stacked CMOS, 41.9 megapixels Formats: X-OCN LT Raw 8632x4856 at 23.98/25/29.97fps, 6052x3404 at 23.98/25/29.97/50/59.94fps, 5760x3036 at 23.98/24/25/29.97/50/59.94fps, 4096x2160 at 23.98/24/25/29.97/50 /59.94/100/120fps, XAVC H-I HQ/SQ 8192x4320 at 23.98/24/25/29.97fps, XAVC H-L 7680x4320 at 23.98/25/29.97fps, XAVC 4096x2160/3840x2160/1920x1080 at 23.98/25/29.97/50/59.94fps ISO: 800/3200 Cine EI mode Autofocus: Phase detection, 627 points Dynamic range: 16 stops Controls: Peaking, waveform, zebras Lens mount: Sony E and Arri PL lever lock with Cooke i/Zeiss eXtended Data Shutter speed: 1/8000sec to 1 sec Stabilisation: Electronic Image Stabilisation Filters: Variable ND 2-7 stops Screen: 8.8cm/3.5in LCD, 2.76 million dots Audio: 4-channel 24-bit 48kHz LPCM Audio, 2x XLR inputs, 3.5mm TRS headphone output, internal microphone Input/output: 12G-SDI, 3G- SDI, HDMI, 4-pin XLR DC input, timecode, genlock, LANC remote control, RJ45 Ethernet, USB-C, 2.4/5GHz Wi-Fi 5 for Android/iOS Storage: 2x CFexpress Type B, 1x SD for firmware Dimensions (wxhxd): 145.7x142.5x218.1mm/ 5.7x5.6x8.6in Weight: 2.9kg/6.4lb body only with lens mount SPECIFICATIONS

HANDY KIT It requires some know-how, but the Sony BURANO is a supremely technical camera with remarkable handling

action as it gives your lenses so much more reach. It gets even more complicated when you want to output the different signals via SDI or HDMI, include baked- in LUTs or set a de-squeeze option. For example, record in 8.6K in X-OCN and the SDI outputs HD, but can’t output an HDMI signal at the same time. Shoot 6K in XAVC-I, meanwhile, and the SDI and HDMI can output 4K or HD at the same time with or without LUTs – but not output any anamorphic de-squeeze unless it’s HD through the HDMI. It’s a complete minefield of different permutations, and Sony has set up a website so users can

see what settings work. It makes sense to download this to a phone so you’ll always have it with you. When shooting, you’ll find a choice of the usual Sony Cine EI and Custom modes, and you can adjust plenty of parameters including noise suppression levels in three steps. Base ISO settings are 800 and 3200 in S-Log3, and you can use internal LUTs or load your own. These can be baked in or not, as you wish.

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