Panasonic Avccam AG-AF100A Series User manual

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 up
g
rade
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
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AG-AF100 vs NEX-FS100, PMW-F3
Feature Panasonic AG-AF100 Sony NEX-FS100 Sony PMW-F3
Stills Yes Only a capture from recorded Motion
Video No
23.98 Output Yes, unless in VFR No Yes
Zebras 2 Levels, settable between 50-105 1 Level 70-100 2 Levels, settable btween 50-107
Spotmeter Yes No Yes
Sensitivity range -6 to +18 in 3dB or
ISO 200 to 3200 in 1/3 stop increment 0dB to 30dB in 3dB (1/2-stop) increments -3, 0, 3 ,6, 9, 12,18, AGC or displayed as IS0
Aspect Ratio Marker 90%, 4:3, 14:9, 1.85:1, 1:1, 2.35:1,
Grid, Off 4:3, 13:9, 14:9, 15:9, 80%,90% Grid 4:3, 13:9, 14:9,15:9, 90%, 80%, 1.66:1, 1.85:1, 2.35:1, 2.4:1, grid
Face detect/face tracking focus Yes No No
Focus on Red Yes Yes, color can be chosen red, blue or
yellow Yes, color can be chosen red, blue or yellow
Area function for prioritizing the area of the screen for
focus or exposure Yes No No
Film Cam mode, shutter angle in degrees Yes, variable in .5 degree increments
from 10 to 260 with the addition 172.8 No Yes, but a selected numer, 11.25, 22.5, 45,72,86.4, 90, 144, 150, 172.8, 180,
216 degrees
User Setable metadata Yes No first you have to write a program , and
then load it in. Pretty user unfriendly.
Syncro-Scan Shutter Yes No Clear Scan Mode Yes
Dynamic Range Stretch Yes No No
Skin Tone DTL function Yes No Yes
B&W mode Yes No No
Saving/loading SceneFiles to a memory card Yes No Yes but has to be to the SXS card.
Last-clip delete function Yes No Yes
Backlight or spotlight compensation function Yes No Yes
Focus Bar focus assist Yes No No
Iris Meter over/under exposure aid (Y-Get) Yes No Yes
Standard Def Recording No Yes Yes
Warranty 3 Years 90 Days Labor, 1 Year parts, unless
you pay for 3 Year Warranty $369 90 Days Labor, 1 Year parts, unless you pay for 3 Year Warranty $169
List Price $4,995 $5,850 $16,800
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