SonyVENICE 2 8K

An 8.6K full frame sensor with dual base ISO 800 and 3200. The full frame modes need a licence; the Super 35 modes read a window for higher frame rates.

Sensor 36.00 × 24.00 mm (Full frame), 8640 × 5760 photosites, 4.17 µm pitch, rolling shutter.

Drawn to the same scale on every camera page. Grey is the whole sensor, the coloured figures are the open mode.

Modes, full sensor to tightest crop

Records
Sensor area
Crop vs full frame
Top frame rate
Readout at 24 fps

Choosing a mode

For more than 72 fps at full width, the 6K sensor block swaps in and reaches 90 fps at 6K.
Super 35 lenses: the 5.8K and 5.5K windows read only what they cover.

Every mode

Mode	Records	Sensor area	Crop vs FF	Top frame rate	Readout at 24 fps	Notes

≈ marks an estimate. * marks an uncertain readout: nobody has measured that mode on this camera, so the figure is worked out from a measured mode by line count, from a camera on the same sensor, or from the frame rate it reaches. Top frame rate is the highest the camera offers in that mode, in its best codec and on its fastest media; other codecs often stop lower. Readout is how long the sensor takes to scan one frame from top to bottom, which is what leans verticals on a fast pan. Under 10 ms is comfortable handheld; past about 16 ms fast movement starts to lean.

Frame rates from Sony's VENICE 2 specifications and version 2 firmware notes. Modes and frame rates change with firmware, so check the current manual before a job depends on one. This camera is not on Dynamic range by camera yet.