Sony BURANO 8K Digital Camera Motion Picture

Overview

Tailored for solo, mobile cine-style shooting, the Sony BURANO 8K Digital Cinema Camera delivers up to 8.6K video recording in a lightweight, full-frame design. Featuring innovative in-camera stabilization compatible with both E- and PL-mount lenses, Fast Hybrid Autofocus, and a conveniently adjustable ND filter, it streamlines single-operator workflows. Perfectly suited as a companion to VENICE cameras, the CineAlta BURANO excels as a B or C camera with seamless image consistency.

Full-Frame 8.6K CMOS Sensor

BURANO has a large 36x24mm full-frame image sensor that delivers high-quality images and superb rendition with wide latitude and a rich colour gamut. It achieves the beautiful bokeh and dynamic wide-angle shooting that only a full-frame sensor can provide. 8K image quality with a maximum resolution of 8632 x 4856 and, through oversampling, it can output phenomenal looking 4K content.

ARRI PL and Sony E Mounts

• The BURANO features the robust and dependable PL- and E-mount systems found in the VENICE series, providing access to an extensive range of lens options.
• The PL mount accommodates both Super35 and full-frame PL lenses, including spherical and anamorphic types. It also integrates Cooke/i technology for frame-specific metadata and ZEISS eXtended Data support.
• The E-mount ensures metadata compatibility when paired with Sony E-mount lenses.

Smarter Shooting

BURANO makes shooting highest quality 8K simpler than you can imagine. The world’s first PL mount compatible camera with a built-in stabilisation system*. A ground-breaking combination of our unique electronic variable ND filter system with in-body image stabilisation (IBIS) in a full-frame PL and E-mount cinema camera. For the first time in a full-frame CineAlta camera, Fast Hybrid and Subject Recognition AF with AI makes it easier to get the shots you want under the most demanding scenarios. With BURANO, you don’t need a studio or big crew to excel.

* As of September 2023, based on Sony research for cinema cameras with standard equipped PL mount

Multiple Image Scan Modes

BURANO supports 16:9 and 17:9 readouts in full-frame (8.6K) and Super 35mm (5.8K). Image scan modes include full-frame and Super35 as well as finely optimised down sampled and high-speed modes such as 6K 60p (FF crop), 5.8K 60p (S35), and 4K 120p (S35 crop*) catering for a wide range of production requirements.

* Only 17:9 in Super 35 Cropped (S35c) mode

Dual Base ISO

Cinematographers worldwide love VENICE 2’s ability to switch the sensor’s sensitivity to capture clean images even in low light conditions. BURANO supports the same Dual Base ISO 800 and 3200 as VENICE 2. This means clear images with low noise whether shooting in a brightly lit environments (ISO 800) or in challenging dimly lit scenarios (ISO 3200). With BURANO, it’s possibly to shoot amazing imagery with nothing more than candlelight.

New in-camera Looks for Ready-to-Use Footage

BURANO has four new looks – Warm, Cool, Vintage and Teal and Orange – to choose between alongside the established s709 and 709 (800) looks in Cine EI mode. Creatively tuned to suit typical shooting scenarios, they give the operator a choice of distinctive, engaging looks at the touch of a button. Moreover, LUT data from a shoot can be embedded in those clips’ metadata for an efficient colour workflow.

s709: Kodak 2383-like natural tones and colours

s709(800): Standard 709 tone curve for accurate colour reproduction*

In The Box

• Sony BURANO 8K Digital Motion Picture Camera
• PL Mount
• Handle with Viewfinder Arm
• 4 x Handle Mounting Screw
• LCD Monitor
• Viewfinder Loupe
• Viewfinder Mount Adapter
• Circular Shim
• 15 x 1/3 Arc Shim
• E-Mount Cap
• PL-Mount Cap

Specifications