TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US5.8% cheaper in the US
Is Sony ILME-FX3A Full-Frame Cinema Line Camera (Authorized Import) cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$249.16 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in the US by US$249.16 (5.8%): Japan ¥693,000 ≈ US$4,549.15, the US US$4,299.99.
01 · Verdict
5.8% cheaper in the US- Japan list price
- ¥693,000incl. tax · Japan chain retailer list price (Yodobashi.com product page list price incl. tax) · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$4,549.15JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$4,299.99excl. tax · official list price · Listed
- cheaper in US
- US$249.165.8% · US list price as denominator
US stickers exclude state and local tax; Japan stickers include tax. The bases differ, so this is not a landed cost.
Japanincl. tax、the USexcl. tax; where the tax basis differs, only the list prices are compared; a comparison of two named sources’ list prices, before card fees, shipping and tax refunds. Checked 2026-09-19. Before you order, use theJapan source page and the US source pagecurrent prices.
Japan vs US price table
| Market | List price | Source · checked | Tax basis · stock |
|---|---|---|---|
| JapanJapan chain retailer list price (Yodobashi.com product page list price incl. tax) | ¥693,000 | ヨドバシ.com ↗ | incl. taxListed |
| USofficial list price | US$4,299.99 | Sony US official ↗ | excl. taxListed |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$4,549.15 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in US | US$249.16 | 5.8%US list price as denominator | Extra fees not includedCard fee, shipping and tax-free extra |
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Is it worth buying in Japan?
Japan ¥693,000, Taiwan NT$121,581; both are same-day price snapshots taken when checked, excluding shipping, tax refunds, and card fees.
- With a 1.5% foreign card fee: Japan comes to about US$4,617.39, above the US by US$317.40.
- Break-even rate 0.0062 USD/JPY: above it the the US sticker is the cheaper one (this check used 0.0066, cross-converted from the Bank of Taiwan yen and dollar rates).
Before you buy
- Only paired when capacity, pack count, and main-unit/refill status match; differences in color, retailer, or stock do not affect the same-product determination.
- The Taiwan price is a retail-channel list price (which may be an authorized import, a parallel import, or a cross-border storefront), not the brand's official price.
- Price and stock follow the page on the day of verification.
05 · Sources
Each price keeps its source link, price kind, tax basis and check date, and is calculated with the TravPrice comparison method. If a price or model is wrong, check the source page and report it.
- Japan price
- ヨドバシ.com ↗Japan chain retailer list price (Yodobashi.com product page list price incl. tax) · incl. tax · Listed · checked 2026-09-19
- US price
- Sony US official ↗official list price · excl. tax · Listed · checked 2026-09-19
- FX
- Bank of Taiwan FX ↗Bank of Taiwan spot selling reference rate; the US dollar is cross-converted · JPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) · 2026-09-10 23:22:00 (Taiwan time)
- Model match
- Japan ranking listing: SONY Cinema Line, professional camcorder, FX3A, body only, ILME-FX3A (model ILME-FX3A)/Taiwan product page: ILME-FX3A, body only, same modelThe Japan listing's model is ILME-FX3A, product name "Cinema Line Camera FX3," jp ¥630,000. The Taiwan page's item number 14146315 is the same model, ILME-FX3A (the new version with the screen upgraded to 2.36 million dots), authorized-distributor stock; the page was opened and verified a limited-time discounted price of NT$121,581, market price NT$127,999. (Retailer: momo (authorized-distributor stock)) (Originally a merged listing, tech-ilme-fx3a, imported and bound to the same model's pre-merge original snapshot)
- Official product page
- Brand product page ↗Product images on this site are redrawn illustrations; use the official page for appearance, extras and packaging.
- This page generated
- Generated from the same checked data; it is recalculated when the data updates.
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