The manufacturer’s new sensor block extends the Venice 2 into 65mm digital cinema territory
Sony has unveiled the Rialto 65, a 65mm format capable image sensor block for the Venice 2 camera.
It will be released in the first half of 2027 and is designed to extend the capabilities of the Venice 2 into a 65mm format digital cinema platform.
The new sensor block can be mounted to the Venice 2 camera body directly or separate from the body via a cable similar to the Venice Extension System, enabling greater mobility and versatile shooting configurations.
The Rialto 65 has approximately 2.2 times the light-receiving area of a full-frame image sensor, delivering what Sony calls an exceptionally shallow depth of field and a heightened sense of scale.
It enables cinematographers to capture both intimate character detail and expansive spatial depth, enhancing visual storytelling with a more immersive and epic presence that only large-format imaging can provide, adds Sony.
The new sensor will be one of the industry’s largest, with a diagonal size of approximately 64.60 mm (width 53.75 mm, height 35.83 mm) and a 3:2 aspect ratio.
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