Sony Cinema Line ILME-FX3 vs. Panasonic Lumix DC-S1R

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In depth comparison and review of Sony Cinema Line ILME-FX3 and Panasonic Lumix DC-S1R. Compare design, sensors, proximity features, memory capacities and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right camera for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the digital camera that will best fit your needs.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Sony Cinema Line ILME-FX3 vs. Panasonic Lumix DC-S1R Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Cinema Line ILME-FX3 Panasonic Lumix DC-S1R
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system Digital camera - 5K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 7.78 cm 11 cm
Width 12.97 cm 14.89 cm
Depth 8.45 cm 9.67 cm
Weight 640 g 898 g
Weight Details Camera body only: 640 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 715 g
Camera body only: 898 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 1.02 kg
Body Material Magnesium alloy -
Protection Weatherproof Splashproof, freezeproof, dust-resistant
SENSOR Sony Cinema Line ILME-FX3 Panasonic Lumix DC-S1R
Sensor Resolution 12.1 Megapixel 47.3 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Exmor R CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 12,900,000 pixels 50,440,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 12,100,000 pixels 47,300,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Full Frame (35.6 x 23.8 mm) Full Frame (35.6 x 23.8 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 120 fps 29.97 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration) Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF)
Image Stabiliser Optical (Steady Shot with Active Mode) Optical (5-Axis Dual I.S. 2.0)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes Yes
PROCESSOR Sony Cinema Line ILME-FX3 Panasonic Lumix DC-S1R
Image Processor BIONZ XR Venus Engine
LENS Sony Cinema Line ILME-FX3 Panasonic Lumix DC-S1R
Lens Mounting Type Sony E-mount L-Mount
FOCUSING Sony Cinema Line ILME-FX3 Panasonic Lumix DC-S1R
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 759 225
Auto Focus Features - Focus Peaking function, Depth From Defocus (DFD) technology, Advanced Recognition technology
AE/AF Control Eye detection AF, Real-time Eye AF, Real-time Tracking AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Eye detection AF
Face Detection Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function
VIEWFINDER Sony Cinema Line ILME-FX3 Panasonic Lumix DC-S1R
Viewfinder Type - Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Resolution - 5,760,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage - 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification - 0.78x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range - -4 to +2
Field of View Crop Factor - 1.0
Features - Auto eye sensor, magnification ratio control
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Sony Cinema Line ILME-FX3 Panasonic Lumix DC-S1R
ISO (Max) 409600 51200
Native ISO - 100-51200
Extended ISO (Max) - 51200
Extended ISO (Min) - 50
Light Sensitivity ISO auto (80-12800), ISO 409600, ISO 80-102400, ISO 40 ISO 50, ISO 51200, ISO auto (100-25600)
Exposure Metering - Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot, highlight weighted
Exposure Metering Zones - 1728
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes Dynamic Range Bracketing, white balance bracketing Focus bracketing, white balance bracketing, aperture bracketing
Special Effects - Sepia, Vivid, soft focus, natural, monochrome, Flat, landscape, portrait, miniature, Cross Process, Retro, Expressive, high dynamic, Bleach Bypass, High Key, Low Key, Toy effect, Star Filter, Impressive Art, One Point Colour, Dynamic Monochrome, Sunshine, Old Days, Toy Pop, Fantasy, Rough Monochrome, Silky Monochrome, Standard, Cinelike D, Cinelike V, L. Classic Neo, Like709, Like2100 (HLG)
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Incandescent, fluorescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, Underwater, 2500K - 9900K Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, 2500K - 10000K (100K steps)
Shutter Type Mechanical, electronic Mechanical, electronic
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec 1/16000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 60 sec
Exposure Compensation - ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing - 3, 5, 7 steps in 1/3, 2/3 or 1 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
X-sync Speed 1/125sec 1/320 sec
Exposure Range EV -3-20 (ISO 100) EV 0-18 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Sony Cinema Line ILME-FX3 Panasonic Lumix DC-S1R
Type 3" LCD display 3.2" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Format 1,440,000 pixels 2,100,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Rotating Tilting (3-way)
FLASH Sony Cinema Line ILME-FX3 Panasonic Lumix DC-S1R
Camera Flash - External flash
Flash Modes - Forced OFF, auto mode with red-eye reduction, auto mode, forced, slow sync
Red-Eye Reduction - Yes
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Sony Cinema Line ILME-FX3 Panasonic Lumix DC-S1R
Digital Video Format H.264, XAVC S, XAVC HS, XAVC S-I H.264, HEVC, H.265, MPEG-4 AVC
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, HEIF JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, HLG Photo
Max Video Resolution - 4992 x 3744
