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