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Sony FDR-AX100, 4K camcorder for the masses
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  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    @markr041

    Very cool videos.

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    Gardens video:

    Beach video:

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    Teardown

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  • MikeLinnMikeLinn

  • markr041markr041

    Panasonic GH4 and Sony FDR AX100 Low-Light Comparison in 4K: Streets at Night

    4K comparison video of street scenes and buildings at night. Both cameras mounted on a (lightweight) tripod. Both in Standard Picture Mode. Auto WB, shutter priority at 1/60th (180 degree shutter). Zebras used. Both lenses at f2.8. OIS was disabled.

    The lens on the Panasonic was the Lumix 12-35mm f2.8. The scenes were matched in composition and exposure.

    Edited in Sony Vegas Pro 13, rendering as 4K XAVC S at over 100 Mbps.

    The first clip in each scene is the Panasonic.

  • MikeLinnMikeLinn

    Comparison with GH4

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  • markr041markr041

    Early Spring flowers (a step above cats) in 4K:

    4K version is downloadable

  • markr041markr041

    Here is a wedding shot with the AX100 by a guest (not the pro and not me):

    You can download the 4K version if you belong (free) to Vimeo.

  • Glenn7Glenn7

    Guys, I am thinking about getting AX100.

    What is your opinion of it as main wedding camera? Any owners here?

  • markr041markr041

    I don't know what "moiree" is, and I don't understand your analogy. The test charts on Slashcam.de show no aliasing or moire on the Ax100, but some on the GH4. If you see some from the AX100 you are likely doing something wrong in how you are playing the video. Maybe check into what. This was the topic on other forums and we found what the poster was doing wrong. If you can find a camera with less moire, good luck.

  • DrDaveDrDave

    @markr041 the fact that it has been discussed in other forums gives me little cheer, but there is the question of whether the footage will look weird when you put it on YouTube. It would be like going to the movies, seeing junk on the screen, and having the manager tell you that if you looked at the Master it would be fine. Eat your popcorn and use your imagination.

    The footage that I downloaded also showed aliasing and and moiree, but not as much as the GH4. This could be the built in sharpening or something else. I definitely appreciate the work of those who posted the samples because I am unlikely to buy both of them at this point.

  • markr041markr041

    While a compressed and downrezzed (by your viewer) video might look like aliasing, in fact the video in 4K from the camera has no aliasing. This has been discussed in other forums. Slashcam.de resolution tests show the camera produces artifact-free video (there is some sharpening). And comparisons of altered and original videos can easily show this.

  • DrDaveDrDave

    Awesome looking footage from these cams. The NY skyscrapers do show a bit of aliasing.

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

  • MikeLinnMikeLinn

  • markr041markr041

    Can the AX100 be used to shoot sports? Sony FDR AX100 Baseball video in 4K:

  • markr041markr041

    Sony FDR AX100 vs. Panasonic HDC TM900: Comparison Videos

    Why these two camcorders? The TM900 three years ago was the sharpest HD camcorder available (still may be) and today it's the AX100. Have we made progress?

    These videos were taken three years apart in the same place at the same time of year - a short trip to NYC's Union Square by train and subway. The AX100 4K video replicates in spirit similar scenes - train stations (including GCT), the subway, and action in Union Square on a very bright, sunny day taken three years ago with the TM900. So one can compare, in low light and bright light scenes from the same place by the same videographer.

    The AX100 video:

    The TM900 video:

    The original videos are downloadable. Both were not re-compressed - they show exactly what the cameras produce (AX100=4K30p; TM900=108060p).

    Compare sharpness, color (skin tone), low-light, smoothness.

  • dustylensedustylense

    @Mike Linn

    I shot The Gold Coast. That is shot with the BMC4K. Maybe you meant to post a video I did showing the BMC4K and AX100 shooting the same subject that I did last weekend?

  • markr041markr041

    Cinematone 4K Comparison in Bright Light Outdoors:

    Original, un recompressed 4K video is downloadable.

  • MikeLinnMikeLinn

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