The lens ring enables smooth, natural adjustment of focusing or zooming, depending on which mode is selected.
5.1ch Dolby surround sound
5.1ch surround sound recording capability lets you record professional sound, to bring out the full potential of your movies—and bring viewers into the action.
Manual controls
The manual dial and buttons on the side of the body allow swift and easy adjustment of IRIS (aperture), GAIN/ISO and shutter speed.
Built-in ND Filters
Four graduated neutral density filters control light entering the lens, giving you the ability to produce beautiful bokeh—even in sunny conditions.
Tru-Finder OLED
See your shot accurately, even in direct sunlight, with this advanced, high-dynamic-range viewfinder.
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Behold every brilliant detail
Make jaws drop and eyes pop with footage four times clearer than Full HD. Experience the difference using the slider below.
4K (3840 X 2160)FULL HD
4K: a new era of excitement
Experience the new dimension of definition with four times the image quality of Full HD.
Experience the XAVC S advantage
Support for HD high bit-rate
Adapted from the popular professional format, XAVC S is the supreme consumer standard for recording 4K/HD movies. With support up to HD 50Mbps, you can record high-resolution movies even in a shot with heavy movement.
From scene to screen
With a range of 4K Ultra HD TVs and projectors, Sony supports 4K from the record button to the play button.
Shoot cinematically
With Full 1080 HD at 50p or 24p, you can make the aesthetic choice to capture film-like motion in your videos.
An enriched Full HD experience
Enjoy super-sampled Full HD playback on your HD TV, which uses the surplus of 4K data to automatically down-convert 4K footage to Full HD. To crop a 4K image to Full HD, simply trace your finger on the camcorder's LCD screen to define the area.
Footage fit for the big screen
FDR-AX100
Uniting 4K capability, intuitive controls and handheld size for the first time, the FDR-AX100 is a landmark in the enthusiast camcorder market.
FDR-AX1
The professional-level FDR-AX1 Handycam® offers XLR mic input and unparalleled image quality. With 4K/60p video and output in an incredibly user-friendly form, this camcorder is ready for the most discerning videographers.
Specifications & Features
Record 4K footage
1.0-type Exmor R CMOS
BIONZ X image processor
ZEISS Vario-Sonnar T* lens
Versatile manual settings
Sensor Type
1.0-type (13.2mm x 8.8mm) back-illuminated Exmor R CMOS sensor
Effective Pixels (Video)
Approx.14.2M pixels(16:9)
Lens Type
ZEISS Vario-Sonnar T*
Optical Zoom
12x
Clear Image Zoom
4K : 18x HD : 24x
Screen Type
8.8cm(3.5 type) Xtra Fine LCD™ display(921K) Wide(16:9)
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