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

    You know why it's not so wide....so they can sell you a pricey wide angle adapter, just like camcorders of old...

  • kurthkurth

    http://www.cinema5d.com/news/?p=22701

  • oscillianoscillian

    @kurth Yep, in 4:3 photo mode it's 25mm wide and then it crops the sensor to 16:9 for video and thus becomes a 29mm.

  • kurthkurth

    @oscillian

    Unfortunately, Sonys own site says f2.8-4.5 and a wide angle of 29mm (could be due to image stabilization crop)

    It says that video is only from a 14mp window of the 20mp sensor .

  • CdeCde

    @oscillian SHARP. Dynamic range is also very good for a handycam (as you'd expect with the RX100mII sensor).

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

  • oscillianoscillian

    Sample footage. I'm unfortunately only on my phone right now. How does it look?

  • oscillianoscillian

    http://www.sony.net/Products/di/en-us/products/j4it/index.html?contentsTop=1

    Unfortunately, Sonys own site says f2.8-4.5 and a wide angle of 29mm (could be due to image stabilization crop)

  • BlackLegSanjiBlackLegSanji

    If the sensor is the same size as the one in the RX10 then the zoom range translates to 25-300mm not 29-348mm. And I can't find where Sony states that the aperture is a variable one. The specs in front of the len says 2.8/9.3-111.6 not 2.8-4.5/9.3-111.6.

  • oscillianoscillian

    I just wish it would start wider. 29mm is so 90's camcorder ;-) But let's see at NAB! Maybe the Pro division has something cooking?

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    image

    Also important to note that they have exact same camera with removed 4K modes for $1500 - CX900.

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  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    But why, oh why do they always mess up the zoom range? We need a decent 24-120mm with a constant f2.0 aperture instead of this bloated super zoom crap.

    It is not super zoom by today standards. Just 12x zoom. People won't buy camcorder with smaller one, really.

    And F2.0 zoom for 1" sensor will make it much much larger.

  • oscillianoscillian

    Almost there! 1" sensor, Sonys excellent stabilization, ND filters and good enough manual controls. But why, oh why do they always mess up the zoom range? We need a decent 24-120mm with a constant f2.0 aperture instead of this bloated super zoom crap.

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