So, as i new, Sony AX-100 definitely trumps this for stable video footage and LONG shoots... but this is great to have in bag for second angle.

[there is no space savings compared to an Sony AX-100, for that i am waiting for NEXT years Sony RX100 Mark IV pocket camera in 2015.

This camera SURELY should have 4K]Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ1000 Pros===- at $899 it is HALF the price of the $1999 Sony AX-100- EXCELLENT still

This makes it unusable for primary sound camera in multi-cam shoots.- no bluetooth audio mic option like the Sony AX-100- videos are split into 4GB chunks [OK for Multicam, but pain in the butt for media management]- INTERNAL battery and BOTTOM mounted [no hi-

Even in instances where bokeh was similar, shading in the blurred areas was blown out on the 300’s shots, but not the 1000’s

so it's not really a mark against it, but it would be nice if it works as they are

I wanted a camera that was great for recording video as well as for taking stills.

I used it for sports, landscape, low light, and in bright sunlight and the images are as good as

So far, everything is working as of February 7, 2016.