Sony has announced the BURANO is receiving two new firmware updates over the next year. The updates will include additional recording modes and support for live event production.
The firmware updates – BURANO Version 1.1 and Version 2.0, – will include more recording formats, new de-squeeze options and monitoring updates. Features requested from users have also been included.
The BURANO is the latest addition to the CineAlta family of digital cinema cameras.
BURANO Version 1.1 (late June 2024)
BURANO Version 1.1 includes new features for live event production and the addition of 1.5x de-squeeze display for anamorphic lenses.
It adds S700 Protocol over Etherneti which enables remote control of a BURANO using an RCP (remote control panel). Controllable settings include exposure, white balance, paint, and others (depending on the RCP model).
There’s also support for Multi Matrix Area Indication. This feature allows users to adjust targeted colours during Multi Matrix operation.
It will also allow support for Sony’s Monitor & Control appii version 2.0.0 which enables in demand features such as Multi-Camera Monitoring function for iPadOS. This allows feeds for up to four cameras and precise exposure monitoring including waveform, histogram, false colour and zebra.
Other features: Intuitive focus control and frequently used functions’ control – a similar operation to Sony’s CineAlta cameras using a mobile device such as frame rate, ND filter, sensitivity, look, shutter speed and white balance.
Sony’s Monitor & Control app is free and available for iOS and Android devicesiii.
BURANO Version 2.0 (March 2025 or later)
BURANO Version 2.0 user requests like new recording formats, new 1.8x de-squeeze, and monitoring improvements.
It includes a new 3.8K Full Frame crop that uses nearly the entire sensor and can shoot up to 120 fps. Other new recording formats include 24.00 fps to X-OCN 16:9 imager modes and the following below.
| Full Frame | 3.8K 16:9 Mode | Up to 120 fps | |||
| Super 35 | 4.3K 4:3 Mode (for Anamorphic) | Up to 60 fps | |||
| Super 35 | 1.9K 16:9 Mode | Up to 240 fps |
Version 2.0 will also add 1.8x de-squeeze setting as well as additional high frame rate (S & Q) modes including 66, 72, 75, 88, 90, 96, 110 fps.
You’ll get monitoring improvements like standardised SDI video output for monitoring across X-OCN and XAVC and an improved on-screen display which places camera status information outside of the image. There’s also View Finder Gamma Display Assist while using S-Log3 for monitoring.
Additional exposure tools are coming – (High/Low Key) derived from the flagship VENICE camera system. There’s expanded white balance memory presets from 3 to 8 and support Active/High Image Stabilisation in Full-Frame 6K and Super 35 1.9K 16:9 imager modes.
And there’ll be breathing compensation plus image stabilisation metadata in X-OCN.
For more details head to the BURANO downloads page at Sony.