Sony expands R Series cameras, adds XYN spatial capture and MOXELA platform

Sony is rolling out a broad NAB 2026 lineup anchored by five new R Series system cameras — the HDC-5500R, 5500RV, 3500R, 3500RV and 3200R — targeted at live sports with enhanced dynamic range and color matching. The cameras ship mid-2026 and replace workhorse models that have defined large-venue sports rigs for a decade.

The second pillar is XYN, a spatial capture suite built around the XYN Spatial Scan Navi smartphone app, a web app and a Renderer Plugin that generate photorealistic 3D assets from mirrorless camera images for virtual production stages. Sony is also introducing MOXELA, a software-based platform that runs on commodity servers or cloud to transport, process and monitor video, audio and data signals — a clear signal that Sony sees infrastructure moving off dedicated hardware.

The PXW-Z300 XDCAM camcorder becomes the first handheld to support C2PA content authenticity, and firmware updates add AI auto-framing and OpenTrackIO support to the FR7 cinema line. Taken together the announcements cover live sports, virtual production, newsgathering and infrastructure — a rare four-flank product push at a single show.