Sony HXR-NX80 4K NXCAM with HDR & Fast Hybrid AF

Quick Overview

• Stream directly to major online platforms
• Simple Live Solution for Multi-Camera
• Enhanced Fast Hybrid autofocus captures the action
• Revolutionary imaging performance with Exmor RS
• Auto Focus Creative Control
• Instant HDR workflows
• Express your vision beyond real-time motion
• Networked for high mobility
• Wide-angle zoom lens with great control
• Remote operation

Product Description

Stream directly to major online platforms

Live streaming instantly connects you with your audience, wherever you are. From weddings and live events to interviews and seminars – capture high-quality images and share them in real-time on major online video platforms. Set up your own streaming channel with your smartphone or tablet, connect via Wi-Fi and you’re ready to go.

Simple Live Solution for Multi-Camera

For more advanced live streaming applications, the NX80 is easily connected to Sony’s compact MCX-500 Multi-Camera Live Producer via HDMI. The MCX-500 makes it easy for a single operator to run a multi-camera shoot, live streaming onto social media platforms with transitions, titling, picture-in-picture, Chroma key, and more. Tally and synchronized remote control functionality is also enabled with the RM-30BP remote commander.

Revolutionary imaging performance with Exmor RS

To deliver imaging performance previously impossible for a compact camcorder, a large 14.2-megapixel (effective) 1.0-type stacked CMOS image sensor delivers beautiful background bokeh defocus effects and superior sensitivity for capturing high-quality images with less noise, even under dark or bright conditions. The sensor gives you low noise and less blur because more light reaches the sensor, offering clear and steady pictures even in a dark scene with minimum illumination of 1.7 lux*.

*LOW LUX mode

Enhanced Fast Hybrid autofocus captures the action

Enhanced Fast Hybrid autofocus (AF) comprises a number of features: phase-detection AF with up to 273 reference points covering approximately 84% of the image area, face detection, and lock-on autofocus technology to estimate subject movement. They all work together seamlessly to capture fast-moving subjects with amazing sharpness.

Auto Focus Creative Control

AF Drive Speed means you set the speed at which focus switches – rapid for a sports event and slow for a drama production. It’s easy to get the results you need.

AF Switching Sensitivity lets you lock tight to a single subject or fluidly switch focus – such as when shooting a line of runners.

AF Track Depth allows you to choose a Wide depth of field when a subject is fast-moving, while Narrow fine-tunes performance for a subject at a

Instant HDR workflows

Shoot, edit and view HDR content in HLG without the need for additional color grading.

As the expanding need for HDR content continues, internet video platforms and professionals producing corporate or event content are paying more attention to the added value of HDR. They need to deliver content quickly, without compromising on imaging expression and quality of content. To meet this demand, the HXR-NX80 offers Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) recording, in addition to S-Log3, for easy file-based workflows, while achieving the image quality of HDR. This simple workflow enables the shooting, editing, and viewing of HDR content in HLG, without devoting a lot of time to post-production work and additional color grading.

Express your vision beyond real-time motion

High Frame Rate shots can turn everyday actions into slow-motion ballet and the HXR-NX80 delivers a stunning 120 frames* per second (fps) in Full HD XAVC 10bit 4:2:2, giving you continuous five-times slow motion expression. Higher frame rates** are also possible for even greater creative flexibility.

*50Hz: 100fps. 60Hz: 120fps

**50Hz: 250, 500, 1000fps. 60Hz: 240, 480, 960fps

Networked for high mobility

The HXR-NX80 comes with 2.4GHz Wi-Fi as standard – simply turn on and log onto your preferred network to enable a host of advanced wireless production features:

Wi-Fi/NFC (Near Field Communication) with Content Browser Mobile™ allows the HXR-NX80 to be remotely controlled from a smartphone or tablet computer (iOS 9.0 – 10.3 or Android 4.4 through 7.1) via a Wi-Fi connection. One-touch authentication is also possible with smartphones that offer NFC connectivity
The Content Browser Mobile™ application can be downloaded from the Google Play Store or App Store. The Wi-Fi operation cannot be guaranteed with all smartphones and tablet computers.

Wide-angle zoom lens with great control

The HXR-NX80 is supplied with a fixed 29mm wide-angle ZEISS Vario-Sonnar T lens, ideal for capturing panoramic landscapes. The 12x optical zoom can be increased to 18x with Clear Image Zoom, maintaining 4K resolution using Super Resolution Technology or 24x in HD. In addition, the digital extender can double this range again, up to 48x zoom.

The camcorder’s lens ring enables smooth, natural adjustment of focussing or zooming, depending on which mode is selected; while the manual dial and buttons on the side of the body allow swift and easy adjustment of IRIS (aperture), ISO/GAIN, and shutter speed.

Superb quality monitoring with enhanced OLED viewfinder

You have superb monitoring options with the NX80, an enhanced 0.39-type 2359K dot OLED viewfinder, and 3.5-type 1550K dot LCD. The super high-resolution OLED viewfinder offers excellent quality brightness, contrast, and response, giving you better precision of manual focus operations and eliminating any color-breaking phenomenon. The LCD gives you further flexible composition options.

Dual XLR inputs

Robust XLR inputs on the removable handle support professional standard stereo audio recording. Switchable phantom power supports mics that need it, while independent channel input dials provide precision control.

Remote operation

The HXR-NX80 has a featured remote interface (2.5 mm stereo mini-mini jack) wired interface. Using a wired remote controller such as the RM-1BP or RM-30BP the focus, zoom, rec start/stop and rec review can be controlled remotely. The camcorder can connect to the optional RM-30BP and MCX-500 Multi-Camera Live Producer to form a simple live solution.