Building on the success of previous collaborations in the virtual production space, Sony Corporation has once again selected Brompton Technology’s Tessera LED processing to power the latest addition to its Crystal LED display portfolio – the new CAPRI series ZRD-VS25FB. Engineered to deliver Sony’s renowned visual performance with added flexibility and value, CAPRI brings high-end virtual production capabilities within reach of a broader range of users.
Targeted at a wide array of customers looking to support virtual production cost-effectively, Crystal LED CAPRI is a versatile solution designed to meet the needs of productions of all sizes. The new series delivers premium image quality using Brompton’s award-winning 4K Tessera SX40 LED processor, already a staple in Sony’s flagship VERONA series, with seamless cross-compatibility between the two.
Featuring a 2.5mm pixel pitch, 1,500 nits of brightness, and refresh rates up to 7,680Hz, the Crystal LED CAPRI ZRD-VS25FB model delivers smooth, lifelike imagery ideal for in-camera VFX (ICVFX) across television, film, commercial shoots, broadcast, live events, and rental or staging applications.
CAPRI also complements Sony’s VERONA series. Using the same controllers and featuring the same luminance as VERONA allows the CAPRI LED wall to be used together with the VERONA LED wall, for example, the VERONA as the main wall and the CAPRI on the ceiling.
According to Yasuharu Nomura, Senior General Manager and Vice President of the Technology & Services Business Division at Sony Corporation, CAPRI is designed to integrate smoothly with trusted industry platforms such as Brompton Technology’s Tessera SX40. This seamless compatibility empowers a wider range of creators to work with high-end tools, while also promoting efficient and flexible production workflows.
As part of Sony’s growing Virtual Production Tool Set, CAPRI supports tools like Color Calibrator and the Camera and Display Plugin, aiding with colour matching and aliasing mitigation on set. The company’s upcoming Version 3.0 expected this autumn, will add real-time off-axis colour shift compensation, a feature exclusive to CAPRI, VERONA, and B-series models, further enhancing image fidelity during curved or angled installations.
