The engine's answer
Best APS-C camera for video, under €6,500
Sony FX30
96% match
A cinema line camera at a hobbyist price
Why it wins here
The Sony FX30 takes this question at €1,800 — €4,700 under the €6,500 ceiling — with a 96% match against 61 current cameras. For video the engine leans on video and stabilisation: it scores 92/100 and 75/100, where the pool averages 75/100 and 67/100. At 646 g it is heavier than the average camera here (577 g). Asking for an APS-C sensor alone ruled out 39 of the 61 cameras before scoring began.
The dimensions where it beats the rest of the field by the most, for this question specifically.
- Sensor
- Subjects
- Budget
What's good
- Fan-cooled unlimited 4K with cine handling
- Timecode, XLR options and LUT workflow
What to watch
- No EVF and no mechanical shutter
- Stills are clearly the second priority
What came close — and what each gave up
- Fujifilm X-H2S95%The stacked-sensor speed FujiThe Fujifilm X-H2S (95% match) costs €700 more (€2,500 against €1,800). Check price: B&H Photo Adorama MPB (used) eBay (used)
- Fujifilm X-H295%Forty megapixels and 8K, PASM editionThe Fujifilm X-H2 (95% match) trails on video — 86/100 against 92/100. Check price: B&H Photo Adorama MPB (used) eBay (used)
- Fujifilm X-S2093%One battery, one day, one small hybridThe Fujifilm X-S20 (93% match) trails on video — 82/100 against 92/100. Check price: B&H Photo Adorama MPB (used) eBay (used)
Questions this answer raises
- Is the Sony FX30 within a €6,500 budget?
- Yes. At €1,800 it leaves €4,700 of the ceiling unspent; the Fujifilm X-H2S costs €2,500 and the Fujifilm X-H2 costs €2,100.
- How good is the Sony FX30 for video?
- On the subjects question it scores 88%, 16 points above the average of the 61 cameras ranked. Its strongest numbers for this use are video (92/100) and stabilisation (75/100).
- Is the Sony FX30 an APS-C sensor?
- Yes — sensor: APS-C. 39 of the 61 cameras in the pool are not, and were never in contention here.
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