Sigma fp & fp L updates add a new color mode, a false color exposure display mode, 4TB SSD compatibility, Atomos cloud support and more.
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Several new cine-centric updates and features are included in the updates, from access to new color mode to 4TB SSD compatibility, Atomos cloud support and more.
The most interesting item is perhaps a new exposure guide mode, called EL ZONE. It's a cine-style false color preview, created by cinematographer Ed Lachman, ASC, being used here for the first time in a mirrorless still/cine camera. The EL ZONE displays the exposure status of any part of the screen in a color-coded manner, allowing users quickly assess exposure.
EL ZONE displays standard 18% exposure in gray, with up to six steps of both highlights and shadows displayed in various other colors that aim to allow the camera operator to visualize the scenes dynamic range. EL ZONE can be found as a new option under the cameras' 'False Color' function.
Staying on color a moment, a new 'Warm Gold' color mode subdues tones and warm colors to create what Sigma describes as a 'mellow atmosphere.'
The firmware updates also add support for 4TB external SSDs as well as Atomos Cloud support for users connecting to Atomos devices.
For higher end users or production houses which were already using the Sigma fp and Sigma fp L as a directors viewfinder, the new firmware update adds additional support for open gate with anamorphic desqueeze for the ARRI ALEXA LF and ALEXA Mini LF. This is a very specific and specialized use case, more incremental to keep up with the needs of certain users and if you weren't already using these cameras as a directors viewfinder there isn't anything you're missing out on here.
The firmware updates for both cameras will be available on February 8, 2023, on the sigma-global.com website.