Panasonic AG-AF100A Comparison Chart

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
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
Separate LCD and viewfinder
Position of the LCD
Rainbow-pattern moire and aliasing
Over Crank and Under Crank Specification for SDHC Class 6
Distance readout for focus.
Zoom Position
ISO Settings(1/3 stop steps)
Slowest shutter
Built in Gamma Curves
Interval record
Pre-record
Blackfade and Whitefade
8/1/2011
AG-AF100 vs NEX-FS100, PMW-F3
Panasonic AG-AF100
4/3" MOS Super35 CMOS
Yes Yes
2X 1.6X
AVCHD AVCHD
SDHC, SDXC SDHC, SDXC
Yes only one slot, no
Yes- Three, 1/4,1/16,1/64 No
Yes, 4:2:2, 8 Bit No
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 No
20 steps in 1080P 7 Steps in 1080P
Yes Single Line Histogram
Yes Must Cap Lens on Camera to BB
Yes No, but it does come with a Mic
Yes No, must use headphones
Jam in on Video Out No
Hours and minutes
Yes No, must use Extension tube added to
LCD for EVF function
Side Mount, useable in any position Top Mount, also doubles as the VF.
Unusable for over head shots.
No Yes
Class 10
With Compatible Lenses Only has "inf" and "min" markers
With Compatible Lenses No zoom position readout in mm; only
has a bar or 0-99 number.
Yes No, Gain only in 1/2stop increments
1/2 1/3
7 4
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Sony NEX-FS100 Sony PMW-F3
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, 4:2:2
Yes
30 steps in 1080P
60 steps in 720P
Single Line Histogram
Yes
No, but it does come with a Mic
Yes
Yes
Yes
Side Mount but cannot be fully rotated
and placed up next to the body
Yes
NA
Depth of Field Chart
No zoom position readout in mm; 0-99
number.
Yes, but in1/2 stop increments
Frame Accumulation Mode only
10 Curves, 2 dedicated for SD
Yes
Yes
No
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