Ah I see.
Thanks again for going to the trouble and sharing! I would apply at least the basic sharpening to the Sony file before making a comparison. No one is going to use footage without any sharpening…
Cheers.
n8rv wrote: ronno wrote: n8rv wrote:
Did a little back-to-back handheld comparison between the ZR and my FX3, trying to keep everything as evenly matched as possible.
6K R3D on the ZR and 4K UHD at the highest bitrate H.264 S-Log 3 on the FX3.
No grading, just basic color space conversion, a bit of highlight recovery, and a bit of noise reduction in Resolve.
I think they both look comparable-ish. The ZR retains extra detail thanks to the 6K resolution downscaled onto a 4K timeline, plus the RAW codec. FX3 looks a bit mushy in comparison due to the 4K resolution (no downscaling) and baked-in NR from camera. Any other thoughts?
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Interesting, thank you.
Are they sharpened? Looks like the Sony could use a bit more ;-)
Also, does the FX3 have 8k like the A1 does?
No sharpening applied to either.
But the ZR footage is definitely sharper and more detailed. It helps that it's 6K footage downscaled into a 4K timeline, as you're essentially packing in 1.5X the number of pixels. The fact that R3D Raw doesn't have any NR baked in from camera also helps.
The FX3 does not do 8K. It is 4K max and only records in H.264/H.265 internally, which also bakes in NR. All of these contribute to the FX3 footage being softer.
Ah I see.
Thanks again for going to the trouble and sharing! I would apply at least the basic sharpening to the Sony file before making a comparison. No one is going to use footage without any sharpening…
Cheers.
Cheers.
n8rv wrote: ronno wrote: n8rv wrote:
Did a little back-to-back handheld comparison between the ZR and my FX3, trying to keep everything as evenly matched as possible.
6K R3D on the ZR and 4K UHD at the highest bitrate H.264 S-Log 3 on the FX3.
No grading, just basic color space conversion, a bit of highlight recovery, and a bit of noise reduction in Resolve.
I think they both look comparable-ish. The ZR retains extra detail thanks to the 6K resolution downscaled onto a 4K timeline, plus the RAW codec. FX3 looks a bit mushy in comparison due to the 4K resolution (no downscaling) and baked-in NR from camera. Any other thoughts?
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Interesting, thank you.
Are they sharpened? Looks like the Sony could use a bit more ;-)
Also, does the FX3 have 8k like the A1 does?
No sharpening applied to either.
But the ZR footage is definitely sharper and more detailed. It helps that it's 6K footage downscaled into a 4K timeline, as you're essentially packing in 1.5X the number of pixels. The fact that R3D Raw doesn't have any NR baked in from camera also helps.
The FX3 does not do 8K. It is 4K max and only records in H.264/H.265 internally, which also bakes in NR. All of these contribute to the FX3 footage being softer.
Oct 24, 2025 at 03:57 PM
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