CineBack™ for Sony a7, a1 and a9 Series Cameras

Compatible with a1 II, a1*, a9 III, a7 IV, a7S III,  a7R V and a7R IV*.

Just add one of the cages mentioned below and you have a cinema camera!

CineBack™ is a camera rig that bolts onto the back of your camera giving you tons of mounting options, power choices and other features that you can learn about in the video and description below.

CineBack™ V2 Features

• V-Mount or Gold Mount battery plate for longer run time
• Dual USB-C Power Delivery power jacks for powering your camera and other devices (right angle USB-C cables here)
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• Rotating D-Tap splitter with 4 outputs to power your camera and other accessories
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• XLR top handle compatible (with select cameras and when purchasing the XLR Handle Extension Kit).
• Compatible with the CineBack™ Quick Release Module
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• Compatible with 8+ cages from SmallRig and Tilta
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• Power switch to completely cut power so there is no battery drain
• Screen side mount allowing you to use your camera screen in cine mode, open or closed
• Top and bottom cheese plates for mounting accessories and other rigging gear
• Cable management compartment and door with cable routing built in.
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• Modular with future module options to come.
  

Required Gear

You only need one thing to get CineBack™ to work with your A7 series camera and that is a cage. Check the compatibility list below for more information. 

Camera and Camera Cage Compatibility 

• a1* - SmallRig 3667B or SmallRig 4481
• a1 II - SmallRig 5187 or Tilta TA-T66-FCC-B
• a9 III - SmallRig 5187 or Tilta TA-T66-FCC-B
• a7 IV - SmallRig 3667B or SmallRig 4308 or SmallRig 4481
• a7S III - SmallRig 3667B or SmallRig 2999 or SmallRig 4308 or SmallRig 4481 or Tilta TA-T18-FCC-B
• a7R IV* - SmallRig 3667B or SmallRig 4481
• a7R V - SmallRig 3667B or SmallRig 4308 or SmallRig 4481
• * Denotes cameras that do not have a flip out screen. This means the screen will be block by CineBack™. Use Info Display to view the menu on an external monitor over HDMI.

Optional Gear

The XLR Extension Kit is compatible with this CineBack™ if you have the a7 IV and a7S III and want to use the Sony XLR-H1 XLR Handle Unit. This setup requires the SmallRig Adapter Plate for Sony FX30/FX3 XLR Handle as well as one of these cages: SmallRig 3667B for the a7 IV or the SmallRig 2999 cage for the a7S III.

For camera power, you can use our right angle USB-C cables to power your camera via USB-C PD (power delivery) from one of the two USB-C jacks on CineBack™.

Alternatively, you can power the camera from the D-Tap jacks on CineBack™. We've used the Alvin's Cable version as well as the Kondor Blue cable without issue.

CineBack™ A7 Series V1 (Discontinued) Product Info

Optional Gear

The XLR Extension Kit coupled with the SmallRig Adapter Plate for Sony FX30/FX3 XLR Handle (Note cage compatibility) allows you to use the Sony XLR-H1 XLR Handle Unit with the A7s III and A7 IV.

Another optional item is this Tilta cooling fan that can be mounted inside CineBack™ and can cool the A7 IV (not compatible with other A7 series cameras). 

Optionally you can power the camera from the D-Tap jacks on CineBack™ with either a D-Tap to FZ100 Dummy Battery or a D-Tap to USB-C with Power Delivery into the cameras USB jack. We've used the Alvin's Cable version as well as the Kondor Blue cable without issue and also really dig the Kondor Blue D-Tap to USB adapter.