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models compared on this page: Canon XF300 and Sony PMW-F3

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Canon XF300Sony PMW-F3
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Manufacturer Canon Informationen zu Canon

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Name XF300PMW-F3
European name ?XF300EPMW-F3K
US name ?XF300PMW-F3K
lowest US price 6499 $ (24633) $
On the market since July 2010 July 2011
Manufacturers URL link to Canon 
Test preview

[ top ]Canon XF300Sony PMW-F3
slashCAM rating ?Very good
Very good
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode
Video

[ top ]Canon XF300Sony PMW-F3
Video formats ?MPEG2 - MXF
XDCAM EX
Recording Medium Compact Flash
SDHC card
video resolutions EU ?MPEG2 1920x1080 50i
MPEG2 720p12 -50
MPEG2-1080p12 25
XDCAM EX x1080/24p 1920, 25p, 30p, 50i, 60i
XDCAM EX 1280 x 720/24p, 25p, 30p, 50p, 60p
video resolutions US ?MPEG2 1920 x 1080/60i
MPEG2-720p12 60
MPEG2 1080p12-30
XDCAM EX x1080/24p 1920, 25p, 30p, 50i, 60i
XDCAM EX 1280 x 720/24p, 25p, 30p, 50p, 60p
Max Bitrate ?50 Mbit/s35 Mbit/s
Compression format ?MPEG2 MXF
 MPEG2
on-board memory ?  
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ? Canon
no
Optical Zoom ?18 x 
Wide Angle 16:9 ?29,3 mm 
Filter diameter ?82 mmPL-mount
mm
Image Stabilization ?optically and electronically
 
ND Filter ?32
Exchangable optics ?No
Yes
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?31
Size of image sensor ?1/3 inch1/Super35 mm equivalent
inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?2070000 Pixel 2000000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
CMOS
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
auto
manual
presets
WB-Shift
Focus ?auto
manual
manual
Minimum shutter time ?1/16.0001/2.000
Maximum shutter time ?1/181/32
Apperture control ?auto
manual
auto
manual
AE-Shift
Infrared recording ?  
Expanded Focus ?Yes
Yes
Peaking ?Yes
Yes
Signal Processing
Zebra ?50-105%70-100%
Histogram ?waveform
 
adjustable sharpness ?Yes
 
Adjustable color ?Yes
 
Cinegamma ?Yes
 
Black Strech ?Yes
 
Knee ?Yes
 
Colorbars ?Yes
 
Misc.
Shot Transition ?No
 
Custom Presets ?Yes
 
Set Time Code ?Yes
 
Configuration

Connections
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FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite		 Out
Out
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video		No
 
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal		 Out
 
HDMI ? Out
Out
DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394		- Out
USB ?USB 2.0 OUT
USB 2.0
Microphone / Audio input ? XLR
 
Headphones ?Mini-jack
Mini-jack
Lanc ?  
Time-code interface ?No
 In
Out
Genlock ?No
 In
Accessory shoe ? Standard
 
HD-SDI ?No
 Out
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 2700 g 
Weight (with battery) 2800 g2400 g
Battery type Canon BP-955
 
Battery capacity   
Charger ?external
 
Remote control Yes
 
Size
Height 180 mm 
Width 192 mm 
Depth 394 mm 
Relative Size ?1360
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?Yes
Yes
Color Viewfinder ?S/WColor
Viewfinder format ?16:9 
Viewfinder pixels ?1550000 Pixel  
Display
Display available ?Yes
Yes
Color display ?S/WColor
Display size 4,0 Inch3,5 Inch
Display format ?16:916:9
Display pixels ?1230000 Pixel 921600 Pixel
Touch Screen ?No
No
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Ring
Rocker
Ring
Manual Focus ? Ring
Ring
Manual Aperture ? Ring
Ring
Focus switcher ?Yes
 
ND Filter ?Yes
Yes
Exp Lock ?Yes
 
Gain ?Yes
Yes
White balance ?Yes
Yes
Push AF ?Yes
 
Audio Levels ?Yes
Yes
Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons		13 
Audio

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Audio Formats ?2 channel PCM
 
Microphone ?Stereo internal
external XLR
 
Audio Control ?auto
manual
 
Audio levels ?Viewfinder
Screen
display
 
Still

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Recording Medium ?  
Medium included ?  
Effective pixels ?  
Resolutions ?  
Standard ?  
Flash ?  
Misc.

[ top ]Canon XF300Sony PMW-F3
Specials Variable frame rates:720p: 12, 15, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 32, 34, 37, 42, 45, 48, 50fps1080p: 12, 15, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25fps 
Product Shots

[ top ]Canon XF300Sony PMW-F3
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Test results

Test pictures
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test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode ?
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slashCAM rating
Lowlight ?Good Excellent
Resolution ? Excellent Excellent
Color performance ?Very goodVery good
subj.Picture impression ?Very goodVery good
Optical Zoom ?SatisfactoryPoor
Wide Angle ? Excellent Good
Configuration / image ? Excellent Excellent
Configuration / sound ? Excellent Excellent
Handling ?Very goodVery good
Portability ?SatisfactorySufficient
Photo function ?PoorPoor
Optics ?Very goodVery good
Dynamics ?Very goodVery good
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Very good
Very good
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		465447
Pros - 13 assignable buttons
- High sharpness
- 4:2:2 codec
+ excellent image quality
+ Large sensor
+ Manual settings
Cons - no shot transition
 
Conclusion In terms of display and viewfinder this camera raises the bar for competitors and its sharpness surpasses that of comparable modells from Sony und Panasonic.The lens is very good.Manual control options and assist functions like waveform monitor und vectorscope are aplenty.Only the low light performance is not completely satisfactory, it is visibly not on par with the Sony EX1(R), its closest competitor.In spite of the CMOS chip the F3 is closer to the F35 than it seems at first glance: it supports dual link 4:4:4 RGB, S-Log, so with robust PL-recording and decent lenses the F3 might make a good B-camera at a cinema movie set.The 35 Mbs MPEG2 material on a SxS device functions in addition to the external recording capabilities almost as a kind of proxy.Sure, a higher quality internal recording would be nice, but as there are lots of inexpensive options for an external recording in these modular times it is not mandatory.The Sony PMW-F3 convinces with extremely good light sensitivity with very low noise even at higher gain levels.With an MSRP of around 24,000 Euro for the Sony PMW-F3K (approximately 16,000 Euro for the L-version without PL-lens kit), it is a very attractive entry in the S35 digital cinema class.
More information

Reviews and Forums
[ top ]Canon XF300Sony PMW-F3
slashCAM Review
XF300 Review
PMW-F3 Review
external reviews/tests  timurcivan.blogspot.fr
www.xdcam-user.com
johnbrawley.wordpress.com
www.fxguide.com
Forum posts EX1R - XF300 Vegleichsvideo
presets for the XF300 or better ruessel searched for the XF300
Canon XF300 clip as a single file in CS5 import
SonyPMW-EX1R vs Canon XF300 ... Recommended (?)
CANON XF300 SD?
Test: Canon XF300 and XF305
EX1 gets wind - Canon XF300 and XF305
Sonykontert with F3 update gegenCanonC300 introduction
Canon EOS-C300 and SonyPMW F3 in Comparison
Confusion about SonyPMW F3 assessment of Alan Roberts for the BBC
And a teaser: SonyPMW F3 or tease me to death


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