Sony Burano

Sony Burano | Camera SONY Burano

Designed for solo cinematic-style filmmaking with high mobility, SONY 's BURANO 8K digital cinema camera delivers up to 8.6K video capture in a compact full-frame format. Exclusive in-camera stabilization for E- and PL-mount lenses, fast hybrid autofocus, and an easily adjustable ND filter enhance single-user capture and perfect image matching, making the CineAlta BURANO camera ideal for use as a VENICE B or C camera.

• 8.6K full-frame CMOS sensor

The BURANO camera's 8.6K CMOS sensor not only matches the exceptional images of the VENICE 8K, but also incorporates SONY's renowned autofocus technology, a boon for individual operators when facing fast-paced environments with challenging focusing.

The sensor also offers full-frame and Super35 modes, allowing you to select from a wide range of lenses to suit a variety of project types.

• ARRI PL and SONY E mounts

The BURANO is equipped with the same rugged and reliable PL and E mount system as the VENICE series, allowing you to select your lens from a large selection of lenses.

The PL mount is compatible with all full-frame Super35 and PL lenses, in both spherical and anamorphic versions. It also supports Cooke/I technology for frame-by-frame metadata and ZEISS eXtended Data.

The E-mount supports metadata when using SONY E-mount lenses.

• Autofocus

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Available with E-mount SONY lenses, the BURANO camera's autofocus options include Fast Hybrid AF (Phase-Detection AF/Contrast-Detection AF) and Human Eye AF to accurately capture fast-moving subjects even when operating alone.

• Image stabilization

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A unique feature of BURANO is its in-camera image stabilization for SONY E-mount lenses and ARRI PL, a first in digital cinema-style capture.

This new PL-mount lens feature provides 3-axis tilt, yaw and roll stabilization with high, low and off options. E-mount lenses benefit from 5-axis tilt, yaw, roll, x, and y stabilization with active, standard, and off settings.

• Variable ND filter

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A built-in, electronically variable ND filter allows solo operators to quickly and easily adjust their exposure when faced with changing light levels.

This dial-type filter ranges from 0.6 to 2.1 ND for a total of seven stops.

• Exceptional latitude

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The BURANO's 8.6K sensor provides a huge 16-stop dynamic range, producing phenomenal images with very little noise in conditions ranging from almost no light to bright sunlight.

It also delivers excellent HDR (High Dynamic Range) images with unprecedented freedom when it comes to color grading in post-production.

• Dual-base ISO

Dual-base ISOs 800/3200 allow BURANO to excel in low-light HDR capture.

Its wide exposure latitude ranges from 6 stops to 10 stops below 18% medium gray, for a total of 16 stops.

• Versatile frame rates

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BURANO supports multiple resolutions and frame rates, including full-frame 8.6K at 30fps, 6K full-frame cropping at 60fps, Super35 5.8K, and Super35 4K cropped at 120fps.

• Up to 8K recording with support for multiple codecs

Support for resolutions ranging from HD to 8.6K allows BURANO to obtain the highest quality images for all its productions.

Supported internal recording formats include the new XAVC H, which uses the highly efficient H.265 codec to record 8K files, X-OCN LT for stunning raw images with efficient storage, and XAVC-I and XAVC-L for UHD 4K and HD. .

• Original X-OCN 16-bit camera negative

Ideal for even the most advanced workflows, X-OCN (Original Camera Negative Extended Tonal Range) codecs combine 16-bit precision with moderate bitrates to produce stunning color reproduction using manageable file sizes.

X-OCN supports multiple resolutions and frame rates up to 8.6K 16:9 30 fps.

• Viewfinder/LCD

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The detachable VF/LCD combo doubles as a viewfinder and touchscreen controller for the MURANO.

A handy Home button replicates the "big six" functions (FPS, EI, Shutter, ND, Gaze, and WB) that will be familiar to VENICE users.

• Media Type

The BURANO's dual media slots allow you to engrave to CFExpress Type B cards; it also incorporates an SD card slot for utility functions only.

The SONY CFexpress Type B TOUGH Series memory cards are now available in 960 and 1920RGB versions.

• Interface, optional grip

BURANO's advanced interface includes 12G/6G/3G-SDI, 3G-SDI and HDMI outputs, 3-pin XLR audio inputs, timecode, genlock and reference inputs/outputs, a LANC 1000BASE-T terminal and an integrated LANC terminal. Dual-band Wi-Fi.

The interface also includes a port to connect to the new GP-VR100 remote control handle, available separately.