Audio Signal Format Linear PCM, AAC LC Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel), Linear PCM, AAC
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features - Wind noise reduction
MEMORY Sony Cinema Line ILME-FX3 Panasonic Lumix DC-S1R
Memory Card Slot Dual CFexpress / SD card SD card, XQD Memory card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card, SDHC UHS-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II Memory Card SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card, XQD Memory Card, SDHC UHS-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II Memory Card, CFexpress
Memory Card Included No No
Image Storage - 8368 x 5584
5952 x 3968
4272 x 2848
16736 x 11168 - High Resolution Mode
5184 x 3456
3504 x 2336
HLG Photo 6464 x 4320
HLG Photo 3232 x 2160
7440 x 5584
5296 x 3968
3792 x 2848
RAW 14880 x 11168 - High Resolution Mode
4992 x 3744
3328 x 2496
5760 x 4320
HLG Photo 2880 x 2160
8368 x 4712
5952 x 3352
4272 x 2400
RAW 16736 x 9424 - High Resolution Mode
3840 x 2160
HLG Photo 7680 x 4320
HLG Photo 3840 x 2160
5584 x 5584
3968 x 3968
2848 x 2848
RAW 11168 x 11168 - High Resolution Mode
2880 x 2880
HLG Photo 4320 x 4320
HLG Photo 2144 x 2144
8368 x 3088
8368 x 4148
5504 x 3664
3920 x 2608
2784 x 1856
4880 x 3664
3472 x 2608
2480 x 1856
5504 x 3096
3840 x 2160
1920 x 1080
3664 x 3664
2608 x 2608
1856 x 1856
Video Capture XAVC S-I - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 - 60 fps
XAVC S-I - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 - 60 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 - 60 fps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 - 60 fps
XAVC HS - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 - 120 fps
MOV - 4992 x 3744 - 29.97 fps - 200Mbps
MOV - 4992 x 3744 - 25 fps - 200Mbps
MOV - 4992 x 3744 - 23.98 fps - 200Mbps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 - 59.94 fps - 150Mbps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 - 50 fps - 150Mbps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 - 29.97 fps - 100Mbps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 - 25 fps - 100Mbps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 - 23.98 fps - 100Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 59.94 fps - 28Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 28Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 29.97 fps - 20Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps - 20Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 23.98 fps - 24Mbps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony Cinema Line ILME-FX3 Panasonic Lumix DC-S1R
Battery Type Sony NP-FZ100 Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific
Details Sony NP-FZ100 (included) Li-ion rechargeable battery - 3050 mAh (included)
Battery Life Video recording - 135 minutes
Photo shooting - 600 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Video recording - 75 minutes (LCD Monitor on)
Video recording - 70 minutes (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 360 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 340 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 1100 shots (Power Save LVF Shooting mode)
CONNECTIONS Sony Cinema Line ILME-FX3 Panasonic Lumix DC-S1R
Interface HDMI, USB-C, NFC (Near Field Communication), IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 5.0 HDMI, USB 3.1, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.2
Print Standard Exif Print support Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Tripod Mount Connection Point 1/4"-20 screw -
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe, PC terminal
Connector Type HDMI output (19 pin HDMI Type A)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Audio input (XLR / phone stereo 6.3 mm x 2)
USB-C 3.2 (USB Type-C)
USB (micro-USB)
USB 3.1 Gen 1 (USB Type-C)
HDMI output (19 pin HDMI Type A)
Microphone (mini-phone 3.5mm)
Remote control (sub-mini phone 2.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
FEATURES Sony Cinema Line ILME-FX3 Panasonic Lumix DC-S1R
Self-Timer Delay - 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 8 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 6 frames per second 2 frames per second, 5 frames per second, 9 frames per second, 30 frames per second, 6 frames per second, 60 frames per second
Additional Features Built-in speaker, relay recording, fast motion recording, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, silent shooting, distortion correction function, S-Log2 gamma setting, slow motion recording, peripheral shading correction, chromatic aberration correction, double slot recording, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) recording, S-Log3 gamma setting, 4:2:2 10-bit internal rercording, Flickering Reduction function, assignable buttons, 16-bit RAW data output Audio recording, built-in speaker, AE lock, AF lock, silent shooting, Focus Stacking, Post Focus function, Touch AE function, focus lock, white balance shift
OTHERS Sony Cinema Line ILME-FX3 Panasonic Lumix DC-S1R
Included Accessories Body cap, accessory shoe kit, USB-C cable, handle Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, battery grip terminal cover, cable holder, hot shoe cover, USB-C cable, USB-C to USB-A cable, flash synchro socket cap
Software - SILKYPIX Developer Studio, LUMIX Tether, Panasonic PHOTOfunSTUDIO 10.1 Premium Edition
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C -10 °C
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