Panasonic AG-AF100A Comparison chart: AF100 vs. Sony FS100 and F3 - Page 1

AG-AF100 vs NEX-FS100, PMW-F3 Feature Imager Shallow Depth of field obtainable wih fast lenses Crop Factor on 35mm Still Camera lenses Recording Format Recording Media Relay Record Neutral Density filters HD-SDI output HDMI Panasonic AG-AF100 4/3" MOS Yes 2X AVCHD SDHC, SDXC Yes Yes- Three, 1/4,1/16,1/64 Yes, 4:2:2, 8 Bit Yes, 4:2:2, 8 Bit 50Hz/60Hz switchability Variable Frame Rates Waveform monitor or vectorscope Black Balance Iris internal to the camera Internal microphone Speaker Timecode input Battery Remaining Indicator Yes 20 steps in 1080P Yes Yes Yes Yes Jam in on Video Out Hours and minutes Sony NEX-FS100 Sony PMW-F3 Super35 CMOS Yes 1.6X AVCHD SDHC, SDXC only one slot, no No No Super35 CMOS Yes 1.6X XDCAM EX SXS Yes Yes-Two, 1/8, 1/64 Yes, 4:2:2, 10 Bit, w/ Software upgrade 4:4:4 Yes, 8 bit 4:2:2, 8 bit 4:4:4(there is Yes, 4:2:2 nothing that will record this at this time however) No Yes 7 Steps in 1080P 30 steps in 1080P 60 steps in 720P Single Line Histogram Single Line Histogram Must Cap Lens on Camera to BB Yes No, but it does come with a Mic No, but it does come with a Mic No, must use headphones Yes No Yes Separate LCD and viewfinder Position of the LCD Yes Side Mount, useable in any position Rainbow-pattern moire and aliasing No Over Crank and Under Crank Specification for SDHC Class 6 Distance readout for focus. With Compatible Lenses Zoom Position With Compatible Lenses ISO Settings(1/3 stop steps) Yes Slowest shutter 1/2 Built in Gamma Curves 7 Interval record Yes Pre-record Yes Blackfade and Whitefade Yes No, must use Extension tube added to Yes LCD for EVF function Top Mount, also doubles as the VF. Side Mount but cannot be fully rotated Unusable for over head shots. and placed up next to the body Yes Yes Class 10 NA Only has "inf" and "min" markers Depth of Field Chart No zoom position readout in mm; only No zoom position readout in mm; 0-99 has a bar or 0-99 number. number. No, Gain only in 1/2stop increments Yes, but in1/2 stop increments 1/3 Frame Accumulation Mode only 4 10 Curves, 2 dedicated for SD No Yes No Yes No No 8/1/2011 1 of 2