Sony VENICE 2 (8K) Review

In this article, DPs discuss what makes the Sony VENICE 2 so special.

Borrowing many elements from the original VENICE, the VENICE 2 is a compact, pragmatic, and supercharged package. We are going to take a closer look at the VENICE 2, highlighting its many uses and how it can revolutionize one's workflow from pre- to post-production.

Sony has announced the Venice 2, the successor to the company’s first full-frame cinema camera. It features 8.6K capture, 16-stops of dynamic range, and the ability to interchange sensors between models for added versatility.

The ZV-E1 can film in 1080p FHD at up to 120fps — with 4K / 60 and 1080p / 240 coming later via a firmware update. It lacks 8K recording, but frankly, that feels like a logical omission instead of making the camera larger for the sake of thermals or melting its innards when it inevitably overheats.

Sony has just dropped a bomb on the camera world with the launch of the A1, its new flagship full-frame mirrorless camera with some breakthrough features. With all that, it can easily take on Canon's R5, though it comes at a significantly higher price.

Sony brought truckloads of imaging gear from every corner of its production ecosystem, demonstrating a staggering amount of technology designed to work in sync for the clearest, fastest, and most immersive Super Bowl production to date.

Sony is following up on its original high-end modular Venice cinema camera with an updated model: the Venice 2. The new camera will be available with either a new 8.6K sensor or a 6K Venice sensor.

It always feels special to me when a “real” cinema camera arrives for me to run it through a lab test – there is always the hope that a new benchmark is set for our lab test results, as the last time this happened was with the ARRI ALEXA Mini LF and Classic. So I was super curious what Sony have up their sleeves with the new VENICE 2 cinema camera.