nin

Hello evryone

I need your help.

I did spend a lot of time on searching a 4K camcoder for shooting the content under $6K. For a lot of reasons I did again stop my choice on Sony camcoders. Please do not write about Canon 5D MIII, Blackmagic, Red etc.
The best 2 I did find are Sony FDR-AX1 and Sony PXW-Z100. The difference is about $1K.

Main differences in those camcoders, as I see, are:
hi-end vs proffesional
150 vs 600 Mbit max bit rate
4:2:0 vs 4:2:2
XAVC S vs XAVC codec
optical vs digital image stabilizer
3840x2160 (4k or QHD, 16:9) vs 4096x2160 (cinema or true 4K, 17:9)

Could someone comment on using those camcoders for shooting content? We are shooting a lot without tripods, from hands, indoor and outdoor.

For instance, is it possible to shoot on PXW-Z100 in 4096x2160, using 4:2:0 and like 200 Mbits bitrate? Its not written anywhere, if its possible to set the real 4K and shoot using not the maximum bitrate? I'm afraid to use max bitrates because then I will have to use some real strong video-post-production studio, will have the problems with storing the content, with the XQD cards for it, and website content do not need such bitrate.

One more question is about the image stabilazer. Whats the difference in those models? The sony specs says that its almost the same, but IMHO its impossible to be the same - optical and digital?!

Can someone help me to find the answer? I didn't touch both cameras, so its hard for me to understand now what to choose.

Thanks in advance,
NIN

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