When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.
We have heard from two sources that the recently announced Sony FX5 which was scheduled to begin shipping on August 18, 2026 has been delayed until at least early September.
Sony did send out the usual “orders for the FX5 have significantly surpassed the company’s forecasts” in late July that all the manufacturers do these days. That announcement may have been a bit dishonest. Though it’s possible they didn’t know what the problem was at the time.
The reason is apparently because of a quality control issue and they are going to get it sorted before letting them leave dealer stock rooms. We have heard a few have already made their way to customers.
Ship dates are something the manufacturers take very seriously. It does even the playing field for each retailer, as they will likely get stock at different times.
What’s the problem?
There is no word on what the quality control issue is, but kudos to Sony for recognizing it ahead of time to minimize customer and dealer frustration. It will also help Sony’s own support department.
One possibility is the issue is firmware related, which is usually easily corrected, it’ll just take either releasing the firmware on the ship date.
There is also the possibility that it was a hardware manufacturing defect and Sony is manufacturing corrected cameras and will exchange inventory with dealers that have already received them and stop shipments to retailers that haven’t yet received their allocation.
Sony FX5 Full-Frame Cinema Camera
Full-Frame · Cinema Line
Image stabilization
Sensor-Shift
Triple base ISO
800 / 4000 / 12800
Max recording
X-OCN LT 16-Bit, up to 5K at 59.94 fps
Max video output
4:2:2 10-Bit HDMI up to 5K · 16-Bit RAW HDMI up to UHD 4K, 23.98–59.94 fps
Media slots
Dual: CFexpress Type A / SDXC (UHS-II)
Mobile app
iOS & Android — file access, settings, remote control, live view
Preorder →Good job Sony
As I mentioned earlier, it’s a good thing that Sony wants to correct the issue before it reaches customers. We’ve seen how frustrating that can be in the Canon world in the past.