The DVX100 vs 100A story..

[gnarnia]

Okay, I'm sure this has been asked hundreds if not thousands of times and has been answer'd even more but..

What would I be missing out on if I were to purchase a DVX100 instead of the 100a.

Sorry in advance for this.

 

[Jeremy Ordan]

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[thisiswells]

To summarize the changes made in the DVX100A as compared to the DVX100:

• Video
  • In-camera 16x9 using 4x3 CCDs; very good in progressive mode
  • More gamma and matrix settings; knee present in cine gammas; more latitude (pix below)
  • Adjustable knee in video gammas: auto, high, mid, and low settings
  • Adjustments for vertical edge enhancement and detail coring
  • New color matrices and changes in color rendition
  • M.O.D. at telephoto reduced from over three feet to 1 foot 8 inches (i.e., from “50” to “37” units)
  • New prism for improved color reproduction; less flare
  • Slow shutter speeds: as slow as 1/6 in 24p, 1/4 in 60i and 30p
• Audio
  • Perfect audio/video sync at 60i and 30p; much better than DVX100 at 24p
• Progressive
  • Gain boost (to +12dB) and color bars in progressive shooting
  • “Focus assist” in progressive (auto-focus, but slow!)
  • Instantaneous switching between progressive and interlaced modes
• Operations
  • EVF DTL – peaking in the EVF and on the LCD to improve focusability! Hooray!
  • Zoom ring has viscous drag for much smoother manual zooms
  • Raised guards on audio pots and scene file dial
  • Slower power zoom speed (30 seconds vs. 15 on my DVX100)
  • 3 USER buttons instead of two, and two additional options for those buttons
  • VF readout of zebra setting when MODE CHK is pressed; high zebra extended from 100 to 105 units
  • “Marker” numerical exposure readout extended from 90% to 99%, with a center target zone for the spotmeter shown in the marker
  • More scratchproof EVF lens (I am told; I didn't test it!)
  • Color / B&W mode for EVF; more EVF and LCD adjustments
  • MODE CHK shows user button settings
  • Improved lens cap

And what hasn't changed:

• The stabilizer still “clunks” when the camera is shut off and tilted back and forth.
• The color saturation patterning problem still exists.
• Same size, weight, lens threading, tripod socket, etc.: all DVX100 accessories will fit the DVX100A.
• Same exposure responsiveness, manual controllability, etc.

Source: AdamWilt.com/24p