Sony FX5 cinema camera shipping delayed until September

The shipping schedule for the Sony FX5 cinema camera has been delayed from August 18 to September. Several factors have contributed to the postponement, including higher-than-anticipated preorder volumes in Japan and a 7.1 magnitude earthquake in the Kumamoto Prefecture, which impacted operations at Sony’s largest image sensor plant.

Additionally, reports have emerged regarding potential quality control issues in Japan. While it is unclear if these issues require a firmware or hardware fix, retailers such as B&H have already updated their expected shipping dates to September.

In the United States, the camera has appeared on Amazon, though it is currently listed as ‘Temporarily out of stock.’ This status may indicate that initial inventory has been exhausted or that the retailer is still processing the product into its fulfillment system.