r/sonyfx30

I have been grinding on color grading and recording with my iphone 16 pro and really try to push it to the limit. Ive watched a lot of color grading tutorials and ive spent a lot of hours on my own trying to learn everything needed to improve iphone apple log footage.

Yesterday at night I had the idea to search some Slog3 footage and see how much different it is (im thinking of buying a sony zv-e1), and I had a bittersweet feeling. The control of the colors was so much better, when the colors get clipped in iphone, it completely blows them out of proportion, but on this Slog3, even when they were getting clipped (i tested on purpose), didnt look as bad as the iphone.
Plus the color grading was so much easier, with simple color corrections and few effects it looks insane. The Iphone I feel like I got to try a bunch more effects and color corrections to make it look good (and it still didnt look as good as the fx30)

my question is, how much better looking realistically is a sony zv-e1 footage, what are the key differences to post on social media (instagram, tiktok, etc)? I look at my videos and they seem good, but when I look at creators with professional cameras it just looks way better.

I want to understand this before I purchase my camera or if its not supposed to be such a difference between iphone and fx30.

I feel like the iphone you have to get EVERYTHING right to make the footage look good, whereas the camera you can just record with "average conditions" and it still looks way better than iphone perfect conditions

I would love to read your thoughts!

Hi, I can't find it anywhere, searching this is hard because of many "random" letters and numbers. Does anyone know the answer to this?

Hi everyone, I was just setting my camera for a festival shoot

I did MR1 classic 25 fps

And MR2 slow mo 100 FPS recorded in 25.

I'd like to have different names like "reg' suffix for the MR1 and " SLO" for MR2.

But whenever you save this it will reverts to the current name you saved. How isn't that possible ? It would be a very small tweak for a new firmware I don't get it ..

The reason for that is I would like different names for slow mo cause DaVinci can't see which one are slow or regular 25f.

Thanks for helping but I think we can't fix this ..

In this DaVinci Resolve color grading tutorial, I show my complete workflow for grading Sony S-Log3 from my Sony FX30 footage using a simple and professional node tree structure. This is the exact color grading process I use on almost every project to achieve clean, cinematic results quickly and consistently. I also walk through my camera settings to get consistent results every time!

Hi! I couldn't find anything about this lens regarding video capabilities (specifically on APS-C). I have Sigma 17-40mm f1.8 and I'm looking for something on short telephoto end. Tamron seems like a good deal with 50-150 eq. (and future proofing with FF lens), so I just wanted to ask if anyone had a chance to use it for video here?

Thanks in advance!

I have had the fx30 for three years and sensor size makes me feel limited whether it’s short films and professional work. Most clients ask for the Fx3 or better cameras nowadays. I’m just wondering if it would be smart to upgrade to the fx3 to give me more stability with landing opportunities. Is now a good time to buy or should I wait til the price drops because of the fx5? I’m here in nyc for a limited time to make the decision and I need someone to tell me I should or shouldn’t.

https://reddit.com/link/1vjvap2/video/e3kdzi11tdih1/player

Hey guys. How do you guys stabilize your footage from the FX30 when shooting handheld? Especially when you use super zoom lenses...

I am not crazy about how the in-camera stabilization handles footage, so I turn it off and stabilize using gyroflow, which sometimes I still find so-so.

Recently, I went for a trip and used my Sony 70-350. Online, I saw people say turn off IBIS, and leave OSS, then stabilize with gyro flow... when I do this, the footage is crazy jittery. What's the best option? What am I doing wrong (because I recognize it can be user error)?

I use my camera for vlogging and always wonder how other people get such dope footage handheld. I know it will never be as perfect as a gimbal, but surely can it be usable?