Sony Cinema Line FX30
GoPro MAX2 Black 2025
What Buyers Say
Sony Cinema Line FX30
The Sony FX30 is overwhelmingly praised as a top-tier cinema camera for its price, delivering superb image quality, excellent autofocus, and robust features like dual base ISO and XLR audio. Users highlight its value as a beginner-friendly yet professional-grade tool, with many noting it rivals more expensive models like the FX3. Minor criticisms include the lack of a viewfinder, a complicated menu system, and some software quirks, but these are largely overshadowed by its performance and versatility.
Pros
- Superb image quality
- Excellent autofocus
- Great value for price
- Dual base ISO
- XLR audio handle
Cons
- No viewfinder
- Complicated menu system
- Rolling shutter could be better
- No shutter angle option
- No open gate mode
GoPro MAX2 Black 2025
The GoPro MAX2 360 receives overwhelmingly positive feedback, with users praising its excellent video quality, versatile 360-degree capture, and impressive battery life. One reviewer highlighted the convenience of Easy Capture mode and the camera's durability in a fall, while another noted minor issues with heat generation and typical battery drain during heavy use. Overall, it's seen as a great value, especially in the bundle.
Pros
- Excellent video quality
- Versatile 360-degree capture
- Impressive battery life
- Easy Capture mode
- Durable and waterproof
Cons
- Generates significant heat
- Battery drains during heavy use
- Typical action camera battery life
Scores
Specifications
| Sony Cinema Line FX30 | GoPro MAX2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sensor | ||
| Type | Exmor R CMOS | CMOS |
| Size | aps-c | — |
| Megapixels | 26 MP | 29.5 MP★ |
| ISO Range | 100★ | — |
| Processor | BIONZ XR | — |
| Autofocus | ||
| AF Points | No data | |
| AF Type | Fast Hybrid AF (phase-detection AF / contrast-detection AF) | — |
| Eye AF | ✓★ | — |
| Animal AF | ✓★ | — |
| Subject Detection | ✓★ | — |
| Shooting | ||
| Burst (Mechanical) | 120 fps★ | — |
| Burst (Electronic) | 120 fps★ | — |
| Max Shutter | 1/8000 | — |
| Electronic Shutter | ✓ | ✓ |
| Video | ||
| Max Resolution | 4K | 8K★ |
| 4K FPS | 120 fps★ | 100 fps |
| 1080p FPS | 240 fps★ | 60 fps |
| 10-bit | ✓ | ✓ |
| Log Profile | ✓ | ✓ |
| RAW Video | ✓★ | — |
| Codec | H.264, H.265 | MP4 |
| Display & EVF | ||
| Screen Size | 3"★ | 1.8" |
| Touchscreen | ✓★ | — |
| Articulating | ✓★ | — |
| EVF Resolution | 2.4M dots★ | — |
| Build | ||
| Weather Sealed | ✓ | ✓ |
| Weight | 0.65 kg | 0.20 kg★ |
| Battery Life | 570 shots★ | — |
| Connectivity | ||
| Wi-Fi | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bluetooth | ✓ | ✓ |
| USB | USB Type-C | USB-C★ |
| HDMI | HDMI Type-A | — |
| Hot Shoe | ✓★ | — |
Pros & Cons
Sony Cinema Line FX30
- Strong burst (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong af (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong battery (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong connectivity (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Below average affordability (17th percentile)17th %ile
GoPro MAX2 Black 2025
- Strong video (88th percentile)88th %ile
- Strong user sentiment (83rd percentile)83rd %ile
- Strong stabilization (79th percentile)
- Strong build (72nd percentile)
- Below average display (30th percentile)
- Below average burst (34th percentile)
Pricing
Sony Cinema Line FX30
GoPro MAX2 Black 2025
No current pricing available
Verdict
Scores 99 overall, wins 10 of 10 usage categories and 16 of 33 specs.
