--- description: Find out why Sony FX3 is one of the best inventions of 2023 title: Sony FX3: The 200 Best Inventions of 2023 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4903762fff274a45/698a417a47ca38bd663bb3e6/best-inventons-2023-sony-fx3.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Oct 24, 2023 # Accessible Filmmaking Sony FX3 by [Jeff Wilser](/author/jeff-wilser/) ## Jeff Wilser Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close  **These are independent reviews of the products mentioned, but TIME receives a commission when purchases are made through affiliate links at no additional cost to the purchaser.** The high-end cameras used to film today’s blockbuster movies can cost upwards of $100,000\. But director Gareth Edwards _(Rogue One: A Star Wars Story)_ shot his recently released sci-fi epic, _The Creator,_ primarily on Sony’s FX3\. The camera can be purchased at electronics stores for under $4,000, and most viewers won’t see a difference in quality. The FX3 is light and compact, but its real superpower is a dramatically high ISO (the sensitivity of the camera’s ability to capture light), which allowed Edwards to capture difficult night shots without the need for extra lighting. As the director said while promoting the movie, “You can basically film in moonlight.” **Buy Now:** Sony FX3 on [Amazon](https://amzn.to/3s2j87x "undefined") Sony FX3: The 200 Best Inventions of 2023 ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2023/6324047/sony-fx3/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2023/6324047/sony-fx3/"},"headline":"Accessible Filmmaking","datePublished":"2023-10-24T11:00:35.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-31T05:10:29.962Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2023/6324047/sony-fx3/","keywords":["list","franchise","ecommerce","Magazine","best inventions","Best Inventions 2023"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4903762fff274a45/698a417a47ca38bd663bb3e6/best-inventons-2023-sony-fx3.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Jeff Wilser","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/jeff-wilser/"}],"creator":"Jeff Wilser","articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4903762fff274a45/698a417a47ca38bd663bb3e6/best-inventons-2023-sony-fx3.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2023/6324047/sony-fx3/","name":"Accessible Filmmaking"}}]}] ```