Sony fully unveils its $80,000 Rialto 65 cinema sensor

Sony has fully detailed the Rialto 65, a module for the Venice 2 cinema camera that swaps the full-frame sensor for a 53.75 × 35.83mm imager with about 2.2 times the area, priced at $80,000 without the camera body or a lens mount. It records 9.6K open gate at up to 30p and 9.6K 2.20:1 at up to 50p, with a tentative launch in the first half of 2027.

• The 53.75 × 35.83mm sensor offers roughly 2.2x the area of full frame
• The module costs $80,000, excluding the Venice 2 body and lens mount
• Records 9.6K open gate up to 30p and 9.6K 2.20:1 up to 50p
• A 12m cable for remote sensor use costs an extra $9,000